Heartbeat Serving Wounded Warriors
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To provide emergency assistance, morale building and innovative therapeutic services for Wounded Warriors and their families.
- Income
- $310,341
- Spending
- $329,252
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 7.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 100
- Highest pay
- $79,200, president and founder
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 82 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 89 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 253 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $48,288 spent. Emergency Assistance provides assistance to wounded warriors and their families in the form of financial assistance, goods, and services for various needs. Examples of these include food assistance, rental assistance, gas cards or travel expenses. Support is also given for utility bills and emergency funds. Emergency funds are for warriors in dire need. Some are living out of their cars. Some have families but are so short of food, they are unable to provide meals.
- $190,802 spent. Morale Programs include our most popular program Christmas Wish, where community families adopt military families for the holidays and give them gifts, holiday meals and friendship. In addition, we have Christmas Gift A Card Program which are beautifully sewn envelopes filled with gift cards. This allows the family to use the gift cards in a way that benefits them the most. There is also a new toy drive and distribution to children of wounded warriors. We also provided new backpacks and school supplies to over 1,300 children from pre school to high school. Both the parents and children we so happy. Heartbeat also supplied Christmas and Thanksgiving dinner to Wounded Warrior families and National Guard families.
- $44,788 spent. This program consist of 2 programs: 1. Equine Therapeutic Riding partners with horses to achieve the following goals: improved balance, muscle strength, motor development and emotional well being. A licensed PATH instructor is used. This program is also available for children with special needs of wounded warriors. 2. Scuba Warriors is a therapeutic scuba diving program to improve cardio vascular strength, muscle strength, cognitive ability and emotional well being. Heartbeat also partners with FORCE BLUE and their Ocean Conservation School. Young people ages 12 to 22 years participate in a program that teaches scuba diving and marine conservation at the same time. Parents are involved which offers a healing and learning component for the entire family.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2009.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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