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HIGHER GROUND ACADEMY: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
HIGHER GROUND ACADEMY (EIN 41-1886212)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-05-15
IRS object ID
202031369349303898
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2020-05-15T14:57:26-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN411690382PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Malloy Montague Karnowski RadosevichBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15353 Wayzata Blvd Suite 410AddressLine1Txt
CityMinneapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55416ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN411886212EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Higher Ground AcademyBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHIGHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6516451000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11381 Marshall AveAddressLine1Txt
CitySt PaulCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55104ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSamuel YigzawPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone6516451000PhoneNum
Signature2020-05-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonThomas A KarnowskiPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00165389PTIN
Phone9525450424PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address168.61.156.211IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-05-14IPDt
IP Tm14:12:37IPTm
IP TimezoneCDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-09-23 17:36:50ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSamuel YigzawPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11381 Marshall AveAddressLine1Txt
CitySt PaulCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$11,090,410GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.hgacademy.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1997FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionProvide educational programs for grades K-12 in compliance with Minnesota public education.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee177TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Contributions Grants$1,081,694PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,061,080CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$9,757,239PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$10,029,330CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$10,838,933PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$11,090,410CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$31,700PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$16,750CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$35,272PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$32,000CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,274,261PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,512,597PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,675,285CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$11,853,830PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,419,055CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,014,897PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,671,355CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$12,093,003TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$11,530,136TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$12,863,749TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$10,629,527TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$770,746NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$900,609NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTo create socially committed, morally responsible, and ethnically diverse learning environment that values students individually and collectively. The goal is to encourage student's maximum intellectual and leadership development to meet 21st century standards of education through concerted preparation to pursue post secondary and post baccalaureate studies. It is intended that students graduating from Higher Ground Academy will be adequately prepared to assume leadership roles in their communities and in their fields of endeavor.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$8,117,298ExpenseAmt
Grant$16,750GrantAmt
Revenue$10,029,330RevenueAmt
DescThe goal is to encourage student's maximum intellectual and leadership development to meet 21st century standards of education through concerted pre post baccalaureate studies. It is intended that students graduating from Higher Ground Academy will be adequately prepared to assume leadership roles in their communities and in their fields of endeavor. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 the Academy served an estimated 776 students.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$8,117,298TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
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 IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document23IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee177EmployeeCnt
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
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Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind0Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed0Form1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings0DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions0TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor0DistributionToDonorInd
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 Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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
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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 FldMNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Samuel YigzawBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6516451000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11381 Marshall AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CitySaint PaulCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55104ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd
Daniel McGrath
Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Denise Toussaint
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Neliya Tkachenko
Director/Teacher41.00Yes (X)$53,025$0$7,058
Mary Tate
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mohamed Abdille
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Swerine
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shannon Tanghe
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Samuel Yigzaw
Executive Director40.00$178,352$0$7,058Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$231,377TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$14,116TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
Minnehaha Transportation
2507 Walnut StreetRosevilleMN55113Transportation Contractor$883,033
CKC Good Food
PO Box 431419MinneapolisMN55075Food Service Catering$559,631
Harris Mechanical Services LLC
8242 Solutions CenterChicagoIL60677HVAC Contractor$196,782
Grade Power
2800 Rustic PlaceLittle CanadaMN55117Tutoring$152,668
BerganKDV
22488 Chippendale AveFarmingtonMN55024Finance Consultant$126,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$1,043,680GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$17,400AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,061,080TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Federal and State Sources611710$10,020,771$10,020,771
Other Educational Purposes611710$8,559$8,559
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$10,029,330TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,090,410TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,029,330RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,750TotalAmt
Program Services$16,750ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,000TotalAmt
Program Services$32,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$233,714TotalAmt
Program Services$233,714ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,832,347TotalAmt
Program Services$4,231,628ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$600,719ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$433,089TotalAmt
Program Services$374,320ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,769ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$871,782TotalAmt
Program Services$711,888ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$159,894ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$324,088TotalAmt
Program Services$268,906ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,182ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,075TotalAmt
Management And General$8,075ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$141,950TotalAmt
Management And General$141,950ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$565,822TotalAmt
Program Services$359,773ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$206,049ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$242,007TotalAmt
Program Services$156,878ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85,129ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,809TotalAmt
Program Services$44,320ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,489ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,342,178TotalAmt
Program Services$1,342,178ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,747TotalAmt
Program Services$1,967ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$780ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,951TotalAmt
Program Services$13,455ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,496ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,679TotalAmt
Management And General$60,679ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Transportation$911,435$911,435
Food$561,610$561,610
Field Trips$59,433$59,433
Mgmt Dues/Memberships$25,248$25,248

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total-$1,374,659TotalAmt
Program Services-$1,202,957ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$171,702ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,419,055TotalAmt
Program Services$8,117,298ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,301,757ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,454,918BOYAmt
EOY$4,831,019EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,650BOYAmt
EOY$50,650EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,492,573BOYAmt
EOY$1,575,291EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$158,509BOYAmt
EOY$114,377EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$711,211LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$238,585LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$447,043BOYAmt
EOY$472,626EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,489,310BOYAmt
EOY$4,486,173EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,093,003BOYAmt
EOY$11,530,136EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$772,005BOYAmt
EOY$814,756EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,650BOYAmt
EOY$50,650EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,041,094BOYAmt
EOY$9,764,121EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,863,749BOYAmt
EOY$10,629,527EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$1,383,424BOYAmt
EOY$262,348EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$447,043BOYAmt
EOY$472,626EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$165,635BOYAmt
EOY$165,635EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$770,746BOYAmt
EOY$900,609EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,093,003BOYAmt
EOY$11,530,136EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,671,355ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee EtcYes (1)AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Beginning Balance$50,650BeginningBalanceAmt
Ending Balance$50,650EndingBalanceAmt
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$530,352OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$154,466DepreciationAmt
Book Value$375,886BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$180,859OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$84,119DepreciationAmt
Book Value$96,740BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$472,626TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPension Plan DefermentsDesc
Book Value$4,486,173BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$4,486,173TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Pension Plan Deferments$5,442,689
Net Pension Liabilitiy - PERA & TRA$4,321,432
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$9,764,121TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,202,929TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$1,227,726OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,227,726RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,975,203RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$1,115,207OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,115,207RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,090,410TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,307,389TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$2,003,541OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,003,541ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,303,848ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,115,207OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,115,207ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,419,055TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part IV, Line 1b:The organization holds funds related to scholarship's in a private-purpose trust fund.
Part IV, Line 2b:The funds are held and recorded as cash and an escrow or custodial account liability.
Part X, Line 2:The Academy is exempt from federal and state income taxes under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3). Both are subject to tax on income from any unrelated business. On July 1, 2009, the Academy adopted the recognition requirements for uncertain income tax positions as required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) ASC 740-10 (formerly known as FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes), with no cumulative effect adjustment required. Income tax benefits are recognized for income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, only when it is determined that the income tax position will more likely-than-not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Academy has analyzed tax positions taken for filing with the Internal Revenue Service and state jurisdiction where they operate. The Academy believes that income tax filing positions will be sustained upon examination and do not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material adverse affect on their respective financial condition, results of operation or cash flows. Accordingly, the Academy has not recorded any reserves, or related accruals for interest and penalties for uncertain income tax positions at June 30, 2019.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Revenue reported by related party- Higher Ground Building Company 1,227,726.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Rent reveived from related party netted in the Financial Statements 1,115,207.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Expenses reported by related party - Higher Ground Building Company 2,003,541.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Rent paid to related party netted in the Financial Statements 1,115,207.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Part I, Line 3The schools non-discrimination policy is included in school brochures and will be widely distributed.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6The school receives state and federal aid for the purpose of educating students.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarshipsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient15RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$16,750CashGrantAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSamuel YigzawPersonNm
TitleExecutive DirectorTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$178,352BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$178,352TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bA copy of the finished 990 report will be sent to the Executive Director and the Board Chair. An electronic copy will go to the school board after it is mailed to the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAll Directors are required to annually sign a conflict of interest disclosure statement.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The organization's Executive Director's salaries are determined by comparability data and approved by the board.
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 XI, LINE 2C:The Board assumes responsibilty for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an indendent accountant annually. This process has not changed from the prior year.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1B:Several members of the board are teachers at the Academy. Minnesota State Statute 124D.10 Subd. 4.(g) requires the board to have at least one employed or contracted teacher.
RELATED ORGANIZATION COMPENSATION:Made an effort to obtain information on compensation, if any, was paid from a related organization. No response received and no other transactions noted.
AUTHORIZERThe Academy is required to have an Authorizer to monitor its operations in order to maintain its charter. The Academy's approved Authorizer during the fiscal year 2019 was Audubon Center of the North Woods.
Form 990, PART IX, LINE 24eDuring the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, changes in actuarial assumptions resulted in a significant reduction to the school's estimated pension liability, which created a "negative expense" of $1,384,976 for the current year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Higher Ground Building CoBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11381 Marshall AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CitySt PaulCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN411933761EIN
Primary ActivitiesTo lease real estate to its beneficiary organization Higher Ground Academy.PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 12b, IIPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Higher Ground AcademyBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Higher Ground Building CompanyBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeKTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$1,115,207InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationLease AgreementMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt