Heal the Hero Foundation
To provide community education about, and provide funding for advanced,drug-free brain performance programs.
Heal the Hero Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,245,919
- -22.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $5,281,625
- +22.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $2
- Expenses (2025)
- $5,625,409
- +24.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Heal the Hero Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $828K (2020) to $12.3M (2023). In 2024 it reported $4.4M in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vertical Growth Partners Mesa, AZ | — | $1,219,240 |
| ASU Foundation Tempe, AZ | — | $148,568 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,245,919 | $5,281,625 | $5,625,409 | — | — | $2 |
| 2024 | $1,601,168 | $4,314,041 | $4,523,212 | $4,357,854 | Total only | — |
| 2023 | $3,606,731 | $12,923,109 | $12,540,334 | $12,334,352 | Total only | — |
| 2022 | $2,242,183 | $11,345,070 | $10,308,921 | $10,008,729 | Total only | — |
| 2021 | $291,328 | $1,789,563 | $1,624,565 | $1,367,808 | 2 | — |
| 2020 | $126,058 | $1,082,057 | $1,026,117 | $827,622 | 3 | — |
| 2019 | $47,518 | $963,270 | $955,428 | $955,000 | 2 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Heal the Hero Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Heal the Hero Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Mesa, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $2.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Heal the Hero Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; 2 of 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jonathan Klinger
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Holmes
Presidentdirector
President → President & Board Member, 2024
President & Board Member → Presidentdirector, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$33K (2019) → $100K (2025)
Antonette M. Schwartz
Treasurerdirector
Treasurer → Treasurer, Fundraiser & Board Member, 2024
Treasurer, Fundraiser & Board Member → Treasurerdirector, 2025
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
$60K (2023) → $60K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Lou Schwartz (2019–2021) — President
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $100K, to Joe Holmes (Presidentdirector). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Heal the Hero Foundation
How large is Heal the Hero Foundation?
Heal the Hero Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.3M.
What is Heal the Hero Foundation?
Heal the Hero Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Mesa, AZ. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Heal the Hero Foundation operate?
Heal the Hero Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Ohio.
What is Heal the Hero Foundation's EIN?
Heal the Hero Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4750390. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 15, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 23, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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