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Nonprofit · EIN 23-1365983

HEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA

Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19109

Financials

$14.1M$12.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of HEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$14,074,117$12,719,137$1,354,980$42,397,429$2,595,125$39,802,304
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$10,310,416
Program service revenue
$1,790,502
Investment income
$1,592,152
Net gain from sales of assets
$792,566
Other revenue
$381,047

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,005,624
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$280,579
Other salaries and wages
$6,464,051
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$8,207,565
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$544,905
Occupancy
$497,859
Depreciation
$55,209
Program services (functional)
$8,473,352
Management and general (functional)
$2,958,722
Fundraising (functional)
$1,287,063

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$39,734,800
Total assets, end of year
$42,397,429
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,595,125
Net assets, end of year
$39,802,304
Land, buildings and equipment
$55,020
Publicly traded securities
$31,201,046
Net assets without donor restrictions
$13,925,680
Net assets with donor restrictions
$25,876,624
Gross receipts
$17,280,324
Employees
212
Volunteers
160
Year formed
1802
State of legal domicile
PA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SEAN VEREENPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$279,703$21,204
CHANELL BATESCHIEF OF STAFF
Highest-paid employee
40$195,395$27,624
CHRISTOPHER AVERYVP, PROGRAM STRATEGY & PARTNERSHIPS
Highest-paid employee
40$190,455$18,271
SARA WOODSFORMER - CO-PRESIDENT & CE
Officer
40$179,138$17,731
PAIGE LEGRANDVICE PRESIDENT, ADVANCEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$176,780$9,540
GREG ANDERSONCHAIR, BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DAVID O'CONNORVICE CHAIR, BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
AVERY MUNNINGSTREASURER, BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JACKIE RANTANENASST TREASURER, BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
OLENGA ANABUISECRETARY, BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DARRIEN DAVENPORTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN JACKSON JRBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GRACE LIMAYEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RONKE OKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JACKIE BAILEY-ROSS MORINIEREBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
14 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
STUART STU GEORGEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MATTHEW MATT HANDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MELVIN PITTSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MATTHEW MEADBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
NAT HAMILTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
KATRINA HIGHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ARIEL KELTON BROCKMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
DANILO A BURGOSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MICHAEL LLLOYDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
DANA OLIVERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
BEN QUANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
CHANDRA KEEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
BRETT WRIGHTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
REV CHARLES HOWARDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
123 S BROAD ST STE 850, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19109-1014
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
SEAN VEREEN, 123 S BROAD ST STE 850, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19109
Signed the 990
SEAN VEREEN, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(215) 790-1666
Return prepared by
MORISON COGEN LLP

Mission

HEIGHTS IS A NEW KIND OF ORGANIZATION, AN ECONOMIC MOBILITY CATALYST. WE BELIEVE THAT CREATING PATHWAYS TO EDUCATIONAL AND WORKFORCE SUCCESS FOR LOW-INCOME, BLACK AND BROWN, AND FIRST-GENERATION-TO-COLLEGE STUDENTS IS THE KEYSTONE OF A MORE EQUITABLE AND PROSPEROUS PHILADELPHIA. HEIGHTS IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING THOSE PATHWAYS THROUGH COLLEGE AND CAREER ADVISING, INDUSTRY-ALIGNED PROGRAMMING, TRANSFORMATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, AND A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT THAT INVESTS AND BELIEVES IN STUDENTS AND THEIR RIGHT TO ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY. AS A RESULT, STUDENTS HAVE DEFINED PATHWAYS TO KEY INDUSTRIES THAT PROVIDE FAMILY-SUSTAINING PAY AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION. THEY HAVE AN ACTIONABLE POSTSECONDARY PLAN, ARE PREPARED FOR THEIR POSTSECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES, AND FEEL SUPPORTED BY AND CONNECTED TO A LARGER NETWORK OF PEOPLE WHO INVEST IN THEIR SUCCESS.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • K-12 PROGRAMS: AT HEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA, OUR WORK FOCUSES ON CONNECTING EDUCATIONAL TRAJECTORY WITH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES THAT LEAD TO FAMILY-SUSTAINING EMPLOYMENT, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL TO FIX THE GENERATIONAL POVERTY THAT PLAGUES OUR CITY AND NARROWS OUR STUDENTS' PATHS TO PROSPERITY. MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON A HIGH SCHOOL SELECTION ADVISING CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING THE NUMBER OF BLACK AND BROWN UNDERSERVED STUDENTS AT SDP CRITERIA-BASED, HIGH PERFORMING HIGH SCHOOLS. HEIGHTS STAFF ARE EMBEDDED IN FOUR K-8 SCHOOLS AND OUR IMPACT WILL SPAN DISTRICT-WIDE BY OFFERING WORKSHOPS FOR ALL FAMILIES AND STUDENTS AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF TEACHERS TO ADVISE STUDENTS ON THE HIGH SCHOOL SELECTION PROCESS. IN THE SUMMER BEFORE 9TH GRADE, COMPREHENSIVE SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAMMING WILL ENSURE STUDENTS HAVE A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO HIGH SCHOOL.HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON SCHOOL-WIDE COLLEGE AND CAREER PROGRAMMING, AS WELL AS RECRUITING COHORTS OF STUDENTS FOR ADVISING, ENRICHMENT, AND EQUITY BASED PROGRAMMING. HEIGHTS STAFF ARE EMBEDDED IN 19 SDP HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE 22-23 YEAR. HEIGHTS COORDINATORS LEAD THE COLLEGE AND CAREER PROGRAMMING, AS WELL AS RECRUIT COHORTS OF 25 STUDENTS PER GRADE FOR ADVISING, ENRICHMENT, AND EQUITY BASED PROGRAMMING. HEIGHTS ADVISORS PROVIDE 1:1 ADVISING. SCHOOL-WIDE OFFERINGS INCLUDE FAFSA SUPPORT, COLLEGE EXPOSURE, CAREER DAYS, AND DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES FOR COLLEGE CREDIT, TUTORING, INTERNSHIPS.
    Expenses $5,574,244 · revenue $1,790,502
  • COLLGE AND CAREER PROGRAMS: COLLEGE PROGRAMMING ENSURES THAT STUDENTS WHO MATRICULATE TO COLLEGE HAVE THE SUPPORT NEEDED TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE. HEIGHTS STAFF PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED ADVISING, CAMPUS VISITS, AND PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS FROM PHILADELPHIA AT COLLEGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WILL EXPAND ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT NEW COHORTS OF STUDENTS. HEIGHTS ALSO PROVIDES EACH COLLEGIAN WITH STIPENDS TO ASSIST WITH INDIRECT COSTS SUCH AS BOOKS AND TRANSPORTATION, AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR FUNDS TO COVER THE COST OF SUMMER CLASSES IF NEEDED TO INCREASE PERSISTENCE. HEIGHTS HAS 21 AGREEMENTS WITH UNIVERSITIES THAT PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND ON-CAMPUS SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS. CAREER PROGRAMMING WILL SIMPLIFY THE PATH TO EMPLOYMENT BY GUIDING STUDENTS THROUGH THEIR JOURNEY TO LIFE SUSTAINING CAREERS WITH A 5 STEP PROCESS: EXPOSURE, EXPLORATION, PLANNING, OPPORTUNITY AND SUPPORT. HEIGHTS HAS BEEN DEVELOPING A GROUP OF ANCHOR PARTNERS THAT WILL PROVIDE INTERNSHIPS, MENTORING, AND SCALED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. WE WISH TO FOCUS ON EXPOSURE TO CAREERS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES, STEM, AND TECHNOLOGY; CAREERS WHERE THE POPULATION OF STUDENTS WE SERVE HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN UNDERREPRESENTED. EQUITY BASED TRAINING AND SERVICES WILL ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO OUR PARTNERS TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION FOR STUDENTS ENTERING THEIR WORKPLACE.
    Expenses $1,116,778
  • COMMUNITY ACCESS PATHWAYS AND STEP UP TO COLLEGE: HEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA'S OUTREACH FUTURES INITIATIVE BRINGS THE ORGANIZATION'S SERVICES AND EXPERTISE TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. OUTREACH FUTURES OFFERS A RANGE OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND YOUTH-SERVING PROFESSIONALS THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA. A KEY COMPONENT OF HEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA'S OUTREACH SERVICES IS THE ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF STEP UP TO COLLEGE: PHILADELPHIA'S GUIDE TO THE COLLEGE PREPARATION, APPLICATION AND ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID PROCESSES. COPIES OF THE GUIDE ARE DISTRIBUTED TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA WITHOUT COST TO REMOVE ANY BARRIERS TO ACCESS. CONTENT FROM THE GUIDE ALSO IS AVAILABLE THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA.
    Expenses $1,480,495 · grants $1,005,624
  • HEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA HAS A CONTRACT WITH THE CHARLES E. ELLIS TRUST TO ADMINISTER FUNDS TO ELIGIBLE PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS FOR TUITION AND EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT. EXPENSES ARE THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE TRUST. ADDITIONALLY, HEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTERED 2 PROGRAMS IN PHILADELPHIA WHICH AWARDED STUDENTS FOR THEIR ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
    Expenses $301,835 · revenue $381,047

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
23-1365983
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1949
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B91Z)
Assets (IRS master file)
$42,397,429
Income (IRS master file)
$17,280,324

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025–––IRS
990June 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$10,416,493$5,407,505$39,502,928IRS
990June 2022$5,219,514$4,258,043$13,898,417IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.

Questions about HEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA

What is the EIN of HEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of HEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA is 23-1365983.
Is HEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1949.
Are donations to HEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does HEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of HEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did HEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of HEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SEAN VEREEN.
Who are the officers and directors of HEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 29 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $279,703 (SEAN VEREEN, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does HEIGHTS PHILADELPHIA have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $14,074,117, expenses of $12,719,137 and total assets of $42,397,429 at year end.

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