Tender Hearts Girls Home Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Tender Hearts Ministries had the following assistances for 2025: *Total Charity Tracker assistances: 8488 *Total Client Count: 3,336 (Female 1,804/Male 1,532) *9 Month House of Hope Homeless Shelter: 19 total clients * 24 Month Transitional Housing Program: 16 clients *Provided transportation vehicles to 14 individuals (cars, mopeds, or bicycles) *Fire Victims: 13 individuals. *Food pantry: 360 families with 899 assistances. *Homebound Senior Citizens Monthly Food Delivery: 81 homes delivered to 100 clients. *Baby needs:321 babies received diapers, wipes, formula, and/or baby food *Community Baby Shower: 55 Mothers in attendance receiving free diapers, wipes, diaper bags and access to other local infant care resources *Canned Food given out: 28,884.40 pounds. *Young Ladies received dresses, shoes, purses, etc for their High School Proms: 142 *Christmas Outreach: Children were provided with Christmas toys, clothes and stocking stuffers: total 1.435 (York County 1,162/Chester County 273)
- Income
- $2.8 million
- Spending
- $2.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- -5.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 88%
- Employees
- 108
- Volunteers
- 378
- Highest pay
- $123,807, president
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
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 25% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 41% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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
Weak: 45 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
0 of 5Reports that it does not keep 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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, 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 (4)
- $1.5 million spent. Thrift Store: Job Opportunities: ***EARN & LEARN*** Tender Hearts Ministries aims to help those individuals who need hope and opportunities for a better life by providing them with job training in our warehouse location. These individuals begin employment with us so we can provide coaching and hands-on skill development. They learn in-take, processing, pricing, distribution, quality control, cleaning, use of an electric time clock, punctuality, proper dress attire, communication skills, and much more. Our goal is for them to receive actual experience and to help set them up for success to move on to another employer in York County or Chester County, South Carolina. Each client/employee has their own individualized plan which could take 6 months up to 5 years depending on their learning capabilities. Below are the four types of clients we work with for job training: Those with criminal backgrounds/some coming straight from prison, those with addictions and have completed rehabilitation, those who are homeless (and have not been in the workforce for a long time), and those who are special needs with learning disabilities.
- $187,585 spent. Outreach: Tender Hears Community Outreach Monthly Program: Provides food and clothing to homebound senior citizens and clients in our homeless program including Thanksgiving meals. Baby Needs Weekly Program: Provides baby diapers, wipes, food, and formula to clients who have children under the age of 2 years old. Special Events: Christmas toy outreach-toys given to those in need in York and Chester Counties annually, National Night Out with the local Police Department - giving away book bags stuffed with school tools; Cinderella's Closet - providing prom attire which includes dresses, make-up, toiletries, shoes, jewelry, and handbags for women and suit jackets, shirts, ties, socks and shoes for men; Annual Community Baby Shower - providing, diapers, wipes, formula, and other items for expectant mothers in York and Chester Counties; Semi-Annual Partners Breakfast - where we distribute gift cards to other non-profits for ether clients to use (last year we disbursed $120,000); Annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet to honor those who give of their time and talents.
- $183,983 spent. HOH/Transitional Housing: *Tender Hearts House of Hope 9 month "Back to Work" Program - this program is for women and their children up to the age of 12, single women, and single men designed to provide shelter, food, transportation, counseling, education, access to medical and mental health facilities and job training to empower them to get off the welfare system and thrive in today's economic environment. *Tender Hearts 24 Month "Transitional Housing" Program - this program is designed to continue mentoring the clients from living in a shelter environment to living independently while continuing to teach them how to budget their finances. Both of these programs combined allow clients 2 years and 9 months to gain the necessary skills needed to NEVER return to homelessness!
- $157,414 spent. Other
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 January 2006.
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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