HEARTY START INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $11K · expenses $37K · assets $16K

EIN
47-4037429
Address
296 9TH AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10001-5703
Website
HTTPS://WWW.HEARTYSTART.ORG
NTEE code
K30 Food Programs (Food, Agriculture and Nutrition) published (IRS Business Master File)
FURP topic
men: issues (from its 990 text; the topic index)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2015 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

TO PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO THE HOMELESS IN NEW YORK CITY

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Michael Ottley PRESIDENT2019-2024 $156,951$166,060 1
Anna S Pearson DIRECTOR2019-2024 $64,042$77,736 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Stephen Fanto DIRECTOR2019-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Edward Spence Fitzgibbons Iii (former) President2018 5 $0 reported 1
Arielle Rae Aurrichio (former) MEMBER2018 0 $0 reported 1
Laura Brown Fitzgibbons (former) Secretary2017-2018 0 $0 reported 1
Edward Spence Fitzgibbons (former) DIRECTOR PRESIDENT2017 5 $0 reported 1
Arielle Rae Aurichio (former) SECRETARY2017 Not reported $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $221K · 0 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL OTTLEY PRESIDENT5 $0$156,951$0 $156,9511
ANNA S PEARSON DIRECTOR1 $0$64,042$0 $64,0421
STEPHEN FANTO DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEPHEN FANTO DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL OTTLEY PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
ANNA S PEARSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEPHEN FANTO DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL OTTLEY PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
ANNA S PEARSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEPHEN FANTO DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL OTTLEY PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
ANNA S PEARSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid · 3 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEPHEN FANTO DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL OTTLEY PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
ANNA S PEARSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $23K · 4 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Anna S Pearson Director1 $0$13,694$0 $13,6941
Michael Ottley Director5 $0$9,109$0 $9,1091
Stephen Fanto Director5 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid · 4 employees · 1 volunteer
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EDWARD SPENCE FITZGIBBONS III President5 $0$0$0 $01
ARIELLE RAE AURRICHIO MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
LAURA BROWN FITZGIBBONS Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 1 volunteer
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EDWARD SPENCE FITZGIBBONS DIRECTOR PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
ARIELLE RAE AURICHIO SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
LAURA BROWN FITZGIBBONS MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,959$36,525 $16,422-$38,003 $10,959$0 -025
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$20,287$36,328 $6,531-$12,437 $20,287$0 -025
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$24,825$35,612 $8,640$5,528 $24,825$0 -025
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,371$49,026 $16,911$16,315 $16,762$18,609 -025
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$38,304$12,790 $29,970$29,970 $38,304$0 -325
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$60,738$69,571 $30,083$30,083 $60,738$0 $0425
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,514$97,974 $15,357$15,357 $74,514$0 $041
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,092$6,360 $25,732$25,732 $75,633$0 -01

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $10,063 in all, tax years 2018 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $10,0001 $10,0002018 2018 DAF sponsor Exact
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $634 $162023 2020-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HEARTY START INC”
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CROWN HEIGHTS COMMUNITY OUTREACH CENTERNYK30 $12,125$12,249 CHAIRPERSON$0 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
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PEACEABLE KINGDOM OF LONG ISLAND INCNYK30 $21,610$20,000 Exec Director$15,494 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
PEDIATRIC DENTAL FUND OF THE HAMPTONS INCNYK30 $13,015$19,553 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
PRICILA NEW YORK INCNYK30 $11,252$11,097 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
PSA COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION CORPNYK30 $11,260$12,906 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
FOOD JUSTICE PROJECTS INCNYK30 $15,564$21,191 VICE PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
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COMPANEROS UNIDOS POR UN NUEVO AMANECER CUNANYNYK30 $14,225$7,525 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code K30, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

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GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC $158,1881 1DAF sponsor2022–2022 BE ROSE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION INC
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND $149,2258 4DAF sponsor2019–2024 BE ROSE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION INC; DEPENDABLE COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES INC; MON COEUR FOUNDATION; FOOD JUSTICE PROJECTS INC
MASHOMACK FOUNDATION $128,00014 1Private foundation2009–2024 SUNDAY IN THE COUNTRY FOOD DRIVE
MARY E CARNRICK FOUNDATION $125,00011 1Private foundation2013–2023 CARE TO SHARE OUTREACH CENTER INC
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THE BERKSHIRE TACONIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $60,0003 1DAF sponsor2020–2023 SUNDAY IN THE COUNTRY FOOD DRIVE
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM $55,5003 1DAF sponsor2021–2024 ZIA INCORPORATED
CITYBRIDGE FOUNDATION $50,0001 1Private foundation2020–2020 WHITE TRUCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC $50,0003 1DAF sponsor2022–2024 FUNDACION LAZOS DE AYUDA INC
SALEM FOUNDATION PIONEER TRUST COMPANY TRUSTEE $50,0002 1DAF sponsor2011–2012 SENIOR TOWNHOUSE INC
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RUESCH FAMILY FOUNDATION $25,0001 1Private foundation2020–2020 WHITE TRUCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $36,525 spent · pay $32,221 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $27,610$27,610-- 75.6%
Pension plan contributions $2,468$2,468-- 6.8%
Payroll taxes $2,143$2,143-- 5.9%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL FEES $1,800-$1,800- 4.9%
Other (as described)FOOD PURCHASED $1,365$1,365-- 3.7%
Other (as described)ADMINISTRATIVE $757-$757- 2.1%
Other (as described)COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE EXP $340-$340- 0.9%
Insurance $42$42-- 0.1%
Total$36,525100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $36,328 spent · pay $31,328 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $26,868$26,868-- 74.0%
Pension plan contributions $2,411$2,411-- 6.6%
Payroll taxes $2,049$2,049-- 5.6%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL FEES $1,750-$1,750- 4.8%
Other (as described)FOOD PURCHASED $1,683$1,683-- 4.6%
Other (as described)ADMINISTRATIVE $959-$959- 2.6%
Insurance $340$340-- 0.9%
Other (as described)COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE EXP $224-$224- 0.6%
All other expenses $44-$44- 0.1%
Total$36,328100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $35,612 spent · pay $33,278 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $28,695$28,695-- 80.6%
Pension plan contributions $2,561$2,561-- 7.2%
Payroll taxes $2,022$2,022-- 5.7%
Other (as described)COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE EXP $1,388-$1,388- 3.9%
Other (as described)COST OF GOODS SOLD $601$601-- 1.7%
Other (as described)ADMINISTRATIVE $345-$345- 1.0%
Total$35,612100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $49,026 spent · pay $8,605 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $36,302$36,107$195- 74.0%
Other salaries and wages $7,556$7,556-- 15.4%
Other (as described)COMPUTER AND TECHNOLOGY $2,471-$2,471- 5.0%
Other (as described)ADMINISTRATIVE $1,550-$1,550- 3.2%
Pension plan contributions $538$538-- 1.1%
Payroll taxes $511$511-- 1.0%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES $98-$98- 0.2%
Total$49,026100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $12,790 spent · pay $10,310 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $8,799$8,799-- 68.8%
Other (as described)FOOD EXPENSES $1,650$1,650-- 12.9%
Payroll taxes $1,257$1,257-- 9.8%
Other (as described)PAYROLL FEES $581-$581- 4.5%
Other employee benefits $254$254-- 2.0%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $151-$151- 1.2%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $98-$98- 0.8%
Total$12,790100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $69,571 spent · pay $36,267 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Food and prepared sandwiches $29,862$29,862$0$0 42.9%
Other salaries and wages $27,417$27,417$0$0 39.4%
Payroll taxes $8,850$8,850-- 12.7%
Insurance $2,002$2,002$0$0 2.9%
Other (as described)ADP Payroll Expense $880$0$880$0 1.3%
Fees: accounting $479$479$0$0 0.7%
Other (as described)Shopify $70$0$0$70 0.1%
Other (as described)Bank charges and other $11$0$11$0 0.0%
Total$69,571100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $97,974 spent · pay $32,742 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS $58,437$58,437-- 59.6%
Other salaries and wages $32,742$32,742-- 33.4%
Other (as described)PAYROLL TAXES $2,340$2,340-- 2.4%
Insurance $1,485$1,485-- 1.5%
Other (as described)PAYROLL FEES $1,214$1,214-- 1.2%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $1,056$1,056-- 1.1%
All other expenses $700$700-- 0.7%
Total$97,974100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $6,360 spent · pay $3,656 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $3,470--- 54.6%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $1,000--- 15.7%
Insurance $735--- 11.6%
Office expenses $477--- 7.5%
Other (as described)OFFICE ADMINISTRATION EXPENSE $426--- 6.7%
Pension plan contributions $186--- 2.9%
Advertising and promotion $49--- 0.8%
Other (as described)MISC $10--- 0.2%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $7--- 0.1%
Total$6,360100%

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