2026-08-13T16:45:56-04:00 2025-09-30 550912340 CFLG ACCOUNTANTS & ADVISORS 8950 SW 74 COURT STE 1210 MIAMI FL 33156 990 2024-10-01 596138383 THE HERALD CHARITIES INC HERA 3053762525 1000 NW 57TH CT 980 MIAMI FL 33126 TANYA CHRISTIE BENNETT SECRETARY/TREASURER 3053762576 2026-08-13 true true ENRIQUE LLERENA CPA P00916033 3056627272 2026-08-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BOB MCFARLIN 1000 NW 57TH CT 980 MIAMI FL 33126 367021 false X WWW.HERALDWISHBOOK.COM X 1977 FL HERALD CHARITIES IS PRIMARILY INVOLVED IN THE ACCUMULATION OF FUNDS FOR CHARITABLE AND BENEVOLENT PURPOSES FOR THE AID OF THE NEEDY OR WORTHY INDIVIDUALS AND NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 5 5 0 7 0 404518 366946 0 44 75 0 404562 367021 434530 366644 0 0 0 0 154749 155982 589279 522626 -184717 -155605 2255918 2304453 27154 19207 2228764 2285246 X HERALD CHARITIES IS PRIMARILY INVOLVED IN THE ACCUMULATION OF FUNDS FOR CHARITABLE AND BENEVOLENT PURPOSES FOR THE AID OF THE NEEDY OR WORTHY INDIVIDUALS AND NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. false false 262267 261644 HOLIDAY WISHBOOK PROGRAM: THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES UNDER THE HOLIDAY WISHBOOK PROGRAM, WHEREBY READERS OF THE MIAMI HERALD AND EL NUEVO HERALD ARE SOLICITED TO DONATE FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NEEDY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PROFILED IN THE NEWSPAPERS. THE HERALD CHARITIES, INC. PROFILES NEEDY PEOPLE IN THE MIAMI HERALD MEDIA COMPANY'S NEWSPAPER DURING THE THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. SINCE ITS FOUNDING MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO, THE MIAMI HERALD HAS CHAMPIONED THE NEEDS OF THE LESS FORTUNATE IN THE SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY. IN 1952, THE MIAMI HERALD LEND-A-HAND FUND WAS INCORPORATED TO FORMALIZE THESE EFFORTS. IN DECEMBER 1982, THE MIAMI HERALD PUBLISHED ITS FIRST WISH BOOK IN AN EFFORT TO SPOTLIGHT NEEDY INDIVIDUALS IN SOUTH FLORIDA. THE MIAMI HERALD CHARITIES WAS OFFICIALLY FOUNDED IN 1995 TO OFFER READERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN A NEIGHBOR'S LIFE. SINCE THEN, THE MIAMI HERALD READERS, TOGETHER WITH SPANISH-LANGUAGE READERS OF EL NUEVO HERALD, HAVE CONTRIBUTED SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS TO ASSIST SOME OF THE NEEDIEST PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WISHES RANGED FROM FOOD, CLOTHING, AND TOYS FOR THE HOLIDAYS TO MORE DESPERATELY NEEDED ITEMS SUCH AS MEDICAL SERVICES, WHEELCHAIRS, HOUSING AND HOME REPAIRS, FURNITURE AND DENTAL WORK. IN EARLY OCTOBER MORE THAN 600 NON-PROFIT SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES IN SOUTH FLORIDA WERE CONTACTED TO NOMINATE CLIENTS FOR THE WISH BOOK PROGRAM. SPECIFICALLY, WISH BOOK CANDIDATES ARE CLIENTS FOR WHOM THE AGENCIES HAVE ALREADY EXPENDED AVAILABLE FUNDING, BUT WHOSE NEEDS GO BEYOND THE AGENCY'S RESOURCES. THE NOMINEES ARE SCREENED BY THE WISH BOOK TEAM AND THE MIAMI HERALD REPORTERS WORK DILIGENTLY TO PROFILE AS MANY CASES AS POSSIBLE EVERY HOLIDAY SEASON, RUNNING FROM THANKSGIVING DAY THROUGH THE FIRST WEEK OF THE NEW YEAR. CURENTLY PLANS ARE UNDERWAY FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SEASON. 105000 105000 SILVER KNIGHT AWARDS: THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SPONSORS THE SILVER KNIGHT AWARDS, WHICH HONOR OUSTANDING SCHOLASTIC ACCHIEVEMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MIAMI-DADE, BROWARD AND MONROE COUNTIES. 367267 true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 32 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false true true false false false FL X X ROBERTA DIPIETRO 3053762525 240 SW 75TH TERRACE PLANTATION FL 33317 X NANCY ANCRUM - RETIRED 122023 BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 TANYA CHRISTIE BENNETT SECRETARY/TR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RAYMOND DUENAS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICK HIRSCH BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 DENISE MARTINEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB MCFARLIN PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEX MENA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY MEYER PRESIDENT 12 X X 0 0 0 MONICA RICHARDSON BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 false false false 366946 366946 75 75 367021 75 366644 366644 106000 106000 18500 18500 21321 21321 3586 3586 2656 123 2533 1172 1172 1246 1246 BANK SERVICE CHARGES 1001 1001 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 500 500 522626 367267 155359 0 315879 241148 1940039 2063305 2255918 2304453 27154 19207 27154 19207 X 388725 321941 1840039 1963305 2228764 2285246 2255918 2304453 -155605 212087 X false true X true false X 589003 477007 511222 404518 366946 2348696 589003 477007 511222 404518 366946 2348696 2348696 19116 85 88 44 75 19408 19116 85 88 44 75 19408 608119 477092 511310 404562 367021 2368104 0.99180 0.98340 0.01000 0.02000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED INVESTMENT - HELD AT MIAMI FOUND. 2063305 F 2063305 587608 212087 8500 220587 367021 367021 531126 8500 8500 522626 522626 true EDUCATION 8 6684 EQUIPMENT PURCHASE 3 2369 FURNITURE 135 39378 GIFT CARDS 561 109626 HOUSING 38 26624 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 11 46327 MEDICAL SERVICES 5 25500 OTHER, MOVING AND FUNERAL 5 5136 SILVER KNIGHTS GRANTS 120 105000 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV GIFT CARDS ARE PURCHASED EVERY YEAR TO MEET SOME WISHES/NEEDS. THE GIFT CARDS ARE GIVEN TO THE AGENCY WORKING WITH THE NOMINEES CHOSEN. A LETTER IS PROVIDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO THE AGENCY ON THE USE OF THE GIFT CARDS PROVIDED TO FULFILL THE WISHES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A HOLIDAY WISHBOOK PROGRAM: THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES UNDER THE HOLIDAY WISHBOOK PROGRAM, WHEREBY READERS OF THE MIAMI HERALD AND EL NUEVO HERALD ARE SOLICITED TO DONATE FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NEEDY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PROFILED IN THE NEWSPAPERS. THE HERALD CHARITIES, INC. PROFILES NEEDY PEOPLE IN THE MIAMI HERALD MEDIA COMPANY'S NEWSPAPER DURING THE THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. SINCE ITS FOUNDING MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO, THE MIAMI HERALD HAS CHAMPIONED THE NEEDS OF THE LESS FORTUNATE IN THE SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY. IN 1952, THE MIAMI HERALD LEND-A-HAND FUND WAS INCORPORATED TO FORMALIZE THESE EFFORTS. IN DECEMBER 1982, THE MIAMI HERALD PUBLISHED ITS FIRST WISH BOOK IN AN EFFORT TO SPOTLIGHT NEEDY INDIVIDUALS IN SOUTH FLORIDA. THE MIAMI HERALD CHARITIES WAS OFFICIALLY FOUNDED IN 1995 TO OFFER READERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN A NEIGHBOR'S LIFE. SINCE THEN, THE MIAMI HERALD READERS, TOGETHER WITH SPANISH-LANGUAGE READERS OF EL NUEVO HERALD, HAVE CONTRIBUTED SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS TO ASSIST SOME OF THE NEEDIEST PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WISHES RANGED FROM FOOD, CLOTHING, AND TOYS FOR THE HOLIDAYS TO MORE DESPERATELY NEEDED ITEMS SUCH AS MEDICAL SERVICES, WHEELCHAIRS, HOUSING AND HOME REPAIRS, FURNITURE AND DENTAL WORK. IN EARLY OCTOBER MORE THAN 600 NON-PROFIT SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES IN SOUTH FLORIDA WERE CONTACTED TO NOMINATE CLIENTS FOR THE WISH BOOK PROGRAM. SPECIFICALLY, WISH BOOK CANDIDATES ARE CLIENTS FOR WHOM THE AGENCIES HAVE ALREADY EXPENDED AVAILABLE FUNDING, BUT WHOSE NEEDS GO BEYOND THE AGENCY'S RESOURCES. THE NOMINEES ARE SCREENED BY THE WISH BOOK TEAM AND THE MIAMI HERALD REPORTERS WORK DILIGENTLY TO PROFILE AS MANY CASES AS POSSIBLE EVERY HOLIDAY SEASON, RUNNING FROM THANKSGIVING DAY THROUGH THE FIRST WEEK OF THE NEW YEAR. CURENTLY PLANS ARE UNDERWAY FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SEASON. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE MIAMI HERALD'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.