HeartSupport
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
HeartSupport meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"to connect and empower music fans to support one another with their mental health."
Year, State Incorporated:
2013, TX
HeartSupport helps metal music fans get mental health support by training volunteers to provide peer support to other fans struggling with their mental health. The organization reports performing outreach through music and via social media, leveraging cutting edge technology to detect when fans comment about their struggles, and physical outreach at popular festivals around the country. HeartSupport also reports offering short-term intervention and long-term programs that provide peer support through trained volunteers.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, HeartSupport's program expenses were:
| Peer Support | $199,012 |
| Outreach | $296,592 |
| Total Program Expenses | $495,604 |
Chief Executive
Nate Hilpert, Executive Director
Compensation*
$89,712
Chair of the Board
Jake Luhrs
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Vocalist, August Burns Red, and Founder, HeartSupport
Board Size
7
Paid Staff Size
8
*2024 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Telemarketing, Print advertisements
Fundraising costs were 9% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $575,098, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on HeartSupport's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Source of Funds
| In-kind contributions | $73,469 |
| Program service revenue | $79,260 |
| Contribution and grants | $501,629 |
| Total Income | $654,358 |
Programs: 82% Fundraising: 8% Administrative: 10%
| Total Income | $654,358 |
| Total expenses: | $605,885 |
| Program expenses | $495,604 |
| Fundraising expenses | $49,613 |
| Administrative expenses | $60,668 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $48,473 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $-73,369 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $-24,896 |
| Total Liabilities | $174,922 |
| Total Assets | $150,026 |
Note: According to HeartSupport’s 2024 CPA Review, the organization received in-kind contributions of $73,469, including contributed outreach ($65,000), items for fundraisers ($6,147) and program equipment ($2,321).
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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance