Heart for Africa Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NORTH AMERICANS TO BRING HOPE TO AFRICANS IN THE AREAS OF HUNGER, ORPHANS, POVERTY, AND EDUCATION.
- Income
- $5.4 million
- Spending
- $4.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- -1.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 124
- Highest pay
- $180,000, ceo/co-founder
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 15% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 15 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a 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
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
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, 2024, 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)
- $2.2 million spent. CHILDREN - ESWATINI CONTINUES TO SUFFER THE EFFECTS OF THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS, WITH NEARLY HALF THE POPULATION CLASSIFIED AS ORPHANS OR VULNERABLE CHILDREN. HEART FOR AFRICA PROVIDES A SAFE, LONG-TERM HOME AT PROJECT CANAAN FOR OVER 440 CHILDREN, MANY OF WHOM ARRIVE SEVERELY MALNOURISHED OR TRAUMATIZED. A NEW BABY IS RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY EVERY NINE DAYS. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPLIES HOUSING, NUTRITION, CLOTHING, HEALTHCARE, AND EDUCATION THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, AS WELL AS VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO PREPARE CHILDREN FOR ADULTHOOD AND EMPLOYMENT. PROJECT CANAAN ALSO SUPPORTS THE LOCAL ECONOMY BY EMPLOYING NEARLY 500 SWAZIS AND OPERATING A LARGE-SCALE SUSTAINABLE FARM.
- $1.4 million spent. FARM - PROJECT CANAAN, HEART FOR AFRICA'S 2,500-ACRE FARM IN ESWATINI, INTEGRATES GLOBAL EXPERTISE TO DRIVE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, FOOD SECURITY, AND LOCAL EMPLOYMENT. THE FARM PRODUCES OVER 550 GALLONS OF MILK WEEKLY FROM 140 DAIRY COWS, AND OVER 6,000 HENS SUPPLY THOUSANDS OF EGGS WEEKLY TO CHILDREN ONSITE AND TO OVER 4,500 VULNERABLE CHILDREN NATIONWIDE. CROPS SUCH AS BANANAS, PAPAYAS, AVOCADOS, AND DRAGON FRUIT ARE CULTIVATED ALONGSIDE A GROWING VANILLA INITIATIVE, WITH RECENT UPGRADES SHIFTING FOCUS FROM AQUAPONICS TO HIGHER-VALUE FARMING. A MAJOR WATER PIPELINE PROJECT, COMPLETED IN 2018, CHANNELS SPRING WATER DOWN THE MOUNTAIN AND THROUGH A NETWORK OF DAMS TO ENSURE YEAR-ROUND IRRIGATION AND HOUSEHOLD SUPPLY. IN 2023, THE FARM EARNED GLOBAL G.A.P. CERTIFICATION AND BEGAN EXPORTING FRESH PRODUCE TO SOUTH AFRICA, MARKING A MILESTONE IN ITS MISSION TO CREATE LONG-TERM FOOD AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY.
- $201,690 spent. KHUTSALA ARTISANS - UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY REMAIN PROFOUND CHALLENGES IN ESWATINI, WITH OVER HALF THE POPULATION LIVING BELOW THE NATIONAL POVERTY LINE AND UNEMPLOYMENT ESTIMATED AT AROUND 70%. PROJECT CANAAN ADDRESSES THESE ISSUES THROUGH VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT, WITH NEARLY 500 LOCAL MEN AND WOMEN WORKING ACROSS INITIATIVES SUCH AS KHUTSALA ARTISANS, THE KUFUNDZA CARPENTRY CENTER, LUSITO MECHANICS, AND THE FARM. KHUTSALA ARTISANS ALONE EMPLOYS OVER 100 INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE TRAINED IN BEADWORK, JEWELRY, CERAMICS, AND BUSINESS SKILLS, WITH 100% OF PROFITS FROM PRODUCT SALES SUPPORTING THE CHILDREN'S HOMES. ON AVERAGE, EACH EMPLOYED SWAZI SUPPORTS SEVEN FAMILY MEMBERS, MEANING THESE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS INDIRECTLY IMPACT THE WELL-BEING OF NEARLY 3,500 PEOPLE IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. BY PROVIDING DIGNIFIED WORK, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, AND STEADY INCOME, PROJECT CANAAN STRENGTHENS FAMILIES, REDUCES VULNERABILITY, AND FOSTERS LONG-TERM SELF-SUFFICIENCY ACROSS ESWATINI THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE KHUTSALA ARTISANS.HEART FOR AFRICA'S HOPE INITIATIVECENTERED ON FIGHTING HUNGER, CARING FOR ORPHANS, DECREASING POVERTY, AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONTRANSFORMS LIVES ACROSS ESWATINI. THROUGH ITS HUNGER INITIATIVE, THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH RURAL CHURCHES TO DELIVER FOOD PACKAGES, PRODUCE, AND EGGS, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 4,500 ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN ON A WEEKLY BASIS. PROJECT CANAAN, THE ORGANIZATION'S 2,500-ACRE CAMPUS, PROVIDES LONG-TERM CARE FOR MORE THAN 440 VULNERABLE CHILDREN, RECEIVING A NEW CHILD APPROXIMATELY EVERY NINE DAYS. TO ADDRESS POVERTY, NEARLY 500 LOCAL MEN AND WOMEN ARE EMPLOYED IN AGRICULTURE, ARTISAN CRAFTS, CARPENTRY, MECHANICS, AND OTHER VOCATIONAL SECTORS. ON AVERAGE, EACH EMPLOYEE SUPPORTS SEVEN FAMILY MEMBERS, EXTENDING ECONOMIC IMPACT TO NEARLY 3,500 INDIVIDUALS IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.THE FARM INCLUDES A DAIRY THAT PRODUCES MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS, AN EGG PROJECT WITH OVER 6,000 LAYING HENS, AND A RANGE OF CROPS INCLUDING VANILLA AND GREENHOUSE PRODUCE. THESE ARE SUPPORTED BY A ROBUST WATER SYSTEM FEATURING SPRING-FED PIPELINES AND DAMS TO ENSURE RELIABLE YEAR-ROUND IRRIGATION. EDUCATION IS DELIVERED THROUGH PROJECT CANAAN ACADEMY, WHICH IS EXPANDING THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, ALONGSIDE VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND ADULT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. MEDICAL CARE IS PROVIDED THROUGH AN ON-SITE CLINIC SERVING CHILDREN, STAFF, AND SURROUNDING FAMILIES. EACH YEAR, HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS VISIT TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS, RAISE AWARENESS, AND ASSIST WITH FUNDRAISING, WHILE 100% OF PROFITS FROM ARTISAN PRODUCT SALES GO DIRECTLY TO SUPPORT THE CHILDREN'S HOMES. THESE INTEGRATED PROGRAMS COLLECTIVELY COMBAT HUNGER AND POVERTY, CARE FOR ORPHANS, BUILD JOB SKILLS, AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ACROSS ESWATINI.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 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 July 2003.
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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