Higher Achievement Program INC: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & 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

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

66%

19%

15%

Program services 66% · $5.0M Management & general 19% · $1.4M Fundraising 15% · $1.1M

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

26 people listed on the 990; $951K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII

Lynsey Wood Jeffries

Chief Executive Officer

$197,215Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Walbridge

Chief Operating Officer

$184,891Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Niyangoda

Chief Development Officer - Resigned 12/6/2019

$170,197Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Di Marco

Chief of Strategy - Resigned 1/24/2020

$154,404Pt VII · Sec A

Thalia Washington

Executive Director - DC Metro Office

$122,521Pt VII · Sec A

Janice Cori

Managing Director of Development

$121,679Pt VII · Sec A

John Boochever

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mitch Brooks

Board Member

$0Pt 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.

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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

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

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1 program · $5.0M · in their own filed words · FY2019

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Higher achievement operates year-round achievement centers in four cities that offer over 650 hours annually of rigorous academic enrichment to children during the most critical time in a child's development: middle school.

$5.0Mprogram 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

Patricia and Mark Joseph Shelter Foundation INCFY2025$17K

The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$10K

Rabaut Family FoundationFY2025$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$32K

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$7.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.2M

Investment incomeLn 3$94K

Money outPt IX

$7.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$5.0M

Managementcol C$1.4M

Fundraisingcol D$1.1M

Owns and owesPt X

$4.4M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M

Total assetsLn 16$6.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M

PeoplePt VI, VII

26

listed · VII A

PaidVII A6

Voting boardVI 1a20

IndependentVI 1b20

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.2M

Government grantsLn 1e$2.4M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$516K

Investment incomeLn 3$94K

Gains on assetsLn 7$43K

Total revenueLn 12$7.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$2.2M

SavingsLn 2$62K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M

Other assetsLn 15$4K

Total assetsLn 16$6.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M

Net assetsLn 32$4.4M

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 FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.4M	$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$1.1M	$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$2.5M	$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16	$6.1M	$6.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1.4M	$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32	$4.7M	$4.4M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$425K	$298K	$57K	$70K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$4.0M	$2.8M	$542K	$667K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$456K	$319K	$58K	$79K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$371K	$260K	$47K	$64K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$23K		$23K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$8K		$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$1.2M	$716K	$384K	$135K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$711	$711
Office expensesLn 13	$169K	$78K	$78K	$13K
Information technologyLn 14	$128K	$67K	$29K	$32K
OccupancyLn 16	$114K	$92K	$10K	$12K
TravelLn 17	$34K	$22K	$9K	$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$29K	$19K	$8K	$1K
InterestLn 20	$27K		$27K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$88K		$88K
InsuranceLn 23	$85K	$68K	$8K	$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$260K	$230K	$26K	$4K
All other expensesLn 24e	$34K	−$2K	$37K	$125
Total functional expensesLn 25	$7.5M	$5.0M	$1.4M	$1.1M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$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 Viewing	$7.2M	$7.5M	−$311K	$4.4M	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $7,210,784 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,484,100$7,153,817

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $87,292$93,537

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $664−$36,570

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,572,056$7,210,784

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 $6,298,542$5,286,353

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,301,999$2,234,993

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,600,541$7,521,346

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,028,485−$310,562

Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20

VI-1b Independent voting members20

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 $7,210,784 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$516,250

VIII-1e Government grants$2,419,298

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,218,269

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,153,817

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $50,230$50,230

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $43,307$43,307

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$36,570−$36,570

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $56,967$7,210,784

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,521,346 across 18 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $297,610 · Management $57,114 · Fundraising $70,325$425,049

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,824,572 · Management $542,062 · Fundraising $667,447$4,034,081

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $319,315 · Management $57,875 · Fundraising $79,025$456,215

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $259,684 · Management $47,269 · Fundraising $64,055$371,008

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,067$23,067

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $8,446$8,446

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $716,000 · Management $383,761 · Fundraising $134,944$1,234,705

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $711$711

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $78,066 · Management $78,101 · Fundraising $12,629$168,796

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $67,451 · Management $28,785 · Fundraising $31,566$127,802

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $91,542 · Management $10,434 · Fundraising $12,475$114,451

IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,819 · Management $8,911 · Fundraising $3,273$34,003

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $19,497 · Management $8,096 · Fundraising $1,418$29,011

IX-20 InterestManagement $27,312$27,312

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $87,772$87,772

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $67,777 · Management $7,625 · Fundraising $9,319$84,721

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $229,557 · Management $25,966 · Fundraising $4,275$259,798

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$2,317 · Management $36,590 · Fundraising $125$34,398

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,991,284 · Management $1,439,186 · Fundraising $1,090,876$7,521,346

Part X · Balance sheet $6,568,711 assets, 17 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,379,792$2,210,846

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $40,581$61,610

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $988,119$585,302

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $64,985$57,573

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,509,986$2,422,214

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,086,761$1,227,510

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,656$3,656

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,073,880$6,568,711

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $585,184$455,387

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $94,050$49,310

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $668,580$1,654,669

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,666$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,350,480$2,159,366

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,879,144$3,969,265

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $844,256$440,080

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,723,400$4,409,345

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,073,880$6,568,711

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,409,345 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$7,210,784

XI-2 Total expenses$7,521,346

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$310,562

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,723,400

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$3,493

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,409,345

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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