Through the Heart
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To educate and support anyone who is experiencing a pregnancy loss either directly or indirectly
- Income
- $17,465
- Spending
- $18,223
- Reserves
- 4.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 59%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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)
- $2,348 spent. Through the Heart's current activity focuses heavily on its Comfort Kit program. Kits are provided free of charge to individuals or couples who have recently suffered a pregnancy loss and are delivered directly or via USPS Priority Mail. Each kit comes full of pampering and distracting items including personal care items, journal and pen, candy, tea, and tissues, an angel wind chime, and more. Information about the organization and a handwritten note are also included to ensure each recipient understands they are not alone. The program began in November 2013 and to date, more than 4,000 kits have been distributed to all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Approximately 400 individuals/couples are served each year through this program.
- $1,559 spent. The Wandering Angel Project is a program offered by Through the Heart to honor all of the babies lost during pregnancy or shortly after birth as well as any other loved ones gone too soon. The goal is to spread positivity in their memory through an angel that brings love, strength, peace, and protection. Angels can be kept by the person who finds it or passed on to someone else. The WAP was launched on June 24, 2023 and so far, more than 4,000 angels have been shared.
- $252 spent. We have limited quantities of the book Dear Star Baby by Malcolm Newsome available as an additional resource. This book is written from the point of view of a young child to his unborn sibling and shares how he processes the grief he and his family experience after a miscarriage. It is an excellent resource for families who have a child (or children) at home who are also going through the loss.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 2014.
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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