Wide Open Hearts
Wide Open Hearts is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Grove City, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $7K in total assets. In 2024, it made $15K in qualifying distributions.
Wide Open Hearts at a glance
- Total assets
- $6,655
- +470.3% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $29,208
- +33.6% vs 2023
- Qualifying distributions (2024)
- $14,530
- -28.0% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $23,720
- +17.5% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2022) to $20K (2023). In 2023 it reported $20K 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.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,655 | $29,208 | $23,720 | — | — | $14,530 |
| 2023 | $1,167 | $21,870 | $20,193 | $20,193 | Total only | $20,193 |
| 2022 | $2,978 | $12,745 | $13,407 | $13,402 | Total only | $13,402 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wide Open Hearts is led by Michelle Hughes, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Michelle Hughes
President
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bethany Garcia
Vice President
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Lopes
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Monica Neighberg (2022–2023) — Secretart
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2024. "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 Wide Open Hearts
How large is Wide Open Hearts?
Wide Open Hearts reported $7K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $29K.
What is Wide Open Hearts?
Wide Open Hearts is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Grove City, OH. It holds $7K in total assets as of 2024.
What is Wide Open Hearts's EIN?
Wide Open Hearts's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-1908893. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 29, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 23, 2024)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2023
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