HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM INC (EIN 52-1383374)
Tax period
2015-09-01 to 2016-08-31
Filed
2017-07-17
IRS object ID
201711989349301311
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-07-17T12:37:08-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1901 N GLEBE ROAD SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22203ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521383374EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHIGHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2023757738PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11750 COLUMBIA ROAD NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLYNSEY WOOD JEFFRIESPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2023757738PhoneNum
Signature2017-07-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDAVID TRIMNER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00444822PTIN
Phone5712279500PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLYNSEY WOOD JEFFRIESPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11750 COLUMBIA ROAD NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$11,277,072GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.HIGHERACHIEVEMENT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1985FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROVIDE AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT IN UNDERSERVED AREAS OF DC, VA, PA & MD.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body16VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent16VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee292TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers500TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$8,735,237PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$299PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$143CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$53,580PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$134,107CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,789,116PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$11,114,154CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,972,071PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$2,621,500PYOtherExpensesAmt
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PY Total Expenses$7,593,571PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$10,073,693CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,195,545PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,040,461CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$9,254,723TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,936,878TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,956,859TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,261,495NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,297,864NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionHIGHER ACHIEVEMENT CLOSES THE OPPORTUNITY GAP DURING THE PIVOTAL MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS. BY LEVERAGING THE POWER OF COMMUNITIES, HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT'S PROVEN MODEL PROVIDES A RIGOROUS YEAR-ROUND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, CARING ROLE MODELS, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).AND A CULTURE OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS, RESULTING IN COLLEGE-BOUND SCHOLARS WITH THE CHARACTER, CONFIDENCE, AND SKILLS TO SUCCEED.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$6,537,357ExpenseAmt
DescOUT OF SCHOOL TIME EDUCATION: PROVIDE AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT IN UNDERSERVED AREAS OF WASHINGTON, DC, VIRGINIA, PENNSYLVANIA AND MARYLAND. HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT SERVES OVER 1,200 MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHOLARS IN GRADES 5-8. SERVICES INCLUDE HOMEWORK HELP, ACTIVITIES, EVENING MEALS AND MENTORING THREE NIGHTS PER WEEK DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR AND SIX WEEKS OF RIGOROUS ACADEMIC WORK DURING THE SUMMER. SUMMER ACADEMY IS 8 HOURS PER DAY FIVE DAYS PER WEEK AND INCLUDES TWO MEALS PER DAY. THE PROGRAM IS FREE TO THE FAMILIES. STUDENTS IMPROVE ON STANDARDIZED TESTS, GRADES, AND CONFIDENCE, AND ARE PLACED IN TOP HIGH SCHOOLS. 95% OF GRADUATES FINISH HIGH SCHOOL ON TIME.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$6,537,357TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document48IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee292EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

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MITCHELL SCHEAR
CHAIR3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNIE LINEHAN CZERWINSKI
VICE CHAIR3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS LEECH
TREASURER & FINANCE CHAIR3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN BOOCHEVER
SECRETARY & GOVERNANCE CHAIR3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY THOMPSON
EX OFFICIO/GENERAL COUNSEL2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL KAGAN
BOARD MEMBER & FUND DEV. CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID FARRELL
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSHUA B RALES
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAMONT GORDON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK DEBORD
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLE GALLANT
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAJ SHARMA
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD ENGLAND
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH LATTERNER PARKER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHERRY RHODES
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TARIQ WEST
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GENE PINKARD 0901-093015
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER HORST 0901-093015
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMEER BHARGAVA 0901-093015
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDRA MOHR UNTIL 022016
CONTROLLER45.00Yes (X)$112,037$0$7,555
LYNSEY WOOD JEFFRIES
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER45.00Yes (X)$162,315$0$10,478
RAJ KAPUR START 071516
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JESSICA RICHARDSON WALBRIDGE
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER45.00Yes (X)$53,193$0$1,893
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$327,545TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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MDRC
1990 M STREET NW SUITE 340WASHINGTONDC20036EXTERNAL EVALUATOR$609,384
CROSS & JOFTUS
8610 RIDGE ROADBETHESDAMD20817CURRICULUM DEVELOPER$212,500
BARON TOURS
PO BOX 1662FALLS CHURCHVA22041TRANSPORTATION$148,713
CONCENTUSNET
PO BOX 400MCLEANVA22101IT CONSULTANT$141,197
ACHIEVEMISSION
6052 SOUTH MOLINE WAYENGLEWOODCO80111HUMAN CAPITAL PLAN CONSULTANT$105,711
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$1,319,856FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$3,284,953GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$6,375,095AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$227,650NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$10,979,904TotalContributionsAmt

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Total Revenue Column$143TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$143ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$296,133FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,319,856ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$162,918FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$133,215TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$133,215ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$892TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$892ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$892OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$134,250ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$509,718TotalAmt
Program Services$374,514ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$82,048ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$53,156FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,036,735TotalAmt
Program Services$3,695,754ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$821,904ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$519,077FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$129,547TotalAmt
Program Services$97,300ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,107ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,140FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$756,926TotalAmt
Program Services$568,511ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$94,111ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$94,304FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$47,710TotalAmt
Program Services$35,834ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,932ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,944FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,699TotalAmt
Management And General$82,699ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,364TotalAmt
Management And General$35,364ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$813,146TotalAmt
Program Services$528,112ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$180,429ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$104,605FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,967TotalAmt
Program Services$36,321ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$233ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,413FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,509TotalAmt
Program Services$96,488ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$91,412ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,609FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,877TotalAmt
Program Services$90,461ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,416ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$256,696TotalAmt
Program Services$182,595ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,101ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,816TotalAmt
Program Services$57,167ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,245ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,404FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,152TotalAmt
Program Services$35,708ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,372ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,072FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,509TotalAmt
Management And General$26,509ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$167,591TotalAmt
Program Services$34,537ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$133,054ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,456TotalAmt
Management And General$71,456ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$859,135$0$859,135
SCHOOL EXPENSES$458,999$458,999
EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES$82,242$82,242
ELECTIVE PROGRAMS$74,348$74,348

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$145,551TotalAmt
Program Services$88,466ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,715ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,370FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,073,693TotalAmt
Program Services$6,537,357ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,685,242ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$851,094FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,770,590BOYAmt
EOY$766,992EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$629,093BOYAmt
EOY$1,863,616EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,732,557BOYAmt
EOY$3,666,133EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,046BOYAmt
EOY$50,457EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$4,409,910LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,539,968LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,988,431BOYAmt
EOY$2,869,942EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$33,927EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,656BOYAmt
EOY$3,656EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,198,373BOYAmt
EOY$9,254,723EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$895,522BOYAmt
EOY$758,190EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$264,415BOYAmt
EOY$473,300EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$751,840BOYAmt
EOY$725,322EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,101BOYAmt
EOY$47EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,936,878BOYAmt
EOY$1,956,859EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,944,045BOYAmt
EOY$4,347,289EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,317,450BOYAmt
EOY$2,950,575EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,261,495BOYAmt
EOY$7,297,864EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,198,373BOYAmt
EOY$9,254,723EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,040,461ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$4,092NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$786,643OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$786,643BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,509,238OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$583,916DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,925,322BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$255,155OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$185,687DepreciationAmt
Book Value$69,468BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$858,874OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$770,365DepreciationAmt
Book Value$88,509BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,869,942TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLINE OF CREDITDesc
Amt$47Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$47TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,373,157TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$4,092NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$105,524DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$859,135OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$757,703RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,130,860RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$16,706OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$16,706RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,114,154TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,336,788TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$105,524DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$16,706OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$122,230ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,214,558ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$859,135OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$859,135ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,073,693TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, EXCEPT ON NET INCOME FROM ACTIVITIES UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. FOR THE YEARS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2016 AND 2015, NO ACCRUAL FOR BUSINESS INCOME TAXES WAS NECESSARY. HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT EVALUATED TAX POSITIONS AND DETERMINED THAT ITS POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION. HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:BAD DEBT LOSS -859,135.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -16,706.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 16,706.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:BAD DEBT LOSS 859,135.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3THE ORGANIZATION CUSTOMARILY DRAWS ITS STUDENTS FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND FOLLOWS RACIALLY NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION I3 & 21ST CENTURY GRANTS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,547,145GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,257,612CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$289,533GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$26,330RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$71,310FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$72EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$48,500OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2FUNDRAISING BREAKFASTEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$68,844GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$62,244CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$6,600GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$7,212RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$2,700FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$6,794OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,615,989GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,319,856CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$296,133GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$33,542RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$74,010FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$72EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$55,294OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$162,918DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$133,215NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLYNSEY WOOD JEFFRIESPersonNm
TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$158,875BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$3,440BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$8,116DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$2,362NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$172,793TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSANDRA MOHR, CONTROLLER OF THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $58,571.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$207,650NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescDELL LAPTOPSDesc
Contribution30ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$20,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM, INC. ALL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCUSSIONS ARE DOCUMENTED. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF THEIR FINANCIAL INTEREST TO THE DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. AFTER SUCH DISCLOSURE, THE INTERESTED PERSON LEAVES THE MEETING WHILE THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS DISCUSS THE MATTER AND VOTE ON WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MAY APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION IS NOT REASONABLY ATTAINABLE, THE DISINTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINE WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION. IF THE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE HAS REASON TO BELIEVE THAT A MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, THAT MEMBER HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE SITUATION. IF, UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE BOARD MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)'S COMPENSATION ANNUALLY. INCREASES ARE BASED ON SUBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS BY THE COMMITTEE, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION DATA OF COMPARATIVE POSITIONS IN LIKE ORGANIZATIONS. ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND INCREASES ARE GRANTED BASED ON PERFORMANCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION POSTS ITS AUDITED ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON ITS WEBSITEAND WILL MAKE ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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