Healing Words Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$367k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$238k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$393k
$207k liabilities
Net assets
$186k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
6.4 years on average
Staff
2
5 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
Healing Words Foundation's network
6 people5 organisationsi6 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
6 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 6 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Holm | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Debra Johnston | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jennifer May | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ken Bartholomew | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Tom Dean | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| David Hyink | Vice President | since 2020 |
| Joanie Holm | Vice President | since 2018 |
| Richard Holm | President | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanie Holm | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Hyink | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carter Holm | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Debra Johnston | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer May | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ken Bartholomew | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tom Dean | Director | 1 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Healing Words Foundation
- EIN
- 452513019
- Address
- 724 5th St, Brookings, SD, 57006-2101
- State
- South Dakota
- Mission
- Enhancing health and diminishing suffering by communicating useful information based on honest science,provided in a respectful and compassionate manner. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- G199 Voluntary health associations and medical disciplines
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2011
- Principal officer
- Joanie Holm (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 2011
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJennifer May
≥7years on the filingsKen Bartholomew
≥7years on the filingsStephanie Herseth-Sandlin
≥6years on the filingsTom Dean
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $393k
- Total liabilities
- $207k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $186k
- Contributions and grants received
- $355k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 5
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $131k | $237k | Deficit $107k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.