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Nonprofit · EIN 27-3585869

HIGHER GROUND A RESOURCE CENTER

Tax-exempt · TUCSON, AZ 85713

Financials

$0$02022$0$02023$0$02024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of HIGHER GROUND A RESOURCE CENTER by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$0$0$0$411,761$364,067$47,694
June 30, 2024990$0$0$0$411,761$364,067$47,694
June 30, 2023990$0$0$0$411,761$364,067$47,694
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$411,761
Total assets, end of year
$411,761
Total liabilities, end of year
$364,067
Net assets, end of year
$47,694
Land, buildings and equipment
$3,982
Net assets without donor restrictions
$12,033
Net assets with donor restrictions
$35,661
Gross receipts
$0
Employees
0
Volunteers
0
Year formed
2011
State of legal domicile
AZ

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 / weekCompensation
Ramon ValadezBoard Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Ken HeeterBoard Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Barry RichardsonBoard Secretary (ended 12/
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Alexys RodgersBoard Secretary (current)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Randi DormanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Bill SpurbeckBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Michael AndersonBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Michael GuymonBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Lori MalangoneBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Theresa TenaceBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Dr Charlinda HaudleyBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Jansen AzariasCEO
Officer
40$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 12 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Ramon ValadezBoard Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Ken HeeterBoard Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Barry RichardsonBoard Secretary (ended 12/
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Alexys RodgersBoard Secretary (current)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Randi DormanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Bill SpurbeckBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Michael AndersonBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Michael GuymonBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Lori MalangoneBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Theresa TenaceBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Dr Charlinda HaudleyBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Jansen AzariasCEO
Officer
40$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Ramon ValadezBoard Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Ken HeeterBoard Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Barry RichardsonBoard Secretary (ended 12/
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Alexys RodgersBoard Secretary (current)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Randi DormanBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Bill SpurbeckBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Michael AndersonBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Michael GuymonBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Lori MalangoneBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Theresa TenaceBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Dr Charlinda HaudleyBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Jansen AzariasCEO
Officer
40$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
101 W 44TH ST, TUCSON, AZ 85713-5925
In care of
% JANSEN AZARIAS
Mailing address (990-N for 2011)
101 W 44th Street, Tucson AZ 85713
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Jansen Azarias, PO Box 27883, Tucson, AZ 85726
Principal officer (990-N for 2011)
Jansen Azarias, 101 W 44th Street, Tucson AZ 85713
Signed the 990
Jansen Azarias, CEO
Phone
(520) 870-0722
Return prepared by
Keegan Linscott & Associates PC

Mission

Our mission is to empower one life at a time to REACH, TRANSFORM and ELEVATE their community through love and building character.For us, Higher Ground is more than just a place, but rather, it's a culture-infusing catalyst that aims to create system-wide change, building up our high-need communities - one child and family at a time - and creating collaborative networks of support that ultimately uplift our entire city. Our vision is to inspire youth and families to be part of lasting community contribution. We want to create the momentum for lasting sustainable change in the way we develop our children and youth to redefine success as community contribution, where schools and youth organizations become places where an individual transformation leads to stronger collective impact in their own communities

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • The Restart S.M.A.R.T. strategy, a local implementation of the community school model by Higher Ground, effectively organizes school and public resources to address specific community needs. By integrating trained staff within the school community, we provide a crucial link between community services and families facing opportunity gaps. Our collaborative approach, partnering with students, their families, and the wider community, promotes individualized success. Restart S.M.A.R.T. emphasizes evidence-based, strategic, mindful, agile, aware, resilient, and trauma-responsive decision-making in every interaction.In the year 2021-2022, we have expanded from 2 to 7 school sites across Tucson, with discussions for an 8th site in Chandler, Arizona. Our work is acknowledged as a full-fidelity implementation model of the community school strategy, with research partnerships demonstrating outcomes beyond mere attendance improvement and negative behavior reduction. In the 2021-2022 academic year, we engaged 2,083 students, collaborated with 124 groups, businesses, and organizations, worked with 300 families, and leveraged resources across our seven school communities.Our impact is evident through a 10% increase in school enrollment, a 6.11% reduction in chronic absenteeism, a 75% improvement in attendance among served students, and up to an 80% reduction in disciplinary incidents at our school sites.

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. 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

File the 2025 990-N for HIGHER GROUND A RESOURCE CENTER

Due November 16, 2026 · e-filed with the IRS by 990.tax, an IRS-authorized e-file provider

IRS record

EIN
27-3585869
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
2011
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
Category (NTEE)
Education (B80)
Assets (IRS master file)
$411,761

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$0$0$411,761IRS
990June 2024$0$0$411,761IRS
990June 2023$0$0$411,761XML
990June 2022$1,714,450$1,231,346$411,761IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2011
Officer: Jansen Azarias
June 30, 2012≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 27-3585869).

Questions about HIGHER GROUND A RESOURCE CENTER

What is the EIN of HIGHER GROUND A RESOURCE CENTER?
The employer identification number (EIN) of HIGHER GROUND A RESOURCE CENTER is 27-3585869.
Is HIGHER GROUND A RESOURCE CENTER tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
Are donations to HIGHER GROUND A RESOURCE CENTER tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does HIGHER GROUND A RESOURCE CENTER file?
Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
When is the next return of HIGHER GROUND A RESOURCE CENTER 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 HIGHER GROUND A RESOURCE CENTER 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 HIGHER GROUND A RESOURCE CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Jansen Azarias.
Who are the officers and directors of HIGHER GROUND A RESOURCE CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does HIGHER GROUND A RESOURCE CENTER have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $0, expenses of $0 and total assets of $411,761 at year end.

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