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HERS: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
HERS (EIN 83-0395730)
Tax period
2024-09-01 to 2025-08-31
Filed
2026-06-02
IRS object ID
202621539349300927
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-06-02T13:28:39-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN455297192PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RYAN GUNSAULS & O'DONNELL LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15590 EAST YALE AVENUE SUITE 201AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80222ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN830395730EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HERS-HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCE SERVICESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHERSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3038716866PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11901 E ASBURY AVE 220AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP802081002ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGLORIA THOMASPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone3038716866PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKATHERINE T MOELLER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01270619PTIN
Phone3037585558PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-28PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGLORIA THOMASPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11901 E ASBURY AVE 220AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP802081002ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,152,058GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.HERSNETWORK.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2004FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionHERS IS DEDICATED TO CREATING AND SUSTAINING A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF LEADERS THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER STRATEGIES, WITH A COMMITMENT TO ACHIEVING EQUITY, INCLUSIVITY AND EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body15VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee10TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,263,072PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$283,627CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,482,257PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,753,228CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$136,381PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$115,203CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,881,710PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,152,058CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,103,146PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,018,049CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$248,484CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,482,999PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,586,503CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,586,145PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,604,552CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,295,565PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$452,494CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,812,778TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,466,587TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$626,267TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$559,348TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,186,511NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,907,239NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionHERS IS DEDICATED TO CREATING AND SUSTAINING A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF LEADERS THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER STRATEGIES, WITH A COMMITMENT TO ACHIEVING EQUITY, INCLUSIVITY AND EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,782,403ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,753,228RevenueAmt
DescHERS (HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCE SERVICES) IS A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO CREATING AND SUSTAINING A DIVERSE NETWORK OF LEADERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION. HERS PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO ALL GENDERS WHO SUPPORT THIS MISSION, HERS HISTORICALLY FOCUSED ON OFFERING PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN LEADERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION. CURRENTLY,OUR PROGRAMS SPAN THE CAREER LIFE CYCLE FOR ALL LEADERS, FROM ALL INSTITUTION TYPES, AND ALL BACKGROUNDS. HERS IS UNIQUE IN THAT WE PRIORITIZE EQUITY IN LEADERSHIP AS A WAY OF CREATING EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO THRIVE FOR ALL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAMPUS CONSTITUENTS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.FOUNDED IN 1972, HERS PROUDLY SERVES AS A NETWORK FOR HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERS AND IS BUILDING A REPOSITORY OF DATA AND RESOURCES FOR LEADERS WHO SEEK TO ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS,AND THEIR LEADERSHIP PRACTICE IN HIGHER EDUCATION.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$1,782,403TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document39IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee10EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members15GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member15IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCOStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3038716866PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11901 E ASBURY AVE 220AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP802081002ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
KIMBERLY KVAAL
BOARD CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTEN HODGE-CLARK
VICE-CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTIONETTE MARBRAY
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDRA CASSADY
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BROOKE BARNETT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUE BORREGO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ISABELLE CHERNEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTIN ESTERBERG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE FUJII
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEATRIZ GONZALEZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORA JOHNSON-ROSS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANN JOSEPH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAMELA SCOTT-JOHNSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORA MILLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNNETTE ZELEZNY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GLORIA THOMAS
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$259,928$0$14,944
SHANNON B LUNDEEN
VICE PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$188,847$0$12,918
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$448,775TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$27,862TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1YOUR PART-TIME CONTROLLER LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11401 LAWRENCE STAddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesACCOUNTINGServicesDesc
Compensation$171,235CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$283,627AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$283,627TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROGRAM FEES611430$1,536,148$1,536,148
OTHER REVENUES611430$217,080$217,080
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,753,228TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$87,083TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$87,083ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$28,120SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$28,120SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$28,120TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$28,120ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,152,058TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,753,228RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$115,203ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$410,045TotalAmt
Program Services$282,931ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,406ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$69,708FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$394,167TotalAmt
Program Services$271,975ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,184ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$67,008FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,605TotalAmt
Program Services$41,817ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,485ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,303FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$84,282TotalAmt
Program Services$58,155ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,799ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,328FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,950TotalAmt
Program Services$47,575ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,653ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,722FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,258TotalAmt
Program Services$21,762ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$329ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,167FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,849TotalAmt
Program Services$1,482ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,613ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$754FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$187,385TotalAmt
Program Services$47,475ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$115,742ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,168FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$373,210TotalAmt
Program Services$94,555ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$230,520ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,135FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,904TotalAmt
Program Services$17,335ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,402ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$167FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$340,275TotalAmt
Program Services$317,990ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,285ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$111,185TotalAmt
Program Services$103,942ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,219ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,076TotalAmt
Program Services$4,011ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,065ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,193TotalAmt
Management And General$3,193ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,359TotalAmt
Management And General$5,359ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CATERING$283,018$272,151$10,867
HONORARIA$185,662$185,662
INSTITUTE MATERIALS$8,719$8,625$94
MISC EXPENSE$7,410$4,960$2,450

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,604,552TotalAmt
Program Services$1,782,403ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$573,665ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$248,484FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,244BOYAmt
EOY$456,526EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,312,306BOYAmt
EOY$673,933EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150,000BOYAmt
EOY$13,994EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$197,652BOYAmt
EOY$22,200EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$181,799BOYAmt
EOY$38,635EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$45,102LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$40,250LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,045BOYAmt
EOY$4,852EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,930,732BOYAmt
EOY$2,256,447EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,812,778BOYAmt
EOY$3,466,587EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$160,019BOYAmt
EOY$179,194EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$466,248BOYAmt
EOY$380,154EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$626,267BOYAmt
EOY$559,348EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,968,680BOYAmt
EOY$2,038,468EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,217,831BOYAmt
EOY$868,771EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,186,511BOYAmt
EOY$2,907,239EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,812,778BOYAmt
EOY$3,466,587EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$452,494ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$155,009NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$18,213OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$47,036CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$181,535CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$88,222CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,263,072CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$283,627CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,863,492TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,042,192CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,699,863CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,186,257CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,482,257CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,753,228CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,163,797TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,089,228CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,881,398CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,274,479CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,745,329CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,036,855CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,027,289TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$22,400CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,600CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,875CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,050CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$131,925TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$22,400CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,600CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,875CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,050CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$131,925TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$10,895,364PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$36,540CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$44,400CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61,284CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$136,381CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$87,083CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$365,688TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$36,540CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$44,400CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61,284CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$136,381CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$87,083CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$365,688TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$27,211CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$47,463CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years-$42,129CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$69,429CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$28,120CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$130,094TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,152,979CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,973,261CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,293,634CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,951,139CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,152,058CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,523,071TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.94550PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.94620PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.03170InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.03020InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,000,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$1,000,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,000,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$1,000,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,000,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$1,000,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,000,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$1,000,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,000,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,092,811InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,092,811OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,000,000EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$45,102OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$40,250DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,852BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,852TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,333,031TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$155,009NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$25,964DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$180,973RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,152,058RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,152,058TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,630,516TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$25,964DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$25,964ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,604,552ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,604,552TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE GOVERNING BOARD OF HERS DESIGNATED $1,000,000 OF ITS NET ASSETS AS AN ENDOWMENT. SINCE THIS RESTRICTION WAS NOT IMPOSED BY A DONOR, THIS ENDOWMENT IS CLASSIFIED AS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PURPOSES. THIS BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT WILL BE UTILIZED AS A STRATEGIC RESOURCE AVAILABLE TO HERS. DECISIONS ON HOW THE ENDOWMENT WILL BE USED WILL BE DETERMINED BY A THREE-FOURTHS VOTE FROM THE ELECTED VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. AT AUGUST 31, 2025 AND 2024, THE BOARD-DESIGNATED BALANCE OF THIS ENDOWMENT INVESTMENTS AND RELATED NET ASSETS WAS $1,000,000 IN EACH YEAR. HERS ESTABLISHED AN INVESTMENT ACCOUNT SEPARATE FROM OPERATING INVESTMENTS THAT INCLUDES THE BOARD DESIGNATED PORTION OF $ 1,000,000, AS OF AUGUST 31, 2025 AND 2024, RESPECTIVELY. THE INVESTMENT ACCOUNT TOTALS $2,363,635 AND $2,056,192, RESPECTIVELY, AS OF AUGUST 31, 2025 AND 2024. THE PORTION OF THE ENDOWMENT INVESTMENT ACCOUNT IN EXCESS OF $1,000,000 IS CLASSIFIED ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS SHORT-TERM OR LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS DEPENDING ON THE INVESTMENT HOLDINGS AT AUGUST 31,2025 AND 2024.
PART X, LINE 2:HERS IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. HERS IS, HOWEVER, SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THERE WAS NO UNRELATED TAXABLE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2025 AND 2024. HERS HAS ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF INCOME TAXES. IN DETERMINING THE RECOGNITION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, HERS APPLIES A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND DETERMINES THE MEASUREMENT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS CONSIDERING THE AMOUNTS AND PROBABILITIES OF THE OUTCOMES THAT COULD BE REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT WITH TAXING AUTHORITIES. HERS ANALYZED ITS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON THEIR FEDERAL TAX RETURNS FOR THE OPEN TAX YEARS 2021 THROUGH 2023. BASED ON THEIR ANALYSIS, HERS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND THAT HERS SHOULD PREVAIL UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
GLORIA THOMAS
PRESIDENT$259,928$0$0$0$0$0$8,112$0$6,832$0$274,872$0$0$0
SHANNON B LUNDEEN
VICE PRESIDENT$188,847$0$0$0$0$0$6,937$0$5,981$0$201,765$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4SEE PDF ATTACHMENT FOR AMENDED BY-LAWS-OCTOBER 28, 2024.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE IT IS FILED. AFTER REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE BOARD CHAIR IMMEDIATELY ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHEN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARISE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PRESIDENT PROVIDES THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH COMPARABILITY DATA FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 94,555. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 230,520. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 48,135. TOTAL EXPENSES 373,210.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT 18,213.