A Heartbeat Away

Analysis

A Heartbeat Away is a registered charity in United States, based in Hartselle, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, A Heartbeat Away reported income of $220k and spending of $279k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $212k to $220k (+3.7%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, A Heartbeat Away sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pregnancy Help Center of San Gabriel Valley Inc ($220k), Women with Wings Inc ($220k) and Lending Hands of Michigan Inc ($220k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $13k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $41k. At year end it held assets of $78k against liabilities of $173k, net assets of -$94k. It reported 4 employees.