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HIGHER GROUND ACADEMY

ST PAUL, MNEIN: 41-1886212Website

Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings

HIGHER GROUND ACADEMY TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL, ETHICAL, AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS WHO ARE READY FOR ALL THE CHALLENGES OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. TO THAT END, STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM THE ACADEMY WILL BE COLLEGE READY, STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT, AND ETHICAL CITIZENS WHO VALUE HARD WORK, HONESTY, INTEGRITY, EQUITY, AND DIVERSITY.

Youth/Teens (Ages 13-18)
Local (City/County Level)
Direct Service Delivery
K-12 Education
Education & Awareness
Education
Education Policy & Reform

Annual Revenue

$19,768,393

Known Funders

2

Grants Received

2

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$19,768,393$19,283,536$18,075,430
2022$19,189,915$17,123,856$18,470,121
2021$19,599,738$16,627,339$16,745,157
2020$16,161,479$14,884,281$14,123,889
2019$14,107,981$14,177,659$10,726,673
2018$11,090,410$9,419,055$11,530,136
2017$10,838,933$11,853,830$12,093,003
2016$10,694,216$11,668,492$13,281,067

Top Funders

$5,000 (2021)

Key Personnel

From 2023 IRS 990 filing

S

SAMUEL YIGZAW

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Key Employee
M

MARY TATE

BOARD MEMBER

S

SHANNON TANGHE

BOARD MEMBER

L

LIBAN AHMED

BOARD MEMBER

B

BRIAN SWERINE

SECRETARY

Officer
D

DENISE TOUSSAINT

VICE CHAIR/TREASURER

Officer
D

DANIEL MCGRATH

CHAIR

Officer
N

NELIYA TKACHENKO

BOARD MEMBER

D

DANIEL MCGRATH

CHAIR

Officer
D

DENISE TOUSSAINT

VICE CHAIR/TREASURER

Officer

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