About us

A small organization with a long-term commitment to one community

Hearts 4Kids Inc is a 501(c‌)(3) nonprofit caring for vulnerable children and families in El Triunfo, Ecuador.

Our story

Hearts 4Kids began with a simple conviction: children living in poverty should not have to face it alone. Today that conviction takes shape in El Triunfo, Ecuador, where our center is a steady place children can count on for a meal, help with school, care when they are sick, and adults who know their names.

Poverty in the community shows up in many ways — missed meals, untreated illness, school interrupted by the cost of supplies, families stretched past their limits. Rather than address one symptom, we work across all of them: sponsorship, food, medical care, educational support, and classes and programs that give children and youth somewhere good to belong.

The organization is registered in the United States as Hearts 4Kids Inc, a 501(c‌)(3) public charity with EIN 47-4834211, and administered from Mercedes, Texas. The work itself is carried out day to day in Ecuador.

Children playing outside the Hearts 4Kids community center
Legal name
Hearts 4Kids Inc
Tax status
501(c‌)(3) public charity
EIN
47-4834211
Where we serve
El Triunfo, Ecuador
U.S. office
1236 S Washington Ave, Mercedes, TX 78570

What guides us

Children first

Every decision starts with the question: is this good for the child in front of us?

Rooted locally

Our work happens through a center in El Triunfo, led alongside local staff and volunteers who know the community.

Whole-family care

Children thrive when families are supported, so our programs reach parents and youth too.

Faithful stewardship

As a 501(c‌)(3) public charity we take seriously our responsibility to use every gift carefully.