HEROES FOR CHILDREN: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: HEROES FOR CHILDREN (EIN 83-0489882)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-09-13
IRS object ID: 201642579349300504
Schema version: 2015v2.0
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 D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-09-13T06:25:57-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Sutton Frost Cary LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	600 Six Flags Dr Suite 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	Arlington	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	76011	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	830489882	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HEROES FOR CHILDREN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	HERO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2142565828	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1701 GATEWAY BLVD	AddressLine1Txt
City	RICHARDSON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	75080	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LARISSA LINTON	PersonNm
Person Title	ED AND CO-FOUNDER	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2016-09-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Kimberly D Crawford	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00446484	PTIN
Phone	8176498083	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LARISSA LINTON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1701 GATEWAY BLVD	AddressLine1Txt
City	RICHARDSON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	75080	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,797,960	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.HEROESFORCHILDREN.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2004	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	HEROES FOR CHILDREN ADVOCATES FOR AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN (0-22 YEAR OF AGE) BATTLING CANCER.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	19	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	19	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	9	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	200	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,173,395	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,600,507	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$6,971	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$5,914	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$126,032	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,180,366	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,480,389	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$332,201	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$379,114	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$490,953	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$420,703	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$261,846	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$243,937	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$335,816	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,067,091	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,135,633	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$113,275	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$344,756	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$485,443	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$780,757	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$84,603	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$41,903	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$400,840	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$738,854	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	HEROES FOR CHILDREN ADVOCATES FOR AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN (0-22 YEAR OF AGE) BATTLING CANCER.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$792,727	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$379,114	GrantAmt
Desc	HEROES FOR CHILDREN PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES OF CHILDREN BATTLING CANCER TO HELP COVER EXPENSES SUCH AS RENT, UTILITIES, CAR PAYMENTS, AND FUNERAL EXPENSES.IN ADDITION TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, HEROES FOR CHILDREN PROVIDES A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE CHILD BATTLING CANCER AND THE ENTIRE FAMILY. SUCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDE HOLIDAY ADOPTIONS, RECOGNITION OF MILESTONES IN THE CHILD'S LIFE, AN AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES AND OTHER FAMILY ACTIVITIES.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$792,727	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	11	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	9	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	false	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041	false	OrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	19	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	19	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LARISSA LINTON	PersonNm
Phone	2142565828	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1701 GATEWAY BLVD	AddressLine1Txt
City	RICHARDSON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	75080	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
LARISSA LINTON
ED & CO-FOUNDER	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$68,329	$0	$5,905
CHRIS WOLFE
Chairman	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JENNY DOWEN
VC CHAIR & CO-F	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOUG NOON
Treasurer	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KRISTEN HABICH
Secretary	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KIM BANNISTER
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SKYE BREWER
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARTY HAND
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOR HOPPESS
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HELENA JOHNSON
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TED LEITCH
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAURA LIANG
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKE OLDHAM
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TINA PAPANDREOU
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TYLER RUDD
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOANNE SHUEY
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES SHUKIS
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRITT SUDDUTH
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JO TRIZILA
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL WEINSTEIN
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$68,329	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$5,905	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$1,252,213	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$348,294	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,600,507	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,914	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,914	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$191,539	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$1,252,213	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$317,571	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$126,032	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,480,389	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,914	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$379,114	TotalAmt
Program Services	$379,114	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,329	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,332	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,665	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,332	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$289,679	TotalAmt
Program Services	$172,357	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,555	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$80,767	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,072	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,425	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,568	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,079	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,623	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,797	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,966	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,860	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,113	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,282	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,877	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,954	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,449	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,669	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,445	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,335	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,697	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,618	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$770	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,309	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,797	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,598	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,240	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,959	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,700	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,942	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,811	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,947	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,747	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,696	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$388	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$663	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,721	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,125	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$472	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,124	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DIRECT COST OF FUNDRAISING	$134,696	$59,092	$75,604
CREDIT CARD FEES	$36,220	$16,299	$16,299	$3,622
CONTRACT LABOR	$18,200	$10,920	$3,640	$3,640
Printing and Publications	$11,590	$6,954	$3,477	$1,159

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,886	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,507	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,882	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,497	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,135,633	TotalAmt
Program Services	$792,727	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$81,060	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$261,846	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$118,506	BOYAmt
EOY	$440,936	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,602	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,519	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$53,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$46,330	BOYAmt
EOY	$53,431	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$937	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,863	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,328	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$37,976	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$37,976	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$206,752	BOYAmt
EOY	$205,516	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,890	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,090	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$485,443	BOYAmt
EOY	$780,757	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,384	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,578	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,219	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,325	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$84,603	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,903	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$283,884	BOYAmt
EOY	$639,860	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$116,956	BOYAmt
EOY	$98,994	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$400,840	BOYAmt
EOY	$738,854	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$485,443	BOYAmt
EOY	$780,757	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$344,756	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$6,742	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	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	$771,776	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$983,776	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,187,376	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,173,395	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,600,507	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,716,830	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$771,776	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$983,776	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,187,376	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,173,395	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,600,507	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,716,830	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$5,716,830	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,784	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,804	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,879	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,275	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,914	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$34,656	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,029	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,696	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$3,725	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$5,755,211	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99330	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99400	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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$37,976	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$37,976	DepreciationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,579,165	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$98,776	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$98,776	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,480,389	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,480,389	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,241,151	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$98,776	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$6,742	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$105,518	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,135,633	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,135,633	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Part X : FIN48 Footnote

HFC is exempt from federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and has not been classified as a private foundation as defined in the IRC. Income generated from activities unrelated to HFCs exempt purpose is subject to tax under IRC Section 511. HFC had no unrelated business income for the year ended December 31, 2015. GAAP requires the evaluation of tax positions taken in the course of preparing HFCs tax returns and recognition of a tax liability (or asset) if HFC has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Management has analyzed the tax positions taken by HFC, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2015, there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements.

Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S

UNREALIZED LOSS $6742

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	false	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	DALLAS HANDBAGS	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$793,802	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$690,434	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$103,368	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$96,532	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$19,250	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$48,862	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	HOUSTON HANDBAGS	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$159,387	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$141,061	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$18,326	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$28,268	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$5,470	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	5	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$490,563	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$420,718	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$69,845	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$9,303	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$79,199	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events	$1,890	EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$28,797	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$1,443,752	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$1,252,213	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$191,539	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$9,303	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$203,999	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$21,140	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$83,129	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$317,571	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$126,032	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	FAMILY AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	423	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$379,114	CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method Used	FMV	ValuationMethodUsedDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	NO REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL OR SOCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT A FORMAL REQUEST FROM THE HEROES FOR CHILDREN WEBSITE. CHECKS ARE PAID TO EITHER COMPANIES IN THE FAMILY'S NAME OR TO THE FAMILIES BASED ON NEED. ALL INFORMATION MUST BE COMPLETED IN ORDER TO PROCESS A PAYMENT FOR A FAMILY'S BILLS. FAMILIES ARE THEN NOTIFIED THAT A PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE. ALL REQUESTS ARE PROCESSED WEEKLY NO MATTER WHEN RECEIVED DURING THE WEEK. THE AVERAGE PAYMENT FROM HFC IS $750. SPECIAL REQUESTS ARE ANALYZED ON A PER NEED BASIS. APPLICATIONS CAN BE RESUBMITTED AFTER A 90-DAY WAITING FOR SECOND ASSISTANCE, 6-MONTHS FOR THIRD ASSISTANCE AND 1-YEAR FOR FOURTH ASSISTANCE. AS HFC RECEIVES LAPTOPS AS DONATIONS, AN HFC REPRESENTATIVE WILL NOTIFY THE SOCIAL WORKERS IN THE HOSPITALS. LAPTOPS ARE GIVEN "AS IS". HFC DOES NOT REPAIR A LAPTOP. ONCE GIVEN THE LAPTOP BELONGS TO THE DONEE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et	LARISSA LINTON AND DOUG NOON ARE BROTHER-IN-LAW/SISTER-IN-LAW.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	THE 990 IS PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND IS REVIEWED BY THE PERSON WHO POSSESSES THE BOOKS AND RECORDS OF HEROES FOR CHILDREN. IT IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS AT A BOARD MEETING PRIOR TO FILING IT WITH THE IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT MAY ARISE AS SOON AS THE MEMBER DISCOVERS THAT A CONFLICT MAY EXIST.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	HEROES FOR CHILDREN HAS A COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING EXECUTIVE LEVEL COMPENSATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIRING OTHER EMPLOYEES AND DETERMINING COMPENSATION LEVELS WHICH ARE THEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD DURING THE NORMAL BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW UPON REQUEST AT HFC'S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES.