Heights Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO BUILD STRONG, SELF-SUFFICIENT FAMILIES IN HARLEM HEIGHTS COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION & OPPORTUNITY.
- Income
- $2.9 million
- Spending
- $3.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- -0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 59%
- Employees
- 82
- Volunteers
- 18
- Highest pay
- $210,359, president/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 31 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 89% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 12% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 25% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2518 of 18 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $1.3 million spent. EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM: OFFERS QUALITY, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE CHILDCARE, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO CHILDREN BIRTH - AGE 5. THE CHILDCARE AND EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS SERVE OVER 80 CHILDREN.
- $835,190 spent. HURRICANE IAN DISASTER RELIEF: HURRICANE IAN STRUCK THE HARLEM HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD AND SURROUNDING AREA ON 9/28/2022, AND THE STORM SURGE CAUSED CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. OVER 200 FAMILIES WERE IN NEED OF HELP REBUILDING OR REPAIRING THEIR HOMES. BY JUNE 2023, 97% OF THE FAMILIES HAD THE WATER AND MOLD DAMAGE REMEDIATED, 64% HAD THEIR DRYWALL INSTALLED, 27% HAD THEIR KITCHEN CABINETS INSTALLED, 31% NEW FLOORS WERE INSTALLED. OUR LONG TERM GOAL IS 100% RESTORATION FROM HURRICANE IAN.
- $358,497 spent. SCHOOL SUCCESS: THE DCF-LICENSED AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDES ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND ENRICHMENT TO 150 CHILDREN IN GRADES K-8 EVERY SCHOOL DAY IN A PROGRAM MODELED AFTER 21ST CCLC; SUMMER CAMP PROVIDES ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES AND ONGOING ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO 145 CHILDREN, AGES 5-15; AND POST-SECONDARY PROGRAMMING IS OFFERED SEVERAL TIMES EACH YEAR TO SUPPORT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
- $274,513 spent. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: WITH COMMUNITY SUPPORT WE PROVIDE BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO 500 CHILDREN KINDERGARTEN-GRADE 12, THANKSGIVING MEALS FOR OVER 700 FAMILIES, AND DISTRIBUTE CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO NEARLY 900 CHILDREN LIVING IN THE HARLEM HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH AREA AGENCIES, RESIDENTS' HOUSING NEEDS ARE ADDRESSED. A FULL-TIME LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER HELPS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES BY MAKING APPROPRIATE REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, PROVIDING DIRECT CLIENT SERVICES, OFFERING INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING, AND PROVIDING THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO HELP PREVENT CRISIS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2013.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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