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US nonprofit · EIN 461455865 · Anaheim, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 461455865) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Higher Ground Youth and Family Services Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$2.1m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$4.6m
$976k liabilities
Net assets
$3.7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
4.4 years on average
Staff
150
100 volunteers
Left since last filing
4
36% of the board
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
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Higher Ground Youth and Family Services Inc's network

11 people5 organisationsi11 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

11 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.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 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brett SchurterBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Carlos HernandezBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Charity GilbrethBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Jesse PayneExecutive Di2024
2 yrs
Joe SlowenskyBoard Chairm2018
8 yrs
Jose MorenoBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Joseph BaldoFounder2018
8 yrs
Mirvais AminyBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Rob PierceCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Tara CampbellBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Veronica FullerBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Michael DelucaTreasurersince 2022

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Jesse PayneExecutive Di40$3k
Joseph BaldoFounder1$0
Michael DelucaTreasurer5$0
Joe SlowenskyBoard Chairm0.5$0
Carlos HernandezBoard Member0.5$0
Rob PierceSecretary0.5$0
Veronica FullerBoard Member0.5$0
Charity GilbrethBoard Member0.5$0
Jose MorenoBoard Member0.5$0
Tara CampbellBoard Member0.5$0
Brett SchurterBoard Member0.5$0
Mirvais AminyBoard Member0.5$0

About

Legal name
Higher Ground Youth and Family Services Inc
EIN
461455865
Address
1535 E Broadway, Anaheim, CA, 92805-4313
State
California
Mission
The specific purpose and objective of this corporation is exclusively charitable and educational and are to seek, cultivate, and obtain revenues to be used for developing and expanding educational opportunities for at risk youths and at risk families. Develop and implement curriculum for junior high and high school age students for human trafficking awareness. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
O30 Youth development
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Youth Development
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2012
Principal officer
Jesse Payne (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2013
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsJoe Slowensky
≥8years on the filingsJoseph Baldo
≥4years on the filingsCarlos Hernandez
≥4years on the filingsCharity Gilbreth

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
$4.6m
Total liabilities
$976k
Net assets or fund balances
$3.7m
Contributions and grants received
$1.6m
Program service revenue
$494k
Grants and similar paid out
$139k
Employees
150
Volunteers
100

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$2.4m$2.1m$266k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.