Civic Intelligence

Higher Heights for America

990 • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 45-3211706

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on Nov 15, 2019

Organization ProfileWWW.HIGHERHEIGHTSFORAMERICA.ORG
147 Prince Street Suite 30Brooklyn, NY 11201

(646) 494-9620

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

46th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2018 filings • NTEE R • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

47th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2018 filings • NTEE R • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

26th percentile

-13%

Higher net margin than 26% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • NTEE R • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

75th percentile

$40,668

Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 10.1% of source-year revenue.

2018 filings • NTEE R • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

3rd percentile

-99%

Faster asset growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • NTEE R • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

76th percentile

43%

Faster revenue growth than 76% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • NTEE R • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets46th percentile

Assets

Down

$743

Down $53,552 (-99%) from 2017

Net Assets

Down

$743

Down $53,552 (-99%) from 2017

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2017

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue47th percentileNet Margin26th percentile

Revenue

Up

$401,589

Up $120,802 (+43%) from 2017

Expenses

Up

$455,141

Up $227,917 (+100%) from 2017

Net Income

Down

-$53,552

Down $107,115 (-200%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth3rd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2012: $850Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $2,492Liabilities 2013: $500Net Assets 2013: $1,9922013Assets 2014: $724Net Assets 2014: $7242014Assets 2015: $3,811Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $732Net Assets 2016: $7322016Assets 2017: $54,295Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $54,2952017Assets 2018: $743Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $7432018Assets 2019: $67,903Liabilities 2019: $10,038Net Assets 2019: $57,8652019Assets 2020: $787,774Liabilities 2020: $208,597Net Assets 2020: $579,1772020Assets 2021: $1,341,645Liabilities 2021: $219,412Net Assets 2021: $1,122,2332021Assets 2022: $179,376Liabilities 2022: $17,615Net Assets 2022: $161,7612022Assets 2023: $262,760Liabilities 2023: $28,537Net Assets 2023: $234,2232023Assets 2024: $320,872Liabilities 2024: $290,319Net Assets 2024: $30,5532024

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$743
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$743
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth76th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$4.0M$2.0M$0-$2.0MRevenue 2012: $4,871Expenses 2012: $5,379Net Income 2012: -$5082012Revenue 2013: $18,465Expenses 2013: $17,323Net Income 2013: $1,1422013Revenue 2014: $199,559Expenses 2014: $200,827Net Income 2014: -$1,2682014Revenue 2015: $118,655Expenses 2015: $115,569Net Income 2015: $3,0862015Revenue 2016: $194,510Expenses 2016: $197,589Net Income 2016: -$3,0792016Revenue 2017: $280,787Expenses 2017: $227,224Net Income 2017: $53,5632017Revenue 2018: $401,589Expenses 2018: $455,141Net Income 2018: -$53,5522018Revenue 2019: $586,140Expenses 2019: $529,018Net Income 2019: $57,1222019Revenue 2020: $1,709,166Expenses 2020: $1,192,546Net Income 2020: $516,6202020Revenue 2021: $2,001,152Expenses 2021: $1,458,096Net Income 2021: $543,0562021Revenue 2022: $1,005,477Expenses 2022: $1,965,949Net Income 2022: -$960,4722022Revenue 2023: $994,671Expenses 2023: $922,209Net Income 2023: $72,4622023Revenue 2024: $3,451,052Expenses 2024: $3,638,218Net Income 2024: -$187,1662024

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$401,589
Expenses$455,141
Net Income-$53,552
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
Nov 15, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$401,589
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Higher heights for america is building a national infrastructure to harness black women's political power and leadership potential. Headquartered in ny, higher heights is a national 501 c(4) organization investing in a long term strategy to analyze, expand, and support a black woman's leadership pipeline at all levels and strengthen her civic participation beyond election day.

Higher heights for america is the only national organization providing black women with a political home exclusively dedicated to harnessing their power to expand black women's elected representation and voting participation.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$54,295$743▼ $53,552
Total Assets$54,295$743▼ $53,552
Liabilities
Total Liabilities$0$0→ $0
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$54,295$743▼ $53,552
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$54,295$743▼ $53,552
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$54,295$743▼ $53,552
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay75th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
Kimberly Peeler AllenBoard of DirectorPT$40,668$40,668
Glynda C CarrBoard of DirectorPT$40,320$40,320

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Joy WilliamsBoard Chair
Carol McdonaldVice Chair
Latoia JonesBoard of Director
Simone WardBoard of Director
Elizabeth SullivanSecretary
Celeste MorrisTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$395,849
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$0
Other Revenue
$5,740
All Other Contributions
$395,849
Change in Net Assets
$-53,552

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$401,589
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$401,589
Total Revenue per Form 990
$401,589
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$366,843
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$88,298
Total Fundraising Expense$29,068
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$50,183$15,861$14,944$80,988
Other Expenses$36,412--$36,412
All Other Expenses$15,364$3,516$3,335$22,215
Conferences and Meetings$17,768$1,188$1,128$20,084
Fees for Services Other$7,582$2,351$2,231$12,164
Fees for Services Legal$6,243$1,936$1,837$10,016
Occupancy$5,434$1,685$1,599$8,718
Fees for Services Accounting$5,293$1,641$1,557$8,491
Payroll Taxes$4,317$1,366$1,287$6,970
Office Expenses$2,991$928$880$4,799
Insurance$694$215$204$1,113
Other Employee Benefits$201$73$66$340
Total Functional Expenses$395,313$30,760$29,068$455,141

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$455,141
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$455,141
Total Expenses per Form 990$455,141
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
Yes
Subject to proxy tax
No

Reported Spending and Taxes

Line ItemAmount
Political Expenditures$79,929
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 6

“General members shall be those individuals who affirmatively accept the corporation's invitation to become members and thereafter affirm their membership in the corporation at least annually by written or electronic notification. General members shall have the authority to elect one of the corporation's directors and such other authority or rights as these by-laws may provide, if any. However, general members may exercise only such powers and authority as are expressly granted to them by these by-laws or by law. Nothing in these by-laws shall give the general members, in their roles as general members, the authority to make decisions related to the day-to-day management of the corporation, including, without limitation, decisions regarding the corporation's budget or particular expenditures or the hiring or firing of particular employees or contractors.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 11B

“A copy of the 990 is provided to the board for review prior to filing.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 12C

“Board members are required to disclose conflicts. Conflicts are monitored and disclosed according to the conflict of interest policy. If a conflict arises, the board holds a meeting, which excludes the board of director that may have the conflict, for discussion and board vote.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 17

“Ohio, oregon, pennsylvania, utah, virginia”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 19

“No documents available to the public”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Higher Heights for America
EIN
45-3211706
Phone
6464949620
Address
147 PRINCE STREET SUITE 30, BROOKLYN, NY 11201

Signing Officer

Name
Celeste Morris
Title
Treasurer
Phone
6468457337
Signed
2019-11-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Glynda C Carr
Legal Domicile
Ny
Voting Board Members
8
Independent Board Members
6
Employees
0
Volunteers
133

Preparer

Firm
Coates & Hutchinson Pc
Address
2130 PRIEST BRIDGE DR STE 10, CROFTON, MD 21114-2457
Preparer
Theresa Hutchinson
Phone
4107213946
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION

“Higher heights for america is the only national organization providing black women with a political home exclusively dedicated to harnessing their power to expand black women's elected representation and voting participation.”

Form 990, Page 2, Part III, Line 4D

“Leadership development and political engagement”

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2018 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$743
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$743
Revenue
$401,589
Expenses
$455,141
Net income
-$53,552
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.32$0.29$0.03$3.45$3.64$0.19
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.26$0.03$0.23$0.99$0.92$0.07
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.18$0.02$0.16$1.01$1.97$0.96
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.34$0.22$1.12$2.00$1.46$0.54
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.79$0.21$0.58$1.71$1.19$0.52
2019Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.07$0.01$0.06$0.59$0.53$0.06
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.40$0.46$0.05
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.05$0.00$0.05$0.28$0.23$0.05
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.20$0.00
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.12$0.00
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.20$0.00
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.02$0.00
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00