Heartwood Charter School

Heartwood Charter School, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization located in Petaluma, California, operates exclusively as a sub-recipient on federal education grants issued through the California Department of Education, with no prime contracts or grants in its federal footprint. The vendor holds no seat on federal contracting vehicles and does not compete for federal contracts; its three federal awards total $83 thousand in obligated dollars across two years of activity.

Heartwood's federal work consists entirely of sub-awards under Department of Education programs channeled through California Department of Education as the prime grantee. The vendor received two sub-awards in 2026 (September and August) to support rural school district capacity and teacher quality improvement, and one sub-award in January 2023 for COVID-19 pandemic response and preparedness activities. The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 67% of named award activity in the source. Award dates and descriptions do not specify dollar amounts per sub-award, only the combined $83 thousand obligated across all three.

As a sub-recipient operating at sub-million scale with no prime contracting history and no IDV or GWAC presence, Heartwood does not function as a teaming partner for federal prime contractors pursuing competitive federal contracts. The vendor's posture is consistent with a small nonprofit education organization receiving pass-through federal education grants rather than a federal contractor or systems integrator. Competitive-intelligence relevance is minimal except in sectors focused specifically on K-12 education grant administration and rural school improvement programming.