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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by HIGHER HEIGHTS FOR AMERICA.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 8 November 2024. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$994,671 changed to $978,168
Total expenses
$922,209 changed to $922,210
Contributions and grants received
$994,671 changed to $978,168
Total assets, end of year
$262,760 changed to $246,257
Total liabilities, end of year
$28,537 changed to $28,538
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$234,223 changed to $217,719
Program services expenses
$821,620 changed to $821,621

Totals

Total revenue
$978,168
Total expenses
$922,210
Contributions and grants received
$978,168
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$246,257
Total liabilities, end of year
$28,538
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$217,719
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$821,621
Management and general expenses
$70,669
Fundraising expenses
$29,920
Program service expenses (Part III)
$821,620

Program services were 89.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $978,168

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $242,624 · program services $202,435 · management and general $29,190 · fundraising $10,999

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $155,971 · program services $130,298 · management and general $19,153 · fundraising $6,520

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $66,489 · program services $57,181 · management and general $5,984 · fundraising $3,324

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $32,346 · program services $27,818 · management and general $2,911 · fundraising $1,617

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $7,611 · program services $6,545 · management and general $685 · fundraising $381

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,288 · program services $15,728 · management and general $1,646 · fundraising $914

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $42,154 · program services $36,252 · management and general $3,794 · fundraising $2,108

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $35,759 · program services $30,753 · management and general $3,218 · fundraising $1,788

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $24,128 · program services $20,750 · management and general $2,172 · fundraising $1,206

  • 17 · Travel

    total $524 · program services $451 · management and general $47 · fundraising $26

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,904 · program services $12,818 · management and general $1,341 · fundraising $745

  • 24a · Other expenses: Membership

    total $61,989 · program services $61,989 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Outreach & Partnerships

    total $26,015 · program services $26,015 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Communication/Research

    total $34,237 · program services $34,237 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Merchant Fees

    total $5,845 · program services $5,025 · management and general $528 · fundraising $292

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $153,326 · program services $153,326 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $166,005 · end of year $158,807

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $13,371 · end of year $87,450

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $13,300

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $13,300

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $17,615 · end of year $28,538

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $161,761 · end of year $217,719

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Higher Heights is building a national infrastructure to harness Black Womens political power and leadership potential. Headquartered in NY, NY, Higher Heights is a national 501(C)4 organization investing in a long-term strategy to analyze, expand, and support a Black womens leadership pipeline.

Activities or mission (Part I)

See Schedule O

  • Convenings & Events Host events, townhalls, and conversations that gather Black women in communities to discuss issues concerning Black women and their families. Events and convenings create spaces for Black women to be informed, and engaged and to take action that will expand Black womens civic engagement beyond the voting booth to increase the number of Black women pursuing elected leadership.

    Expenses $190,688

  • Strategic Communications & Digital Campaigns/Research Develop on and offline communications to help elevate Black womens voices and help shape the national narrative about Black women in American politics. Accomplish this through the development of website content, production of the Sunday Brunch Series, Facebook Live, and X chat events, and seeking to expand earned media opportunities. Compile, conduct and release research on Black womens political and civic leadership.

    Expenses $102,080

  • Network Developing a network of Black women and allies and providing members with training and tools to harness their political power. Create on and offline activities and networking opportunities to help Black women lead from the voting booth to elected office.

    Expenses $184,825

  • Leadership Development Train the next generation of leaders by expanding our #BlackWomenLeadPolitical Leadership efforts to meet Black women where they are and move them up the ladder of engagement. Host leadership webinars that will focus on preparing Black women women to take their political leadership to the next level and provide skill-building opportunities from fundraising and

    Expenses $29,008

  • messaging to volunteer and staff engagement.

  • Strategic Planning Conducted strategic planning process and tactical plans to accelerate the growth, impact and sustainabilit of Black womens political power and leadership.

    Expenses $194,221

  • Outreach and Partnerships Expand relationships with national and local partners to expand Higher Heights reach to support programming and attend convenings and meetings.

    Expenses $77,566

  • Political Engagement We did strategic planningg and GOTV efforts

    Expenses $43,232

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Glynda Carr

    President and CEO

    Total calculated
    $197,464
    From this org
    $56,503
    From related orgs
    $118,538
    Other
    $22,423
    Hours/week
    20

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $56,503 + $118,538 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,243 + $15,180 related
    Filer's total
    $63,746 + $133,718 related
  • Denora Getachew

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LaToia Jones

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Celeste Morris

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Sullivan

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Simone Ward

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joy Williams

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leah Daughtry

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa Hargrove

    Chief of Staff

    Total calculated
    $195,704
    From this org
    $71,819
    From related orgs
    $84,431
    Other
    $39,454
    Hours/week
    20

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $71,819 + $84,431 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,149 + $21,305 related
    Filer's total
    $89,968 + $105,736 related
  • Aprill Turner

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $175,574
    From this org
    $33,944
    From related orgs
    $117,055
    Other
    $24,575
    Hours/week
    20

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $33,944 + $117,055 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,530 + $19,045 related
    Filer's total
    $39,474 + $136,100 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
20 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443259349300039

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