Nonprofit · EIN 63-1182088
HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Tax-exempt · MONTGOMERY, AL 36104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,014,601 | $847,736 | $166,865 | $1,277,100 | $135,494 | $1,141,606 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $989,804 | $870,999 | $118,805 | $1,274,156 | $299,421 | $974,735 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $860,073 | $757,917 | $102,156 | $1,024,898 | $170,113 | $854,785 |
| September 30, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $700,203 | $646,512 | $53,691 | $785,634 | $33,657 | $751,977 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $730,404
- Investment income
- $30,337
- Other revenue
- $253,860
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $176,597
- Other salaries and wages
- $191,700
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $433,936
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $79,209
- Occupancy
- $32,624
- Travel
- $13,999
- Depreciation
- $353
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,274,156
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,277,100
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $135,494
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,141,606
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $529
- Publicly traded securities
- $124,388
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,141,606
- Gross receipts
- $1,014,601
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1997
- State of legal domicile
- AL
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Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON STONE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $159,373 | $21,627 |
| MR BISHOP ALEXANDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MUHAMMED ALI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR EDDIE BAKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR PORTER BANISTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR STUART BELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR GREG BERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JO BONNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MATTHEW BRANNAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JENNIFER R BRELAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR NATALIE BRYANT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS PETURA BURKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR BOYD BUSBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR WENDY CASH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS LEIGHA CAUTHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
70 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MR JASON COCHRAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR RICHARD COLLIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL OCONNOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS LYDIA DABBS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR SCOTT DILLARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR GILBERT DUENAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR JASON ETHERIDGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR KEITH FERGUSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR WILLIAM FILMORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS ANNA CATHERINE FINCHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR SARAH FRANKLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS MYA GIBBS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR SAMAD GILLANI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MRS BANKS GORDY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR LANDON HALE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS VICTORIA HAMILTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS JULIE HARDISON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JACK HAWKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR K RIA HEARLD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MRRONNIE HEBERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS STEPHANIE HENDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CJ HINCY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR MATTHEW HUDNALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS LORIELLE HUTCHINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS EMMA JANKOWSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JEANETTE JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR GREG JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICHOLAOS NICK JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR CHARLES KARR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR DON KILLINGSWORTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR KENNETH KITTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR ED LANGHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR NICK LAWKIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS KAITLYN LETSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR ROB LEWIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR TOBIAS MENSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS TERRY MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR MICHAEL MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR JASON NEWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KACI OGLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR LORI OWENS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR KAREN PETERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR HANK RADER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| QUENTIN RIGGINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR CHRISTOPHER ROBERTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR COLTON RODANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR KEM ROPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DRQUINTON ROSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS DENISE SANTOS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR RON SCHWERTFEGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR SHANAE SHAW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR KYLE SHOOK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JOHN STEWART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR CARL STOCKTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS JULIE Y TAYLOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS SYDNEY TESTMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR BYRON THETFORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR VERONICA TRIPLETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR KEN TUCKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR MRINAL VARMA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR RAY WATTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR J J WEDGEWORTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR CATHERINE WEHLBURG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR BRYANT WHALEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JARED WHITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR CHRISTOPHER WHITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR DANIEL WIMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL WALLACE | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS GOVAN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CLEMIT SPRUIELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 85 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON STONE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $150,488 | $22,635 |
| MR BISHOP ALEXANDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MUHAMMED ALI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR EDDIE BAKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR PORTER BANISTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR STUART BELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR GREG BERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JO BONNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MATTHEW BRANNAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JENNIFER R BRELAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR NATALIE BRYANT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS PETURA BURKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR BOYD BUSBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR WENDY CASH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS LEIGHA CAUTHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JASON COCHRAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR RICHARD COLLIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL OCONNOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS LYDIA DABBS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR SCOTT DILLARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR GILBERT DUENAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JASON ETHERIDGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KEITH FERGUSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR WILLIAM FILMORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS ANNA CATHERINE FINCHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SARAH FRANKLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS MYA GIBBS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR SAMAD GILLANI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS BANKS GORDY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR LANDON HALE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS VICTORIA HAMILTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS JULIE HARDISON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JACK HAWKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR K RIA HEARLD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRRONNIE HEBERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS STEPHANIE HENDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CJ HINCY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MATTHEW HUDNALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS LORIELLE HUTCHINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS EMMA JANKOWSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JEANETTE JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR GREG JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAOS NICK JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CHARLES KARR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DON KILLINGSWORTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KENNETH KITTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR ED LANGHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR NICK LAWKIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS KAITLYN LETSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR ROB LEWIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR TOBIAS MENSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS TERRY MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MICHAEL MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JASON NEWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KACI OGLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR LORI OWENS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KAREN PETERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR HANK RADER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| QUENTIN RIGGINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CHRISTOPHER ROBERTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR COLTON RODANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KEM ROPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DRQUINTON ROSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS DENISE SANTOS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR RON SCHWERTFEGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SHANAE SHAW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR KYLE SHOOK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOHN STEWART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CARL STOCKTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS JULIE Y TAYLOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS SYDNEY TESTMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR BYRON THETFORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR VERONICA TRIPLETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KEN TUCKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MRINAL VARMA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RAY WATTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR J J WEDGEWORTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CATHERINE WEHLBURG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR BRYANT WHALEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JARED WHITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR CHRISTOPHER WHITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DANIEL WIMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL WALLACE | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS GOVAN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLEMIT SPRUIELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 88 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON STONE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $149,926 | $21,990 |
| MR BISHOP ALEXANDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MICHAEL BANISH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR PORTER BANISTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTIAN BECRAFT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR STUART BELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR ALBERT BENEFIELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR GREG BERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR NEDRET BILLOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MARK BRANSBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MALCOLM BRASHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JENNIFER R BRELAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR CARSON BRITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR BROOKE BURKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS FAITH WEST BYRD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS LEIGHA CAUTHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR TONY COBB | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JASON COCHRAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR RICHARD COLLIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSYLN CREWS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DARREN DAWSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR SCOTT DILLARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR THOMAS DILLARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR PATRICK DUNGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR CHRISTOPHER DUNN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KEITH FERGUSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SARAH FRANKLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS CIARA FREEMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BLAINE GALLIHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET GARNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR RAY GARNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY GILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAJ GEN RET WALTER GIVHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JAY GOGUE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS DANIELLE HAILEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JACK HAWKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR K RIA HEARLD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CJ HINCY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JEREMY HODGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ANDREW HUGINE JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS ADA RUTH HUNTLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KEVIN L JACQUES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JEANETTE JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR GREG JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DON KILLINGSWORTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KENNETH KITSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK LAWKIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KRISTY LEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MORGAN LONG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MCCOY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JEFF MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KRISTI MOTTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK MOULD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR CORIE MUHAMMAD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS TIA NICKENS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL OCONNOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS KACI OGLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS BETTY RUTH OLIVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR LORI OWENS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KERRY PALMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MARCUS PARAMORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS DEBORAH PARR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR SCOTT PARSONS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR RYLAN PENDLETON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KAREN PETERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS VALERIE RANKIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRI REYNOLDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR QUINTON T ROSS JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAY RYAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JEROD SHARP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR ERIC ST JOHN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOHN STEWART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CARL A STOCKTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR TOM TARTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE TAYLOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR BYRON THETFORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS CYNTHIA TODD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KEN TUCKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS GRETCHEN VANVALKENBURG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MRINAL VARMA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS DEBRA VAUGHN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR TONY WALDROP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RAY WATTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR PHILIP WAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JARED WHITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL WALLACE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS GOVAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLEMIT SPRUIELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2022: 88 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON STONE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $149,926 | $18,636 |
| MR BISHOP ALEXANDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MICHAEL BANISH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR PORTER BANISTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTIAN BECRAFT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR STUART BELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR ALBERT BENEFIELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR GREG BERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR NEDRET BILLOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MARK BRANSBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MALCOLM BRASHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JENNIFER R BRELAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR CARSON BRITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR BROOKE BURKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS FAITH WEST BYRD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS LEIGHA CAUTHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR TONY COBB | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JASON COCHRAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR RICHARD COLLIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSYLN CREWS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DARREN DAWSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR SCOTT DILLARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR THOMAS DILLARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR PATRICK DUNGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR CHRISTOPHER DUNN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KEITH FERGUSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SARAH FRANKLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS CIARA FREEMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BLAINE GALLIHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET GARNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR RAY GARNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY GILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAJ GEN RET WALTER GIVHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JAY GOGUE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS DANIELLE HAILEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JACK HAWKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR K RIA HEARLD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CJ HINCY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JEREMY HODGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ANDREW HUGINE JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS ADA RUTH HUNTLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KEVIN L JACQUES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JEANETTE JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR GREG JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DON KILLINGSWORTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KENNETH KITSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK LAWKIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KRISTY LEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MORGAN LONG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MCCOY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JEFF MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KRISTI MOTTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK MOULD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR CORIE MUHAMMAD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS TIA NICKENS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL OCONNOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS KACI OGLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS BETTY RUTH OLIVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR LORI OWENS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KERRY PALMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MARCUS PARAMORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS DEBORAH PARR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR SCOTT PARSONS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR RYLAN PENDLETON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KAREN PETERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS VALERIE RANKIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRI REYNOLDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR QUINTON T ROSS JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAY RYAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JEROD SHARP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR ERIC ST JOHN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOHN STEWART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CARL A STOCKTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR TOM TARTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE TAYLOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR BYRON THETFORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS CYNTHIA TODD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KEN TUCKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS GRETCHEN VANVALKENBURG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MRINAL VARMA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS DEBRA VAUGHN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR TONY WALDROP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RAY WATTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR PHILIP WAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JARED WHITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL WALLACE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS GOVAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLEMIT SPRUIELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2 N JACKSON ST STE 101, MONTGOMERY, AL 36104-3833
- In care of
- % KAY TAYLOR
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- GORDON STONE, 2 NORTH JACKSON STREET 101, MONTGOMERY, AL 36104
- Signed the 990
- GORDON STONE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (334) 832-9911
- Website
- WWW.HIGHEREDPARTNERS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CRI ADVISORS LLC
Mission
TO ADVOCATE THE IMPORTANCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN BETTERING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN ALABAMA.
Program accomplishments
- COMMUNICATION, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH FOR MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, RELATED TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN ALABAMA.
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 63-1182088
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,277,100
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,014,601
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,014,601 | $847,736 | $1,277,100 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $989,804 | $870,999 | $1,274,156 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $860,073 | $757,917 | $1,024,898 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $700,203 | $646,512 | $785,634 | XML |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | 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 63-1182088).
Questions about HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- What is the EIN of HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP is 63-1182088.
- Is HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1998.
- Are donations to HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP 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 EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names GORDON STONE.
- Who are the officers and directors of HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 85 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $159,373 (GORDON STONE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,014,601, expenses of $847,736 and total assets of $1,277,100 at year end.
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