Higher Ground USA Inc

Analysis

Higher Ground USA Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ketchum, ID. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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 April 2023, Higher Ground USA Inc reported income of $5.7m and spending of $4.8m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2019 to April 2023, income grew from $4.1m to $5.7m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2021, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Higher Ground USA Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 95th percentile within ID. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kaiserman Jewish Community Ctr ($5.7m), Mountain View Los Altos Soccer Club ($5.7m) and Christian Camps & Conferences ($5.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $258k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. It paid $4,212 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $253k, net assets of $5.3m. It reported 58 employees.