HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM INC (EIN 52-1383374)
Tax period
2014-09-01 to 2015-08-31
Filed
2016-06-23
IRS object ID
201611759349300926
Schema version
2014v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-06-23T16:12:42-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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

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Address Line14250 N FAIRFAX DRIVE SUITE 1020AddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22203ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN521383374EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHIGHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2028617753PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLYNSEY WOOD JEFFRIESPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2028617753PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-18SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDAVID TRIMNERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00444822PTIN
Phone5712279500PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLYNSEY WOOD JEFFRIESPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11750 COLUMBIA RD NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,932,361GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.HIGHERACHIEVEMENT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1985FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROVIDE OUT OF SCHOOL TIME EDUCATION FOR 5TH THROUGH 8TH GRADERS, TO PUT STUDENTS ON TRACK TO COLLEGE SUCCESS IN FOUR CITIES: DC, BALTIMORE, RICHMOND, AND PITTSBURGH.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body15VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee292TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1000TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI-$33,851TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$33,851NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$6,643,567PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$8,735,237CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$9,558PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$299CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$85,562PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$53,580CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,719,571PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$8,789,116CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$3,876,300PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,972,071CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$639,074CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,695,348PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,621,500CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,571,648PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,593,571CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,147,923PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,195,545CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$6,904,164TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$8,198,373TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,838,131TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,936,878TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,066,033NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,261,495NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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, 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$5,721,071ExpenseAmt
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 908 CHILDREN 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$5,721,071TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
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 Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document49IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee292EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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
Governing Body Voting Members15GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member15IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 FldVAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone2028617753PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11750 COLUMBIA ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MITCHELL SCHEAR
CHAIR3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNIE LINEHAN CZERWINSKI
VICE CHAIR3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS LEECH
TREASURER3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK DEBORD
SECRETARY3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMEER BHARGAVA
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN BOOCHEVER
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID FARRELL
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLE GALLANT
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER HORST
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL KAGAN
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH LATTERNER PARKER
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GENE PINKARD
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSHUA B RALES
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAJ SHARMA
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY THOMPSON PRO BONO COUNSEL
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TARIQ WEST
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSSELL GREIFF
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNSEY WOOD JEFFRIES
CEO45.00Yes (X)$137,644$0$8,004
SANDRA MOHR
CONTROLLER45.00Yes (X)$112,687$0$1,291
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$250,331TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$9,295TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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CROSS & JOFTUS
8610 RIDGE ROADBETHESDAMD20817CURRICULUM DEVELOPER$192,500
BARON TOURS
PO BOX 1662FALLS CHURCHVA22041TRANSPORTATION$154,215
CONCENTUS
PO BOX 400MCLEANVA22101IT CONSULTANT$141,910
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$996,217FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$2,502,376GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$5,236,644AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$8,735,237TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$299TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$299ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$26,869RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$60,720RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real-$33,851RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$33,851TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$33,851UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$151,193FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$996,217ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$82,525FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$68,668TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$68,668ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Exclusion$18,763ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$18,763OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$8,789,116TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$87,730ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$395,495TotalAmt
Program Services$234,737ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$111,378ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,380FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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Total$3,859,499TotalAmt
Program Services$2,920,711ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$508,685ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$430,103FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,944TotalAmt
Program Services$60,183ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,059ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,702FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$304,357TotalAmt
Program Services$205,318ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,696ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,343FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$330,776TotalAmt
Program Services$243,437ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,973ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,366FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,074TotalAmt
Management And General$31,074ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$942,694TotalAmt
Program Services$867,107ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,107ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,480FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,359TotalAmt
Program Services$19,016ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$208ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,135FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$160,943TotalAmt
Program Services$88,728ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,200ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,015FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$142,217TotalAmt
Program Services$114,200ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,017ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$221,925TotalAmt
Program Services$133,431ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$88,494ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,195TotalAmt
Program Services$64,426ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,749ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,020FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,038TotalAmt
Program Services$111,423ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,109ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,506FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$154,960TotalAmt
Program Services$45,799ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$109,161ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,094TotalAmt
Management And General$51,094ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SCHOLAR EXPENSES$428,493$428,493
EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES$87,755$87,755
BANK AND LICENSE FEES$50,422$50,422
SPECIAL EVENTS$36,818$33,714$3,104

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,513TotalAmt
Program Services$62,593ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$11,920FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,593,571TotalAmt
Program Services$5,721,071ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,233,426ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$639,074FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,168,969BOYAmt
EOY$1,770,590EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$626,564BOYAmt
EOY$629,093EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,109,855BOYAmt
EOY$2,732,557EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$4,360,808LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,372,377LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,906,052BOYAmt
EOY$2,988,431EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,724BOYAmt
EOY$77,702EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,904,164BOYAmt
EOY$8,198,373EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$656,416BOYAmt
EOY$895,522EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$406,536BOYAmt
EOY$264,415EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$773,479BOYAmt
EOY$751,840EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,700BOYAmt
EOY$25,101EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,838,131BOYAmt
EOY$1,936,878EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,586,513BOYAmt
EOY$3,944,045EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,479,520BOYAmt
EOY$2,317,450EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,066,033BOYAmt
EOY$6,261,495EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,904,164BOYAmt
EOY$8,198,373EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,195,545ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$83NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$2,500,342OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$498,125DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,002,217BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$224,989OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$148,579DepreciationAmt
Book Value$76,410BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$848,834OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$725,673DepreciationAmt
Book Value$123,161BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,988,431TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLINE OF CREDITDesc
Amt$25,101Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$25,101TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,075,114TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$83NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$142,836DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$143,245OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$285,998RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,789,116RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,789,116TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,879,652TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$142,836DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$143,245OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$286,081ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,593,571ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,593,571TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 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, 2015 AND 2014, 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:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 82,525. RENTAL EXPENSES 60,720.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 82,525. RENTAL EXPENSES 60,720.

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)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,147,410GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$996,217CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$151,193GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$9,800RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$63,509FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$9,216OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,147,410GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$996,217CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$151,193GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$9,800RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$63,509FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$9,216OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$82,525DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$68,668NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD CONSISTS OF THE CHAIRPERSON, VICE CHAIRPERSON, SECRETARY, TREASURER, AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND SUCH OTHER DIRECTORS AS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DEEMS APPROPRIATE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS EMPOWERED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD BUT SHALL NOT UNDERTAKE CHANGES IN THE POLICIES OR ACTIVITIES OF THE CORPORATION.
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 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 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON ITS OWN WEBSITE AND WILL MAKE ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 553,791. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 24,976. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 23,299. TOTAL EXPENSES 602,066. IT CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 130,814. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,900. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,503. TOTAL EXPENSES 142,217. PAYROLL PROCESSING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 62,417. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,815. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,626. TOTAL EXPENSES 67,858. OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 120,085. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,416. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,052. TOTAL EXPENSES 130,553.

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