High Jump

Analysis

High Jump is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2023, High Jump reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.2m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $3.5m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, High Jump sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colleges of the Fenway Inc ($3.5m), Wisconsin Virtual Learning Inc ($3.5m) and Optima Foundation Inc ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 103% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $258k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $688k, net assets of $1.8m.