DJ's Heart

Legal name: Djs Heart Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
923245772
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Memphis, TN, US
Phone
9015962468
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Food Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$664
Expenses
$749
Assets
$605
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROBIN JONES (President)
  • CLAUDETTE SHEPHARD (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • ROBIN JONES (President)
  • CLAUDETTE SHEPHARD (Vice President)
  • HEATHER DUKE (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

DJ's Heart is a faith-driven ministry reaching the unsheltered on Memphis streets and cultivating food security through community gardening and education.

What it reported doing in 2025

During the fiscal year, the organization continued development of programs supporting its mission to improve the health and quality of life of underserved individuals and families. Program activities focused on development of the community garden, including maintenance and preparation of the garden area and acquisition of equipment and supplies needed for future garden operations. The organization also conducted planning activities to identify opportunities for outreach to persons experiencing homelessness and to develop connections with community agencies and organizations that provide food, clothing, supportive services, and other resources. These activities were part of the organization's ongoing efforts to build the infrastructure and community partnerships necessary for expanded direct charitable services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 76.1%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 67.4%; rating input score 67

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -12.8%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.81; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 93.2% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -32.7% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -7.1% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 76.1% of revenue deployed · 67.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $505 in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.