EIN 36-4509500

Heart for Africa

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
14
State
Year formed
2002
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Heart for Africa brings hope to Africa's hunger, orphans, poverty and education crises through fundraising. They run Project Canaan, a 2,500-acre farm.
Total revenues
$3,543,032
2022
Total expenses
$3,894,127
2022
Total assets
$1,698,683
2022
Num. employees
14
2022

Program areas at Heart for Africa

Hiv/aids has ravaged the country of eswatini and more than 200,000 children have been orphaned in its wake. Almost half of the country's population are orphans or vulnerable children. With over 160 children living on project canaan right now, Heart for Africa receives a new baby every two weeks. Many of our children arrive with severe malnutrition and suffer from abuse and neglect often leaving them with physical, intellectual and/or other developmental challenges. Providing a home, food, clothing, education and other care until they reach adulthood requires significant investment. Our commitment to each child is to provide them with a home until they're 18-years of age while providing them with the training, education and resources they need to secure employment.
Unemployment and poverty are two enormous challenges facing the people of eswatini. As part of our focus on poverty and education (which includes vocational training), we employ nearly 300 men and women from the areas around project canaan. More than 100 people work in khutsala artisans where they create authentic african handcrafts such as beadwork animals, home decor and christmas ornaments. This employment provides an opportunity for families to remain intact and helps swazis secure a sustainable income. In addition, 100% of the profits from the sale of these items go directly to supporting the children's homes. On average, each swazi working for project canaan cares for 13 other people, meaning that each person employed has a much greater economic impact on the communities surrounding project canaan.
Project canaan, Heart for Africa's 2,500-acre farm in estwatini, is an innovative initiative that brings together experience and technical support from around the world to grow food and provide employment for men and women. Our dairy provides milk and food for our children and staff, while our egg project provides nutritious eggs for the children and are delivered free of charge to thousands of orphans each week throughout the country. Due to the severe drought afflicting much of sub-saharan Africa we launched an aquaponics project focused on sustainable agriculture, while minimizing the use of water. Our water pipeline project is designed to provide water security to project canaan. We are building a pipeline that directs the flow of natural springs down a mountain onto our farm that will be integrated with our system of dams to provide water for both domestic and agricultural use.
Heart for Africa raises funds to fully support its various initiatives in eswatini. Focused on hope (hunger, orphans, poverty and education) in eswatini, the organization works to ease hunger, care for orphans, end poverty and provide education. To further combat hunger in the country, the organization distributes food to orphans and vulnerable children through a network of church partners located throughout the country, providing over 74,000 hot meals each month. To generate support for its many programs, including homes for children and employment and vocational training for adults, the organization brings hundreds of volunteers over each year to help with various programs, raise awareness and ask for funds for its work. Additional services at project canaan is the kufundza center, a woodshop providing employment and training, as well as a medical clinic that provides medical care for the children, employees and their families.

Who funds Heart for Africa

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Schwab Charitable FundReligion Related$281,900
World OutreachfundGrant Toward New Building$200,000
National Christian Foundation / Natl Christian Charitable FDN IncPoverty$150,850
...and 7 more grants received

Personnel at Heart for Africa

NameTitleCompensation
Ian MaxwellChief Executive Officer and Founder$132,000
David BryantExecutive Director / Chief Development Officer$160,345
John McCarthyDirector of Finance$120,964
Janine MaxwellFounder and C.o.o. / Vice President and Founder$129,030
Chris WinkleVice Chairman$0
...and 5 more key personnel

Financials for Heart for Africa

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$3,285,347
Program services$199,045
Investment income and dividends$141
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-15,728
Net income from fundraising events$74,227
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$3,543,032

Form 990s for Heart for Africa

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-03990View PDF
2021-122022-10-24990View PDF
2020-122021-10-29990View PDF
2019-122021-02-17990View PDF
2018-122020-01-03990View PDF
...and 12 more Form 990s

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Data update history
December 31, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 31, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
December 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $150,850 from National Christian Foundation / Natl Christian Charitable FDN Inc
July 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 4, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsFood banksCharities
Issues
HealthReligionDiseases and disordersHungerForeign affairsInternational development
Characteristics
ReligiousFundraising eventsOperates internationallyFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsTax deductible donations
General information
Address
PO Box 1308
Roswell, GA 30077
Metro area
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
County
Fulton County, GA
Website URL
heartforafrica.org/ 
Phone
(678) 566-1589
IRS details
EIN
36-4509500
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2002
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
X12: Religion-Related Fund Raising and Fund Distribution
NAICS code, primary
624210: Community Food Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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