Heart to Honduras Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Heart to Honduras partners with churches, educational and civic organizations, individuals and businesses to help the Honduran people realize their potential and develop gifted and capable local leaders to become agents of change who will transform their world for Jesus Christ.
- Income
- $642,673
- Spending
- $685,600
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- 3.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 94%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 114
- Highest pay
- $102,890, 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: 69 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1572% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 17 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 95% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 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, 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)
- $274,558 spent. Heart to Honduras (through Corazn Para Honduras) is equipping communities with sustainable models of work and development to identify their own needs, prioritize their development, and work together to provide clean water, secure housing, road construction, education, a cementary and a community center, as well as spiritual and educational opportunities. In 2025, more than 11,800 people benefitted from Community Development programs.
- $146,371 spent. Nine North American teams involving 114 people traveled to Central America to serve alongside local churches and individuals. These teams worked in tandem with Honduran community commissions to support healthy leadership, empower school leaders and local children, build community centers, provide clean water, repair a road, complete church construction, and improve the infrastructure at the ministry headquarters. They engaged in relationships that will help the locals identify their own resources and potential. Heart to Honduras arranges travel, lodging and meals through Honduran partner Corazn Para Honduras. More than 1,500 Hondurans were impacted by these group visits.
- $72,248 spent. Heart to Honduras provides funds to support the camps at Corazn Para Honduras. In 2025, 4,424 youth attended the Campamento Extremo Internacional. These camps provide opportunities for healthy social and spiritual development, and for youth to find their true identities as sons and daughters of God. We also provided support to the Soccer with Values program, through which coaches are provided the resources to train 120 young men in best practices on the field as well as in the development of respect, conflict resolution, self-esteem, sportsmanship, service, and faith.
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 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 October 13, 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 2025.
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 October 1991.
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 October 21, 2026.
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