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HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM INC

EIN 52-1383374 WASHINGTON DC, DC

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Revenue 2024
$6,394,962
Expenses 2024
$5,864,879

Program services were 60.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
2000
Street
1750 COLUMBIA ROAD NW

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT CLOSES THE OPPORTUNITY GAP DURING THE PIVOTAL MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS BY LEVERAGING THE POWER OF COMMUNITIES. HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT'S PROVEN MODEL PROVIDES A RIGOROUS AFTER SCHOOL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, CARING ROLE MODELS, AND A CULTURE OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS, RESULTING IN COLLEGE-BOUND SCHOLARS WITH THE CHARACTER, CONFIDENCE, AND SKILLS TO SUCCEED.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE AFTER-SCHOOL ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES OF DC, VA, AND MD.

  • HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT OPERATES AFTER SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT CENTERS IN THE DC METRO AREA, BALTIMORE AND RICHMOND THAT OFFER RIGOROUS ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT TO STUDENTS DURING THE MOST CRITICAL TIME IN A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT: MIDDLE SCHOOL. CENTERS OPERATE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING MULTIPLE DAYS A WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHOLARS ENROLL IN 5TH OR 6TH GRADE AND DEDICATE THREE TO FOUR YEARS AFTER SCHOOL TO STAY ON TRACK FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS. HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT SUPPORTS THE GROWTH OF SCHOLARS' TALENT AND CONNECTS THEM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND COLLEGE-PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $3,563,007

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Michelle Gilliard

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Chris Newkirk

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Mitch Brooks

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jay Epstien

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Chelsea Coffin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kim Curry

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kedisha Ebanks

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Janae Gravitz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jacqueline Greer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeanelle Johnson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Chris Leech

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Charlie Mullin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mary Lloyd Parks

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Artilie Wright

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lynsey Wood Jeffries

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $257,051
    From this org
    $235,578
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,473
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $235,578
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,920
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,553
    Filer's total
    $257,051

  • Julie Koh

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $192,932
    From this org
    $170,463
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,469
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,463
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,014
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,455
    Filer's total
    $192,932

  • Jessica Walbridge

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $218,443
    From this org
    $194,968
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,475
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,968
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,207
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,268
    Filer's total
    $218,443

  • Janice Cori

    MANAGING DIRECTOR OF DEVEL

    Total calculated
    $178,215
    From this org
    $159,668
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,547
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,668
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,436
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,111
    Filer's total
    $178,215

  • Katey Comerford

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RICHMOND

    Total calculated
    $173,456
    From this org
    $151,714
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,742
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,714
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,848
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,894
    Filer's total
    $173,456

  • James Morgan

    MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PROGR

    Total calculated
    $167,699
    From this org
    $150,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,499
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,200
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,576
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,923
    Filer's total
    $167,699

  • Antwonette Woodlon

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BALTIMORE

    Total calculated
    $156,892
    From this org
    $146,287
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,605
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,287
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,295
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,310
    Filer's total
    $156,892

  • Michelle Depelteau

    DIRECTOR, HR & EE

    Total calculated
    $147,453
    From this org
    $133,548
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,905
    Hours/week
    45

  • Briana Wallington

    DIR. OF PROGRAM OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $106,234
    From this org
    $100,799
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,435
    Hours/week
    45

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $6,394,962
    Expenses
    $5,864,879
    Contributions
    $6,065,398
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $7,629,393
    Expenses
    $6,881,571
    Contributions
    $7,384,901
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $4,627,845
    Expenses
    $7,136,132
    Contributions
    $4,506,283
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,738,858
    Expenses
    $5,821,031
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,210,616

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,456,248
    Expenses
    $5,626,550
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,525,232

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,210,784
    Expenses
    $7,521,346
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,568,711

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,572,056
    Expenses
    $9,600,541
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,073,880

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,810,171
    Expenses
    $10,164,085
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,130,164

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,810,171
    Expenses
    $10,164,085
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,130,164

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,223,751
    Expenses
    $10,174,709
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,896,919

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,114,154
    Expenses
    $10,073,693
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,254,723

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,789,116
    Expenses
    $7,593,571
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,198,373

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,719,571
    Expenses
    $5,571,648
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,904,164

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.