HELPING EDUCATE TO ADVANCE THE RIGHTS OF THE DEAF: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization: HELPING EDUCATE TO ADVANCE THE RIGHTS OF THE DEAF (EIN 27-5032142)
Tax period: 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed: 2026-07-06
IRS object ID: 202621879349301072
Schema version: 2025v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-07-06T12:05:49-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390974031	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WEGNER CPAS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	419 N LEE ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALEXANDRIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	223142301	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2025-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	275032142	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HELPING EDUCATE TO ADVANCE THE RIGHTS OF	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	THE DEAF	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	HELP	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2023810112	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1160	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20013	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KAJ KRAUS	PersonNm
Person Title	OPERATIONS DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2023810112	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-07-06	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	AMANDA VANNATTA CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00948755	PTIN
Phone	7035190990	PhoneNum
Preparation	2026-06-23	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2025	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HEARD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	KAJ KRAUS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1160	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20013	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$995,749	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	BEHEARDDC.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2011	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO ADVOCATE FOR THE FREEDOM AND DIGNITY OF CURRENTLY INCARCERATED DEAF/DISABLED PEOPLE AND SUPPORT TRANSITIONS BACK HOME AFTER INCARCERATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	3	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	2	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	2	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,147,102	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$958,347	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,875	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,600	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$5,654	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$35,802	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,278	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,155,909	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$995,749	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$35,733	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$46,529	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$446,988	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$491,669	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$151,026	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$137,232	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$123,478	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$619,953	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$661,676	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$535,956	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$334,073	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,225,946	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,568,991	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$22,428	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$31,400	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,203,518	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,537,591	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	HEARD IS A CROSS-DISABILITY ABOLITIONIST ORGANIZATION THAT UNITES ACROSS IDENTITIES, COMMUNITIES, MOVEMENTS, AND BORDERS TO END ABLEISM, RACISM, CAPITALISM, AND ALL OTHER FORMS OF OPPRESSION AND VIOLENCE. HEARD SUPPORTS DISABLED PEOPLE AND OTHERS WHO EXPERIENCE ABLEISM BY REJECTING DISABILITY HIERARCHIES AND RIGID DEFINITIONS OF DISABILITY, AND BY RECOGNIZING DEAF PEOPLE AS PART OF DISABILITY COMMUNITIES. HEARD WORKS TO INCREASE OUR COLLECTIVE CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY, UNDERSTAND, AND CHALLENGE OPPRESSION THROUGH GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, PEER SUPPORT, MUTUAL AID, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$326,252	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$46,529	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,600	RevenueAmt
Desc	INCARCERATED ADVOCACY: HEARD ADVOCATES FOR DEAF/DISABLED DEFENDANTS, CURRENTLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE, AND THEIR LOVED ONES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES BY ORGANIZING FOR THE RELEASE OF DEAF/DISABLED ELDERS; CONNECTING INCARCERATED PEOPLE WITH RESOURCES AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AS A DISABLED INCARCERATED PERSON, RE-ENTRY SUPPORT, POLITICAL EDUCATION, AND MORE THROUGH HEARD'S PRISON CORRESPONDENCE EFFORTS; SUPPORTING DEAF/DISABLED PEOPLE FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES AND THEIR LOVED ONES TO NAVIGATE THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM WITH INCREASED ACCESS, POWER, AND AGENCY; ADVOCATING FOR ACCESS TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS (VIDEOPHONE, CAPTIONED TELEPHONES, ETC.) IN PRISONS AND JAILS; EDUCATING ATTORNEYS WHO HAVE DEAF/DISABLED CLIENTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW DISABILITY IMPACTS THEIR ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP AND THEIR CLIENTS' CASES; AND, PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO MULTIPLY-MARGINALIZED DEAF/DISABLED INCARCERATED PEOPLE THROUGH HEARD'S COMMISSARY FUND AND HEARD'S PRISON VISITATION FUND.REENTRY SUPPORT: HEARD OFFERS REENTRY SUPPORT TO DEAF/DISABLED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE RECENTLY RELEASED FROM PRISON. THIS SUPPORT BY AND FOR DEAF/DISABLED PEOPLE IS TRAUMA-INFORMED AND INCLUSIVE OF THE MANY WAYS WE COMMUNICATE AND HEAL. IT INCLUDES: PEER SUPPORT SPACES TO HEAL, GROW, AND DEVELOP WITHOUT PUNITIVE INSTITUTIONAL INFLUENCES; OPPORTUNITIES TO JOIN PEERS TO LEARN ABOUT CARCERAL SYSTEMS AND REDUCE CHANCES OF REINCARCERATION, DEVELOP CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND HARM REDUCTION SKILLS, AND DEVELOP SKILLS TO BECOME PEER EDUCATORS, COMMUNITY INTERPRETERS AND/OR FACILITATORS; ASSISTANCE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ACCESS HOUSING, FOOD, CLOTHING, AND OTHER URGENT NEEDS UPON RELEASE; ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY (E.G., CELL PHONES, TABLETS, LAPTOPS) AND TECHNOLOGY TRAINING IN ASL TO CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY AND TO INCREASE EXPOSURE TO INFORMATION IN ASL; AND, ADVOCACY AND ASSISTANCE NAVIGATING PAROLE/PROBATION/SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS.MOVEMENT BUILDING: HEARD PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS FOR CURRENTLY AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE, THEIR LOVED ONES, LEGAL ADVOCATES, DISABLED COMMUNITIES, AND ACCOMPLICES. WE RUN A GROUP OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED DISABLED/DEAF PEOPLE, AND THEIR LOVED ONES, WHO ARE IMPACTED BY PRISON AND POLICING SYSTEMS THAT IS CALLED THE PUBLIC EDUCATION TEAM (PET). EACH ROUND OF PET INCLUDES FOUR-TO-SIX MONTHS OF GATHERINGS WHERE WE DEVELOP OUR SKILLS AS PEER EDUCATORS, LEARN ABOUT SYSTEMS OF POLICING, EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF ABOLITION AND PRISONS, AND LEARN CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND HARM REDUCTION SKILLS. COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO JOIN PET ARE PAID FOR THEIR TIME IN LEARNING WITH AND FROM EACH OTHER. HEARD ALSO OFFERS PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS FOR DEAF/DISABLED COMMUNITY MEMBERS, MOVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS, ATTORNEYS, LEGAL WORKERS, ADVOCATES, UNIVERSITIES, NONPROFITS, SCHOOLS, AND MORE ON TOPICS RELATED TO OUR WORK.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$326,252	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	18	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	3	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	2	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KAJ KRAUS	PersonNm
Phone	2023810112	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1160	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20013	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DUSTIN GIBSON
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TRINITY MCFADDEN
SECRETARY	30.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$81,677	$0	$10,449
JESSICA MURGEL
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAJ KRAUS
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR	30.00		Yes (X)	$81,917	$0	$10,449

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$163,594	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$20,898	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$958,347	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$958,347	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	COMMUNITY EDUCATION	Desc
Business	813310	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,600	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,600	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,600	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$35,802	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$35,802	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$995,749	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,600	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$35,802	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,529	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,529	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$184,491	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,213	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$87,639	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$87,639	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$236,869	TotalAmt
Program Services	$165,809	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,530	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$35,530	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,215	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,651	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,282	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,282	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,094	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,246	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,924	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,924	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,724	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,724	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,294	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,294	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,409	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,322	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,544	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,543	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,993	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,295	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,799	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,899	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,662	TotalAmt
Program Services	$649	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,315	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,698	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,070	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,535	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,535	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,115	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,279	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,325	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$511	FundraisingAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$211	TotalAmt
Management And General	$211	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$661,676	TotalAmt
Program Services	$326,252	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$184,398	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$151,026	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$220,292	BOYAmt
EOY	$117,115	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,005,654	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,451,876	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,225,946	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,568,991	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,428	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,400	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,428	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,400	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,203,518	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,537,591	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,203,518	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,537,591	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,225,946	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,568,991	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$334,073	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$485,185	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$912,069	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$601,842	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,147,102	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$958,347	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,104,545	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$485,185	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$912,069	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$601,842	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,147,102	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$958,347	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,104,545	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,085,849	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$3,018,696	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,654	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$35,802	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$41,456	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$4,146,001	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$5,814	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.72810	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.81270	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	CASH PROVIDED TO FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE TO ASSIST WITH THEIR RE-ENTRY TO LIVING OUTSIDE OF JAILS/PRISONS, PURCHASES ON BEHALF OF CURRENTLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE, AND SUPPORT WITH TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF INCARCERATED PEOPLE TO VISIT THEIR INCARCERATED FAMILY MEMBER/FRIEND.	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	119	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$46,529	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	HEARD WORKS CLOSELY WITH CURRENTLY AND FORMERLY/INCARCERATED PEOPLE AND CONTINUOUSLY MONITORS THEIR NEEDS FOR THE USE OF FUNDS. ALL REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY ALL MEMBERS OF HEARD'S FULL TIME STAFF, WHO USE A CONSENSUS-BASED DECISION-MAKING MODEL, BEFORE FUNDS ARE DISBURSED. HEARD'S OPERATIONS DIRECTOR AND BOARD ALL REVIEW VARIOUS FINANCIAL REPORTS TO ENSURE THAT THE FUNDS DISBURSED ARE FOR ALLOWABLE COSTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A:	HEARD LEASES EMPLOYEES FROM A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATION, INSPERITY PEO SERVICES, L.P. THE EMPLOYEES ARE CONSIDERED COMMON LAW EMPLOYEES OF HEARD, HOWEVER, INSPERITY PEO SERVICES, L.P. IS THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD AND EMPLOYEES GET THEIR W2S FROM INSPERITY PEO SERVICES, L.P.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	HEARD'S UPDATED BYLAWS REVISES THE ORGANIZATION'S STATED PURPOSE AND ADDS SECTIONS ON MISSION, VISION, VALUES, AND MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES. IT ALSO INTRODUCES A STAFF-LED, SELF-MANAGED GOVERNANCE MODEL, WHILE PRESERVING THE BOARD'S LEGAL OVERSIGHT ROLE. THE REVISED VERSION UPDATES THE ROLES AND SELECTION PROCESSES FOR DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS, SIMPLIFIES TERM STRUCTURES, AND MOVES DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF OFFICER DUTIES TO A SEPARATE DOCUMENT. IT ALSO REVISES PROCEDURES FOR MEETINGS, VOTING, VACANCIES, AND VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION, AND ADDS PROVISIONS ADDRESSING INDEMNIFICATION, INSURANCE, DISSOLUTION, SEVERABILITY, AND DEFINITIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE OPERATIONS DIRECTOR REVIEWED THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT WAS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	DUTY TO DISCLOSE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL RELEVANT MATERIAL FACTS TO THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THIS SHOULD BE DONE AT A BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR OR OFFICER MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE MEETING REGARDING THE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT. DETERMINING WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. AFTER DISCLOSURE AND THE PRESENTATION, THE DIRECTOR OR OFFICER WILL LEAVE THE MEETING. THE REMAINING BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL THEN DISCUSS AND VOTE ON WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS BY A MAJORITY VOTE. PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST: THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE WHETHER HEARD CAN OBTAIN A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN HEARD'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. IF IT IS, HEARD MAY ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. INTERESTED DIRECTORS OR OFFICERS MAY BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM AT THE MEETING WHERE SUCH A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS DISCUSSED, BUT THEY MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN OR BE IN THE ROOM WHEN A VOTE ABOUT THE CONFLICT IS BEING CONDUCTED. VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY IF THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, IT WILL INFORM THE DIRECTOR OR OFFICER OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORD THAT DIRECTOR OR OFFICER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. AFTER HEARING THE DIRECTOR'S OR OFFICER'S RESPONSE, THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL INVESTIGATE THE MATTER FURTHER AS THE CIRCUMSTANCES DEEM NECESSARY. IF THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES THAT THE DIRECTOR OR OFFICER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT WILL TAKE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE OPERATIONS DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATIONS USING DATA ON COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.