Higher Living INC

Tax-deductible

Winstonsalem, NC501(c)(3)Since 2002HousingEIN 01-0601868

To provide affordable housing for senior citizens

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$51K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$314K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$319K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$598K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$314K
FY2025▲ +8%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$264K
FY2021$268K
FY2022$275K
FY2023$279K
FY2024$290K
FY2025$314K
Expenses
$319K
FY2025▲ +15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$226K
FY2021$269K
FY2022$259K
FY2023$276K
FY2024$278K
FY2025$319K
Net assets
$598K
FY2025▼ -0.8%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$573K
FY2021$572K
FY2022$588K
FY2023$591K
FY2024$603K
FY2025$598K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2013-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2016.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $290K Management & general 9% · $29K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Boar
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Annette Nichols’s $40K as Executive Di is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 852 $100K–1M housing nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Annette Nichols$39,959$37,809$35,099$36,403

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Builds and manages affordable homes for seniors.

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1 program service account for $290K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Provided affordable housing for senior citizens.

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 2 grants · $40K · 2024–2025
Carver Rd Church of ChristFY2025$30,000
Carver Rd Church of ChristFY2024$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$314K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$314K
Money outPt IX
$319K
Ln 25
Programscol B$290K
Managementcol C$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$598K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$649K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$314K
Total revenueLn 12$314K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$28K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$621K
Total assetsLn 16$649K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
Net assetsLn 32$598K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K$28K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$666K$621K
Total assetsLn 16$717K$649K
LiabilitiesLn 26$114K$51K
Net assetsLn 32$603K$598K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$30K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$57K$52K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K$439
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K$737
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$10K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K$407
OccupancyLn 16$119K$107K$12K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K$449
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$45K$41K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$23K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$8K$909
Total functional expensesLn 25$319K$290K$29K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $314K$319K−$5K$598K 990 PDF
FY2024 $290K$278K$12K$603K 990 PDF
FY2023 $279K$276K$3K$591K 990 PDF
FY2022 $275K$259K$16K$588K 990 PDF
FY2021 $268K$269K−$424$572K 990 PDF
FY2020 $264K$226K$39K$573K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $313,651 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $313,651$313,651
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $313,651$313,651
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $318,586 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $30,000$30,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $51,591 · Management $5,732$57,323
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,946 · Management $439$4,385
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,630 · Management $737$7,367
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,406 · Management $1,156$11,562
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,658 · Management $407$4,065
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $107,351 · Management $11,928$119,279
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,040 · Management $449$4,489
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $40,910 · Management $4,546$45,456
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,008 · Management $2,556$25,564
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,187 · Management $909$9,096
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $289,727 · Management $28,859 · Fundraising $0$318,586
Part X · Balance sheet $649,235 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,675$28,357
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $666,335$620,878
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $717,010$649,235
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,290$1,648
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $114,062$51,222
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $602,948$598,013
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $602,948$598,013
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $717,010$649,235
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $598,013 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$313,651
XI-2 Total expenses$318,586
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,935
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$602,948
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$598,013

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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