Health Heralds

Legal name: Donate Essentials

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
851393197
IRS 990-N coverage
2025–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990-N 2025
Location
Cupertino, California, United States
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Human Services N.E.C.

Official website

What the e-Postcard reports

Notice states gross receipts normally $50,000 or less
Yes
Termination reported
No
Principal officer
Raagavalli Karumanchi
Tax period began
2025-01-01 00:00:00
Tax period ended
2025-12-31 00:00:00
Filed website
healthheralds.org

Source: IRS Form 990-N, tax year 2025. These are filed notice facts, not independently verified current operations. The notice does not report exact revenue, expenses, assets, leadership compensation, or governance controls.

Overview

From its website

Health Heralds, formerly Donate Essentials, is a youth-led nonprofit founded in Cupertino, California, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially focused on donating essential items like masks and cards to frontline workers, the organization has expanded to include a podcast, blog, arts program, and fundraising program. Health Heralds now works with volunteers from over 30 countries to enhance health literacy through multilingual educational materials, interactive podcasts, and community events.

IRS classification

Human Services N.E.C. (NTEE P99).

Filing

Its tax year 2025 Form 990-N states gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less. The notice does not report termination.

Coverage

Other list screening or federal responsibility records are incomplete in the available data.

Sources: Official website capture · IRS Business Master File · IRS Form 990-N · Grant-readiness source coverage

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

    Details

    • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
    • Postcard: tax year 2025 · gross receipts were within the e-Postcard filing limit
    • 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.

    Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

    • Review — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization could not be resolved against the register, so the check is unfinished.