Fathers Heart Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE FATHER'S HEART FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL PROVIDES RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT TO DESPERATE AND HURTING PERSONS.
- Income
- $761,902
- Spending
- $913,279
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 4.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 3
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 20% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 73 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 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
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 June 30, 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 (1)
- $846,591 spent. 2024-2025 PROGRAM SCALE AT A GLANCE PROGRAM / ACTIVITY BENEFICIARIES TOTAL CHILDREN SERVED ANNUALLY (12 COUNTRIES) 10,000+ INDIA TUITION CENTER BENEFICIARIES SINCE 2004 50,000+ CHENNAI CHILDREN'S HOME (HOUSED & EDUCATED) 45 CHILDREN SCHOOL OF TRANSFORMATION, CHENNAI 45 STUDENTS SLUM SCHOOL, KPK NAGAR, CHENNAI 38 CHILDREN DAYCARE CENTRE (CHILDREN OF WORKING PARENTS) 30 CHILDREN LEPROSY COMMUNITY FAMILIES (MONTHLY PROVISIONS) 150 FAMILIES SCHOOL OF WORSHIP TRAINING CAMP 210+ CHILDREN DAILY FEEDING PROGRAM (ANDHRA PRADESH) 120 CHILDREN / 43,000 MEALS/YR EVENING TUITION CENTERS, ANDHRA PRADESH 22 CENTERS / 1,450 CHILDREN PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPPORT, ANDHRA PRADESH 335 STUDENTS CHILDREN HOUSES OF PRAYER, ANDHRA PRADESH 1,000 CHILDREN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED 88 STUDENTS LEADERSHIP-FOCUSED SCHOLARSHIPS 80 STUDENTS ELDERLY MATHAMMA WOMEN SUPPORTED MONTHLY 85 WOMEN RESCUE HOME, WEST BENGAL (TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS) 35 CHILDREN NORTH INDIA CHILDREN'S HOME (TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS) 60 CHILDREN (AGES 816) VOCATIONAL TRAINING GRADUATES (TAILORING) 200+ WOMEN EMPLOYED VOCATIONAL TRAINING GRADUATES (BEAUTICIAN) ~100 WOMEN EMPLOYED SCHOOL BAGS DISTRIBUTED (BAG TO SCHOOL PROGRAM) 3,000 BAGS HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT (HIGH SCHOOL + UNIVERSITY) 600 STUDENTS KEY PROGRAM AREAS 1. EDUCATION & ACADEMIC SUPPORT ROYAL KIDS PROVIDES END-TO-END EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH UNIVERSITY. THE GENERAL EDUCATION TRACK FUNDS TUITION, UNIFORMS, AND SUPPLIES. EVENING TUITION CENTERS SERVE MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. SCHOOL DROPOUT RATES HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO BELOW 30% IN 90% OF ADOPTED VILLAGES. IN 2025, 600 STUDENTS RECEIVED DIRECT HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT 400 IN HIGH SCHOOL AND 200 AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL. 2. CHILDREN'S HOMES & RESCUE PROGRAMS ROYAL KIDS OPERATES RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES PROVIDING SAFE SHELTER, NUTRITIOUS MEALS, PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT, AND STRUCTURED EDUCATION. KEY LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHENNAI CHILDREN'S HOME 45 CHILDREN IN HOLISTIC RESIDENTIAL CARE NORTH INDIA CHILDREN'S HOME 60 TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS (AGES 816) RECEIVING TRAUMA REHABILITATION WEST BENGAL RESCUE HOME 35 CHILDREN RESCUED FROM TRAFFICKING, FOCUSED ON HEALING AND LIFE-SKILLS EDUCATION 3. VOCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT (FATHER'S HOUSE, NORTH INDIA) THE FATHER'S HOUSE PROGRAM PROVIDES JOB-ORIENTED VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO WOMEN AND GIRLS RESCUED FROM EXPLOITATION. SINCE 2023, OVER 200 GRADUATES ARE EMPLOYED IN GARMENT FACTORIES (TAILORING), AND APPROXIMATELY 100 GRADUATES ARE EMPLOYED IN BEAUTY PARLORS (BEAUTICIAN COURSE LAUNCHED APRIL 2024). THESE OUTCOMES REPRESENT MEASURABLE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE. 4. HEALTH, NUTRITION & COMMUNITY CARE FEEDING PROGRAMS SERVE 300+ CHILDREN DAILY (CHENNAI) AND 120 CHILDREN DAILY IN ANDHRA PRADESH (43,000+ MEALS/YEAR) REHABILITATION SERVICES PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES MONTHLY PROVISIONS DISTRIBUTED TO 150 LEPROSY-AFFECTED FAMILIES AND 85 ELDERLY MATHAMMA WOMEN TRAUMA-INFORMED THERAPY FOR SURVIVORS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT 5. LEADERSHIP & SCHOLARSHIPS ROYAL KIDS OPERATES TARGETED LEADERSHIP FORMATION PROGRAMS ALONGSIDE STANDARD ACADEMIC SUPPORT. IN 2025, 88 FULL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AND 80 LEADERSHIP-FOCUSED SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS FROM DALIT AND OTHER MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN ANDHRA PRADESH. SPECIAL TRAINING TRACKS EXIST IN CIVIL GOVERNANCE, MEDIA, AND SPORTS. 6. SPIRITUAL FORMATION CHILDREN HOUSES OF PRAYER (CHOPS) ENGAGED 1,000 CHILDREN IN ANDHRA PRADESH IN REGULAR INTERCESSION, PRAYER WALKS, AND CHARACTER-BUILDING ACTIVITIES. THE SCHOOL OF WORSHIP TRAINING CAMP INVOLVED OVER 210 CHILDREN IN SPIRITUAL FORMATION PROGRAMMING. 2024-2025 PROGRAM SCALE AT A GLANCE PROGRAM / ACTIVITY BENEFICIARIES TOTAL CHILDREN SERVED ANNUALLY (12 COUNTRIES) 10,000+ INDIA TUITION CENTER BENEFICIARIES SINCE 2004 50,000+ CHENNAI CHILDREN'S HOME (HOUSED & EDUCATED) 45 CHILDREN SCHOOL OF TRANSFORMATION, CHENNAI 45 STUDENTS SLUM SCHOOL, KPK NAGAR, CHENNAI 38 CHILDREN DAYCARE CENTRE (CHILDREN OF WORKING PARENTS) 30 CHILDREN LEPROSY COMMUNITY FAMILIES (MONTHLY PROVISIONS) 150 FAMILIES SCHOOL OF WORSHIP TRAINING CAMP 210+ CHILDREN DAILY FEEDING PROGRAM (ANDHRA PRADESH) 120 CHILDREN / 43,000 MEALS/YR EVENING TUITION CENTERS, ANDHRA PRADESH 22 CENTERS / 1,450 CHILDREN PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPPORT, ANDHRA PRADESH 335 STUDENTS CHILDREN HOUSES OF PRAYER, ANDHRA PRADESH 1,000 CHILDREN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED 88 STUDENTS LEADERSHIP-FOCUSED SCHOLARSHIPS 80 STUDENTS ELDERLY MATHAMMA WOMEN SUPPORTED MONTHLY 85 WOMEN RESCUE HOME, WEST BENGAL (TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS) 35 CHILDREN NORTH INDIA CHILDREN'S HOME (TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS) 60 CHILDREN (AGES 816) VOCATIONAL TRAINING GRADUATES (TAILORING) 200+ WOMEN EMPLOYED VOCATIONAL TRAINING GRADUATES (BEAUTICIAN) ~100 WOMEN EMPLOYED SCHOOL BAGS DISTRIBUTED (BAG TO SCHOOL PROGRAM) 3,000 BAGS HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT (HIGH SCHOOL + UNIVERSITY) 600 STUDENTS KEY PROGRAM AREAS 1. EDUCATION & ACADEMIC SUPPORT ROYAL KIDS PROVIDES END-TO-END EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH UNIVERSITY. THE GENERAL EDUCATION TRACK FUNDS TUITION, UNIFORMS, AND SUPPLIES. EVENING TUITION CENTERS SERVE MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. SCHOOL DROPOUT RATES HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO BELOW 30% IN 90% OF ADOPTED VILLAGES. IN 2025, 600 STUDENTS RECEIVED DIRECT HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT 400 IN HIGH SCHOOL AND 200 AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL. 2. CHILDREN'S HOMES & RESCUE PROGRAMS ROYAL KIDS OPERATES RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES PROVIDING SAFE SHELTER, NUTRITIOUS MEALS, PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT, AND STRUCTURED EDUCATION. KEY LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHENNAI CHILDREN'S HOME 45 CHILDREN IN HOLISTIC RESIDENTIAL CARE NORTH INDIA CHILDREN'S HOME 60 TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS (AGES 816) RECEIVING TRAUMA REHABILITATION WEST BENGAL RESCUE HOME 35 CHILDREN RESCUED FROM TRAFFICKING, FOCUSED ON HEALING AND LIFE-SKILLS EDUCATION 3. VOCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT (FATHER'S HOUSE, NORTH INDIA) THE FATHER'S HOUSE PROGRAM PROVIDES JOB-ORIENTED VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO WOMEN AND GIRLS RESCUED FROM EXPLOITATION. SINCE 2023, OVER 200 GRADUATES ARE EMPLO
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 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 August 2005.
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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