Nonprofit · EIN 59-3679703
CARDIOSTART INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
Also known as CARDIOSTART USA
Tax-exempt · ST PETERSBURG, FL 33711
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $342,265 | $323,852 | $18,413 | $178,286 | $2,073 | $176,213 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $311,817 | $364,631 | -$52,814 | $159,498 | $1,698 | $157,800 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $566,051 | $441,101 | $124,950 | $211,878 | $1,264 | $210,614 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $340,873
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,392
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $66,600
- Other salaries and wages
- $30,900
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $105,088
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,650
- Travel
- $500
- Depreciation
- $9,696
- Program services (functional)
- $205,053
- Management and general (functional)
- $70,102
- Fundraising (functional)
- $48,697
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $159,498
- Total assets, end of year
- $178,286
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,073
- Net assets, end of year
- $176,213
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,244
- Gross receipts
- $342,265
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 118
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- FL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JANINE HENSON RN BSN CCRN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $66,600 |
| AUBYN MARATH MBBS MS FRCSED | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY A FARKAS MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL WENDSCHUH MD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| VINICIUS NINA MD PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD HARPER MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA FERDMAN MD FAAP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONATO SISTO MD FACS FACCP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLA ENTWISTLE MBA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS HILTON MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JANINE HENSON RN BSN CCRN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $59,200 |
| AUBYN MARATH MBBS MS FRCSED | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY A FARKAS MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL WENDSCHUH MD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROLANDO RODRIGUEZ MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| VINICIUS NINA MD PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD HARPER MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA FERDMAN MD FAAP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONATO SISTO MD FACS FACCP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLA ENTWISTLE MBA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS HILTON MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JANINE HENSON RN BSN CCRN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $55,500 |
| AUBYN MARATH MBBS MS FRCSED | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY A FARKAS MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL WENDSCHUH MD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROLANDO RODRIGUEZ MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| VINICIUS NINA MD PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD HARPER MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA FERDMAN MD FAAP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONATO SISTO MD FACS FACCP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLA ENTWISTLE MBA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4905 34TH STREET S 114, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33711-4511
- In care of
- % JOANNE M MCGUIRE
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JANINE HENSON RN BSN C, 4905 34TH STREET S SUITE 114, ST PETE, FL 33702
- Signed the 990
- JANINE HENSON RN BSN CCRN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (813) 304-2163
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.CARDIOSTART.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SMG ABA LLC
Mission
AS AN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION, CARDIOSTART VOLUNTEERS EDUCATE AND ASSIST LOCAL MEDICAL TEAMS IN PROVIDING FREE HEART SURGERIES AND COMPREHENSIVE CARDIAC CARE TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN UNDERSERVED REGIONS OF THE WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CARDIOSTART RETURNED TO CLINICA COROZONAS UNIDOS FOR TWO MISSIONS THIS YEAR. BOTH PEDIATRIC MISSIONS WERE FOCUSED ON CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE TREATING 28 SURGICAL OR INTERVENTIONAL CATH. LAB PATIENTS. COMMUNITY OUTREACH PUBLIC HEALTH SCREENING ASSESSED 60 PATIENTS. ORPHANAGE SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED BY AN OUTREACH TEAM. A 40-FOOT CONTAINER WAS SENT TO EQUIP A NEW HOSPITAL IN DEVELOPMENT.Expenses $24,101
- ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT: A FIRST VISIT TO NILE OF HOPE HOSPITAL FOR PEDIATRIC SURGERY PROVIDED 23 CONGENITAL HEART SURGERIES AND INTENSIVE CARE EDUCATION. VALUABLE DONATIONS WERE CARRIED BY VOLUNTEERS TO AID THE PROGRAM AND SURGICAL CASES.Expenses $25,159
- LIMA, PERU: THIS WAS CARDIO START'S 20TH RETURN MISSION TO PERU. THIS MISSION CONCENTRATED ON PROVIDING EDUCATION FOR NEW NURSING STAFF. THE INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY PROGRAM WAS ASSISTED WITH THE CARE OF 9 CASES. NINE CONGENITAL HEART SURGERIES WERE PROVIDED TO RESTART THE SURGICAL PROGRAM. OUTREACH ORPHANAGE ASSISTANCE INCLUDED CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH PERMANENT DISABILITIES AND HOSPICE CARE. NEEDED EQUIPMENT WAS PROVIDED FOR THE CENTER. ECHOCARDIOGRAM SCREENINGS PROVIDED FOR 20 PATIENTS. A 40-FOOT CONTAINER OF SUPPLIES AND NEW EQUIPMENT WAS SENT TO LIMA FOR LIMA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.Expenses $17,717
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES - SEE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES.Expenses $138,076
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Not required (state instrumentality). Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 59-3679703
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Not required (state instrumentality)
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $178,286
- Income (IRS master file)
- $342,265
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $342,265 | $323,852 | $178,286 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $311,817 | $364,631 | $159,498 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $566,051 | $441,101 | $211,878 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $172,633 | $366,926 | $85,981 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 59-3679703).
Questions about CARDIOSTART INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
- What is the EIN of CARDIOSTART INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CARDIOSTART INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED is 59-3679703.
- Is CARDIOSTART INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to CARDIOSTART INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CARDIOSTART INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED file?
- Form Not required (state instrumentality).
- When is the next return of CARDIOSTART INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CARDIOSTART INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CARDIOSTART INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JANINE HENSON RN BSN C.
- Who are the officers and directors of CARDIOSTART INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $66,600 (JANINE HENSON RN BSN CCRN, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does CARDIOSTART INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $342,265, expenses of $323,852 and total assets of $178,286 at year end.
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