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HEART FOR AFRICA INC

EIN 36-4509500 ATLANTA, GA

Revenue 2024
$5,381,467
Expenses 2024
$4,731,741

Program services were 79.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
X12
Classification
1000
Street
8735 DUNWOODY PLACE STE R

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NORTH AMERICANS TO BRING HOPE TO AFRICANS IN THE AREAS OF HUNGER, ORPHANS, POVERTY, AND EDUCATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO SERVE AFRICA IN THE AREAS OF HUNGER, ORPHANS, POVERTY, AND EDUCATION.

  • CHILDREN - ESWATINI CONTINUES TO SUFFER THE EFFECTS OF THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS, WITH NEARLY HALF THE POPULATION CLASSIFIED AS ORPHANS OR VULNERABLE CHILDREN. HEART FOR AFRICA PROVIDES A SAFE, LONG-TERM HOME AT PROJECT CANAAN FOR OVER 440 CHILDREN, MANY OF WHOM ARRIVE SEVERELY MALNOURISHED OR TRAUMATIZED. A NEW BABY IS RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY EVERY NINE DAYS. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPLIES HOUSING, NUTRITION, CLOTHING, HEALTHCARE, AND EDUCATION THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, AS WELL AS VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO PREPARE CHILDREN FOR ADULTHOOD AND EMPLOYMENT. PROJECT CANAAN ALSO SUPPORTS THE LOCAL ECONOMY BY EMPLOYING NEARLY 500 SWAZIS AND OPERATING A LARGE-SCALE SUSTAINABLE FARM.

    Expenses $2,190,497 · Grants $1,485,887

  • FARM - PROJECT CANAAN, HEART FOR AFRICA'S 2,500-ACRE FARM IN ESWATINI, INTEGRATES GLOBAL EXPERTISE TO DRIVE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, FOOD SECURITY, AND LOCAL EMPLOYMENT. THE FARM PRODUCES OVER 550 GALLONS OF MILK WEEKLY FROM 140 DAIRY COWS, AND OVER 6,000 HENS SUPPLY THOUSANDS OF EGGS WEEKLY TO CHILDREN ONSITE AND TO OVER 4,500 VULNERABLE CHILDREN NATIONWIDE. CROPS SUCH AS BANANAS, PAPAYAS, AVOCADOS, AND DRAGON FRUIT ARE CULTIVATED ALONGSIDE A GROWING VANILLA INITIATIVE, WITH RECENT UPGRADES SHIFTING FOCUS FROM AQUAPONICS TO HIGHER-VALUE FARMING. A MAJOR WATER PIPELINE PROJECT, COMPLETED IN 2018, CHANNELS SPRING WATER DOWN THE MOUNTAIN AND THROUGH A NETWORK OF DAMS TO ENSURE YEAR-ROUND IRRIGATION AND HOUSEHOLD SUPPLY. IN 2023, THE FARM EARNED GLOBAL G.A.P. CERTIFICATION AND BEGAN EXPORTING FRESH PRODUCE TO SOUTH AFRICA, MARKING A MILESTONE IN ITS MISSION TO CREATE LONG-TERM FOOD AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY.

    Expenses $1,358,765 · Grants $921,695

  • KHUTSALA ARTISANS - UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY REMAIN PROFOUND CHALLENGES IN ESWATINI, WITH OVER HALF THE POPULATION LIVING BELOW THE NATIONAL POVERTY LINE AND UNEMPLOYMENT ESTIMATED AT AROUND 70%. PROJECT CANAAN ADDRESSES THESE ISSUES THROUGH VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT, WITH NEARLY 500 LOCAL MEN AND WOMEN WORKING ACROSS INITIATIVES SUCH AS KHUTSALA ARTISANS, THE KUFUNDZA CARPENTRY CENTER, LUSITO MECHANICS, AND THE FARM. KHUTSALA ARTISANS ALONE EMPLOYS OVER 100 INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE TRAINED IN BEADWORK, JEWELRY, CERAMICS, AND BUSINESS SKILLS, WITH 100% OF PROFITS FROM PRODUCT SALES SUPPORTING THE CHILDREN'S HOMES. ON AVERAGE, EACH EMPLOYED SWAZI SUPPORTS SEVEN FAMILY MEMBERS, MEANING THESE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS INDIRECTLY IMPACT THE WELL-BEING OF NEARLY 3,500 PEOPLE IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. BY PROVIDING DIGNIFIED WORK, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, AND STEADY INCOME, PROJECT CANAAN STRENGTHENS FAMILIES, REDUCES VULNERABILITY, AND FOSTERS LONG-TERM SELF-SUFFICIENCY ACROSS ESWATINI THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE KHUTSALA ARTISANS.HEART FOR AFRICA'S HOPE INITIATIVECENTERED ON FIGHTING HUNGER, CARING FOR ORPHANS, DECREASING POVERTY, AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONTRANSFORMS LIVES ACROSS ESWATINI. THROUGH ITS HUNGER INITIATIVE, THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH RURAL CHURCHES TO DELIVER FOOD PACKAGES, PRODUCE, AND EGGS, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 4,500 ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN ON A WEEKLY BASIS. PROJECT CANAAN, THE ORGANIZATION'S 2,500-ACRE CAMPUS, PROVIDES LONG-TERM CARE FOR MORE THAN 440 VULNERABLE CHILDREN, RECEIVING A NEW CHILD APPROXIMATELY EVERY NINE DAYS. TO ADDRESS POVERTY, NEARLY 500 LOCAL MEN AND WOMEN ARE EMPLOYED IN AGRICULTURE, ARTISAN CRAFTS, CARPENTRY, MECHANICS, AND OTHER VOCATIONAL SECTORS. ON AVERAGE, EACH EMPLOYEE SUPPORTS SEVEN FAMILY MEMBERS, EXTENDING ECONOMIC IMPACT TO NEARLY 3,500 INDIVIDUALS IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.THE FARM INCLUDES A DAIRY THAT PRODUCES MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS, AN EGG PROJECT WITH OVER 6,000 LAYING HENS, AND A RANGE OF CROPS INCLUDING VANILLA AND GREENHOUSE PRODUCE. THESE ARE SUPPORTED BY A ROBUST WATER SYSTEM FEATURING SPRING-FED PIPELINES AND DAMS TO ENSURE RELIABLE YEAR-ROUND IRRIGATION. EDUCATION IS DELIVERED THROUGH PROJECT CANAAN ACADEMY, WHICH IS EXPANDING THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, ALONGSIDE VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND ADULT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. MEDICAL CARE IS PROVIDED THROUGH AN ON-SITE CLINIC SERVING CHILDREN, STAFF, AND SURROUNDING FAMILIES. EACH YEAR, HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS VISIT TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS, RAISE AWARENESS, AND ASSIST WITH FUNDRAISING, WHILE 100% OF PROFITS FROM ARTISAN PRODUCT SALES GO DIRECTLY TO SUPPORT THE CHILDREN'S HOMES. THESE INTEGRATED PROGRAMS COLLECTIVELY COMBAT HUNGER AND POVERTY, CARE FOR ORPHANS, BUILD JOB SKILLS, AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ACROSS ESWATINI.

    Expenses $201,690 · Grants $136,813 · Revenue $129,143

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • IAN MAXWELL

    CEO/CO-FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $180,000
    From this org
    $180,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $180,000

  • DAVID BRYANT

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $157,103
    From this org
    $140,361
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,742
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $117,409
    Bonus
    $22,952
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,742
    Filer's total
    $157,103

  • JANINE MAXWELL

    VICE PRESIDENT/CO-FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $150,000
    From this org
    $150,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • JOHN MCCARTHY

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $130,987
    From this org
    $114,245
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,742
    Hours/week
    40

  • MIKE AMMENTORP

    RELATIONSHIP MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $100,556
    From this org
    $100,556
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • JAMES ALAN HILL

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBERT HOLMES

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TED WATSON

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MORGAN KOKARAM

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LA'KERRI JACKSON

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ESTHER NDICHU

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DOUG LIPTAK

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MELVA TATE

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PAUL TODD

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LINDSEY MORRISON

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KRISTI MORRILL

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KRISTEN JOHNS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JILL WOOD-WOLFF

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SANDRA GREEN

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRIS WINKLE

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $5,381,467
    Expenses
    $4,731,741
    Contributions
    $5,927,458
    Grants paid
    $2,544,395
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $5,029,192
    Expenses
    $4,582,399
    Contributions
    $5,369,723
    Grants paid
    $2,785,236
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $3,543,032
    Expenses
    $3,894,127
    Contributions
    $3,285,347
    Grants paid
    $2,501,284

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,060,144
    Expenses
    $3,627,497
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,675,421

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,212,640
    Expenses
    $3,029,143
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,218,406

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,210,581
    Expenses
    $2,852,423
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,049,084

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,765,957
    Expenses
    $2,877,218
    Assets (EOY)
    $663,442

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,646,651
    Expenses
    $2,631,069
    Assets (EOY)
    $899,245

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,177,454
    Expenses
    $2,009,955
    Assets (EOY)
    $820,065

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,347,794
    Expenses
    $2,458,725
    Assets (EOY)
    $610,565

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,245,856
    Expenses
    $2,226,817
    Assets (EOY)
    $725,912

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,428,253
    Expenses
    $2,098,287
    Assets (EOY)
    $705,916

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $2,406,447
    Assets (EOY)
    $379,902

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

  • HEART FOR AFRICA SWAZILAND

    SEE SUPPLEMENTAL EXPLANATION · SF

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.