High Resolves America FY2020 filing

New Orleans, LAUnknown exempt organization EIN 82-2740156Revenue $2.4M in FY2020Latest return filed Apr 10, 2026

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Cultivate engaged future global leaders from middle and High school students.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-2740156) · Dispute this line
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$737K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $144K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
81% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$737K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.0 mo
of spending, in cash
1.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $243K
3 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23K
6% of total assets
Liabilities are 6% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
4 of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$2.4M
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$339K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$586K
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$238K
Net assets
$339K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$339K
FY2021−$1.1M
FY2022−$1.7M
FY2023−$2.6M
FY2024−$1.9M
FY2025$0

From the FY2020 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: FY2025.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $2.0M Management & general 16% · $398K Fundraising 3% · $86K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $737K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director & CEO, North America
$180,000Pt VII · Sec A
CEO, Ventures
$164,788Pt VII · Sec A
CEO, Composer
$163,037Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/National Program
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
Global Competition Manager
$108,804Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karen Murphy$204,000$200,000$200,000——
Josh Densen———$196,250$180,000
May Samali————$164,788
Ali Berry————$163,037
Roxanna Pirnia————$120,000
Alex Logan$110,000————
Alexandrea Logan—$110,000———
Liann Ishizuka———$105,064$108,804

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

Develops young global leaders through engaging programs for middle and high school students.

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1 program · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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High resolves is recognized as a leader in the design and delivery of capacity-building experiences for young people. Our programs are highly engaging and high impact. They are interactive and fun and academically rigorous.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-2740156) · Dispute this line
$2.0Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$243K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$433K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$398K
Fundraisingcol D$86K
Owns and owesPt X
$339K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$215K
Total assetsLn 16$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$222K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$433K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11K
SavingsLn 2$205K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$215K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$124K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4K
Total assetsLn 16$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$339K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$45K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$664K$215K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4K$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$768K$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$354K$23K
Net assetsLn 32$414K$339K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$45K$45K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$280K$121K$123K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$752K$588K$127K$37K
Payroll taxesLn 10$76K$52K$18K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$297K$285K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$36K$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$11K$4K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$11K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$28K$10K$3K
TravelLn 17$22K$15K$5K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$354
InsuranceLn 23$26K$18K$6K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$879K$820K$59K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$2.0M$398K$86K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 10, 2026 $1.7M$238K$1.5M$0 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $1.9M$1.2M$686K−$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $586K$1.5M−$961K−$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 3, 2023 $1.9M$2.5M−$566K−$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $1.2M$2.6M−$1.4M−$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 10, 2021 $2.4M$2.5M−$75K$339K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

F · Foreign I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,423,099 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $545,806$1,975,134
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $244,516$433,100
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$14,865
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $790,323$2,423,099
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$45,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $979,738$1,107,671
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,158,140$1,345,813
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,137,878$2,498,484
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,347,555−$75,385
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,423,099 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$1,149,875
VIII-1e Government grants$221,900
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$603,359
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,975,134
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $433,100$433,100
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $14,865$14,865
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $433,100 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14,865$2,423,099
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,498,484 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $45,000$45,000
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $121,000 · Management $123,000 · Fundraising $36,000$280,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $587,845 · Management $127,112 · Fundraising $37,078$752,035
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $51,950 · Management $18,330 · Fundraising $5,356$75,636
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,300$14,300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $284,740 · Management $11,779$296,519
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,885 · Management $17,885$35,770
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,033 · Management $3,509 · Fundraising $1,025$15,567
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,843 · Management $1,205$12,048
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,350 · Management $10,003 · Fundraising $2,923$41,276
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,143 · Management $5,343 · Fundraising $1,561$22,047
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,183 · Management $354$3,537
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,745 · Management $6,261 · Fundraising $1,829$25,835
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $820,000 · Management $58,914$878,914
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,014,717 · Management $397,995 · Fundraising $85,772$2,498,484
Part X · Balance sheet $362,048 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $37,345$10,770
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $626,903$204,612
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $40,000$123,883
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,132$10,570
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,910$8,163
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $4,050$4,050
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $768,066$362,048
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $353,923$23,290
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $353,923$23,290
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $414,143$143,100
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$195,658
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $414,143$338,758
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $768,066$362,048
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $338,758 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,423,099
XI-2 Total expenses$2,498,484
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$75,385
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$414,143
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$338,758

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