New Heights Youth Inc is located in Brooklyn, NY. The organization was established in 2005. According to its NTEE Classification (O50) the organization is classified as: Youth Development Programs, under the broad grouping of Youth Development and related organizations. As of 08/2023, New Heights Youth Inc employed 67 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. New Heights Youth Inc is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
For the year ending 08/2023, New Heights Youth Inc generated $3.6m in total revenue. This organization has experienced exceptional growth, as over the past 7 years, it has increased revenue by an average of 13.2% each year . All expenses for the organization totaled $3.9m during the year ending 08/2023. While expenses have increased by 11.5% per year over the past 7 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.
Form
990
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing
TAX YEAR
2023
Describe the Organization's Mission:
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TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER PROMISING UNDERSERVED YOUTH TO BE LEADERS, CHAMPIONS AND STUDENT-ATHLETES BY DEVELOPING THE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS IN HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE AND LIFE.
Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
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NEW HEIGHTS USES BASKETBALL AS A "HOOK" TO ENGAGE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN. THEY HARNESS THE PARTICIPANTS' EXCITEMENT AND TALENT ON THE BASKETBALL COURT AS MEANS TO FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION ON THE VALUES OF LIFE SKILLS THAT STRETCH BEYOND ATHLETIC COMPETITION AND AS A TOOL TO HELP THEM ACCESS HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. NEW HEIGHTS CURRENTLY RUNS ONE CORE PROGRAM, "COLLEGE BOUND", WITH MULTIPLE COMPONENTS. COLLEGE BOUND OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WHICH TAKES PLACE DAILY DURING AFTER SCHOOL AND SATURDAYS AND ALL DAY DURING THE SUMMER. THE APPROACH IS TO INTENSIVELY INVEST IN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PREPARE THEM FOR COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOLS AND THEN SUPPORT THEIR ONGOING SUCCESS THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND. THE PROGRAM OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND SUPPORT SERVICES THAT SEEK TO DEVELOP EACH PARTICIPANT TO ENSURE HIS OR HER SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION AND ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:HIGH SCHOOL ASSIST - SUPPORTS 4TH-8TH GRADERS AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE TRANSITION FROM MIDDLE TO HIGH SCHOOL. SERVICES INCLUDE AFTER-SCHOOL CLASSROOM SESSIONS FOCUSED ON ACADEMIC SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, ONE-ON-ONE AND SMALL GROUP TUTORING, TEST PREP, HIGH SCHOOL APPLICATION GUIDANCE, HIGH SCHOOL VISITS, FINANCIAL AID ADVISEMENT AND INDIVIDUALIZED COUNSELING.COLLEGE ASSIST - PROVIDES OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETES WITH THE INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT NECESSARY TO GAIN ADMISSION TO COMPETITIVE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AS WELL AS GROUP WORKSHOPS THAT EQUIP THEM WITH THE HARD AND SOFT SKILLS NECESSARY TO THRIVE IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND. SERVICES INCLUDE SAT/ACT PREP, ONE-ON-ONE AND SMALL GROUP TUTORING FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING IN SPECIFIC SUBJECTS, FINANCIAL AID AND COLLEGE APPLICATION SUPPORT, CAMPUS VISITS, LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND NCAA RECRUITING AND ELIGIBILITY GUIDANCE. SUMMER ACADEMY - A 5-WEEK DAY CAMP THAT COMBINES ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT WITH BASKETBALL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH. IN 2022, OUR CURRICULUM GREW TO INCLUDE FINANCIAL LITERACY, TECHNOLOGY AND CODING, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND SPORTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. FOR RISING 7TH-9TH GRADERS, WE ALSO OFFERED A SPECIAL WEEK AWAY AT SUFFIELD ACADEMY IN CONNECTICUT WHERE STUDENT-ATHLETES PARTICIPATED IN PROJECTBASED LEARNING AND TEAM-BUILDING EXERCISES IN A SETTING OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK CITY.CAREER ASSIST - PROVIDES ONGOING SUPPORT TO COLLEGE BOUND ALUMNI WHO MATRICULATE TO COLLEGE IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THEY GRADUATE ON TIME AND ARE CAREER READY. SERVICES INCLUDE COLLEGE COURSE AND MAJOR SELECTION, RESUME BUILDING, INTERVIEW SKILLS WORKSHOPS, PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, INTERNSHIP ASSISTANCE AND CAREER EXPOSURE.THE FOUNDATION - A SERIES OF 8-WEEK BASKETBALL CLINICS TARGETED TO CHILDREN AGES 7-14 WHO LIVE IN COMMUNITY DISTRICT 9 (BUT OPEN TO YOUTH THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY). IN ADDITION TO BUILDING INTRODUCTORY BASKETBALL SKILLS ON THE COURT, THESE WEEKEND CLINICS PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH CLASSROOM SESSIONS FOCUSED ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. TO DATE, THE FOUNDATION HAS ENROLLED HUNDREDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ENGAGED A NUMBER OF SPORTS-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WHO LEND THEIR EXPERTISE.FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2023, COLLEGE BOUND SERVED 356 STUDENT-ATHLETES AND FIELDED 25 TEAMS FROM FAILING SCHOOLS AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS.
NEW HEIGHTS USES BASKETBALL AS A "HOOK" TO ENGAGE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN. THEY HARNESS THE PARTICIPANTS' EXCITEMENT AND TALENT ON THE BASKETBALL COURT AS MEANS TO FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION ON THE VALUES OF LIFE SKILLS THAT STRETCH BEYOND ATHLETIC COMPETITION AND AS A TOOL TO HELP THEM ACCESS HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. NEW HEIGHTS CURRENTLY RUNS ONE CORE PROGRAM, "COLLEGE BOUND", WITH MULTIPLE COMPONENTS. COLLEGE BOUND OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WHICH TAKES PLACE DAILY DURING AFTER SCHOOL AND SATURDAYS AND ALL DAY DURING THE SUMMER. THE APPROACH IS TO INTENSIVELY INVEST IN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PREPARE THEM FOR COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOLS AND THEN SUPPORT THEIR ONGOING SUCCESS THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND. THE PROGRAM OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND SUPPORT SERVICES THAT SEEK TO DEVELOP EACH PARTICIPANT TO ENSURE HIS OR HER SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION AND ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:HIGH SCHOOL ASSIST - SUPPORTS 4TH-8TH GRADERS AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE TRANSITION FROM MIDDLE TO HIGH SCHOOL. SERVICES INCLUDE AFTER-SCHOOL CLASSROOM SESSIONS FOCUSED ON ACADEMIC SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, ONE-ON-ONE AND SMALL GROUP TUTORING, TEST PREP, HIGH SCHOOL APPLICATION GUIDANCE, HIGH SCHOOL VISITS, FINANCIAL AID ADVISEMENT AND INDIVIDUALIZED COUNSELING.COLLEGE ASSIST - PROVIDES OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETES WITH THE INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT NECESSARY TO GAIN ADMISSION TO COMPETITIVE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AS WELL AS GROUP WORKSHOPS THAT EQUIP THEM WITH THE HARD AND SOFT SKILLS NECESSARY TO THRIVE IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND. SERVICES INCLUDE SAT/ACT PREP, ONE-ON-ONE AND SMALL GROUP TUTORING FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING IN SPECIFIC SUBJECTS, FINANCIAL AID AND COLLEGE APPLICATION SUPPORT, CAMPUS VISITS, LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND NCAA RECRUITING AND ELIGIBILITY GUIDANCE. SUMMER ACADEMY - A 5-WEEK DAY CAMP THAT COMBINES ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT WITH BASKETBALL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH. IN 2022, OUR CURRICULUM GREW TO INCLUDE FINANCIAL LITERACY, TECHNOLOGY AND CODING, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND SPORTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. FOR RISING 7TH-9TH GRADERS, WE ALSO OFFERED A SPECIAL WEEK AWAY AT SUFFIELD ACADEMY IN CONNECTICUT WHERE STUDENT-ATHLETES PARTICIPATED IN PROJECTBASED LEARNING AND TEAM-BUILDING EXERCISES IN A SETTING OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK CITY.CAREER ASSIST - PROVIDES ONGOING SUPPORT TO COLLEGE BOUND ALUMNI WHO MATRICULATE TO COLLEGE IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THEY GRADUATE ON TIME AND ARE CAREER READY. SERVICES INCLUDE COLLEGE COURSE AND MAJOR SELECTION, RESUME BUILDING, INTERVIEW SKILLS WORKSHOPS, PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, INTERNSHIP ASSISTANCE AND CAREER EXPOSURE.THE FOUNDATION - A SERIES OF 8-WEEK BASKETBALL CLINICS TARGETED TO CHILDREN AGES 7-14 WHO LIVE IN COMMUNITY DISTRICT 9 (BUT OPEN TO YOUTH THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY). IN ADDITION TO BUILDING INTRODUCTORY BASKETBALL SKILLS ON THE COURT, THESE WEEKEND CLINICS PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH CLASSROOM SESSIONS FOCUSED ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. TO DATE, THE FOUNDATION HAS ENROLLED HUNDREDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ENGAGED A NUMBER OF SPORTS-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WHO LEND THEIR EXPERTISE.FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2023, COLLEGE BOUND SERVED 356 STUDENT-ATHLETES AND FIELDED 25 TEAMS FROM FAILING SCHOOLS AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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Mark Patricof Chair | OfficerTrustee | 0.25 | $0 |
Duane Fiedler Vice Chair | OfficerTrustee | 0.25 | $0 |
Jonathan Marotta Secretary | OfficerTrustee | 0.25 | $0 |
Ty Wallach Treasurer | OfficerTrustee | 0.25 | $0 |
Will Blodgett Director | Trustee | 0.25 | $0 |
Laurence Brown Director | Trustee | 0.25 | $0 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Federated campaigns | $0 |
Membership dues | $0 |
Fundraising events | $1,685,958 |
Related organizations | $0 |
Government grants | $10,000 |
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above | $2,113,147 |
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f | $47,794 |
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $3,809,105 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $45,647 |
Investment income | $47,373 |
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Net Rental Income | $0 |
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales | $0 |
Net Income from Fundraising Events | -$311,286 |
Net Income from Gaming Activities | $0 |
Net Income from Sales of Inventory | $0 |
Miscellaneous Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $3,590,839 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. | $20,025 |
Grants and other assistance to Foreign Orgs/Individuals | $0 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $486,998 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $152,212 |
Compensation to disqualified persons | $0 |
Other salaries and wages | $1,245,962 |
Pension plan accruals and contributions | $26,315 |
Other employee benefits | $97,352 |
Payroll taxes | $150,426 |
Fees for services: Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Legal | $0 |
Fees for services: Accounting | $21,275 |
Fees for services: Lobbying | $0 |
Fees for services: Fundraising | $0 |
Fees for services: Investment Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Other | $325,961 |
Advertising and promotion | $38,502 |
Office expenses | $103,075 |
Information technology | $84,418 |
Royalties | $0 |
Occupancy | $237,456 |
Travel | $510,101 |
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials | $0 |
Conferences, conventions, and meetings | $5,821 |
Interest | $0 |
Payments to affiliates | $0 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | $195,223 |
Insurance | $29,019 |
All other expenses | $150 |
Total functional expenses | $3,871,807 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash—non-interest-bearing | $630,246 |
Savings and temporary cash investments | $1,280,701 |
Pledges and grants receivable | $356,550 |
Accounts receivable, net | $85,217 |
Loans from Officers, Directors, or Controlling Persons | $0 |
Loans from Disqualified Persons | $0 |
Notes and loans receivable | $0 |
Inventories for sale or use | $0 |
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $94,958 |
Net Land, buildings, and equipment | $495,592 |
Investments—publicly traded securities | $0 |
Investments—other securities | $0 |
Investments—program-related | $0 |
Intangible assets | $0 |
Other assets | $488,850 |
Total assets | $3,432,114 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $112,519 |
Grants payable | $0 |
Deferred revenue | $0 |
Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 |
Escrow or custodial account liability | $0 |
Loans and other payables to any current Officer, Director, or Controlling Person | $0 |
Secured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Unsecured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Other liabilities | $311,550 |
Total liabilities | $424,069 |
Net assets without donor restrictions | $2,908,045 |
Net assets with donor restrictions | $100,000 |
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds | $0 |
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund | $0 |
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds | $0 |
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances | $3,432,114 |