BOSTONS HIGHER GROUND: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: BOSTONS HIGHER GROUND (EIN 27-3660369)
Tax period: 2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed: 2022-05-16
IRS object ID: 202211369349302121
Schema version: 2020v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-05-16T08:12:02-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	383697447	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NON-PROFIT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	153 CLINTON ROAD PO BOX 211	AddressLine1Txt
City	STERLING	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01564	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	273660369	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BOSTONS HIGHER GROUND INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BOST	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6176528014	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	384 WARREN STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROXBURY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02119	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MOSSIK HACOBIAN	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6176528014	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-05-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	MOSSIK	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	HACOBIAN	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	BRIAN KINDORF	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01463837	PTIN
Phone	7819336726	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	0	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Initial Return	Yes (X)	InitialReturnInd
Principal Officer	MOSSIK HACOBIAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	384 WARREN STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROXBURY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02119	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,650,061	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.HIGHERGROUND-BOSTON.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2010	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO CONNECT CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES IN BOSTON'S UNDESERVED COMMUNITIES TO EXISTING SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES THAT CONTINUE TO IMPROVE, AVOID DUPLICATION, AND EMPOWER AND TRANSFORM LIVES FROM CRADLE TO CAREER BY ENGAGING COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	18	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	18	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	8	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	3	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$585,325	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,453,536	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$100,002	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$184,376	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$15	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$19	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$12,180	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$12,130	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$697,522	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,650,061	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$250,821	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$434,412	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$3,395	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$77,827	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$198,836	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$687,491	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$453,052	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,121,903	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$244,470	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$528,158	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$343,993	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$977,985	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$24,110	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$270,444	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$319,883	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$707,541	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO CONNECT CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES IN BOSTON'S UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO EXISTING SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES THAT CONTINUE TO IMPROVE, AVOID DUPLICATION, AND EMPOWER AND TRANSFORM LIVES FROM CRADLE TO CAREER BY ENGAGING COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$533,871	ExpenseAmt
Desc	FAMILY-LED STABILITY PILOT: IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, HIGHER GROUND CONTINUED TO PLAY A LEAD ROLE IN A SECOND COLLECTIVE IMPACT INITIATIVE, THE FAMILY-LED STABILITY PILOT (FLSP), A COLLABORATION INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS (BPS), BOSTON'S DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT (DND), BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY (BHA) AND THREE OTHER NON-PROFIT PARTNERS - DUDLEY STREET NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE (DSNI), PROJECT HOPE AND NEW LEASE FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES - TO ADDRESS THE GROWING CHALLENGE OF HOMELESS CHILDREN IN BOSTON SCHOOLS. FLSP WAS OFFICALLY LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2018 WITH AN INTIAL FOCUS ON SEVEN BOSTON SCHOOOLS INCLUDING HIGGINSON K-2 FULL INCLUSION, DAVID A. ELLIS K-5, HIGGINSON LEWIS K-8, WILLIAM MONROE TROTTER K-8, DUDLEY STREET NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL, ORCHARD GARDENS K-8 AND DEARBORN STEM ACADEMY. DURING THE 42 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE LAUNCH, FLSP HOUSED MORE THAN 200 FAMILIES WITH 300 CHILDREN ATTENDING THE SEVEN SCHOOLS AND 35 SIBLINGS ATTENDING OTHER SCHOOLS. ALTHOUGH HIGHER GROUND AND FLSP EXCEEDED THEIR ORIGINAL GOAL OF HOUSING FAMILIES OF 243 HOMELESS STUDENTS AT THE LAUNCH OF THE PILOT, THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS STUDENTS IN THE INITIAL SEVEN SCHOOLS INCREASED BY MORE THAN 100 AND AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2021, 70 HOMELESS CHILDREN ATTENDING THE SEVEN SCHOOLS REMAINED IN SHELTERS OR DOUBLED-UP. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021, HIGHER GROUND BEGAN PLANS TO SCALE UP THE PILOT PROGRAM TO A FULL INITIATIVE AND INVITED THIRTEEN ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NEXT PHASE TO BE FOLLOWED WITH PLANS TO SCALE UP TO HOUSE THE FAMILIES OF MORE THAN 4,000 HOMELESS STUDENTS IN ALL BOSTON SCHOOLS. HIGHER GROUND ALSO BEGAN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY OF LAWRENCE ABOUT SUPPORT EFFORTS TO LAUNCH A SIMILAR INITIATIVE IN THAT CITY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$345,740	ExpenseAmt
Desc	EDUCATION - SUPPORT FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS: IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, HIGHER GROUND SUPPORTED THREE LOCAL SCHOOLS: HIGGINSON K-2 FULL INCLUSION, DAVID A. ELLIS K-5, AND HIGGINSON LEWIS K-8, BY OFFERING PLACEMENT OF SOCIAL WORK GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM LOCAL UNIVERSITIES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. HIGHER GROUND COMPLETED THE PLANNING PHASE OF THE SURROUND CARE COALITION (THE COALITION) AND SECURED A THREE-YEAR $1 MILLION GRANT FROM BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND BEGAN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN SERVING THE THREE SCHOOLS AND CRISPUS ATTUCKS CHILDREN'S CENTER (CACC) AS THE BACKBONE OF A COALITION OF FOURTEEN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS INCLUDING BOSTON CHILDREN'S CHORUS, CENTER FOR TEEN EMPOWERMENT, DOCWAYNE, ELIZABETH STONE HOUSE, FAMILIES FIRST PARENTING PROGRAMS, JFYNETWORKS, KEY STEPS, MASS. ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN (MAC), ONEBEAD, PROGRAM FOR EDUCATION & RESILIENCE (PEAR), ROOM TO GROW, THOMPSON ISLAND OUTWARD BOUND EDUCATION CENTER, UNION CAPITAL BOSTON, AS WELL AS THE THREE SCHOOLS, CACC AND BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS (BPS). HIGHER GROUND, WITH SUPPORT OF LOCAL SCHOOL LEADERS AND THE COALITION PARTNERS, SECURED FUNDS FROM BPS AND BOSTON AFTER SCHOOL AND BEYOND (BASB) AND IMPLEMENTED ITS SECOND SUMMER LEARNING ACADEMY (SLA) THIS TIME IN-PERSON AND HOSTED AT THE DAVID A. ELLIS SCHOOL. HIGHER GROUND AGAIN PRIORITIZED STUDENTS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR WERE RECENTLY HOUSED. THE BIODIVERSITY PROGRAM OFFERED BY O2 FOR LIFE IN COSTA RICA CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR AND SERVED MORE THAN 140 STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$21,124	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$184,376	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION - EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT: HIGHER GROUND AND THE CRISPUS ATTUCKS CHILDREN'S CENTER (CACC) EXTENDED THEIR AGREEMENT FOR A FOURTH YEAR AND HIGHER GROUND CONTINUED TO SUPPORT CACC IN FUNDRAISING FOR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND CONNECTING CACC TO RESOURCES OFFERED BY THE SURROUND CARE COALITION (THE COALITION). CACC CONTINUED WITH ITS CONTRACT WITH BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS (BPS) AS A COMMUNITY SITE FOR UNIVERSAL PRE-K (UPK) WITH FUNDING FOR A UP TO THREE CLASSROOMS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY PRE-K EDUCATION FOR ALL BOSTON 4-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$12,656	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	OPEN OPPORTUNITY MASSACHUSETTS: HIGHER GROUND CONTINUED ITS ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH OPEN OPPORTUNITY MASSACHUSETTS (OOMA), A STATEWIDE SYSTEM CHANGE INITIATIVE DRIVEN BY A CROSS-SECTOR NETWORK OF 40+ LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE COLLECTIVE GOAL IS TO ADVANCE RACIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUITY AND PREPARE UNDERSERVED YOUTH TO THRIVE IN WORK AND LIFE. OOMA IS LED BY A LEADERSHIP TEAM INCLUDING HIGHER GROUND WITH THE RENNIE CENTER AS ITS BACKBONE ORGANIZATION. OOMA HAS SELECTED HIGHER GROUND'S GEOGRAPHY AND LAWRENCE COMMUNITY WORKS AS THE TWO INITIAL TARGET AREAS FOR ITS WORK, HIGHER GROUND WILL SERVE AS BACKBONE OF OOMA'S THRIVING FAMILIES LEVERAGE TEAM IN BOSTON. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021, HIGHER GROUND ALSO ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH ACTION FOR BOSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (ABCD) TO SUPPORT THE SUMMER LEARNING ACADEMY AND TECH EQUITY PROGRAMS USING CARES ACT FUNDS THAT ABCD HAD RECEIVED FROM THE FEDERAL GRANT.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$12,656	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$913,391	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	10	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	8	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	18	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	18	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MOSSIK HACOBIAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6176528014	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	384 WARREN STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROXBURY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02119	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
ARTHUR GERALD
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HUBIE JONES
FOUNDER AND COMMITTEE CHAIR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROL MIRANDA
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHARLIE TITUS
CHAIR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CHARLOTTE GOLAR RICHIE
CO-VICE CHAIR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ERIKA FLORENCE
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GERARD COX
COMMITTEE CHAIR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HUBIE JONES
FOUNDER AND COMMITTEE CHAIR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LEVERETT WING
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW CAMMACK
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MOSSIK HACOBIAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$94,654	$0	$0
RENEE SIMMONS
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RONA KILEY
COMMITTEE CHAIR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHIRLEY CARRINGTON
COMMITTEE CHAIR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SOPHIA BISHOP-RICE
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WAYNE YSAGUIRRE
CO-VICE CHAIR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
RANDALL DAVIS
TREASURER	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CLARA ARROYO
ASSISTANT TREASURER	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ARTHUR CHOO
CLERK	2.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$94,654	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$1,453,536	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,453,536	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CONTRACT SERVICES	Desc
Business	541611	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$184,376	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$184,376	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$184,376	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$19	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$19	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LICENSE FEES	Desc
Business	541611	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$12,130	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$12,130	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$12,130	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,650,061	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$196,506	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$19	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$123,970	TotalAmt
Program Services	$89,826	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,963	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,181	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$256,444	TotalAmt
Program Services	$185,815	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,021	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$37,608	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,741	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,095	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$870	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,776	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,257	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,718	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,777	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,762	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,505	TotalAmt
Management And General	$29,505	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$582,403	TotalAmt
Program Services	$541,653	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,750	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,037	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,309	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,381	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$347	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,905	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,915	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$258	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$732	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,605	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,404	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,978	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,223	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,822	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,822	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
MISCELLANEOUS	$18,268	$15,278	$1,958	$1,032
EQUIPMENT & MAINTENANCE	$3,946	$3,378	$402	$166

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,121,903	TotalAmt
Program Services	$913,391	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$130,685	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$77,827	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$59,293	BOYAmt
EOY	$187,143	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$284,085	BOYAmt
EOY	$790,227	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$615	BOYAmt
EOY	$615	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$343,993	BOYAmt
EOY	$977,985	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,110	BOYAmt
EOY	$270,444	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,110	BOYAmt
EOY	$270,444	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$784	BOYAmt
EOY	$47,132	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$320,667	BOYAmt
EOY	$660,409	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$319,883	BOYAmt
EOY	$707,541	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$343,993	BOYAmt
EOY	$977,985	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$528,158	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$140,500	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$123,999	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$144,309	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$109,633	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$585,325	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,453,536	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,416,802	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$140,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$158,416	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$150,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$100,002	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$184,376	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$732,794	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$263,999	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$302,725	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$259,633	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$685,327	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,637,912	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,149,596	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,625	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,679	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,270	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,943	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,282	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$36,799	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$135,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$153,416	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$145,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$83,249	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$199,702	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$716,367	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$137,625	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$162,095	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$153,270	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$91,192	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$208,984	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$753,166	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$2,396,430	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$62	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$15	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$19	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$112	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$62	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$15	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$19	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$112	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$12,180	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$12,180	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,180	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,130	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$48,670	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$264,061	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$314,910	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$271,824	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$697,522	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,650,061	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,198,378	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.74930	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.60140	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00010	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	LICENSING FEES - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 12,180. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 12,180. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 12,180. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 12,130.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER REVIEW IN DETAIL THE FORM 990. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY UPON FIRST BEING ELECTED DURING THEIR ORIENTATION AND ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE IF FUTURE CONFLICTS ARISE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTE TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY. THE SALARY IS BASED UPON COMPARABLE ORGANIZATION SALARIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	DOCUMENTS AND TAX RETURNS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. NO REQUESTS WERE MADE DURING THE YEAR.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONSULTING CONTRACT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 470,922. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 32,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 502,922. PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 70,731. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,750. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 79,481.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PROVIDES THE OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW OF THE AUDIT. THERE ARE FOUR MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 8:	HIGHER GROUND REQUIRED A RESTATEMENT OF THE JUNE 30, 2020 REVIEWED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO PROPERLY REMOVE CERTAIN GRANT REVENUE WHERE HIGHER GROUND DID NOT HAVE VARIANCE POWER OVER THE GRANT FUNDS. THIS RESULTED IN A PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT OF $(140,500) TO HIGHER GROUND'S TOTAL ASSETS AND TOTAL CHANGES IN NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS. TOTAL ASSETS AND TOTAL CHANGES IN NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS $343,993 AND $238,630, RESPECTIVELY. AFTER THE PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT, TOTAL ASSETS AND TOTAL CHANGES IN NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS WERE ADJUSTED TO $203,493 AND $98,130, RESPECTIVELY AS OF JUNE 30, 2020.