Higher Aim FY2021 filing

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Other religious activities deriving a substantial part of its support from the general public

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $29K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$525K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$448K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$338K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$525K
FY2021▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$536K
FY2021$525K
FY2022$512K
FY2023$465K
FY2024$503K
Expenses
$448K
FY2021▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$455K
FY2021$448K
FY2022$445K
FY2023$531K
FY2024$557K
Net assets
$338K
FY2021▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$261K
FY2021$338K
FY2022$405K
FY2023$339K
FY2024$285K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1995.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $448K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023
David Hickey$30,000$35,000

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 15aNo

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1 program · $448K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Spreading the gospel via a television program

$448Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$29K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$525K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$525K
Money outPt IX
$448K
Ln 25
Programscol B$448K
Owns and owesPt X
$338K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$338K
Total assetsLn 16$338K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$525K
Total revenueLn 12$525K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$338K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$338K
Total assetsLn 16$338K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$338K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$261K$338K
Total assetsLn 16$261K$338K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$261K$338K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$82K$82K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$285K$285K
All other expensesLn 24e$53K$53K
Total functional expensesLn 25$448K$448K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Dec 11, 2025 $503K$557K−$54K$285K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 25, 2024 $465K$531K−$66K$339K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 28, 2023 $512K$445K$67K$405K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 1, 2022 $525K$448K$77K$338K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Dec 21, 2021 $536K$455K$82K$261K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $525,180 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $536,437$525,180
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $536,437$525,180
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $454,855$448,173
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $454,855$448,173
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $81,582$77,007
Part VI · Governance 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $525,180 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$525,180
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$525,180
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$525,180
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $448,173 across 5 lines filed
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $81,832$81,832
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $21,924$21,924
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,872$6,872
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $284,823$284,823
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $52,722$52,722
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $448,173 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$448,173
Part X · Balance sheet $337,865 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $260,858$337,865
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $260,858$337,865
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $260,858$337,865
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $260,858$337,865
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $337,865 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$525,180
XI-2 Total expenses$448,173
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$77,007
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$260,858
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$337,865

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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