Higher Things Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.6m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$1.4m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$1.2m
$422k liabilities
Net assets
$781k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
4.9 years on average
Staff
11
250 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
6
named in Part VII
Higher Things Inc's network
9 peoplei9 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Pelligrini | Managing Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Duane Bamsch | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Eleanor Corrow | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jeffrey Ware | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Joel Fritsche | Vice President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| John Pless | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Kurt Winrich | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Randy Sturzenbecher | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rebekah Clausen | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Duane Bamsch | President | 2021 |
| Erica J Sorensen Left 042024 | Executive Director | 2024 |
| Erica Jacoby Sorensen | Executive Director | since 2022 |
| Joel Fritsche | Company secretary | 2021 |
| Kurt Winrich | Treasurer | 2021 |
| Randy Sturzenbecher | Vice President | 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crysten Sanchez | Executive Director of Operations | 40 | $67k | $23k | |
| Patrick Sturdivant | Executive Director of Relations | 40 | $67k | $21k | |
| Rev Harrison Goodman | Dir. of Mission and Theology | 40 | $56k | $48k | |
| Tana McKenna Joined 0725 | Director | 2 | $10k | ||
| Rebekah Clausen | Director | 2 | $3k | ||
| Randy Sturzenbecher | President | 2 | $950 | ||
| Elisha Lietzau | Secretary | 2 | $850 | ||
| Jeffrey Ware | Vice President | 2 | $150 | ||
| Joel Fritsche | Secretary | 2 | $100 | ||
| John Pless | Director | 2 | $100 | ||
| Anthony Pelligrini | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Eleanor Corrow Left 0625 | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kurt Winrich Left 0725 | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Higher Things Inc
- EIN
- 392011837
- Address
- Po Box 175, Lisbon, IA, 52253-0175
- State
- Iowa
- Mission
- The mission of higher things is to make the gifts of christ jesus known to youth and young adults (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- X20 Religion-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Religion-Related
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2000
- Principal officer
- Crysten Sanchez (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2001
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥5years on the filingsEleanor Corrow
≥5years on the filingsJeffrey Ware
≥5years on the filingsJohn Pless
≥5years on the filingsRebekah Clausen
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.2m
- Total liabilities
- $422k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $781k
- Contributions and grants received
- $453k
- Program service revenue
- $1.1m
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 250
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6m | $1.4m | $167k |
| 2023 | $1.2m | $1.1m | $156k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.