Highfields INC: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 38-6099698)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$8.5M
FY2022	$9.8M
FY2023	$7.5M
FY2024	$8.2M
FY2025	$9.0M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$8.7M
FY2022	$9.2M
FY2023	$8.3M
FY2024	$9.0M
FY2025	$8.3M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$2.3M
FY2022	$2.6M
FY2023	$1.9M
FY2024	$1.2M
FY2025	$1.9M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1965.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

81%

17%

Program services 81% · $7.2M Management & general 17% · $1.6M Fundraising 2% · $165K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

34 people listed on the 990; $340K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII

Brian Philson

President/CEO

$147,537Pt VII · Sec A

Timothy Monroe

Vice President

$103,054Pt VII · Sec A

Edward St John

Director of Finance

$89,178Pt VII · Sec A

Kiyerra Lake

Director (ended 12/23)

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Fran Loose

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Carol Beals

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mable Martin-Scott

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brian Gallagher

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Brian Philson	$139,159	$147,537	$149,771	$144,164	$143,320
Timothy Monroe	$100,326	$103,054	$101,538	—	—
Edward St John	$85,283	$89,178	$88,163	$84,595	$81,600

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

Empowers children, families, and communities to build brighter futures.

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3 programs · $6.4M · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

Community based treatment services continued to be provided in 11 mid-michigan counties. Services supplied support and aid to children and families in homes, schools and other community based settings.

$3.3Mprogram expense

02

The residential program is licensed by the state of michigan as a child caring institution (cci). During the fy, the program's qualified residential treatment program (QRTP) status received recertification.

$2.1Mprogram expense

03

The reaching higher afterschool program continued to be provided at four schools in jackson county and added four schools in ingham county. The program is funded through 21ST century grants overseen by the mde and is design to improve academics, supply enrichment, improve peer relationships and engagement in SCHOOL.BREAKTHROUGH is…

$1.0Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2025

Joe D Pentecost FoundationFY2025$15K

W B & Candace Thoman FoundationFY2025$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$25K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$8.2M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.5M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$36K

Money outPt IX

$9.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$7.2M

Managementcol C$1.6M

Fundraisingcol D$165K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$180K

Total assetsLn 16$4.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M

PeoplePt VI, VII

34

listed · VII A

PaidVII A3

Voting boardVI 1a30

IndependentVI 1b30

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$139K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$36K

Gains on assetsLn 7$33K

Total revenueLn 12$8.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$16K

SavingsLn 2$164K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$180K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$904K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M

Total assetsLn 16$4.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M

Net assetsLn 32$1.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5287

VolunteersI 635

Fiscal year endsHeaderApril

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$137K	$180K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$865K	$904K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$2.4M	$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16	$4.2M	$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2.3M	$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32	$1.9M	$1.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$389K		$389K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$5.4M	$4.9M	$313K	$106K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$605K	$494K	$80K	$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$467K	$410K	$49K	$8K
Legal feesLn 11b	$20K		$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$41K		$41K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$16K		$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$260K	$137K	$123K	$313
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$16K	$1K	$15K
Office expensesLn 13	$395K	$293K	$87K	$15K
OccupancyLn 16	$264K	$199K	$65K
TravelLn 17	$358K	$341K	$16K	$671
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$40K	$34K	$4K	$2K
InterestLn 20	$132K		$132K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$295K	$178K	$117K
InsuranceLn 23	$98K	$44K	$54K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$212K	$162K	$48K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$9.0M	$7.2M	$1.6M	$165K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$9.0M	$8.3M	$680K	$1.9M	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$8.2M	$9.0M	−$761K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2023	$7.5M	$8.3M	−$821K	$1.9M	990 PDF
FY2022	$9.8M	$9.2M	$607K	$2.6M	990 PDF
FY2021	$8.5M	$8.7M	−$186K	$2.3M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $8,213,302 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,332,160$1,645,139

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,162,153$6,537,617

I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$39,243$35,767

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $47,336−$5,221

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,502,406$8,213,302

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,291,093$6,826,696

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,032,801$2,147,969

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,323,894$8,974,665

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$821,488−$761,363

Part VI · Governance 30 of 30 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body30

VI-1b Independent voting members30

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,213,302 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$139,033

VIII-1e Government grants$1,074,642

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$431,464

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,645,139

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,537,617$6,537,617

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,197$3,197

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $32,570$32,570

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$5,221−$5,221

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,537,617 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $30,546$8,213,302

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,974,665 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $388,728$388,728

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,946,449 · Management $313,004 · Fundraising $106,191$5,365,644

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $494,116 · Management $79,844 · Fundraising $31,305$605,265

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $410,016 · Management $49,372 · Fundraising $7,671$467,059

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $19,851$19,851

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $41,274$41,274

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $16,481$16,481

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $136,991 · Management $123,061 · Fundraising $313$260,365

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,292 · Management $14,853$16,145

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $293,042 · Management $86,845 · Fundraising $14,710$394,597

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $199,248 · Management $65,110$264,358

IX-17 TravelPrograms $340,771 · Management $16,272 · Fundraising $671$357,714

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $33,982 · Management $4,180 · Fundraising $1,519$39,681

IX-20 InterestManagement $131,856$131,856

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $178,482 · Management $116,947$295,429

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $44,456 · Management $53,756$98,212

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $161,772 · Management $47,836 · Fundraising $2,398$212,006

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,240,617 · Management $1,569,270 · Fundraising $164,778$8,974,665

Part X · Balance sheet $4,168,689 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,800$16,176

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $134,063$163,500

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $245,820$136,465

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $518,132$553,922

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $59,581$31,084

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,381,342$2,363,597

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $864,672$903,945

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,206,410$4,168,689

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $495,834$611,618

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $258,990$98,448

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,338,897$2,944,016

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,108,688$544,198

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $758,825$680,475

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,867,513$1,224,673

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,206,410$4,168,689

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,224,673 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$8,213,302

XI-2 Total expenses$8,974,665

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$761,363

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,867,513

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$54,438

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$64,085

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,224,673

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Highfields INC FY2024 filing

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

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Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV