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Joining Hearts Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Atlanta, GA EIN: 58-2028181 Website

To raise awareness and funds to support prevention, care and housing assistance to those impacted by hiv/aids in atlanta.

Joining Hearts Inc at a glance

In short: Joining Hearts Inc gave $87K across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $22K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$87,000
-0.4% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
4
+33.3% vs 2023
Average grant
$21,750
-25.3% vs 2023
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$22,109
-49.7% vs 2023
Primary geography
Georgia (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

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

How to apply to Joining Hearts Inc

Next open deadline
October 31, 2026 (Joining Hearts Grant Application)

Who Joining Hearts Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

Aid Atlanta: $50KAid Atlanta$50KLost-N-Found Youth Inc: $15KLost-N-Found Youth Inc$15KPositive Impact Inc: $15KPositive Impact Inc$15KHope Atlanta: $7KHope Atlanta$7K

The largest 2024 recipient was Aid Atlanta ($50K). Together the top 4 received $87K.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 15 (87%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Atlanta

How Joining Hearts Inc gives

  • Giving fell 34% 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$50K$100K$150K3 grants2019 2 grants2020 4 grants2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2020) to $132K (2021). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $87K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Aid Atlanta Atlanta, GASupport for Those Living with HIV/AIDS in Atlanta.$50,000
Lost-N-Found Youth Inc Atlanta, GAHousing Support for Those Living in Atlanta$15,000
Positive Impact Inc Atlanta, GASupport for Those Living with HIV/AIDS in Atlanta.$15,000
Hope Atlanta Atlanta, GAHousing Support for Those Living in Atlanta$7,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$22,109$93,574$115,454$87,0004
2023$43,989$120,310$106,831$87,3443
2022$30,510$95,042$85,929$55,0002
2021$24,245$151,586$140,404$132,0004
2020$16,025$37,237$31,144$17,0002
2019$21,805$133,190$142,986$121,5793

About Joining Hearts Inc

Based on IRS filings

Joining Hearts Inc is a public charity, based in Atlanta, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $22K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $87K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Joining Hearts Inc is led by Jerry Henderson, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 6 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Jerry Henderson

    President

    On filings since 2019

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cory Jobe

    Finance Director

    On filings since 2019

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Demarcus Austin

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcus Merrit

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Toby Vargus-Jaume

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Foulk

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: David Elsea (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Michael Boggan (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Rosalyn Jordan (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Anthony Baza-Fanin (2023) — Director
  • Former: Emerich Sobotik (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Joshua Mercier (2021) — Director
  • Former: Sal Chavez (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Tomas Rodriguez (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Michael Murphy (2019) — Vice President

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.

Frequently asked questions about Joining Hearts Inc

How much does Joining Hearts Inc give each year?

Joining Hearts Inc gave $87K across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $87K across 3 grants.

What is Joining Hearts Inc's typical grant size?

Joining Hearts Inc's median grant in 2024 was $15,000, and its average grant was $21,750, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Joining Hearts Inc give grants?

Joining Hearts Inc gives mostly in Georgia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Atlanta, GA (4 grants).

Does Joining Hearts Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Joining Hearts Inc's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Joining Hearts Inc?

Joining Hearts Inc reported $22K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $94K.

What is Joining Hearts Inc's EIN?

Joining Hearts Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-2028181. 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 December 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 16, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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