Nonprofit · EIN 39-2011837
HIGHER THINGS INC
Tax-exempt · WOODSTOCK, GA 30188
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,628,884 | $1,389,553 | $239,331 | $1,203,196 | $422,225 | $780,971 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,599,056 | $1,432,408 | $166,648 | $879,696 | $338,056 | $541,640 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $1,235,372 | $1,079,535 | $155,837 | $633,155 | $258,163 | $374,992 |
| April 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,359,989 | $1,330,271 | $29,718 | $995,727 | $776,572 | $219,155 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $452,627
- Program service revenue
- $1,124,442
- Investment income
- $22,212
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $29,603
- Other revenue
- $29,603
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $281,508
- Other salaries and wages
- $191,667
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $500,157
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $265
- Accounting fees
- $11,309
- Travel
- $93,902
- Program services (functional)
- $988,314
- Management and general (functional)
- $224,765
- Fundraising (functional)
- $176,474
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $879,696
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,203,196
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $422,225
- Net assets, end of year
- $780,971
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $770,000
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $10,971
- Gross receipts
- $1,638,929
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 250
- Year formed
- 2000
- State of legal domicile
- WI
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REV HARRISON GOODMAN | DIR. OF MISSION AND THEOLOGY Officer | 40 | $55,770 | $48,338 |
| CRYSTEN SANCHEZ | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $67,002 | $22,548 |
| PATRICK STURDIVANT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RELATIONS Officer | 40 | $66,810 | $21,041 |
| TANA MCKENNA JOINED 0725 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $9,834 | $0 |
| REBEKAH CLAUSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $2,800 | $0 |
| RANDY STURZENBECHER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $950 | $0 |
| ELISHA LIETZAU | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $850 | $0 |
| JEFFREY WARE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $150 | $0 |
| JOEL FRITSCHE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $100 | $0 |
| JOHN PLESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $100 | $0 |
| ANTHONY PELLIGRINI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELEANOR CORROW LEFT 0625 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT WINRICH LEFT 0725 | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERICA J SORENSEN LEFT 042024 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 25 | $39,177 | $3,996 |
| REBEKAH CLAUSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $1,300 | $0 |
| JEFFREY WARE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $800 | $0 |
| DUANE BAMSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $225 | $0 |
| RANDY STURZENBECHER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $225 | $0 |
| ELEANOR CORROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY PELLIGRINI | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN PLESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL FRITSCHE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT WINRICH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERICA JACOBY SORENSEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $107,729 | $7,601 |
| REBEKAH CLAUSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $500 | $0 |
| DUANE BAMSCH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $200 | $0 |
| RANDY STURZENBECHER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $100 | $0 |
| JEFFREY WARE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $50 | $0 |
| JOEL FRITSCHE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $50 | $0 |
| ELEANOR CORROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY PELLIGRINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN PLESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT WINRICH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended April 30, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERICA JACOBY SORENSEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $80,464 | $17,297 |
| DUANE BAMSCH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $800 | $0 |
| JEFFREY WARE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $450 | $0 |
| REBEKAH CLAUSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELEANOR CORROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY PELLIGRINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN PLESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY STURZENBECHER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL FRITSCHE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT WINRICH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 103 TOONIGH CT, WOODSTOCK, GA 30188-1775
- In care of
- % LYNNETTE FREDERICKSEN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CRYSTEN SANCHEZ, PO BOX 175, LISBON, IA 52253
- Signed the 990
- CRYSTEN SANCHEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OPERATIONS
- Phone
- (888) 482-6630
- Website
- WWW.HIGHERTHINGS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DOEREN MAYHEW
Mission
THE MISSION OF HIGHER THINGS IS TO MAKE THE GIFTS OF CHRIST JESUS KNOWN TO YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS
Program accomplishments
- WE HELD THREE CONFERENCES FOR YOUTH SERVING 1,774 YOUTH, PASTORS, AND ADULT LEADERS. THE CONFERENCES PROMOTE A CHRISTIAN IDENTITY FOR THE YOUTH AND PROVIDE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN MORE DEEPLY UNDERSTAND THEIR CHRISTIAN FAITH. CONFERENCES INCLUDE DAILY WORSHIP, CATECHESIS CLASSES, BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT. SMALLER RETREATS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH SIMILAR OBJECTIVES BUT ON A MUCH SMALLER, REGIONAL SCALE.Expenses $854,775 · revenue $1,062,696
- OUR RESOURCES AREA PRODUCES VIDEO SHORTS, DEVOTIONAL BOOKLETS, PODCASTS, CURRICULUM INCLUDING VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL PACKAGES, BIBLE STUDIES, AND CONFIRMATION.Expenses $133,539 · revenue $91,349
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 39-2011837
- 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
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,203,196
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,638,929
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,628,884 | $1,389,553 | $1,203,196 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,599,056 | $1,432,408 | $879,696 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,235,372 | $1,079,535 | $633,155 | XML |
| 990 | April 2023 | $1,359,989 | $1,330,271 | $995,727 | XML |
| 990 | April 2022 | $1,219,223 | $1,256,723 | $954,152 | IRS |
| 990 | April 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 39-2011837).
Questions about HIGHER THINGS INC
- What is the EIN of HIGHER THINGS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HIGHER THINGS INC is 39-2011837.
- Is HIGHER THINGS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to HIGHER THINGS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HIGHER THINGS INC 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 HIGHER THINGS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HIGHER THINGS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HIGHER THINGS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CRYSTEN SANCHEZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of HIGHER THINGS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $55,770 (REV HARRISON GOODMAN, DIR. OF MISSION AND THEOLOGY).
- How much revenue does HIGHER THINGS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,628,884, expenses of $1,389,553 and total assets of $1,203,196 at year end.
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