Higher Heights Leadership Fund

Analysis

Higher Heights Leadership Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooklyn, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 Heights Leadership Fund reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.4m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $436k to $1.6m (+271%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 306%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Higher Heights Leadership Fund sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Appleton Education Foundation Inc ($1.6m), Freedom for Immigrants ($1.6m) and The New York State Casa Association Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $221k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $462k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $34k, net assets of $997k. It reported 15 employees.