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HIGHER GROUND ACADEMY

EIN: 41-1886212St Paul, MNZIP: 55104
B25 - Education501(c)(3)

Mission

TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL, ETHICAL, AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS WHO ARE READY FOR ALL THE CHALLENGES OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. TO THAT END, STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM THE ACADEMY WILL BE COLLEGE READY, STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT, AND ETHICAL CITIZENS WHO VALUE HARD WORK, HONESTY, INTEGRITY, EQUITY, AND DIVERSITY.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$19.8M$0$18.1M
2022$19.2M$0$18.5M

Compensation

2023

SAMUEL YIGZAW
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$196,700
$0
$0
$222,855
LIBAN AHMED
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$77,179
NELIYA TKACHENKO
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$76,775
DANIEL MCGRATH
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
DENISE TOUSSAINT
Vice Chair/treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRIAN SWERINE
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHANNON TANGHE
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARY TATE
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

SAMUEL YIGZAW
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$200,571
$0
$11,290
$238,016
NELIYA TKACHENKO
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$72,146
DENISE TOUSSAINT
Vice Chair/Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARY TATE
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DANIEL MCGRATH
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRIAN SWERINE
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHANNON TANGHE
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ABDIRASHID MUSE
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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