Higher Achievement Program INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 52-1383374)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$7.2M
FY2021	$7.5M
FY2022	$7.7M
FY2023	$4.6M
FY2024	$7.6M
FY2025	$6.4M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$7.5M
FY2021	$5.6M
FY2022	$5.8M
FY2023	$7.1M
FY2024	$6.9M
FY2025	$5.9M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$4.4M
FY2021	$6.5M
FY2022	$8.1M
FY2023	$5.9M
FY2024	$6.9M
FY2025	$7.5M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1985.

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

Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

61%

21%

18%

Program services 61% · $3.6M Management & general 21% · $1.2M Fundraising 18% · $1.1M

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

23 people listed on the 990; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Lynsey Wood Jeffries

Chief Executive Officer

$235,578Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Walbridge

Chief Operating Officer

$194,968Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Koh

Senior Director of Finance

$170,463Pt VII · Sec A

Janice Cori

Managing Director of Devel

$159,668Pt VII · Sec A

Katey Comerford

Executive Director, Richmond

$151,714Pt VII · Sec A

James Morgan

Managing Director of Progr

$150,200Pt VII · Sec A

Antwonette Woodlon

Executive Director, Baltimore

$146,287Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Depelteau

Director, HR & Ee

$133,548Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Lynsey Wood Jeffries	$235,578	$241,855	$208,872	$190,487	$201,828	$197,215
Jessica Walbridge	$194,968	$195,206	$210,341	$178,594	$186,586	$184,891
Julie Koh	$170,463	$170,610	$174,062	$141,687	—	—
Beshon Trusty	—	$172,925	—	—	—	—
Jennifer Niyangoda	—	—	—	—	—	$170,197
Janice Cori	$159,668	$153,849	$148,509	$137,649	$143,033	$121,679
Carla Watson	—	—	—	$158,883	$106,853	—
Michael Di Marco	—	—	—	—	—	$154,404

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.

See Higher Achievement Program INC executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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

Offers after-school and summer academic enrichment in underserved areas.

Questions for Higher Achievement Program INC

Tap to ask. Higher Achievement Program INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Higher Achievement Program INC answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $3.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Higher achievement operates after school achievement centers in the DC metro area, baltimore and richmond that offer rigorous academic enrichment to students during the most critical time in a child's development: middle school. Centers operate after school programming multiple days a week during the school year.

$3.6Mprogram 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

Patricia and Mark Joseph Shelter Foundation INCFY2025$17K

The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$10K

Rabaut Family FoundationFY2025$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$32K

See all 3 funders →

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

Download 990

from philanthropy.org

1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$6.4M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.1M

Investment incomeLn 3$214K

Other incomeLn 4–11$115K

Money outPt IX

$5.9M

Ln 25

Programscol B$3.6M

Managementcol C$1.2M

Fundraisingcol D$1.1M

Owns and owesPt X

$7.5M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M

Total assetsLn 16$8.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M

PeoplePt VI, VII

23

listed · VII A

PaidVII A9

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.1M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$452K

Investment incomeLn 3$214K

Other incomeLn 4–11$115K

Gains on assetsLn 7$81K

Total revenueLn 12$6.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.7M

SavingsLn 2$119K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.5M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M

Other assetsLn 15$110K

Total assetsLn 16$8.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M

Net assetsLn 32$7.5M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5120

VolunteersI 614

Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust

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 FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.1M	$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$1.8M	$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$2.1M	$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16	$8.3M	$8.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1.5M	$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32	$6.9M	$7.5M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$924K	$562K	$173K	$190K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$3.0M	$1.9M	$564K	$620K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$377K	$224K	$73K	$80K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$281K	$167K	$55K	$60K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$25K		$25K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$19K		$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$76K	$54K	$14K	$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$7K	$2K		$5K
Office expensesLn 13	$54K	$34K	$16K	$4K
Information technologyLn 14	$150K	$120K	$14K	$16K
OccupancyLn 16	$171K	$134K	$17K	$20K
TravelLn 17	$142K	$134K	$7K	$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$13K	$6K	$6K	$977
InterestLn 20	$22K		$22K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$75K		$75K
InsuranceLn 23	$115K	$90K	$11K	$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$239K	$84K	$103K	$52K
All other expensesLn 24e	$138K	$98K	$35K	$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$5.9M	$3.6M	$1.2M	$1.1M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$6.4M	$5.9M	$530K	$7.5M	990 PDF
FY2024	$7.6M	$6.9M	$748K	$6.9M	990 PDF
FY2023	$4.6M	$7.1M	−$2.5M	$5.9M	990 PDF
FY2022	$7.7M	$5.8M	$1.9M	$8.1M	990 PDF
FY2021	$7.5M	$5.6M	$1.8M	$6.5M	990 PDF
FY2020	$7.2M	$7.5M	−$311K	$4.4M	990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

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

See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $6,394,962 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,384,901$6,065,398

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $72,974$214,281

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $171,518$115,283

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,629,393$6,394,962

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 $5,509,805$4,621,349

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,234,156$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,371,766$1,243,530

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,115,727$5,864,879

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$486,334$530,083

Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14

VI-1b Independent voting members14

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 $6,394,962 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$451,656

VIII-1e Government grants$1,078,573

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,535,169

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,065,398

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $133,228$133,228

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $81,053$81,053

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$17,086−$17,086

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $132,369$132,369

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $132,369 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $197,195$6,394,962

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,864,879 across 18 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $561,586 · Management $172,549 · Fundraising $189,583$923,718

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,854,350 · Management $564,197 · Fundraising $620,375$3,038,922

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $224,182 · Management $73,179 · Fundraising $80,031$377,392

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $167,111 · Management $54,549 · Fundraising $59,657$281,317

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,193$25,193

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $19,269$19,269

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $53,618 · Management $14,060 · Fundraising $8,245$75,923

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,749 · Fundraising $5,063$6,812

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $33,840 · Management $15,782 · Fundraising $3,929$53,551

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $119,777 · Management $14,025 · Fundraising $16,152$149,954

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $134,104 · Management $16,505 · Fundraising $19,943$170,552

IX-17 TravelPrograms $134,115 · Management $6,593 · Fundraising $1,206$141,914

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,054 · Management $5,752 · Fundraising $977$12,783

IX-20 InterestManagement $21,628$21,628

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $74,633$74,633

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $90,440 · Management $11,131 · Fundraising $13,450$115,021

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $83,855 · Management $102,979 · Fundraising $51,729$238,563

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $98,226 · Management $34,922 · Fundraising $4,586$137,734

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,563,007 · Management $1,226,946 · Fundraising $1,074,926$5,864,879

Part X · Balance sheet $8,700,095 assets, 17 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,754,373$1,722,595

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $363,968$118,946

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,130,597$1,187,912

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $34,351$30,966

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,102,524$2,043,142

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,781,651$3,486,301

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $174,663$110,233

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,342,127$8,700,095

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $526,371$532,466

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $175,255$3,000

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $576,592$559,680

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $173,558$109,589

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,451,776$1,204,735

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,497,188$6,420,902

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,393,163$1,074,458

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,890,351$7,495,360

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,342,127$8,700,095

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,495,360 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$6,394,962

XI-2 Total expenses$5,864,879

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$530,083

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,890,351

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$74,926

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,495,360

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

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org