Heros Path Palliative Care Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Our primary exempt purpose is to provide supportive community-based services to underprivileged children and families. We serve children who have medical complexity and disabilities and their families by offering short-break child care out of school learning opportunities and psychosocial support like bereavement support anticipatory grief counseling training in healthy coping with stress and medical trauma. We contract with highly trained pediatric nurses to assist the children at our programs so the children can participate safely.
- Income
- $162,402
- Spending
- $129,717
- Reserves
- 14.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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 (4)
- $32,981 spent. Nature-based Education programs including backyard home visits and child care events for families with children with medical complexity. Heros Path served approximately 30 families.
- $2,004 spent. Psychosocial support services for children with medical complexity and disabilities and their families. Heros Path served 10 families some weekly by offering help with coping medical trauma grief support and physical needs.
- $35,317 spent. Outdoor recreation programs for families with children with medical complexity and disabilities. Heros Path was granted money to help facilitate coordination and obtain input from families and then oversaw project construction to ensure the needs met members of the community. In addition received a grant for marketing.
- Line 16 Other Expenses. Other expenses included: state and federal filing fees advertising and marketing bank fees fuel expenses fundraising expenses IT and internet expenses program cost program supplies program rentals and program food.
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 April 2020.
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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