Higher Ground USA Inc

Analysis

Higher Ground USA Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Rome, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Higher Ground USA Inc reported income of $302k and spending of $322k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $275k to $302k (+10.0%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Higher Ground USA Inc sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 66th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include First Priority North Carolina District 1 ($302k), Campus Faith Clubs ($302k) and Iglesia Cristiana Canaan Defensores ($302k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $122k (38% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $97k. At year end it held assets of $86k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $75k. It reported 52 employees.