Civic Intelligence

Reaching Higher Iowa

EIN 46-1812079 • 501(c)3 • Urbandale, IA

Profile

To educate people on current conditions of iowa's k-12 public education system and methods to improve thereon; to research best practices and state of the art teaching and learning programs, methods, curriculums, and improvements to iowa's k-12 public education system; and to advocate for legislation, regulations, and government programs to improve iowa's k-12 public education system.

PO Box 42515Urbandale, IA 50323

reachinghigheriowa.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Net Margin

1st percentile

-8324%

Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

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 2021

Asset Growth

14th percentile

-78%

Faster asset growth than 14% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Revenue Growth

7th percentile

-91%

Faster revenue growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$5,704

Down $20,809 (-78%) from 2020

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$5,704

Down $20,809 (-78%) from 2020

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin1st percentile

Revenue

Down

$250

Down $2,500 (-91%) from 2020

Expenses

Up

$21,059

Up $18,036 (+597%) from 2020

Net Income

Down

-$20,809

Down $20,536 (-7522%) from 2020

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth14th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2013: $2,089Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2015: $9,365Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $9,3652015Assets 2016: $48,039Net Assets 2016: $48,0392016Assets 2017: $24,465Net Assets 2017: $24,4652017Assets 2018: $11,720Net Assets 2018: $11,7202018Assets 2019: $26,786Net Assets 2019: $26,7862019Assets 2020: $26,513Net Assets 2020: $26,5132020Assets 2021: $5,704Net Assets 2021: $5,7042021

Highlighted filing

2021

Assets$5,704
Liabilities-
Net Assets$5,704
Open 2021 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth7th percentile

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

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2013: $76,444Expenses 2013: $74,355Net Income 2013: $2,0892013Revenue 2015: $101,238Expenses 2015: $92,273Net Income 2015: $8,9652015Revenue 2016: $172,550Expenses 2016: $133,876Net Income 2016: $38,6742016Revenue 2017: $109,757Expenses 2017: $133,331Net Income 2017: -$23,5742017Revenue 2018: $108,570Expenses 2018: $121,315Net Income 2018: -$12,7452018Revenue 2019: $73,676Expenses 2019: $58,610Net Income 2019: $15,0662019Revenue 2020: $2,750Expenses 2020: $3,023Net Income 2020: -$2732020Revenue 2021: $250Expenses 2021: $21,059Net Income 2021: -$20,8092021

Highlighted filing

2021

Revenue$250
Expenses$21,059
Net Income-$20,809
Open 2021 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2021 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.

Open filing
Assets
$5,704
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$5,704
Revenue
$250
Expenses
$21,059
Net income
-$20,809
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.06$0.06$0.00$0.21$0.21
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.27$0.27$0.03$0.03$0.00
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.27$0.27$0.74$0.59$0.15
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.12$0.12$1.09$1.21$0.13
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.24$0.24$1.10$1.33$0.24
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.48$0.48$1.73$1.34$0.39
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.09$0.00$0.09$1.01$0.92$0.09
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.02$0.00$0.76$0.74$0.02
Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2021 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2018 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
Jun 4, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.0
Gross Receipts
$108,570
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

See Schedule O Attached

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - Educating the general public and community groups on current conditions and methods to improve IA K-12 public education.-$46,800
RESEARCH AND POLICY DEVELOPEMENT - Conducting research on K-12 public education in Iowa and increasing educational opportunities.-$43,500
ADVOCACY - Lobbying and raising awareness for legislative and regulatory change to improve the K-12 public education system in Iowa.-$30,000
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Mark JacobsPresident & TreasurerPT$0--
John ButlerDirector-$0--
Kelli GrubbsDirector-$0--
Tom PenalunaDirector-$0--
Sheila LaingDirector-$0--
Ben McLeanDirector-$0--
Anita NorianDirector-$0--
Janet JacobsVP And SecretaryPT$0--
Tiffany ODonnellDirector-$0--
Charese YanneyDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Reaching Higher Iowa
EIN
46-1812079
Phone
5152901702
Address
PO Box 42515, Urbandale, IA 50323

Signing Officer

Name
Mark Jacobs
Title
President
Signed
2019-06-04
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Kaduce & Company PC
Address
4401 Westown Parkway Suite 206, West Des Moines, IA 50266
Preparer
Al Kaduce CPA
Phone
5152231040
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ Part I - Line 16 - OTHER EXPENSES

“Website 1,425 Lobbying 20,000 Bank Charges 42 Total form 990-EZ, Line 16 21,467”

Form 990-EZ Part III - PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE

“Reaching Higher Iowa is commited to advocating for a more effective Iowa K-12 public education system to provide opportunities for every child and foster long-term economic growth in the State of Iowa.”

Form 990-EZ Part V - INFORMATION REGARDING PERSONAL BENEFIT

“CONTRACTS - The Organization did not receive any funds, directly or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract.”

Raw XML Appendix158 raw XML fields

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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