Higher Up Texas INC EIN 84-2288113

Higher Up Texas INC

EIN  84-2288113 Public charity (501(c)(3)) League City, TX
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers disadvantaged students with critical thinking skills for success.
Leadership
Hillary Gramm · CEO · $45K
Money in and out
$310K revenue, $260K expenses
Bottom line
88% program efficiency

Empowers disadvantaged students with critical thinking skills for success. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $310K in revenue, $260K in expenses, and $367K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$310K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$260K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$367K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $50K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.12
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
17.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +193% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+16%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +581% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$310K
FY2025▼ -52%
Expenses
$260K
FY2025▼ -61%
Total assets
$387K
FY2025▲ +13%
Total liabilities
$21K
FY2025▼ -16%
Total revenue
$310K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$260K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$367K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$50K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$387K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $227K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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200 students participated at 3 campuses in 5 modules that utilized critical thinking, mentoring and self-advocacy in the areas of financial literacy, civic and social responsibility, mental health, future financial wealth, and culture. Over 250 young adults participated in after high school mentoring and career support.

$227Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CHigher Up Texas INC
EINHdr · item D84-2288113
Principal addressHdr · item CLeague City, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.higheruptexas.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$44,737Pt VII · Sec A

Hillary Gramm’s $45K as CEO is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1984 $100K–1M youth development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Hillary Gramm$44,737$105,170$109,500$84,333$38,500

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$304K · 98%
Investment income$6K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$304K
Investment income2%$6K
Total revenueLn 12$310K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.12
Program services88%$227K
Management & general12%$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$260K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$367K
Total assetsLn 16$387K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$21K
Total net assetsLn 32$367K
Months of cash on handcomputed17.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $367K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $260K · Less non-cash grants $10K · Cash operating expenses/yr $250K
17.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $227K · Total expenses $260K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $32K · Total expenses $260K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $260K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $614K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $304K · Total revenue $310K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $310K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $310K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $6K · Total revenue $310K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $260K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $310K · Prior year $651K
-52%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $133K · FY2025 $310K
+19%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $367K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $310K · Expenses $260K
+16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $387K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $367K · Total assets $387K
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $387K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Hillary Gramm · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $45K · Total expenses $260K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $140K · Total expenses $260K
54%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -52%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $17K · 2021–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,567
Unitemized GrantFY2021$7,100

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$310K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$651K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$901K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$189K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$349K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$133K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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