Public Charity

HIGHER GROUND ACADEMY

HIGHER GROUND ACADEMY is a Public Charity headquartered in ST PAUL, MN. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $20.6M revenue, $20.0M expenses, $18.5M total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $83K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 411886212 ST PAUL, MN Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$20.6M
Total Expenses$20.0M
Total Assets$18.5M
Grant Records6
Funding Total$83K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

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.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Basima Mohamud
SECRETARY Brian Swerine
CHAIR Daniel Mcgrath
VICE CHAIR/TREASURER Denise Toussaint
BOARD MEMBER Liban Ahmed
BOARD MEMBER Mary Tate

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Top Grant Purposes

GRANT TO PARTICIPATE IN DC PARENT RALLY
$48,118 1 grant
SomaliGirlsRock
$25,000 1 grant
African Immigrant Youth Career Development
$9,577 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $20.6M $20.0M $18.5M
2024 $19.8M $19.3M $18.1M
2023 $19.2M $17.1M $18.5M
2022 $19.6M $16.6M $16.7M
2021 $16.2M $14.9M $14.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $16.2M to $20.6M (+27%), with total assets most recently reported at $18.5M.

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