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Nonprofit · EIN 26-1209762

HERO INC

Tax-exempt · GREEN BAY, WI 54304

Financials

$1.4M$1.4M2023$2.3M$2.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of HERO INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$2,313,187$2,140,896$172,291$314,150$118,806$195,344
December 31, 2023990$1,447,345$1,431,716$15,629$150,359$127,306$23,053
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,312,711
of which government grants
$2,312,711
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$476
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$180,000
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$209,136
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$15,690
Occupancy
$8,680
Travel
$25,338
Program services (functional)
$1,979,968
Management and general (functional)
$114,569
Fundraising (functional)
$46,359

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$150,359
Total assets, end of year
$314,150
Total liabilities, end of year
$118,806
Net assets, end of year
$195,344
Net assets without donor restrictions
$195,344
Gross receipts
$2,313,187
Employees
1
Volunteers
300
Year formed
2008
State of legal domicile
WI

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JASON JONESPRESIDENT &
Trustee or director, Officer
55$180,000$29,135
MEGAN DRAPASECRETARY/TR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD HOCKINGCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN LOHMANNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JASON JONESPRESIDENT &
Trustee or director, Officer
55$140,000
MEGAN DRAPASECRETARY/TR
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD HOCKINGCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN LOHMANNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1462 RUSSELL ST, GREEN BAY, WI 54304-3134
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JASON JONES, 1935 OAK GLEN, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78132
Signed the 990
JASON JONES, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(920) 639-0861
Return prepared by
FOCUS CPA INC

Mission

PROMOTE A RESPECT FOR THE INTRINSIC DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON REGARDLESS ABILITY, AGE, STATUS, ETHNICITY, OR SEX.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • THROUGHOUT 2024, MOVIE TO MOVEMENT HAS CONTINUED TO PROMOTE FILMS SUCH AS, HILLS LIKE WHITE ELEPHANTS. THESE FILMS WERE USED TO FULFILL THEIR MISSION OF CULTIVATING A CULTURE OF LIFE, LOVE, AND BEAUTY. MOVIE TO MOVEMENT HAS CONTINUED TO DISPLAY THEIR IMPACTFUL FILMS AT FILMFEST TO REACH AS MANY AUDIENCES AS POSSIBLE.
    Expenses $920,789
  • THE VULNERABLE PEOPLE PROJECT HAS BEEN DILIGENTLY ASSISTING VARIOUS COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT 2024. SECURITY HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE LAST TWO GIRLS' SCHOOLS IN AFGHANISTAN. VPP ALSO PROVIDED 110 AFGHANS WITH FOOD, SHELTER, MEDICAL CARE, AND EDUCATION FOR THE CHILDREN. A PORTION OF ASSISTANCE INCLUDED OFFERING AFGHANS GUIDANCE AS THEY PROCEEDED THROUGH THE VISA APPLICATION PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, VPP GAVE AID TO 36 AFGHANS WHILE THEY SETTLED IN THE UNITED STATES. DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 13 YOUNG WOMEN WERE BROUGHT TO A SAFE HOUSE IN CANADA WHERE THEY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND COLLEGE. IN MONGOLIA, VPP HAD ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN FOR "COAL FOR CHRISTMAS" DURING 2023 AND 2024. "COAL FOR CHRISTMAS" IS A SERVICE THAT INVOLVES THE DONATION OF COAL GIVEN TO COMMUNITIES WHO EXPERIENCE VARIOUS HARDSHIPS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. THE WINTER OF 2024 ALSO INCLUDED SEVERAL OTHER AID PROGRAMS. VPP PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE COUNTRIES OF NIGERIA, ZAMBIA, AND MALAWI. THIS PROJECT INVOLVED SERVING VULNERABLE AND ELDERLY CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES THROUGH FOOD DONATIONS. NAMELY LOCATIONS SUCH AS, THE ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH IN ZAMBIA WHERE THEY TOOK PART OF A MONTHLY FEEDING PROGRAM. THEN VULNERABLE PEOPLE PROJECT EXPANDED TO ELEVEN MORE PARISHES WHICH WAS ONLY MADE POSSIBLE BY THE DONATIONS RECEIVED DURING 2024. IN NIGERIA, VPP PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO THE LAST JEWISH SYNAGOGUE BY INSTALLING A WELL. ALONG WITH THAT, CATHOLIC PARISHES HAVE BEEN GIVEN ASSISTANCE IN NIGERIA THROUGH MONTHLY FOOD DONATIONS, SECURITY EQUIPMENT, AND SECURITY PERSONNEL FOR THE PARISH PRIESTS. FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS GIVEN IN NIGERIA THAT INCLUDED FUNDING FOR INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS AT DIVINE LOVE HOSPITAL AND THE PURCHASE OF AN INCUBATOR TO PRESERVE THE LIVES OF PREMATURELY BIRTHED BABIES. THE INCUBATOR IS EXPECTED TO SAVE 500 CHILDREN EACH YEAR. THE VULNERABLE PEOPLE PROJECT ANSWERED THE CALL TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF SUDAN WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE CIVIL WAR. SINCE THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IS EXPOSURE, VPP FOCUSED THEIR EFFORTS ON PROVIDING TENTS AND TARPS TO PROTECT THE AT-RISK CHRISTIANS AND OTHER REFUGEES LIVING IN THE NUBA MOUNTAINS. NEXT, TO FULFILL A DIRE NEED FOR FOOD, VPP ALSO SHIPPED IN EMERGENCY FOOD BARS TO FOUR OF THEIR REGIONAL HOSPITALS. FURTHERMORE, AS A RESULT OF THE ONGOING CONFLICT, THE CITIZENS OF SUDAN HAVE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT INJURIES AND HARDSHIPS. VPP SUPPORTERS STEPPED IN TO SEND EMERGENCY FUNDS TO FULFILL THE NEED FOR MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND TRANSPORTATION FOR THE HOSPITALS. AFTER THE CONFLICT BEGAN IN GAZA, SEVERAL CHRISTIAN CHURCHES WERE RETALIATED AGAINST. AS A RESULT, VPP SOUGHT TO SERVE THE REMAINING CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN GAZA THROUGHOUT 2024. THEY FULFILLED THIS SERVICE BY MAKING SHIPMENTS OF EMERGENCY FOOD AND EVACUATING INDIVIDUALS LOCATED IN HIGH-RISK AREAS. FINALLY, THE VULNERABLE PEOPLE PROJECT ALSO HAD NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT THE U.S. AND MEXICO BORDER. SPECIFICALLY, PARTNERING WITH A MISSIONARY WHO OPERATES A PREGNANCY CENTER AT THE BORDER. VPP PROVIDED HER WITH A FOUR- WHEEL TRUCK TO RESCUE INDIVIDUALS TRAPPED IN LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS AND OFFERING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO ESTABLISH CITIZENSHIP IN AMERICA.
    Expenses $1,059,179

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
26-1209762
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2010
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B99)
Assets (IRS master file)
$314,150
Income (IRS master file)
$2,313,187

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$2,313,187$2,140,896$314,150IRS
990December 2023$1,447,345$1,431,716$150,359XML
990December 2022$1,533,235$1,749,112$141,430IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-1209762).

Questions about HERO INC

What is the EIN of HERO INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of HERO INC is 26-1209762.
Is HERO INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
Are donations to HERO INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does HERO INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of HERO INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did HERO INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of HERO INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JASON JONES.
Who are the officers and directors of HERO INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 4 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $180,000 (JASON JONES, PRESIDENT &).
How much revenue does HERO INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,313,187, expenses of $2,140,896 and total assets of $314,150 at year end.

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