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CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $298K · expenses $251K · assets $197K

EIN
20-3458573
Address
3491 HAMMERBERG RD, FLINT, MI 48507-3216
NTEE code
B99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2009
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Mission

THE CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING PROGRAMS TO HELP MINIMIZE EDUCATIONAL, ECONOMIC, AND RESIDENTIAL BARRIERS

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Marsay Wells-Strozier EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2019-2024 $94,963$344,380 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Martita Moffett-Page PRESIDENT2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
George Cannon TREASURER2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Chennelle Desmond GENERAL BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Martita Moffett (former) TREASURER2021-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Taylor Karam (former) SECRETARY2019-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Debbie Springer (former) President2019-2021 25 $0 reported 1
Marita Moffett (former) TREASURER2019-2020 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $95K · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARSAY WELLS-STROZIER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $94,963$0$0 $94,9631
MARTITA MOFFETT-PAGE PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
GEORGE CANNON TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
CHENNELLE DESMOND GENERAL BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $74K · 2 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARSAY WELLS-STROZIER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $73,917$0$0 $73,9171
MARTITA MOFFETT-PAGE PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
GEORGE CANNON TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
CHENNELLE DESMOND GENERAL BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $92K · 5 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARSAY WELLS-STROZIER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $92,500$0$0 $92,5001
MARTITA MOFFETT TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
TAYLOR KARAM SECRETARY10 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $83K · 2 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marsay Wells-Strozier Executive Director40 $83,000$0$0 $83,0001
Martita Moffett Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
Taylor Karam Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
Debbie Springer President25 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARITA MOFFETT TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
TAYLOR KARAM SECRETARY10 $0$0$0 $01
DEBBIE SPRINGER PRESIDENT25 $0$0$0 $01
MARSAY WELLS-STROZIER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARSAY WELLS-STROZIER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
DEBBIE SPRINGER PRESIDENT25 $0-$0 $01
MARITA MOFFETT TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
TAYLOR KARAM SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$298,268$250,985 $197,069$132,729 $280,728$0 $94,9631-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$325,257$351,838 $130,649$83,850 $309,950$0 $84,1172-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$253,434$248,091 $169,971$169,971 $241,964$0 $134,79253
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$290,601$271,793 $164,628$164,628 $283,956$0 $023
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$220,144$212,716 $95,064$95,064 $162,934$9,100 $25,75502
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$144,751$115,211 $87,636$87,636 $134,216$8,185 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $387,684 in all, tax years 2018 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
RUTH MOTT FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT (CHEA)” 2018-2022, 2024 6$244,770 2024$35,000
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER FLINT DAF sponsor Exact 2018-2024 7$133,998 2024$7,000
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES I Public charity Exact 2022 1$8,916 2022$8,916
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SHEEN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONCAB99 $297,774$377,560 CHAIR, BD DIRCT$49,998 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
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COCALICO EDUCATION FOUNDATIONPAB99 $307,439$188,240 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
EDUCARE CENTRAL MAINEMEB99 $296,987$519,033 SECRETARY/TREASURER$178,448 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
HIGHER EDUCATION COMPLIANCE AND MANAGEMENT INCNJB99 $323,165$1,464,347 EMPLOYEE$216,814 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
TEACHER EDUCATION DIVISION OF THE COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDRENVAB99 $344,431$326,370 Executive Director$75,500 Same NTEE code B99, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$3,930,15113 72016–2024 WINE EDUCATION COUNCIL INC; EDUCARE CENTRAL MAINE; CREATIVE SPIRIT CENTER INC; TAIWAN CENTER FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA and 3 more
HAROLD ALFOND FOUNDATION Private foundation$3,252,00013 12012–2024 EDUCARE CENTRAL MAINE
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$3,188,27542 192016–2024 APP INVENTOR FOUNDATION; WALK IN ART CENTER INC; PERSON COUNTY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC; PARTNERS IN SEX EDUCATION INC and 15 more
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THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$605,0006 12019–2024 RHODE ISLAND INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $250,985 spent · pay $114,824 · grants $0 · events $1,847
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $94,963$10,200$84,763- 37.8%
All other expenses $66,441$59,860$6,581- 26.5%
Payroll taxes $19,861-$19,861- 7.9%
Advertising and promotion $16,172$11,172$5,000- 6.4%
Depreciation and depletion $15,837$15,837-- 6.3%
Fees: other services $15,067$13,767$1,300- 6.0%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $8,827$6,279$2,548- 3.5%
Insurance $5,842-$5,842- 2.3%
Benefits paid to members $3,743$3,743-- 1.5%
Office expenses $1,936$1,936-- 0.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,847-$1,847- 0.7%
Other (as described)WEBSITE $341$341-- 0.1%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $73-$73- 0.0%
Other (as described)CONSUMERS EASEMENT LEASE $35-$35- 0.0%
Total$250,985100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $351,838 spent · pay $106,467 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $98,424$90,799$7,625- 28.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $84,117$10,200$73,917- 23.9%
Fees: other services $53,117$47,468$5,649- 15.1%
Advertising and promotion $47,657$43,750$3,907- 13.5%
Office expenses $33,097$14,784$18,313- 9.4%
Payroll taxes $22,350-$22,350- 6.4%
Insurance $7,178-$7,178- 2.0%
Fees: legal $3,500-$3,500- 1.0%
Fees: accounting $2,180-$2,180- 0.6%
Other (as described)Corp Filing Docs $79-$79- 0.0%
Other (as described)Memberships $68-$68- 0.0%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $36-$36- 0.0%
Other (as described)Consumers Easement Lease $35-$35- 0.0%
Total$351,838100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $248,091 spent · pay $134,792 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $134,792$52,292$82,500- 54.3%
All other expenses $44,562$31,037$13,525- 18.0%
Advertising and promotion $18,000$18,000-- 7.3%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $14,440$12,510$1,930- 5.8%
Benefits paid to members $10,000$10,000-- 4.0%
Office expenses $9,195$2,133$7,063- 3.7%
Other (as described)OFFICE EQUIPMENT $5,102$5,102-- 2.1%
Insurance $4,900-$4,900- 2.0%
Other (as described)HOUSEKEEPING $3,600$1,800$1,800- 1.5%
Other (as described)INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES $3,500$3,500-- 1.4%
Total$248,091100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $271,793 spent · pay $187,143 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $149,714$66,714$83,000- 55.1%
Payroll taxes $37,429$18,729$18,700- 13.8%
Advertising and promotion $24,000$24,000-- 8.8%
All other expenses $16,765$16,765-- 6.2%
Benefits paid to members $10,000$10,000-- 3.7%
Office expenses $9,565$7,174$2,391- 3.5%
Other (as described)Janitorial Expense $6,500$4,875$1,625- 2.4%
Fees: accounting $5,000-$5,000- 1.8%
Insurance $4,600-$4,600- 1.7%
Other (as described)Office Equipment $3,625$2,719$906- 1.3%
Other (as described)Instructional supplies $3,500$3,500-- 1.3%
Other (as described)Postage $1,095-$1,095- 0.4%
Total$271,793100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $212,716 spent · pay $71,490 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $44,245$44,245-- 20.8%
All other expenses $34,649$24,179$10,470- 16.3%
Other (as described)Adult Skill Ctr Bldg Mainten $34,343$34,343-- 16.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $25,755$25,755-- 12.1%
Other salaries and wages $19,747-$19,747- 9.3%
Other employee benefits $13,248-$13,248- 6.2%
Payroll taxes $12,740-$12,740- 6.0%
Other (as described)Clean & Green $9,380$9,380-- 4.4%
Office expenses $6,241-$6,241- 2.9%
Other (as described)Adult Skill Education Suppli $6,213$6,213-- 2.9%
Information technology $3,683-$3,683- 1.7%
Fees: other services $981-$981- 0.5%
Insurance $946-$946- 0.4%
Fees: accounting $500-$500- 0.2%
Other (as described)Board of Directors Exp $45-$45- 0.0%
Total$212,716100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $115,211 spent · pay $31,417 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $79,962 69.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $31,417 27.3%
Fees to independent contractors $2,600 2.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,232 1.1%
Total$115,211100%

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