2018-03-29T09:13:44-07:00 2017-06-30 383697447 Non Profit Capital Management LLC PO Box 211 Sterling MA 01564 990 2016-07-01 273660369 BOSTONS HIGHER GROUND INC BOST 6176528014 384 Warren Street Roxbury MA 02119 Mossik Hacobian Executive Director 6176528014 2018-02-13 1 Brian Kindorf P01463837 7819336726 2018-02-13 50.198.109.49 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Mossik Hacobin 384 Warren Street Roxbury MA 02119 264061 0 X www.higherground-boston.org X 2010 MA 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. 15 15 2 4 0 0 43458 123999 83512 140000 0 62 0 0 126970 264061 0 0 0 0 41659 151085 5299 2786 21031 53924 91208 100882 245079 26088 18982 42854 73405 9079 20648 33775 52757 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. 0 0 112096 0 150000 Early Childhood Development: Higher Ground has two programs to support parents with young children. The first is Parenting Circles in collaboration with Families First Parenting Programs. The second is support for high quality early education and care with a significant collaboration with the Crispus Attucks Children's Center (CACC). During FY 2017, CACC agreed to host the Parenting Circles which made the program easily accessible to the more than 200 families with children at the Center. Higher Ground continued to support high quality child care services in its target area. Following an initial year of collaboration with the Crispus Attucks Children's Center (CACC), Higher Ground entered into a three-year agreement with CACC to support it in increasing its enrollment closer to capacity and to serve more children and families in Higher Ground's target area. We also supported CACC with its effort to embark on a much-needed capital improvement project and secured more than $1 million in capital, which allowed it to begin some of the improvements. 56844 0 0 Education: Higher Ground supports three district schools, Higginson K-2, Higginson Lewis K-8 and David Ellis K-5, and three local charter schools, KIPP, Brooke and Bridge Boston, and the Mission Grammar Catholic School. Higher Ground support and advocacy for the three district schools has resulted in the schools' accessing the many new resources. During fiscal year 2017, Higher Ground increased services to three local district schools and continued to convene the parent leadership of seven schools to continue to collaborate and share best practices, convened meetings of parent leaders from the seven schools and continued development of a community-wide parent network and increased its work with a local child care provider to build its capacity and serve more area children and families. Also in fiscal year 2017, Higher Ground played a lead role in two major collective impact initiatives. The first was its collaboration with a citywide working group, including representatives of the city of Boston Education Cabinet, Boston Public Schools (BPS), Department of Neighborhood Development, Boston Housing Authority and several other partners to design a pilot program to address the growing challenge of homeless children in Boston schools. The pilot program will begin with six inner city schools including three that Higher Ground is supporting. The pilot program is scheduled to be launched in fiscal 2018. The second was the bringing together and coordination of 20 partners in forming the High Ground Promise Neighborhood Coalition led by ABCD and submitting a 5-year $30 million proposal to the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). The Coalition has agreed to continue to explore working together for greater impact with or without the DOE funding. 9562 0 0 Community Building: Higher Ground engages with other local organizations in efforts to improve services, safety and economic opportunities in its target area. 72 0 0 * Youth Development: Higher Ground collaborates with Center for Teen Empowerment to help at-risk youth participate in positive activities in and around Higher Ground's impact zone. During fiscal year 2017, this collaboration consisted primarily in shared offices and certain administrative functions and mutual support in community outreach and communications. 1047 0 0 Health: Higher Ground seeks to ensure that every resident in its impact area has access to a medical home and does not rely on emergency rooms for routine health care. During fiscal year 2017 Higher Ground's team of volunteers welcomed a retired pediatrician and expanded its capacity to support schools in areas of health and social and emotional learning. 1119 0 0 179621 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MA X Mossik Hacobin 6176528014 384 Warren Street Roxbury MA 02119 Charlie Titus Chair 2 X X 0 0 0 Charlotte Golar Richie Vice Chair 2 X X 0 0 0 Randall Davis Treasurer 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Arthur Choo Clerk 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Matthew Cammack Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Shirley Carrington Committee Chair 2 0 X 0 0 0 Clarence Cooper Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jerry Cox Committee Chair 2 0 X 0 0 0 Arthur Gerald Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Hubie JOnes Founder and Committee Chair 2 0 X 0 0 0 Rona Kiley Committee Chair 2 0 X 0 0 0 Tulaine Montgomery Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Alejandra St Guillen Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Renee Simmons Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Leverett Wing Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Mossik Hacobian Executive Director 40 X 120192 0 0 120192 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123999 0 123999 140000 140000 0 0 140000 62 0 0 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 264061 140000 0 62 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120192 78147 29151 12894 0 19075 19075 11818 8241 2367 1210 1350 1096 254 0 2786 2786 24640 24640 0 0 2455 1802 462 191 1317 967 248 102 42545 31235 8004 3306 938 580 267 91 0 2200 1615 414 171 Equipment and Maintenance 2824 2073 531 220 Food 10154 9580 574 2785 570 2155 60 245079 179621 44427 21031 5681 23405 37173 50000 42854 73405 9079 20648 9079 20648 X 33775 52757 0 0 0 0 33775 52757 42854 73405 18982 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X 244964 305273 74875 43458 123999 792569 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 244964 305273 74875 43458 123999 792569 424598 367971 429 9453 0 0 62 9944 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 802513 0.45852 0.689 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Executive Director and the Treasurer review in detail; the Board of Directors is provided a copy for review. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The board signs annual conflict of interest disclosures. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The board votes to authorize the Executive Director salary. The salary is based on comparable organization salaries. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 They are available upon request. No requests were made during the year. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Contract-Education Stipends and Program Consultants.