Civic Intelligence

Higher Ground Ministry

EIN 06-1540385 • 501(c)3 • Seymour, CT

Profile

Christ centered support group

1 Field StreetSeymour, CT 06483

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

11th percentile

-84%

Higher net margin than 11% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

10th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

57th percentile

3.3%

Faster revenue growth than 57% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Assets

Down

$52,792

Down $13,103 (-20%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$52,792

Down $13,103 (-20%) from 2023

Revenue

Down

$12,226

Down $2,804 (-19%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$25,329

Down $14,675 (-37%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

-$13,103

Up $11,871 (+48%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2011: $128,052Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $121,993Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $115,712Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $135,145Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $140,334Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $146,596Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $145,988Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $145,9882017Assets 2018: $137,824Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $137,8242018Assets 2019: $122,627Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $122,6272019Assets 2020: $107,847Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $107,8472020Assets 2021: $100,488Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $100,4882021Assets 2022: $90,869Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $90,8692022Assets 2023: $65,895Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $65,8952023Assets 2024: $52,792Net Assets 2024: $52,7922024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$52,792
Liabilities-
Net Assets$52,792

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20K-$40KRevenue 2011: $30,472Expenses 2011: $13,646Net Income 2011: $16,8262011Revenue 2012: $29,435Expenses 2012: $35,494Net Income 2012: -$6,0592012Revenue 2013: $24,415Expenses 2013: $30,696Net Income 2013: -$6,2812013Revenue 2014: $40,746Expenses 2014: $21,313Net Income 2014: $19,4332014Revenue 2015: $24,097Expenses 2015: $18,796Net Income 2015: $5,3012015Revenue 2016: $28,637Expenses 2016: $22,375Net Income 2016: $6,2622016Revenue 2017: $26,172Expenses 2017: $26,780Net Income 2017: -$6082017Revenue 2018: $24,379Expenses 2018: $32,543Net Income 2018: -$8,1642018Revenue 2019: $18,172Expenses 2019: $33,369Net Income 2019: -$15,1972019Revenue 2020: $8,553Expenses 2020: $23,333Net Income 2020: -$14,7802020Revenue 2021: $16,130Expenses 2021: $23,489Net Income 2021: -$7,3592021Revenue 2022: $15,544Expenses 2022: $25,163Net Income 2022: -$9,6192022Revenue 2023: $15,030Expenses 2023: $40,004Net Income 2023: -$24,9742023Revenue 2024: $12,226Expenses 2024: $25,329Net Income 2024: -$13,1032024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$12,226
Expenses$25,329
Net Income-$13,103

Filings

Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.53$0.53$0.12$0.25$0.13
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.66$0.00$0.66$0.15$0.40$0.25
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.91$0.00$0.91$0.16$0.25$0.10
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.00$0.00$1.00$0.16$0.23$0.07
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.08$0.00$1.08$0.09$0.23$0.15
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.23$0.00$1.23$0.18$0.33$0.15
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.38$0.00$1.38$0.24$0.33$0.08
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.46$0.00$1.46$0.26$0.27$0.01
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.47$0.00$0.29$0.22$0.06
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.40$0.00$0.24$0.19$0.05
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.35$0.00$0.41$0.21$0.19
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.16$0.00$0.24$0.31$0.06
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.22$0.00$0.29$0.35$0.06
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.28$0.00$0.30$0.14$0.17
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Apr 4, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$12,226
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Christ centered support group

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO LEAD PARTICIPANTS TO PERSONAL FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST AND TO PROMOTE CONTINUAL SPIRITUAL GROWTH THROUGH INSTRUCTIONENCOURAGEMENT AND LOCAL CHURCH INVOLVMENT$10,599$10,599
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
TED D'ERAMOPresidentPT$0--
LUCETTA D'ERAMOSecretaryPT$0--
RICHARD HUBERDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Higher Ground Ministry
EIN
06-1540385
Phone
2038887091
Address
1 FIELD STREET, SEYMOUR, CT 06483

Signing Officer

Name
LUCETTA D'ERAMO
Title
Secretary
Phone
2038887091
Signed
2025-04-04

Preparer

Firm
Ct Institute of Finance
Address
231 CORAM AVE, SHELTON, CT 06484
Preparer
Andrew Acosta
Phone
2033714242
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

OFFICE SUPPLIES 1740.

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

STATE FILING 50.

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

LEADERS 43.

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

TRAVEL 7495.

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

Celebration services 4047.

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

ADVERTISING 1014.

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

Webmaster statment adjustment 151.

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

MISC 463.

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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