Nonprofit · EIN 36-4509500
HEART FOR AFRICA INC
Tax-exempt · ATLANTA, GA 30350
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,381,467 | $4,731,741 | $649,726 | $2,738,715 | $399,246 | $2,339,469 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,029,192 | $4,582,399 | $446,793 | $2,015,491 | $325,748 | $1,689,743 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,927,458
- Program service revenue
- $129,143
- Investment income
- $37
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$675,171
- Other revenue
- -$675,171
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,544,395
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $584,606
- Other salaries and wages
- $658,191
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,394,000
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $8,918
- Accounting fees
- $28,269
- Occupancy
- $49,383
- Travel
- $234,018
- Depreciation
- $5,708
- Program services (functional)
- $3,750,952
- Management and general (functional)
- $553,790
- Fundraising (functional)
- $426,999
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,015,491
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,738,715
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $399,246
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,339,469
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $14,668
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$437,314
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,776,783
- Gross receipts
- $6,070,858
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 124
- Year formed
- 2002
- State of legal domicile
- GA
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAN MAXWELL | CEO/CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $180,000 | $0 |
| DAVID BRYANT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $140,361 | $16,742 |
| JANINE MAXWELL | VICE PRESIDENT/CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $150,000 | $0 |
| JOHN MCCARTHY | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $114,245 | $16,742 |
| MIKE AMMENTORP | RELATIONSHIP MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,556 | $0 |
| JAMES ALAN HILL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HOLMES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TED WATSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MORGAN KOKARAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LA'KERRI JACKSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ESTHER NDICHU | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG LIPTAK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELVA TATE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL TODD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSEY MORRISON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTI MORRILL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTEN JOHNS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JILL WOOD-WOLFF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SANDRA GREEN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS WINKLE | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID BRYANT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $146,055 | $13,406 |
| IAN MAXWELL | CEO/CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $144,327 | $0 |
| JANINE MAXWELL | VICE PRESIDENT/CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $135,119 | $0 |
| JOHN MCCARTHY | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $120,750 | $11,155 |
| JAMES ALAN HILL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HOLMES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TED WATSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MORGAN KOKARAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LA'KERRI JACKSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTI MORRILL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG LIPTAK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELVA TATE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN JOHNS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL WOOD-WOLFF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA GREEN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS WINKLE | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8735 DUNWOODY PLACE STE R, ATLANTA, GA 30350-2995
- In care of
- % JOHN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- IAN MAXWELL, PO BOX 1308, ROSWELL, GA 30077
- Signed the 990
- IAN MAXWELL, CEO/CO-FOUNDER
- Phone
- (678) 566-1589
- Website
- WWW.HEARTFORAFRICA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ELLIOTT DAVIS ADVISORY LLC
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NORTH AMERICANS TO BRING HOPE TO AFRICANS IN THE AREAS OF HUNGER, ORPHANS, POVERTY, AND EDUCATION.
Program accomplishments
- CHILDREN - ESWATINI CONTINUES TO SUFFER THE EFFECTS OF THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS, WITH NEARLY HALF THE POPULATION CLASSIFIED AS ORPHANS OR VULNERABLE CHILDREN. HEART FOR AFRICA PROVIDES A SAFE, LONG-TERM HOME AT PROJECT CANAAN FOR OVER 440 CHILDREN, MANY OF WHOM ARRIVE SEVERELY MALNOURISHED OR TRAUMATIZED. A NEW BABY IS RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY EVERY NINE DAYS. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPLIES HOUSING, NUTRITION, CLOTHING, HEALTHCARE, AND EDUCATION THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, AS WELL AS VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO PREPARE CHILDREN FOR ADULTHOOD AND EMPLOYMENT. PROJECT CANAAN ALSO SUPPORTS THE LOCAL ECONOMY BY EMPLOYING NEARLY 500 SWAZIS AND OPERATING A LARGE-SCALE SUSTAINABLE FARM.Expenses $2,190,497 · grants $1,485,887
- FARM - PROJECT CANAAN, HEART FOR AFRICA'S 2,500-ACRE FARM IN ESWATINI, INTEGRATES GLOBAL EXPERTISE TO DRIVE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, FOOD SECURITY, AND LOCAL EMPLOYMENT. THE FARM PRODUCES OVER 550 GALLONS OF MILK WEEKLY FROM 140 DAIRY COWS, AND OVER 6,000 HENS SUPPLY THOUSANDS OF EGGS WEEKLY TO CHILDREN ONSITE AND TO OVER 4,500 VULNERABLE CHILDREN NATIONWIDE. CROPS SUCH AS BANANAS, PAPAYAS, AVOCADOS, AND DRAGON FRUIT ARE CULTIVATED ALONGSIDE A GROWING VANILLA INITIATIVE, WITH RECENT UPGRADES SHIFTING FOCUS FROM AQUAPONICS TO HIGHER-VALUE FARMING. A MAJOR WATER PIPELINE PROJECT, COMPLETED IN 2018, CHANNELS SPRING WATER DOWN THE MOUNTAIN AND THROUGH A NETWORK OF DAMS TO ENSURE YEAR-ROUND IRRIGATION AND HOUSEHOLD SUPPLY. IN 2023, THE FARM EARNED GLOBAL G.A.P. CERTIFICATION AND BEGAN EXPORTING FRESH PRODUCE TO SOUTH AFRICA, MARKING A MILESTONE IN ITS MISSION TO CREATE LONG-TERM FOOD AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY.Expenses $1,358,765 · grants $921,695
- KHUTSALA ARTISANS - UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY REMAIN PROFOUND CHALLENGES IN ESWATINI, WITH OVER HALF THE POPULATION LIVING BELOW THE NATIONAL POVERTY LINE AND UNEMPLOYMENT ESTIMATED AT AROUND 70%. PROJECT CANAAN ADDRESSES THESE ISSUES THROUGH VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT, WITH NEARLY 500 LOCAL MEN AND WOMEN WORKING ACROSS INITIATIVES SUCH AS KHUTSALA ARTISANS, THE KUFUNDZA CARPENTRY CENTER, LUSITO MECHANICS, AND THE FARM. KHUTSALA ARTISANS ALONE EMPLOYS OVER 100 INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE TRAINED IN BEADWORK, JEWELRY, CERAMICS, AND BUSINESS SKILLS, WITH 100% OF PROFITS FROM PRODUCT SALES SUPPORTING THE CHILDREN'S HOMES. ON AVERAGE, EACH EMPLOYED SWAZI SUPPORTS SEVEN FAMILY MEMBERS, MEANING THESE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS INDIRECTLY IMPACT THE WELL-BEING OF NEARLY 3,500 PEOPLE IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. BY PROVIDING DIGNIFIED WORK, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, AND STEADY INCOME, PROJECT CANAAN STRENGTHENS FAMILIES, REDUCES VULNERABILITY, AND FOSTERS LONG-TERM SELF-SUFFICIENCY ACROSS ESWATINI THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE KHUTSALA ARTISANS.HEART FOR AFRICA'S HOPE INITIATIVECENTERED ON FIGHTING HUNGER, CARING FOR ORPHANS, DECREASING POVERTY, AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONTRANSFORMS LIVES ACROSS ESWATINI. THROUGH ITS HUNGER INITIATIVE, THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH RURAL CHURCHES TO DELIVER FOOD PACKAGES, PRODUCE, AND EGGS, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 4,500 ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN ON A WEEKLY BASIS. PROJECT CANAAN, THE ORGANIZATION'S 2,500-ACRE CAMPUS, PROVIDES LONG-TERM CARE FOR MORE THAN 440 VULNERABLE CHILDREN, RECEIVING A NEW CHILD APPROXIMATELY EVERY NINE DAYS. TO ADDRESS POVERTY, NEARLY 500 LOCAL MEN AND WOMEN ARE EMPLOYED IN AGRICULTURE, ARTISAN CRAFTS, CARPENTRY, MECHANICS, AND OTHER VOCATIONAL SECTORS. ON AVERAGE, EACH EMPLOYEE SUPPORTS SEVEN FAMILY MEMBERS, EXTENDING ECONOMIC IMPACT TO NEARLY 3,500 INDIVIDUALS IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.THE FARM INCLUDES A DAIRY THAT PRODUCES MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS, AN EGG PROJECT WITH OVER 6,000 LAYING HENS, AND A RANGE OF CROPS INCLUDING VANILLA AND GREENHOUSE PRODUCE. THESE ARE SUPPORTED BY A ROBUST WATER SYSTEM FEATURING SPRING-FED PIPELINES AND DAMS TO ENSURE RELIABLE YEAR-ROUND IRRIGATION. EDUCATION IS DELIVERED THROUGH PROJECT CANAAN ACADEMY, WHICH IS EXPANDING THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, ALONGSIDE VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND ADULT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. MEDICAL CARE IS PROVIDED THROUGH AN ON-SITE CLINIC SERVING CHILDREN, STAFF, AND SURROUNDING FAMILIES. EACH YEAR, HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS VISIT TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS, RAISE AWARENESS, AND ASSIST WITH FUNDRAISING, WHILE 100% OF PROFITS FROM ARTISAN PRODUCT SALES GO DIRECTLY TO SUPPORT THE CHILDREN'S HOMES. THESE INTEGRATED PROGRAMS COLLECTIVELY COMBAT HUNGER AND POVERTY, CARE FOR ORPHANS, BUILD JOB SKILLS, AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ACROSS ESWATINI.Expenses $201,690 · grants $136,813 · revenue $129,143
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-4509500
- 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
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,738,715
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,070,858
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,381,467 | $4,731,741 | $2,738,715 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,029,192 | $4,582,399 | $2,015,491 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,543,032 | $3,894,127 | $1,698,683 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 36-4509500).
Questions about HEART FOR AFRICA INC
- What is the EIN of HEART FOR AFRICA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HEART FOR AFRICA INC is 36-4509500.
- Is HEART FOR AFRICA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to HEART FOR AFRICA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HEART FOR AFRICA 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 HEART FOR AFRICA 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 HEART FOR AFRICA 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 HEART FOR AFRICA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names IAN MAXWELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of HEART FOR AFRICA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $180,000 (IAN MAXWELL, CEO/CO-FOUNDER).
- How much revenue does HEART FOR AFRICA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,381,467, expenses of $4,731,741 and total assets of $2,738,715 at year end.
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