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HIGHER HEIGHTS FOR AMERICA: Form 990EZ, tax year 2016

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Organization: HIGHER HEIGHTS FOR AMERICA (EIN 45-3211706)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-11-15
IRS object ID: 201703199349206045
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-11-15T16:09:56-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521637908	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COATES & HUTCHINSON PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2130 PRIEST BRIDGE DR STE 10	AddressLine1Txt
City	CROFTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	211142457	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	453211706	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HIGHER HEIGHTS FOR AMERICA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	HIGH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6464949620	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	147 PRINCE STREET SUITE 36	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11201	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CELESTE MORRIS	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6468457337	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-11-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	THERESA HUTCHINSON	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00176056	PTIN
Phone	4107213946	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-11-15	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
At Submission Creation Device Id	8B0D7F8BD81EA5081E4308ED738C7263DA2C76B1	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	8B0D7F8BD81EA5081E4308ED738C7263DA2C76B1	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Address	WWW.HIGHERHEIGHTSFORAMERICA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$194,510	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$193,032	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Other Revenue Total	$1,478	OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue	$194,510	TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft	$53,734	SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$11,052	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint	$11,483	OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage	$986	PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total	$120,334	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$197,589	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-$3,079	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,811	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$732	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,811	BOYAmt
EOY	$732	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,811	BOYAmt
EOY	$732	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,811	BOYAmt
EOY	$732	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	HIGHER HEIGHTS FOR AMERICA IS BUILDING A NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO HARNESS BLACK WOMEN'S POLITICAL POWER AND LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL. HEADQUARTERED IN NY, HIGHER HEIGHTS IS A NATIONAL 501 C(4) ORGANIZATION INVESTING IN A LONG TERM STRATEGY TO ANALYZE, EXPAND, AND SUPPORT A BLACK WOMAN'S LEADERSHIP PIPELINE AT ALL LEVELS AND STRENGTHEN HER CIVIC PARTICIPATION BEYOND ELECTION DAY.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt	Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
VOTER ENGAGEMENT: BLACK WOMEN VOTE CAMPAIGN, A NONPARTISAN VOTER-ACTIVISM CAMPAIGN PROVIDES THE INFORMATION AND TOOLS NEEDED FOR BLACK WOMEN TO "GET OUT THE VOTE" WITH THEIR SOCIAL NETWORKS.	$110,309
COVENING, OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS: HOST SISTER TO SISTER SALON CONVERSATIONS AND EVENTS THAT GATHER BLACK WOMEN IN COMMUNITIES TO DISCUSS ISSUES CONCERNING BLACK WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES. PARTICIPANTS EXPLORE SOLUTIONS FROM EXPANDING THEIR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BEYOND THE VOTING BOOTH, TO INCREASING THE NUMBER OF BLACK WOMEN PURSUING ELECTED LEADERHIP. DEVELOP ON AND OFFLINE COMMUNICATIONS TO HELP ELEVATE BLACK WOMEN'S VOICES AND HELP SHAPE THE NATIONAL NARRATIVE ABOUT BLACK WOMEN IN AMERICAN POLITICS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEBSITE CONTENT, PRODUCTION OF SUNDAY BRUNCH SERIES, FACEBOOK LIVE AND TWITTER CHAT EVENTS AND SEEKING TO EXPAND EARNED MEDIA OPPORTUNTIES.	$51,331
MEMBERSHIP: DEVELOPING A NETWORK OF BLACK WOMEN AND ALLIES AND PROVIDING MEMBERS WITH TRAINING AND TOOLS TO HARNESS THEIR POLITICAL POWER. CREATE ON AND OFFLINE ACTIVITIES AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP BLACK WOMEN LEAD FROM THE VOTING BOOTH TO ELECTED OFFICE.	$12,378

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$174,018	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt
CELESTE MORRIS
TREASURER	3.00	$0
JOY WILLIAMS
BOARD CHAIR	3.00	$0
BETH SULLIVAN
SECRETARY	3.00	$0
GLYNDA C CARR
BOARD OF DIR	16.00	$24,870
LATOIA JONES
BOARD OF DIR	3.00	$0
KIMBERLY PEELER ALLEN
BOARD OF DIR	16.00	$23,914
SIMONE WARD
BOARD OF DIR	3.00	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	false	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend	$5,391	DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KIMBERLY PEELER- ALLEN	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	147 PRINCE STREET STE 36	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11201	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6464949620	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	false	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	Yes (true)	PoliticalCampaignActyInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures	$5,391	PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Form1120 POL Filed	false	Form1120POLFiledInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE C, PART I-A, LINE 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	STRATEGIC PLANNING AND GOTV EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF ENDORSED CANDIDATES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I	HIGHER HEIGHTS LEADERSHIP FUND (EIN 46-355404) PROCESSES PAYROLL FOR HIGHER HEIGHTS OF AMERICA (HHFA) (EIN 45-3211706) ALONG WITH ITS OWN SALARIES. HHFA REIMBURSES THIS ORGANIZATION FOR ITS SHARE OF THE SALARIES, TAXES AND FEES. (HHFA RECORDS THESE REIMBURSEMENTS ON THE 990EZ LINE 12 AS COMPENSATION TO THEIR STAFF.)
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8	LIST RENTAL INCOME 1,478 TOTAL 1,478
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 92 BANK FEES 2,601 COVENINGS AND MEETINGS 33,549 DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS 4,923 MEMBERSHIP PERIPHERNALIA 9,657 VOTER ENGAGEMENT 69,512 TOTAL 120,334
FORM 990-EZ, PART III	HIGHER HEIGHTS FOR AMERICA IS BUILDING A NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO HARNESS BLACK WOMEN'S POLITICAL POWER AND LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL. HEADQUARTERED IN NY, HIGHER HEIGHTS IS A NATIONAL 501 C(4) ORGANIZATION INVESTING IN A LONG TERM STRATEGY TO ANALYZE, EXPAND, AND SUPPORT A BLACK WOMAN'S LEADERSHIP PIPELINE AT ALL LEVELS AND STRENGTHEN HER CIVIC PARTICIPATION BEYOND ELECTION DAY.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29	COVENING, OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS: HOST SISTER TO SISTER SALON CONVERSATIONS AND EVENTS THAT GATHER BLACK WOMEN IN COMMUNITIES TO DISCUSS ISSUES CONCERNING BLACK WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES. PARTICIPANTS EXPLORE SOLUTIONS FROM EXPANDING THEIR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BEYOND THE VOTING BOOTH, TO INCREASING THE NUMBER OF BLACK WOMEN PURSUING ELECTED LEADERHIP. DEVELOP ON AND OFFLINE COMMUNICATIONS TO HELP ELEVATE BLACK WOMEN'S VOICES AND HELP SHAPE THE NATIONAL NARRATIVE ABOUT BLACK WOMEN IN AMERICAN POLITICS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEBSITE CONTENT, PRODUCTION OF SUNDAY BRUNCH SERIES, FACEBOOK LIVE AND TWITTER CHAT EVENTS AND SEEKING TO EXPAND EARNED MEDIA OPPORTUNTIES.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30	MEMBERSHIP: DEVELOPING A NETWORK OF BLACK WOMEN AND ALLIES AND PROVIDING MEMBERS WITH TRAINING AND TOOLS TO HARNESS THEIR POLITICAL POWER. CREATE ON AND OFFLINE ACTIVITIES AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP BLACK WOMEN LEAD FROM THE VOTING BOOTH TO ELECTED OFFICE.