Higher Heights for America
Higher Heights for America's network
4 peoplei4 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
4 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 4 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joy Williams (also filed as Joy Williams) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Latoia Jones | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Leah Daughtry | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Simone Ward | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aprill Turner | Vice President | since 2022 |
| Celeste Morris | Treasurer | 2024 |
| Denora Getachew | Chair | 2024 |
| Elizabeth Sullivan | Company secretary | 2024 |
| Eboni Taylor | VP of Programs | 2024 |
| Glynda Carr | President and CEO | since 2022 |
| Kennetta Pipper | Events Mgr/Director of Events | 2024 |
| Lakeila Stemmons | National Director | 2022 |
| Lisa Hargrove | Chief of Staff | since 2022 |
| Lisa Hargrove 081624 | Chief of Staff | 2024 |
| Shannon Arthur | VP of Instiutional Development | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eboni Taylor | VP of Programs | 32 | $129k | $34k | $263 |
| Glynda Carr | President and CEO | 20 | $98k | $100k | $370 |
| Shannon Arthur | VP of Instiutional Development | 22 | $87k | $72k | $779 |
| Aprill Turner | VP of Communications and External Affairs | 21 | $79k | $76k | $289 |
| Kennetta Pipper | Events Mgr/Director of Events | 23 | $60k | $45k | $779 |
| Lisa Hargrove 081624 | Chief of Staff | 23 | $58k | $42k | $1k |
| Denora Getachew | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| LaToia Jones | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Celeste Morris | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Sullivan | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Simone Ward | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joy Williams | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Leah Daughtry | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
12 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253036677). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Latoia Jones | Director |
| Simone Ward | Director |
| Denora Getachew | Board Chair |
| Leah Daughtry | Director |
| Glynda Carr | |
| Aprill Turner | Vice President |
| L. Joy Williams | Director |
| Eboni Taylor | Vice President of Programs |
| Glynda Carr | President & CEO |
| Elizabeth Sullivan | Secretary |
| Shannon Arthur | Vice President of Institutional Development |
| Celeste Morris | Treasurer |
About
- Legal name
- Higher Heights for America
- EIN
- 453211706
- Address
- 147 Prince St, Brooklyn, NY, 11201-3022
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Our mission is to increase Black womens political power to improve the lives of Black people and strengthen American democracy. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- R24 Civil rights, social action and advocacy
- IRS classification
- 501(c)04 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2011
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJoy Williams
≥8years on the filingsLatoia Jones
≥8years on the filingsSimone Ward
≥6years on the filingsLeah Daughtry
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $321k
- Total liabilities
- $290k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $31k
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.5m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 50
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.5m | $3.6m | Deficit $187k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Higher Heights For America, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 21 September 2011
- Registered agent
- Not stated