Black Heart Foundation (Us)
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 980670335
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2018–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2011
- Location
- London, UK
- Phone
- 2034638900
- Rating
- 53
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,711,282
- Expenses
- $1,199,563
- Assets
- $495,510
- Liabilities
- $754,694
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- RICHARD WAYNE LEWIS (PRESIDENT/TREASURER)
People named in this filing
- RICHARD WAYNE LEWIS (PRESIDENT/TREASURER)
- LARRY LAWRENCE (TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR)
- BRIAN C BURKE (TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The objects of black heart foundation us are for the public benefit, the advancement of education, the relief of sickness and the preservation of health, and other such charitable purposes which are exclusively charitable as the trustees may determine.
What it reported doing in 2024
Springboard foundation: expenses $12,808 of which grants $12,808.in support of the springboard foundation who are a social mobility charity focusing on harnessing the power of educational opportunities at some of the uk's leading schools to benefit young people who need them the most.bramfield charitable trust: expenses $19,212 of which grants $19,212.the bramfield charitable trust works with families to support disadvantaged children in higher education and working with local hospitals to provide respite breaks for families with a child suffering with cancer. Lymphatic education & research network (lern): expenses $64,041 of which grants $64,041. The organization's mission is to fight lymphatic diseases and lymphedema through education, research and advocacy. The organization seeks to accelerate the prevention, treatment, and cure of lymphatic diseases while bringing patients and medical professionals together to address the unmet needs surrounding lymphatic disorders.london international choir: expenses $3,202 of which grants $3,202. London international choir's mission is to bring people together from all nationalities with a passion for singing and learning new music.medicinema: expenses $6,404 of which grants $6,404. Medicinema is a small charity with a mission to improve the wellbeing of patients, their families and carers by building and running fully installed, high specification cinemas in hospitals, bringing the magic of the silver screen to patients young and oldroyal academy of dramatic art: expenses $6,404 of which grants $6,404.rada is a world leader in dramatic arts training, transforming the next generation of talent through vocational training for actors, stage managers, designers and technical stagecraft specialists.the twinning project: expenses $12,808 of which grants $12,808. The twinning project's aim is to engage approximately 48 prisoners per year in each of the 122 prisons and young offender institutions prisons in england and wales in football-based programmes to improve their mental and physical health, wellbeing and obtain a qualification which will help improve their life chances and gain employment on release.black blossoms: expenses $1,281 of which grants $1,281.black blossoms's mission is to provide an ecosystem for artists and creative practitioners to thrive whilst becoming the number online art and culture platform where audiences can come and learn about people, ideas and the world we live in.horan and rose: expenses $18,444 of which grants $18,444.horan & rose supports cancer research uk for children & young people's vital research into cancers affecting 0-24-year-olds. The old vic theatre: expenses: $37,464, of which grants $37,464.the old vic partners with 40 london state secondary schools and engages with up to 30 students in each school, reaching 1,000 - 1,200 pupils. Schools watch four old vic productions and receive four related workshops in their school. Schools club supports the curriculum andworks with students from areas of london with poor arts provision. The programme is designed to develop an interest in theatre and inquisitive learning, encouraging the next generation of theatregoers and theatremakers.total grants and other assistance to individuals outside of the u.s: expenses: $408,037 of which grants $408,037.support costs: $110,802.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 88% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and a relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 58
- Transparency & Controls: 71
- Accountability: 12
- Sustainability: 55
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 55.9%; rating input score 56
- Program expense ratio: 79.8%; rating input score 80
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 8th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Claims monitoring procedures: Fail
- Requires narrative reports: Fail
- Conducts field audits: Fail
- May suspend future funding: Fail
- Requires financial reports: Fail
- Conducts site visits: Fail
- Requires grant agreements: Fail
- May require repayment: Fail
- Grant itemization coverage: 99.7%; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Fail
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 29.9%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.41; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.52; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -2.4% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 55.9% of revenue deployed · 79.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $957K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 18 of 19 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and grants
- Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 56/100.
- High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 8 of 8 not reported.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 19/100.
- Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 3/100.