EIN 36-4470186

High Jump

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
Year formed
2001
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
High Jump offers tuition-free, two-year academic enrichment programs for talented and motivated middle school students with limited family income in Chicago.
Related structure
High Jump is a subordinate organization under Latin School of Chicago.
Total revenues
$2,272,233
2022
Total expenses
$2,541,329
2022
Total assets
$1,428,283
2022
Num. employees
0
2022

Program areas at High Jump

Having served 33 cohorts of students since our founding in 1989, High Jump has enrolled over 2,500 middle school students into the middle school program. Currently, our cohorts are composed of 224 rising 7th graders. Within each cohort, 95% of our students are from chicagopublic schools, nearly 65% will be the first in their family to attend any post-secondary schooling, 44% identify as hispanic and 40% identify as african-american. The average student comes from a family of four with a household income of $31,000 annually.the program requires students to spend approximately 350 hours per year with our teachers engaged in academic and social-emotional coursework, as well as counseling for High school access and readiness. Over the initial two-year program, we retain approximately 88% of ourstudents.when examining their standardized test scores, students who attend High Jump make two years of math and reading growth for every one year they attend the program. Our students maintain High gpas and attendance rates. 85% of our students go on to attend rigorous college prep High schools in chicago and throughout the country. 50% of our students attend selective enrollment High schools in chicago public schools and 30% of our students attend selective private schools. While in High school, 100% of our alumni report that High Jump prepared them well for High school all of our students graduate High school and 98% of them enroll in college immediately upon High school completion. 79% of our total alumni, and 87% of our most recent cohort have graduated from college, compared to 33% of americans over the age of 25.

Who funds High Jump

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$175,600
Schwab Charitable FundEducation$120,760
Reynolds Family FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$100,000
...and 51 more grants received totalling $1,109,647

Personnel at High Jump

NameTitleCompensation
Yolanda MrozChief Programs Officer$133,245
Nathan PietriniExecutive Director$196,873
Jill ReidDirector of Advancement$146,070
Cindy O'ConnorChair Elect and Treasurer$0
Wilkingson GermainVice Chair$0
...and 3 more key personnel

Financials for High Jump

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,376,359
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$70
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$390
Net income from fundraising events$-104,586
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$2,272,233

Form 990s for High Jump

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-05-12990View PDF
2021-062022-05-13990View PDF
2020-062021-05-20990View PDF
2019-062020-09-16990View PDF
2018-062019-06-19990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
May 12, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
May 7, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from The John Buck Company Foundation
August 3, 2022
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from New York Life Foundation
October 3, 2021
Received grants
Identified 19 new grant, including a grant for $300,000 from Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (JKCF)
September 28, 2021
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from Kenny's Kids
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsEducational service providersChapter / child organizationsCharities
Issues
EducationHuman servicesSports
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees
General information
Address
59 W North Blvd
Chicago, IL 60610
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
County
Cook County, IL
Website URL
highjumpchicago.org/ 
Phone
(312) 582-6104
IRS details
EIN
36-4470186
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2001
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B90: Educational Services
NAICS code, primary
611710: Educational Support Services
Parent/child status
Subordinate organization
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