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Heart and Armor Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Los Angeles, CA EIN: 82-4502174 Website

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Heart and Armor Foundation at a glance

In short: Heart and Armor Foundation gave $250K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $250K), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$250,000
-13.8% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
-50.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$250,000
+72.4% vs 2023
Median grant
$250,000
Total assets
$512,305
-22.9% vs 2023
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Heart and Armor Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

University of California-San Francisco: $250KUniversity of California-SanFrancisco$250K

The largest 2024 recipient was University of California-San Francisco ($250K).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

<$50K2$50–100K3$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 6 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

San FranciscoChapel Hill

How Heart and Armor Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 150% from 2021 to 2024. 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$100K$200K$300K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $87K (2020) to $290K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $250K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of California-San Francisco San Francisco, CAResearch-Women Warriors Department of Psychology and Behavioral Science$250,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$512,305$651,847$803,814$250,0001
2023$664,272$1,147,260$726,270$290,0002
2022$243,282$611,116$524,968$147,5001
2021$157,134$333,701$401,314$100,0001
2020$224,747$354,374$393,536$86,7651
2019$263,909$545,363$281,454——

About Heart and Armor Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Heart and Armor Foundation is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $512K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $250K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Heart and Armor Foundation is led by Gerard Choucroun, Executive Director & Board Member since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 7 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Gerard Choucroun

    Executive Director & Board Member

    Executive Director & Director → Executive Director Director, 2020

    Executive Director Director → Executive Director & Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $171K (2019) → $213K (2024)

  • John Mayer

    President & Board Member

    Director President → President Director, 2021

    President Director → President & Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Morange

    CFO

    Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    25 hrs/week

    $7K (2021) → $34K (2024)

  • Brandon Phelps

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Venerus

    Secretary Treasurer & Board Member

    Director Secretary Treasurer → Secretary Treasurer Director, 2022

    Secretary Treasurer Director → Secretary Treasurer & Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Schwab

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lori Davis

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Gerard Choucroun — Executive Director and Board Member: $213KGerard ChoucrounExecutive Director and Board…$213KStephen Morange — CFO: $34KStephen MorangeCFO$34K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $213K, to Gerard Choucroun (Executive Director and Board Member). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Heart and Armor Foundation

How much does Heart and Armor Foundation give each year?

Heart and Armor Foundation gave $250K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $290K across 2 grants.

How large is Heart and Armor Foundation?

Heart and Armor Foundation reported $512K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $652K.

What is Heart and Armor Foundation?

Heart and Armor Foundation is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Los Angeles, CA. It holds $512K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Heart and Armor Foundation operate?

Heart and Armor Foundation has awarded grants in California, North Carolina.

What is Heart and Armor Foundation's EIN?

Heart and Armor Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-4502174. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 16, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 24, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 7, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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