The High Desert Partnership in Academic Excellence Foundation
The High Desert Partnership in Academic Excellence Foundation reported $45.3 million in revenue and $47.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $58.78 went to program services, $41.22 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.0% of the total. Government grants made up 97.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $301,033 (President & CEO). 12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 45% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $48MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $45MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 58.8% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 41.2% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.0% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 97.9% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.1% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $301,033 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.63% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 12 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 20.8 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 9 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
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Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $234,413 | $0 | $66,620 | $301,033 |
| CBO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $168,294 | $0 | $67,007 | $235,301 |
| DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $167,246 | $0 | $66,726 | $233,972 |
| DIRECTOR OF IT & GLOBAL PROGRAMS Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $167,246 | $0 | $66,726 | $233,972 |
| PRINCIPAL - AAE Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $168,294 | $0 | $47,484 | $215,778 |
| DIRECTOR, SPECIAL EDUCATION Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $163,049 | $0 | $52,033 | $215,082 |
| ELEMENTARY VP Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $147,378 | $0 | $49,995 | $197,373 |
| K-12 PRINCIPAL- NSLA Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $154,600 | $0 | $36,651 | $191,251 |
12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The High Desert Partnership in Academic Excellence Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.7M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b9 · 7 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5495
- Volunteers Part I, line 6330
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to The High Desert Partnership in Academic Excellence Foundation totaling $624 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 The High Desert Partnership in Academic Excellence Foundation spent in FY2025, $58.78 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The High Desert Partnership in Academic Excellence Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The High Desert Partnership in Academic Excellence Foundation reported that 58.8% of its $47.8 million in expenses went to program services, 41.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The High Desert Partnership in Academic Excellence Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The High Desert Partnership in Academic Excellence Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $301,033, for the role of President & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The High Desert Partnership in Academic Excellence Foundation get its money?
Of $45.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.0% came from contributions and grants (including 97.9% from government grants) and 1.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The High Desert Partnership in Academic Excellence Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 33-0542733 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202611219349301041 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521289349304557 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421279349303762 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341309349305154 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231329349306383 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121379349309032 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 33-0542733: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.