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Healthy Heart Community Prevention Project Inc

EIN 75-2981308 · New Orleans, LA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PROMOTE HEART HEALTH AND TO ELIMINATE DISPARITIES ASSOCIATED WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. WE AIM TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH OF COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING RELIABLE AND ACCESSIBLE HEALTH EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, ENGAGING IN COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, ADVOCATING FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AND SELF-DETERMINATION, AND ASSISTING WITH PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING.

Income
$90,229
Spending
$57,736
Reserves
32.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

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

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 82% of charities in its peer group (diseases, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 32.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 36% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 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)
  1. $54,161 spent. THE HHCPP PROVIDED FUNDING TO DEVELOP A FLU READY NOLA CAMPAIGN IN JANUARY 2024 FOR ONE MONTH. WITH THE ASSISTANCE AND COORDINATION OF A PR FIRM TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC MESSAGES OF THE BENEFITS OF FLU VACCINES TO PREVENT ILLNESS, HOSPITALIZATION, AND EVEN DEATH. THE FIRM DEVELOPED VARIOUS CREATIVES SUCH AS GRAPHICS, VIDEOS, DIGITAL BILLBOARDS IN PROMINENT LOCATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, SOCIAL MEDIA, RADIO,TV INTERVIEWS, AND PHYSICIAN DIRECTED EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS ON LOCAL AND CABLE NETWORKS WITH A REACH EXTENDING THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. THERE WAS ANINCREASE IN FLU VACCINES FOLLOWING THE CAMPAIGN COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR REPORTED BY THE NEW ORLEANS HEALTH DEPARTMENT: 2022-2023 87,215 VERSUS 89,677.
  2. THE HHCPP PARTNERED WITH THE FRIENDS OF JOE BROWN PARK TO PROVIDE BP SCREENING TO THEIR WALKERS FOLLOWING THE PROGRAM AT NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL AND ALSO TO DISSEMINATE HEART HEALTHY EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION. DR. KEITH C FERDINAND, PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBER OF THE HHCPP LECTURED TO PARTICIPANTS THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND TO PRACTICE LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS TO REDUCE HEART DISEASE CONDITIONS. THE HHCPP ENLISTED MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM TULANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE TO MEASURE 100 PARTICIPANT BLOOD PRESSURES AT THE END OF THE WALK. REFERRALS WERE PROVIDED AS NEEDED.
  3. THE HHCPP MAINTAINS MEMBERSHIP ON TWO COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARDS: LACATS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH CORE AT XAVIER UNIVERSITY AND THE TULANE CENTER FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH.

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

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2002.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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.

  7. Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.

    A much larger organization has a similar name: Community Health Project Inc (New York, NY), EIN 13-3409680. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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