Education
(B99)
IRS Verified
DX Registered
990 on File
MY HERO PROJECT INC
Financial strength (30%)
87/100
Reliability (20%)
55/100
Effectiveness (25%)
81/100
Impact (25%)
No data yet
CharityAI™ Score
Not yet evaluated
Mission Statement
The MY HERO Project (www.myhero.com) uses media, art and technology to celebrate the best of humanity, one story at a time. MY HERO is a non-profit educational project that empowers people of all ages to realize their potential to effect positive change in the world. Since 1995, over 100 million people from 197 countries have participated in The MY HERO Project. Our award-winning programs raise awareness for the amazing work being done by heroes globally and at the grass roots level to address some of the greatest challenges of our time. We work to promote cross-cultural communication, human rights, environmental awareness, tolerance, media literacy and the arts.
Financial Overview — FY 2025
$715K
Total Revenue
$603K
Total Expenses
$814K
Net Assets
13
Employees
Revenue Sources
Expense Breakdown
Program Expense Ratio
89.4%
Fundraising Efficiency
N/A
Operating Reserve
16.21x
Liability-to-Asset
4.4%
Revenue Diversification
94.6%
Executive Compensation
$36K
Compared with Peers
FY 2025
Compared with 10,291 similar organizations
(United States, Education, $100K–$1M in expenses), FY 2025.
This organization
Middle half of peers (P25–P75)
Peer median
| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
89.4% | 89.6% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
10.1% | 7.5% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
0.6% | 0.0% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
16.2 mo | 9.1 mo |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
4.4% | 0.1% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
94.6% | 87.8% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
668.0% | 6.3% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
20.8% | 7.6% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
15.7% | 3.1% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $715K | $603K | $814K | 89.4% | 13 |
| 2024 | $93K | $499K | $702K | 89.9% | 12 |
| 2023 | $701K | $473K | $1.1M | 89.3% | 14 |
| 2022 | $219K | $478K | $880K | 86.5% | 14 |
| 2021 | $503K | $457K | N/A | — | 18 |
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