2017-07-10T15:12:12-05:00 2016-12-31 475430309 DOWNING & RINK PLLC PO BOX 2430 FRISCO TX 750348004 990 2016-01-01 472666271 HIGH-TECH HIGH HEELS HIGH 2145079837 PO BOX 671222 DALLAS TX 753671222 CAROLYN TOBIN TREASURER 2145079837 2017-07-10 1 DALE R DOWNING CPA P01072281 9723805700 97.105.39.246 2017-07-10 11:09:58 CD P 2A6C60FC96542BD69B9A086590FB3E2FE9FA580D 71D71A33C2E1615C4079D9DCE155E30E09186C16 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z CAROLYN TOBIN PO BOX 671222 DALLAS TX 72230 252000 0 X HIGHTECHHIGHHEELS.ORG X 2014 TX THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO CLOSE THE GENDER GAP IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM). IT ACHEIVES THIS MISSION BY MAKING GRANTS TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER PROVEN PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS THAT INCREASE THE NUMBER OF GIRLS GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND ENTERING A COLLEGE-LEVEL DEGREE PROGRAM IN STEM. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS RANGING FROM EQUITY TRAINING AND STEM CAREER WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS TO PHYSICS CAMPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS. IT CONNECTS VOLUNTEER SPEAKERS FROM STEM FOCUSES COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH AND INSPIRE STUDENTS AT TEXAS SCHOOLS AND EVENTS. 14 0 0 70 0 0 26563 225790 0 0 0 0 39315 -5464 65878 220326 0 150000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19108 0 169108 65878 51218 13248 64466 0 0 13248 64466 X THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO CLOSE THE GENDER GAP IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM). IT ACHEIVES THIS MISSION BY MAKING GRANTS TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER PROVEN PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS THAT INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TEXAS GIRLS GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND ENTERING A COLLEGE-LEVEL DEGREE PROGRAM IN STEM. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS RANGING FROM EQUITY TRAINING AND STEM CAREER WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS TO PHYSICS CAMPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS. IT CONNECTS VOLUNTEER SPEAKERS FROM STEM FOCUSES COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH AND ISNPIRE STUDENTS AT TEXAS SCHOOLS AND EVENTS. 0 0 166744 150000 MANY YEARS BEFORE HIGH TECH HIGH HEELS (HTHH) WAS ORGANIZED, A DONOR-ADVISED FUND WAS ESTABLISHED THROUGH THE DALLAS WOMAN'S FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO CLOSING THE GENDER GAP IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM). IN 2014 THE MAJOR LEADERS OF THE DONOR-ADVISED FUND ESTABLISHED HIGH-TECH HIGH HEELS TO SUPPORT THIS MISSION AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES. THE DONOR-ADVISED FUND WAS TRANSFERRED FROM DALLAS WOMAN'S FOUNDATION TO COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS (CFT). CFT MANAGES THE DONOR ADVISED FUND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HTHH. HTHH ALSO ESTABLISHED A DESIGNATED FUND WITH CFT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCUMULATING FUNDS TO COVER OPERATING EXPENSES AND TO SUPPORT FUTURE GRANT-MAKING. SINCE ITS INCEPTION HTHH HAS TRANSFERRED $200,000 FROM ITS FUNDRAISING ACTIVITES TO THE DESIGNATED FUND. DURING THIS SAME TIME PERIOD, GRANTS IN EXCESS OF $250,000 HAVE BEEN MADE FROM THE DONOR-ADVISED FUND TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION. THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF HTHH IS TO CONTINUE TO FUND GRANT-MAKING FROM THE DONOR-ADVISED FUND UNTIL IT IS DEPLETED WHILE INCREASING THE DESIGNATED FUND THROUGH ITS FUND RAISING ACTIVITES IN ORDER CONTINUE ITS GRANT-MAKING LEVELS IN THE FUTURE. THE DONOR-ADVISED FUND HAS DISBURSED OVER $680,000 SINCE ITS INCEPTION WITH THE DALLAS WOMEN'S FOUNDATION TO FUND PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO CLOSING THE GENDER GAP IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH. 166744 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X CAROLYN TOBIN 2145079837 PO BOX 671222 DALLAS TX 753671222 X HEIDI MEANS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN BARKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA DIEHL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARIQUITA GORDON DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 JULIE KNECHT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN PARRISH DIRECTOR 1.35 X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA RUPP DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA SLAGLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA STEFFEK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATRINA WELCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE WITZSCHE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MELENDY LOVETT PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN BRAY SECRETARY 3.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN TOBIN TREASURER 6.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135707 90083 225790 26210 135707 31674 -5464 -5464 220326 0 0 -5464 150000 150000 500 500 11259 11259 189 189 1556 1556 MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT 5485 5485 WEBSITE 119 119 169108 166744 2364 0 13248 64466 13248 64466 0 0 X 13248 64466 13248 64466 13248 64466 51218 0 X 0 0 0 X 88438 252000 340438 88438 252000 340438 340438 340438 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FUNDRAISING GALA 161917 135707 26210 8483 11884 11307 161917 135707 26210 8483 11884 11307 31674 -5464 1 COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS 5500 CARUTH HAVEN LN DALLAS TX 75225 750964565 501(C)(3) 150000 THE ORGANIZATION TRANSFERS FUNDS TO COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS (A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION) WHICH ARE PLACED IN A DESIGNATED FUND. THE PURPOSE OF THE DESIGNATED FUND IS TO ACCUMULATE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS, FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES, AND FUTURE GRANT-MAKING. CURRENTLY, GRANTS ARE BEING MADE FROM A DONOR-ADVISED FUND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS. THE DONOR-ADVISED FUND WILL CONTINUE TO FUND GRANTS TO PROGRAMS WHICH SUPPORT CLOSING THE GENDER GAP IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH UNTIL IT IS DEPLETED. THE DESIGNATED FUND WILL THEN BE USED TO FUND THE GRANT-MAKING ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION. 1 PART I, LINE 2: GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE GRANT COMMITTEE WHICH IS MADE UP OF 5 COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THE APPLICATIONS CONTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATION AND ITS OFFICERS, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT REQUESTED AND DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED USE OF THE GRANT PROCEEDS. THE GRANT IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. ONCE APPROVED, THE GRANT IS DISBURSED FROM THE DONOR-ADVISED FUND AT COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS (CFT). CFT REQUIRES TWO BOARD MEMBERS, KNOWN TO THEM, TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE REQUIRED DISBURSEMENT PRIOR TO THE DISBURSEMENT OF THE FUNDS. HIGH-TECH HIGH HEELS SENDS A LETTER TO THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATION ADVISING THEM OF THE GRANT APPROVAL AND SPECIFIES THE USE OF THE GRANT PROCEEDS AND THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS THE GRANTEE MUST COMPLY WITH SO THE GRANT CAN BE MONITORED. UNUSED FUNDS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE DONOR-ADVISED FUND AT CFT. DURING THE CALENDER YEAR OF 2016, $178,609 WAS DISBURSED FROM THE DONAR ADVISED FUND FOR APPROVED GRANTS AND $33,846 OF UNUSED FUNDS WERE RETURNED TO THE DONOR ADVISED FUND. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO ITS FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY VOLUNTEERS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT. THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OVERSEES AND REVIEWS THIS PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 1023 AND FORMS 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST VIA E-MAIL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST VIA E-MAIL.