Liabilities / Assets
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Reaching Higher Iowa
990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 46-1812079
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
15th percentile
Higher net margin than 15% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
76th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
9th percentile
Faster asset growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
14th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 14% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$24,465
Down $23,574 (-49%) from 2016
Net Assets
Down$24,465
Down $23,574 (-49%) from 2016
Liabilities
$0
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$109,757
Down $62,793 (-36%) from 2016
Expenses
Down$133,331
Down $545 (-0.4%) from 2016
Net Income
Down-$23,574
Down $62,248 (-161%) from 2016
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
- Signed
- Jun 13, 2018
- Return Version
- 2017v2.2
- Gross Receipts
- $109,757
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
See Schedule O Attached
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - Educating the general public and community groups on current conditions and methods to improve IA K-12 public education. | - | $45,187 |
| ADVOCACY - Lobbying and raising awareness for legislative and regulatory change to improve the K-12 public education system in Iowa. | - | $43,841 |
| RESEARCH AND POLICY DEVELOPEMENT - Conducting research on K-12 public education in Iowa and increasing educational opportunities. | - | $42,700 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Jacobs | President & Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| John Butler | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Kelli Grubbs | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Dan Houston | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Sheila Laing | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Ben McLean | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Connie Wimer | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Janet Jacobs | VP And Secretary | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Tom Penaluna | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Charese Yanney | Director | - | $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
- 2018-06-13
- 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 1,540 Meetings 87 Lobbying 25,232 Bank Charges 40”
Travel 203
“Miscellaneous 935 Total to Form 990-EZ, Line 16 28,037”
Form 990-EZ Part III, PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE
“To educate people on the 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.”
Form 990-EZ Part V, INFORMATION REGARDING PERSONAL BENEFIT
“CONTRACTS - The Organization did not, during the year, receive any funds, directly or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract.”
The Organization did not, during the year, pay any premiums,
“directly or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $24,465
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $24,465
- Revenue
- $109,757
- Expenses
- $133,331
- Net income
- -$23,574