Servants Heart Foundation Inc.

The Servants Heart Foundation Inc. (EIN 58-2218044) is a private grantmaking foundation based in Newport Beach, California, tax-exempt since April 1996 and classified by the IRS under "Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations / Private Grantmaking Foundations" (NTEE T20). Per the foundation's own filed mission statement, it "conducts activities to encourage and support its grantee missions organizations, including conducting retreats and highlighting grantee organizations on a blog. Additionally, the Foundation conducts mission trip activities wherein participants travel to various countries around the globe to visit, support, and serve grantee ministry organizations." This is a deeply faith-based, missions-centric private foundation — its grantees are described as "ministry organizations," and the foundation goes beyond check-writing by sending trustees and affiliates on international mission trips (with a recorded pre-COVID trip to Africa in 2020 planning records). Officers are Paul A. Neff (President/CEO/Chairman), Kathy A. Neff (Director), Richard Haugen (Treasurer), and Lindsey Haugen (Secretary) — indicating Neff/Haugen family governance. Note: the website field in source records (www.servantsheart.org) resolves to "Servant's Heart of Mint Hill, NC" — a different 501(c)(3) public charity operating a community assistance program and boutique in North Carolina. The Newport Beach private foundation does not appear to have a public-facing website at that URL.

FY2024 Form 990-PF (filed November 11, 2025) shows 677,750 dollars in revenue, 2.11M dollars in expenses, and 1.86M dollars in charitable disbursements — a very high 88 percent payout ratio and a net-income loss of 1.43M dollars, suggesting the foundation is actively drawing down assets to sustain giving. Net assets stood at 17.40M dollars with only 12,145 dollars in liabilities. Revenue is driven primarily by dividends (321,968 dollars, 47.5 percent) and "Other Income" (162,072 dollars, 23.9 percent). FY2023 disbursements were 1.07M dollars on 1.33M dollars in expenses — meaning FY2024 giving nearly doubled ( up 74 percent) vs prior year. The foundation does not pay officers significantly — only Treasurer Richard Haugen draws compensation (16,306 dollars in FY2024). Charitable distribution "may include" officer compensation per the 990-PF note, so actual external grants may be slightly below 1.86M dollars. Because grantees are described as "mission" and "ministry" organizations, expect funded organizations to be U.S.- and internationally-based Christian missions, church-planting organizations, ministry retreats, and faith-based humanitarian service organizations.

At ~17M dollars assets and ~1.9M dollars annual giving, Servants Heart occupies the small private-foundation tier within the Christian mission philanthropy ecosystem. Unlike Maclellan or Stewardship, it does not accept public applications — giving is directed to a curated roster of ministry partners that the trustees visit in person. Its mission-trip model is also distinctive.

Most recent IRS filing: Form 990-PF for fiscal year ending December 2024, filed November 11, 2025. Revenue 677,750 dollars; total expenses 2.11M dollars; charitable disbursements 1.86M dollars; net income negative 1.43M dollars; net assets 17.40M dollars. Charitable disbursements increased sharply from FY2023 (1.07M dollars), consistent with post-pandemic resumption of mission-trip support programs. Governance remains stable: Paul A. Neff (President/CEO/Chairman), Kathy A. Neff (Director), Richard Haugen (Treasurer, 16,306 dollars compensation), Lindsey Haugen (Secretary). Contributions received were only 104,551 dollars (15.4 percent of revenue) — most operating inflow comes from investment income on the endowment. As noted above, no dedicated public website operates under the private foundation's own name; the ".org" that matches the name belongs to an unrelated North Carolina community charity. Grantees are not publicly disclosed outside the 990-PF Schedule of Grants Paid.

1) This foundation does not accept unsolicited applications — it is a private, invitation-only grantmaker that funds a curated roster of ministry partners the trustees personally visit on mission trips. 2) If your organization is a Christian ministry with international or U.S. missions work, the path to funding is building a relationship with the Neff or Haugen families directly (Paul A. Neff, Kathy A. Neff, Richard Haugen, Lindsey Haugen) through shared church, ministry-network, or conference channels in the Orange County / Newport Beach area. 3) Review the Schedule of Grants Paid on the most recent Form 990-PF (available via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, EIN 58-2218044) to identify current grantees — similar organizations working in the same theological tradition or geography are your peer group. 4) The foundation's model emphasizes in-person engagement: trustees "travel to various countries around the globe to visit, support, and serve grantee ministry organizations." Organizations that can host a foundation site visit — showing missions work in person — are structurally advantaged. 5) Do not pitch non-ministry or secular causes — the IRS-filed mission is explicitly "ministry" focused. 6) The website field in typical grant databases (servantsheart.org) is a data-quality artifact pointing to an unrelated NC charity; do not contact that organization thinking it is the same entity. 7) For any formal contact, use the Newport Beach, CA mailing address on the 990-PF or work through ministry umbrella organizations where the Neff/Haugen families are active.