Rock From the Heart
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Rock from the Heart is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to aortic and heart valve disease awareness, education, and patient advocacy. The organization educates the public about aortic disease, promotes early detection, and supports patients and their families. Programs include physician-led educational sessions on aortic and heart valve health, benefit concerts that combine live music with disease awareness programming, patient and caregiver resources, and public awareness campaigns encouraging early detection and heart health advocacy. All programs are delivered by volunteers.
- Income
- $130,936
- Spending
- $160,416
- Reserves
- 1.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 69%
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
Weak: 21 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (diseases, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.7 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 74% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 23% of income.
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)
- $5,608 spent. Public awareness campaigns and digital education: Conducted public awareness campaigns on aortic disease through digital and outdoor advertising encouraging symptom recognition and early detection, reaching an estimated 400,000 impressions. Produced The Heart Connection podcast and The Second Set, a video interview series featuring heart surgery survivors, to extend disease awareness education beyond live events.
- $134,026 spent. Benefit concerts with integrated aortic disease education Produced benefit concert events combining live music with aortic and heart valve disease education. Each event integrated physician-led Aortic Ed Sessions, survivor stories, and educational programming on early detection, symptom recognition, and treatment options, reaching 900 attendees. Events are conducted as program activities at break-even ticket pricing, funded by sponsorships and grants.
- $2,500 spent. Community support - Provided charitable support towards publication of a patient guide for Aortic disease.
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 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 August 2019.
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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