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Take Heart Association Project Inc

EIN 26-0053157 · Pearland, TX

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

To provide heart diagnostic testing, medication, surgery, surgery-related costs and accommodations for poor children in East Africa.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 61 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).

Reserves
4 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15
Income fell 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
99% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).

Independent board
25 of 25
16 of 16 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15
Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15
Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)

$555,298 spent. Provided funding for 73 life-saving surgeries for marginalized children with heart defects in Kenya and India and 12 diagnostic catherizations. Provided follow-up and sustaining medical care. Expenses include insurance coordination, travel coordination and expenses, and surgery consumables.
$73,371 spent. Accommodated 128 families at the Family Support Center in Kenya for patients and their caregivers while receiving testing and treatment, includes room and board and transportation to medical appointment. Also includes assistance with birth certificates, NHIF application, instructions to care for children post surgery.
$71,091 spent. Provided 253 medical reviews, including diagnostic testing, dental examination and treatment, surgical candidate assessment, 236 annual medications dispensed and conducted 11 post-op home visits in East Africa.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2002.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.

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