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Big Hearts to Little Hearts

Public charity · Grantmaker Farmingdale, NJ EIN: 04-3704409 Website

To provide support for pediatric cardiac care

Big Hearts to Little Hearts at a glance

In short: Big Hearts to Little Hearts gave $131K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $44K), top state Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$130,763
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$43,588
Median grant
$35,000
Total assets
$93,950
-46.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (46% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Big Hearts to Little Hearts funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia: $61KThe Childrens Hospital ofPhiladelphia$61KPurdue Univ-Indianapolis: $35KPurdue Univ-Indianapolis$35KUc Regents: $35KUc Regents$35K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia ($61K). Together the top 3 received $131K.

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

PhiladelphiaIndianapolisOakland

How Big Hearts to Little Hearts gives

  • Giving grew 31% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $70K (2019) to $131K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $131K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PAFor Onsite Care of Neonates$60,763
Purdue Univ-Indianapolis Indianapolis, INResearch-Congenital Heart Disease$35,000
Uc Regents Oakland, CAResearch-Congenital Heart Disease$35,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$93,950$108,396$190,293$130,7633$109
2024$175,847$136,094$67,662——$141
2023$107,415$134,611$147,389$78,0591$138
2022$120,193$157,792$168,294$99,9181$158
2021$130,695$97,162$61,444——$97
2020$94,977$148,529$75,845——$31
2019$22,293$126,600$143,591$70,0001$28

About Big Hearts to Little Hearts

Based on IRS filings

Big Hearts to Little Hearts is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Farmingdale, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $94K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $131K. Net investment income was $109.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Big Hearts to Little Hearts is led by Lynne Accisano, President on every filing since 2019; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lynne Accisano

    President

    On filings since 2019

    30 hrs/week

    $21K (2019) → $22K (2025)

  • Catherine Kern

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Francis C. Accisano

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judith Accisano

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathryn Surgent

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Harm

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristina Harm

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Jacobs

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Stacy Slater (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Alison Schmidt (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Meghan Ahearn (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Kathleen Schmidt (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Patricia Intilli (2019–2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Lynne Accisano — President: $22KLynne AccisanoPresident$22K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $22K, to Lynne Accisano (President).

Frequently asked questions about Big Hearts to Little Hearts

How much does Big Hearts to Little Hearts give each year?

Big Hearts to Little Hearts gave $131K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

What is Big Hearts to Little Hearts's typical grant size?

Big Hearts to Little Hearts's median grant in 2025 was $35,000, and its average grant was $43,588, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Big Hearts to Little Hearts give grants?

Big Hearts to Little Hearts's top state is Pennsylvania, with 46% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Indiana (27%) and California (27%).

Does Big Hearts to Little Hearts give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Big Hearts to Little Hearts's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Big Hearts to Little Hearts?

Big Hearts to Little Hearts reported $94K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $108K.

What is Big Hearts to Little Hearts?

Big Hearts to Little Hearts is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Farmingdale, NJ. It holds $94K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Big Hearts to Little Hearts's EIN?

Big Hearts to Little Hearts's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3704409. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 15, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 27, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 16, 2026)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 12, 2020)

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