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Filing year 2024

THE BRAVE HEART FOUNDATION INC

Fishers, Indiana·EIN 27-0720856·NTEE T50 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$904k
Total assets
$5M
Total expenses
$862k
Reported officers
9

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Indiana.

Executive Director
Below 10th percentile
$26k
$28k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 8 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE BRAVE HEART FOUNDATION INC equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
3%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$795k

Itemized grants

167

Median grant

$5k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
FIREFLY CHILDREN & FAMILY ALLIANCEINDIANAPOLIS, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$35k
AVONDALE MEADOWS ACADEMY UNITED SCHOOLS OF INDIANAPOLISINDIANAPOLIS, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$33k
INDIANAPOLIS ART CENTERINDIANAPOLIS, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$28k
IWIN (INDIANA WOMEN IN NEED FOUNDATION INC)INDIANAPOLIS, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$20k
HORIZON HOUSEINDIANAPOLIS, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$15k
GLEANERS FOOD BANK OF INDIANAINDIANAPOLIS, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$13k
EXODUS REFUGEE IMMIGRATION INCINDIANAPOLIS, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$10k
INDIANA CENTER FOR PREVENTION OF YOUTH ABUSE AND SUICIDECARMEL, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$10k
LUTHERAN CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES OF INKY INCINDIANAPOLIS, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$10k
PACK AWAY HUNGERINDIANAPOLIS, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$10k
THE MILK BANKINDIANAPOLIS, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$10k
THE SALVATION ARMYINDIANAPOLIS, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$10k
UPSTREAM PREVENTION INCGREENWOOD, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$10k
BARTRAM MEMORIAL FUNDMARTINSVILLE, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$9k
SECOND HELPINGSINDIANAPOLIS, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$9k
TETER RETREAT AND ORGANIC FARMNOBLESVILLE, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$9k
SHELTERING WINGSDANVILLE, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$8k
CARMEL YOUTH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMCARMEL, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$8k
COMPANION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVESINDIANAPOLIS, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$8k
INDIANA WOMEN IN NEED FOUNDATIONINDIANAPOLIS, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$8k
ASCENT 121CARMEL, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$7k
CENTER FOR VICTIM AND HUMAN RIGHTSINDIANAPOLIS, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$7k
GOOD NEWS MINISTRIESINDIANAPOLIS, INCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$7k
HOPE CRISIS RESPONSE NETWORK INCSANTA ROSA, CACOMMUNITY SUPPORT$7k
JOUBERT SYNDROME AND RELATED DISORDERS FOUNDATIONSPOKANE, WACOMMUNITY SUPPORT$7k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Up 47%
from 2023

From $18k in 2023 to $26k in 2024.

$18k
2023
$26k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 43% in real terms$20k to $28k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 47% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 49%.

$18k in 2023 to $26k in 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about THE BRAVE HEART FOUNDATION INC

What does the Chief Executive Officer of THE BRAVE HEART FOUNDATION INC earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of THE BRAVE HEART FOUNDATION INC received $26,375 in total compensation. This pay is in the bottom 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Indiana: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report more. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at THE BRAVE HEART FOUNDATION INC compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Indiana, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at THE BRAVE HEART FOUNDATION INC falls in the bottom 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE BRAVE HEART FOUNDATION INC equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are THE BRAVE HEART FOUNDATION INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE BRAVE HEART FOUNDATION INC reported $904k in total revenue and $862k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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