Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$283k
year to 31 May 2026
Expenses
$328k
year to 31 May 2026
Total assets
$49k
$14k liabilities
Net assets
$36k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
3.8 years on average
Staff
6
employees, year to 31 May 2026
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adia Jordan | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ashley McDowell | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Chaka Felder-McEntire | Executive Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dawn Matera | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dontrel Latta | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| James Martinez | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jorgieliz Casanova | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kim Dibenedito-Rogers | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Tristan Ward | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaka Felder | Executive Director | 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 May 2026iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaka Felder-McEntire | Executive Director | 30 | $88k | ||
| Tristan Ward | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dontrel Latta | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Kim Dibenedito-Rogers | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| James Martinez | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Santoshi Suga | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Adrien Esdaille | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Whitney Lawson | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Lygia Davenport | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dejah Kelson | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Kellie Byrd Danso | Director | 5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc
- EIN
- 830424360
- Address
- 496 Newhall St, Hamden, CT, 06517-3246
- State
- Connecticut
- Mission
- Provide training, resources and equal access to college for the underserved and under-represented students in connecticut (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B82 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 3 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2005
- Principal officer
- Chaka Felder (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2006
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsAdia Jordan
≥6years on the filingsDontrel Latta
≥5years on the filingsTristan Ward
≥2years on the filingsAshley McDowell
Latest return
year to 31 May 2026iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 May 2026. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $49k
- Total liabilities
- $14k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $36k
- Contributions and grants received
- $131k
- Program service revenue
- $149k
- Employees
- 6
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 | $587k | $580k | $7k |
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 Youth Empowerment Programs, 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: Connecticut Secretary of the State, business registry and officers (data.ct.gov n7gp-d28j and ka36-64k6). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Connecticut
- Entity type
- Non-Stock
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 17 March 2005
- Registered agent
- Chaka N. Felder (city and state not held)
Officers (11)
- Chaka Felder-Mcentire Director
- Dontrell Latta Officer
- Dejah Kelson Director
- James Martinez Director
- Kai S. Perry Director
- Kelli Danso Byrd Director
- Kim DiBenedetto-Rogers Officer, Director
- Lygia Davenport Director
- Satoshi Suga Officer
- Tristan Ward Director
- Whitney Lawson Director
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.