HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM INC (EIN 52-1383374)
Tax period: 2011-09-01 to 2012-08-31
Filed: 2013-06-11
IRS object ID: 201331629349300813
Schema version: 2011v1.5
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 D
Schedule E
Schedule G
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-06-11T14:19:51-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	410746749	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

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

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4250 N FAIRFAX DRIVE SUITE 1020	AddressLine1
City	ARLINGTON	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	22203	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521383374	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	HIGH	NameControl
Phone	2023757716	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1701 K STREET NO 625	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20006	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	LYNSEY WOOD JEFFRIES	Name
Title	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	Title
Phone	2023757738	Phone
Date Signed	2013-06-03	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	KAREN GRIES	Name
PTIN	P00078514	PTIN
Phone	5712279500	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	LYNSEY WOOD JEFFRIES	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1701 K STREET NO 625	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20006	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	6164572	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.HIGHERACHIEVEMENT.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1985	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	DC	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	PROVIDE OUT OF SCHOOL TIME EDUCATION FOR 5TH THROUGH 8TH GRADERS	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	18	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	18	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	222	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	800	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	3092655	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	6008322	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	0	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	-1784	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	-14084	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	22176	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	57724	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	3113047	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	6051962	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	3500	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	1899	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	4094112	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	4004312	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	748751	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	2280900	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	2130357	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	6378512	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	6136568	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-3265465	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-84606	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	4077824	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	4181399	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	508661	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	696842	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	3569163	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	3484557	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	PROVIDE OUT OF SCHOOL TIME EDUCATION FOR 5TH THROUGH 8TH GRADERS	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	4153844	Expense
Grants	1899	Grants
Description	OUT OF SCHOOL TIME EDUCATIONPROVIDE AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT IN UNDERSERVED AREAS OF WASHINGTON DC, VIRGINIA, PENNSYLVANIA AND MARYLAND. HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT SERVES OVER 930 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.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	4153844	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	0	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	1	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	1	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	1	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	1	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	1	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	0	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	12	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	222	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	0	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	0	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	18	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	18	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	0	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	1	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	0	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	1	LocalChapters
Policies Reference Chapters	1	PoliciesReferenceChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	1	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	1	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	2025443633	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1701 K STREET SUITE 625	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20006	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (21 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
SAMEER BHARGAVA
VICE CHAIR	3.00	X	X	0	0	0
JOHN BOOCHEVER
MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
PATRICIA L COOK
CHAIR	3.00	X	X	0	0	0
ANNIE LINEHAN CZERWINSKI
MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
MARK DEBORD
MEMBER	3.00	X		0	0	0
ERIC GAIER
MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
COLLEEN GANNON
MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
RUSSELL GRIEFF
MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
KIL HUH
MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
GARY HAHN
MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
GARY KAUFMAN
TREASURER	3.00	X	X	0	0	0
NIGEL KNOWLES
MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
SARAH LATTERNER PARKER
SECRETARY	3.00	X	X	0	0	0
MARY BETH PELOSKY
MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
WENDY PURIEFOY
MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
MITCHELL SCHEAR
MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
DAVID FARRELL
MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
RICHARD TAGLE
CEO	40.00		X	130946	0	7156
LYNSEY WOOD JEFFRIES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - DC	40.00		X	95118	0	7647
CRAIG ROSS
CONTROLLER	40.00		X	72164	0	5347
KATHRYN STEVENS
CHIEF OF STAFF	40.00			101224	0	6323	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	399452	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	26473	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	2	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	0	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
THRESHOLD TECHNOLOGIES
1900 CAMPUS COMMONS DR SUITE 100	RESTON	VA	20191	MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SERVICES PROVIDER	168110
LINDER & ASSOCIATES
2150 WISCONSIN AVE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20007	AV, PRINTING, DIRECT EVENT COSTS & MANAG	114188

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	2	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Fundraising Events	683940	FundraisingEvents
Government Grants	1008904	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	4315478	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	127495	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	6008322	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	786	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$786	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	4214	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	4093	Securities
Other	14991	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	121	Securities
Other	-14991	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-14870	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	-$14,870	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	93526	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	683940	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	93526	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISCELLANEOUS	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	57724	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$57,724	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	57724	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	6051962	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$43,640	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1899	Total
Program Services	1899	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	288480	Total
Program Services	64482	ProgramServices
Management And General	143889	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	80109	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2812620	Total
Program Services	2074757	ProgramServices
Management And General	387433	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	350430	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	73471	Total
Program Services	53177	ProgramServices
Management And General	9834	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	10460	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	534201	Total
Program Services	364356	ProgramServices
Management And General	82635	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	87210	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	295540	Total
Program Services	218008	ProgramServices
Management And General	40710	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	36822	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	116962	Total
Management And General	116962	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	255981	Total
Program Services	255981	ProgramServices

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16462	Total
Program Services	14135	ProgramServices
Management And General	1256	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1071	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	307856	Total
Program Services	101819	ProgramServices
Management And General	175267	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	30770	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	211630	Total
Program Services	133124	ProgramServices
Management And General	44591	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	33915	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	344961	Total
Program Services	216599	ProgramServices
Management And General	59271	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	69091	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	352905	Total
Program Services	327433	ProgramServices
Management And General	9347	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	16125	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	28853	Total
Program Services	8654	ProgramServices
Management And General	18003	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2196	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1579	Total
Management And General	1579	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	187356	Total
Program Services	109534	ProgramServices
Management And General	65746	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	12076	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	27068	Total
Management And General	27068	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
STUDENT MEALS	94309	94309
CENTER EDUCATIONAL SUPP	43622	43622
SPECIAL EVENTS	39949	21951	10000	7998
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	32006	2784	24409	4813

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	68858	Total
Program Services	47220	ProgramServices
Management And General	15973	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5665	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6136568	Total
Program Services	4153844	ProgramServices
Management And General	1233973	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	748751	Fundraising

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	868961	BOY
EOY	1662269	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1401844	BOY
EOY	967318	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	14664	BOY
EOY	17161	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	117312	BOY
EOY	49999	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	2437582	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	952930	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1675043	BOY
EOY	1484652	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4077824	BOY
EOY	4181399	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	305560	BOY
EOY	274493	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	186936	BOY
EOY	411672	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	15572	BOY
EOY	10677	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	593	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	508661	BOY
EOY	696842	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2269583	BOY
EOY	2450058	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1299580	BOY
EOY	1034499	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3569163	BOY
EOY	3484557	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4077824	BOY
EOY	4181399	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-84606	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	0	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	1	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	1	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School170b1 Aii	X	School170b1Aii

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	428243	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	428243	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1015253	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	244572	Depreciation
Book Value	770681	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	100012	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	75601	Depreciation
Book Value	24411	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	894074	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	632757	Depreciation
Book Value	261317	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	1484652	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue	6051962	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	6136568	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-84606	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-84606	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	6086654	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	34692	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990	34692	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	6051962	RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	6051962	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	6024055	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	34692	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F990	34692	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	5989363	ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included	147205	OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	147205	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	6136568	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:	PART X:	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, 2012 AND 2011, 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. THE BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS 2009, 2010, AND 2011 ARE OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL, LOCAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES.
PART XIII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:		MULTI-YEAR PROGRAM EVALUATION EXPENSES 147,205.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	1	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures Etc	1	PolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast Media	1	PolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Maint Racial Composition Records	1	MaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships Records	1	MaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures Etc	1	MaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All Solicitations	1	MaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students Rights	0	DiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss Policies	0	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn Faculty	0	DiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race Scholarships	0	DiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ Policies	0	DiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	0	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic Prog	0	DiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other Acty	0	DiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid Received	1	GovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid Revoked	0	GovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	1	ComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
EXPLANATION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY PUBLICATION	SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3	THE ORGANIZATION CUSTOMARILY DRAWS ITS STUDENTS FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND FOLLOWS RACIALLY NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS.
EXPLANATION OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE	SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Special Fundraising Events	X	SpecialFundraisingEvents

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	GALA	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	777466	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	683940	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	93526	GrossRevenueEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	0	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	93526	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total	777466	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	683940	CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	93526	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	93526	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	93526	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	0	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	1	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	4093	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Description	EDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES	Description
Number Of Contributions	1	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	123402	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	CASH	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	DURING THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION'S BY-LAWS WERE UPDATED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CEO AND PROVIDED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE PRINCIPAL OFFICER 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 15	THE 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. THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES LAST INCLUDED REVIEW AND COMPARABILITY DATA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT DOES NOT MAKE THEIR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION POSTS ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON ITS OWN WEBSITE, AND MAKES THIER FORM 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON GUIDESTAR.COM.