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Who funds Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc
EIN 83-0424360 · Hamden, CT · NTEE B82
Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc of Hamden, CT (EIN 83-0424360) was named as a grant recipient by 15 funders in 37 grants paid totaling $829,673 in tax years 2020–2025, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$829,673
37 grants paid
Funders
15
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2020–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$145,750
not included in grants received
Funders
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Grants
The 40 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The United Way of Greater Waterbury Inc | Higher Heights New Haven, CT | A | $15,000 | paid | MIDDLE SCHOOL COLLEGE ACCESS | 202620569349302007 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc New Haven, CT | A | $10,000 | paid | INTERNATIONAL | 202601289349302480 |
| 2025 | The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Hamden, CT | B | $10,000 | paid | HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS COLLEGE READINESS | 202601329349104065 |
| 2025 | The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc Camden, CT | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202621339349103327 |
| 2024 | Educational Credit Management Corporation | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs New Haven, CT | A | $158,033 | paid | FAFSA STUDENT SUPPORT | 202503199349301740 |
| 2024 | The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc New Haven, CT | A | $38,100 | paid | SUPPORTING 2024 INDIA PROJECT, A FOLLOW UP FROM THE 2023 PROJECT | 202543219349314969 |
| 2024 | Dalio Family Fund Inc | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc New Haven, CT | A | $15,000 | paid | RESTRICTED TO SPONSOR THE 2024 CONNECTICUT BLACK EXPO EVENT | 202503219349313520 |
| 2024 | The Prosperity Foundation Inc | Higher Heights New Haven, CT | A | $15,000 | paid | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION | 202503219349306725 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc New Haven, CT | A | $10,000 | paid | INTERNATIONAL | 202511339349301311 |
| 2024 | The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs New Haven, CT | C | $10,000 | paid | HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE READINESS | 202541359349100724 |
| 2024 | The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc New Haven, CT | C | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202511339349101221 |
| 2024 | Ardenghi Af Gen Charit Purpose | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Progra New Haven, CT | D | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202541229349102019 |
| 2023 | The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs in New Haven, CT | A | $70,000 | paid | OPERATIONS OF THE CENTER FOR PSYCHOLOGY & CULTURE. SUMMER PROJECTS IN INDIA, TRAINING AT UNIVERSITY IN NEW DELHI. STIPENDS FOR CONSULTANTS AND PROGRAM DIRECTOR, TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATIONS. | 202403209349318265 |
| 2023 | The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs in New Haven, CT | A | $45,000 | paid | THESE FUNDS ARE TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH THE CT HBCU ALUMNI NETWORK FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY, SPELMAN COLLEGE, AND HAMPTON UNIVERSITY ON BEHALF OF THE SHARON M. CLEMONS ""BUTTERFLIES"" FUND. HIGHER HEIGHTS YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS, INC. IS THE FIDUCIARY FOR CT HBCU ALUMNI NETWORK TO FACILITATE THE DISTRIBUTION OF THESE SCHOLARSHIPS. | 202403209349318265 |
| 2023 | The Leever Foundation C/O Sterling Foundation Management LLC | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Chaka Felder-Mcentire New Haven, CT | D | $40,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202441219349101599 |
| 2023 | Oechsle Family Foundation Inc | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc New Haven, CT | C | $35,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202421939349100827 |
| 2023 | The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs in New Haven, CT | A | $30,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403209349318265 |
| 2023 | The Connecticut Community Foundation | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc New Haven, CT | A | $25,000 | paid | COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM - MIDDLE SCHOOL | 202402019349301400 |
| 2023 | William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc New Haven, CT | C | $25,000 | paid | NEW HAVEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TALENT MANAGEMENT | 202433209349106303 |
| 2023 | The Prosperity Foundation Inc | Higher Heights New Haven, CT | A | $21,000 | paid | THE TPF FUNDS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED OUR YEAR-LONG COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM AT HIGHER HEIGHTS YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS, SUPPORTING 267 STUDENTS IN THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD HIGHER EDUCATION. WITH THESE FUNDS, WE HAVE PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ENSURING THEY UNDERSTAND THE INTRICACIES OF THE COLLEGE APPLICATION AND FINANCIAL AID PROCESSES. OUR INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON COLLEGE READINESS THROUGH WORKSHOPS, EVENTS, AND CELEBRATIONS THAT GUIDE STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS IN NAVIGATING THE COMPLEXITIES OF FINANCIAL AID. THIS INCLUDES ENSURING THAT EVERY STUDENT SUBMITS THEIR FAFSA, WHICH HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING 100% OF OUR STUDENTS APPLY TO COLLEGE, AND 17% OF THOSE WHO OPTED FOR WORKFORCE ENTRY COMPLETED THEIR FAFSA APPLICATIONS, ENSURING THEY HAVE ACCESS TO FUTURE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THE FUNDS ALSO ENABLED US TO ORGANIZE COLLEGE VISITS, OFFERING STUDENTS A FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE OF OVER 20 COLLEGES IN CONNECTICUT AND OUT-OF-STATE. THIS EXPO | 202521259349300817 |
| 2023 | The Prosperity Foundation Inc | Higher Heights New Haven, CT | A | $21,000 | paid | THE TPF FUNDS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED OUR YEAR-LONG COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM AT HIGHER HEIGHTS YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS, SUPPORTING 267 STUDENTS IN THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD HIGHER EDUCATION. WITH THESE FUNDS, WE HAVE PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ENSURING THEY UNDERSTAND THE INTRICACIES OF THE COLLEGE APPLICATION AND FINANCIAL AID PROCESSES. OUR INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON COLLEGE READINESS THROUGH WORKSHOPS, EVENTS, AND CELEBRATIONS THAT GUIDE STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS IN NAVIGATING THE COMPLEXITIES OF FINANCIAL AID. THIS INCLUDES ENSURING THAT EVERY STUDENT SUBMITS THEIR FAFSA, WHICH HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING 100% OF OUR STUDENTS APPLY TO COLLEGE, AND 17% OF THOSE WHO OPTED FOR WORKFORCE ENTRY COMPLETED THEIR FAFSA APPLICATIONS, ENSURING THEY HAVE ACCESS TO FUTURE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THE FUNDS ALSO ENABLED US TO ORGANIZE COLLEGE VISITS, OFFERING STUDENTS A FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE OF OVER 20 COLLEGES IN CONNECTICUT AND OUT-OF-STATE. THIS EXPO | 202413209349308606 |
| 2023 | The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs in New Haven, CT | A | $15,400 | paid | STIPEND FOR WORK COMPLETED BY CENTER DIRECTOR, DR. RASHMI JAIPAL AND SHIPPING EXPENSES FOR DONATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING EQUIPMENT TO A UNIVERSITY IN INDIA, WHERE THE CENTER WILL TRAIN STUDENTS ON EXPANDING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS | 202403209349318265 |
| 2023 | The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs New Haven, CT | C | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED FUNDS FOR HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS AND COLLEGE READINESS PROGRAMS | 202411359349102056 |
| 2023 | William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc New Haven, CT | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202433209349106303 |
| 2023 | William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc New Haven, CT | C | $2,000 | paid | ANNUAL YOUNG LEGENDS BALL | 202433209349106303 |
| 2023 | William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund | Higher Heights Yourth Empowerment New Haven, CT | D | -$33,610 | paid | RETURNED GRANT | 202433209349106303 |
| 2022 | Oechsle Family Foundation Inc | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc New Haven, CT | C | $50,000 | paid | College Access Program | 202342279349101204 |
| 2022 | William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc New Haven, CT | C | $25,000 | approved, future | NEW HAVEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TALENT MANAGEMENT | 202303199349101190 |
| 2022 | William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc New Haven, CT | C | $25,000 | paid | NEW HAVEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TALENT MANAGEMENT | 202303199349101190 |
| 2022 | The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc | D | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202333199349326213 |
| 2022 | The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs New Haven, CT | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202341259349100414 |
| 2022 | Newalliance Foundation Inc | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs New Haven, CT | C | $5,000 | paid | TO HELP 1,100 GRADUATING SENIORS THROUGH THE COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM AND 75 YOUTH THROUGH THE ACADEMIC TUTORING PROGRAMS. | 202332069349100118 |
| 2022 | William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc New Haven, CT | C | -$53,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303199349101190 |
| 2021 | The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs New Haven, CT | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202211319349104286 |
| 2020 | William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc New Haven, CT | C | $70,750 | paid | NEW HAVEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TALENT MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2019-2020 | 202103199349101125 |
| 2020 | William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc New Haven, CT | C | $70,750 | approved, future | DELT EQUITY ACTION PLAN | 202103199349101125 |
| 2020 | William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc New Haven, CT | C | $50,000 | approved, future | NEW HAVEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TALENT MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2019-2020 | 202103199349101125 |
| 2020 | William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc New Haven, CT | C | $50,000 | paid | DELT EQUITY ACTION PLAN | 202103199349101125 |
| 2020 | Oechsle Family Foundation Inc | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc New Haven, CT | C | $30,000 | paid | Expansion of the College Access Program | 202103139349101195 |
| 2020 | Jack and Jill of America Foundation Inc | Higher Heights Youth Empowerment New Haven, CT | A | $5,000 | paid | SUMMER COLLEGE APPLICATION PROGRAM | 202121059349301612 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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