Hers-Higher Education Resource Services

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Hers is dedicated to creating and sustaining a diverse community of leaders through leadership development programs and other strategies, with a commitment to achieving equity, inclusivity and excellence in Higher Education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$449K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $141K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$449K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $80K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$559K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
-45% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$2.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2024▼ -45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2024$2.2M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +0.7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2024$2.6M
Net assets
$2.9M
FY2024▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2024$2.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2005.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $1.8M Management & general 22% · $574K Fundraising 10% · $248K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $449K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$259,928Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$188,847Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gloria Thomas’s $260K as President is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gloria Thomas$259,928$206,828$221,704$205,040——
Verna Fitzsimmons—————$212,178
Shannon B Lundeen$188,847$160,329————
Raymonda Byrgman—————$127,972
Raymonda Burgman————$121,797—
Carolyn Landis————$115,496—

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

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Develops women leaders for equitable, inclusive excellence in higher education.

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1 program · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Hers (higher education resource services) is a leadership development and research organization dedicated to creating and sustaining a diverse network of leaders in higher education. Hers programs are open to all genders who support this mission, hers historically focused on offering programs for women leaders in higher education.

$1.8Mprogram 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
Ecmc FoundationFY2024$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$80K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$284K
Investment incomeLn 3$115K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$574K
Fundraisingcol D$248K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$559K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$284K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$115K
Gains on assetsLn 7$28K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$457K
SavingsLn 2$674K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$559K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$626K$559K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$2.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$410K$283K$57K$70K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$394K$272K$55K$67K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$61K$42K$8K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$84K$58K$12K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$69K$48K$10K$12K
Management feesLn 11a$24K$22K$329$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$1K$4K$754
Accounting feesLn 11c$187K$47K$116K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$373K$95K$231K$48K
Office expensesLn 13$46K$17K$28K$167
OccupancyLn 16$340K$318K$22K
TravelLn 17$111K$104K$7K$24
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$4K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$485K$471K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$1.8M$574K$248K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $3.9M$2.6M$1.3M$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.5M−$160K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$1.9M$39K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.4M−$103K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.7M−$366K$1.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $2,152,058 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,263,072$283,627
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,482,257$1,753,228
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $136,381$115,203
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,881,710$2,152,058
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 $1,103,146$1,018,049
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,482,999$1,586,503
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,586,145$2,604,552
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,295,565−$452,494
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $2,152,058 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$283,627
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$283,627
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,753,228$1,753,228
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $87,083$87,083
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $28,120$28,120
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,753,228 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $115,203$2,152,058
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,604,552 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $282,931 · Management $57,406 · Fundraising $69,708$410,045
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $271,975 · Management $55,184 · Fundraising $67,008$394,167
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $41,817 · Management $8,485 · Fundraising $10,303$60,605
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $58,155 · Management $11,799 · Fundraising $14,328$84,282
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $47,575 · Management $9,653 · Fundraising $11,722$68,950
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $21,762 · Management $329 · Fundraising $2,167$24,258
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,482 · Management $3,613 · Fundraising $754$5,849
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $47,475 · Management $115,742 · Fundraising $24,168$187,385
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $94,555 · Management $230,520 · Fundraising $48,135$373,210
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,335 · Management $28,402 · Fundraising $167$45,904
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $317,990 · Management $22,285$340,275
IX-17 TravelPrograms $103,942 · Management $7,219 · Fundraising $24$111,185
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,011 · Management $1,065$5,076
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,193$3,193
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,359$5,359
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $471,398 · Management $13,411$484,809
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,782,403 · Management $573,665 · Fundraising $248,484$2,604,552
Part X · Balance sheet $3,466,587 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,244$456,526
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,312,306$673,933
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $150,000$13,994
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $197,652$22,200
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $181,799$38,635
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,045$4,852
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,930,732$2,256,447
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,812,778$3,466,587
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $160,019$179,194
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $466,248$380,154
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $626,267$559,348
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,968,680$2,038,468
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,217,831$868,771
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,186,511$2,907,239
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,812,778$3,466,587
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,907,239 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,152,058
XI-2 Total expenses$2,604,552
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$452,494
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,186,511
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$155,009
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$18,213
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,907,239

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