Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
THE HIGH TEA SOCIETY
THE HIGH TEA SOCIETY (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $64,500 to it, the largest being HUMANITIES COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON DC ($50,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $64k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $65k
- Net assets
- $-34766
What The High Tea Society does
Mission
To advance the economic and social mobility of girls from economically disadvantaged communities through humanities-based educational programming. The organization uses storytelling, literature, cultural analysis, and intergenerational dialogue with both youth and adult participants to support leadership development, life skills, identity formation, and ethical decision-making. Programs include curated book talks, narrative-based discussions, and digital media platforms that examine real-life experiences, history, and cultural influences to help participants interpret and navigate the human experience.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Ask your auntea digital media initiative: high tea society produced humanities-based digital mentorship content using storytelling and intergenerational dialogue to support ethical reasoning and situational awareness among teen girls. In 2025 the organization recorded 40 podcast episodes featuring community mentors published more than 160 short-form educational video clips across social media platforms and released 32 blog articles. The program directly benefited approximately 4375 youth and reached 7169 dc residents through schools families and community partnerships. Digital engagement included 17896 facebook views 16300 instagram reach and 4900 instagram views. Content focused on ethical decision-making identity development and life skills informed by real-life narratives.
$33,113 spentof which $25,000 as grants100% of program spendingSimi ai chatbot digital big sister platform: high tea society launched the beta version of simi a digital mentorship tool trained on curated podcast transcripts and community-based storytelling content. Simi provides accessible narrative-based guidance that reinforces program themes including ethical decision-making confidence and resilience. During the reporting period the platform was tested through a structured focus group of youth participants who engaged with the tool and provided feedback to support ongoing development and refinement. The platform expands access to mentorship beyond in-person programming by offering continuous on-demand engagement aligned with htss humanities-based approach to interpreting real-life experiences. Persons served: approximately 20 youth participants engaged in beta testing and evaluation.
Teen tea talks (t3) [:amp:] in-person engagement: high tea society implemented in-person humanities-based programming in partnership with 10 dc schools and community sites across wards 1 4 5 6 7 and 8. Programming included bi-weekly teen tea talks (t3) focus groups serving 20 core participants as well as pop-up events and school-based workshops reaching more than 300 students. Participants engaged in guided discussions grounded in storytelling and real-life scenarios exploring decision-making leadership media literacy and ethical reasoning. Youth feedback was incorporated into ongoing content development and program evaluation. The organization delivered 68 structured activities during the reporting period and maintained consistent program delivery across multiple sites. Persons served: approximately 320+ youth participants through in-person programming.
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $33,113.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $39k to $0 (−100%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of THE HIGH TEA SOCIETY’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (78% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $5k → $25k.
From the IRS filings of THE HIGH TEA SOCIETY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE HIGH TEA SOCIETY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 78% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2022 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
99% of THE HIGH TEA SOCIETY's grant income comes from Washington, D.C. funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE HIGH TEA SOCIETY runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
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In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE HIGH TEA SOCIETY: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE HIGH TEA SOCIETY?
- THE HIGH TEA SOCIETY (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $64,500 to it, the largest being HUMANITIES COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON DC ($50,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE HIGH TEA SOCIETY have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $64,500 in grants to THE HIGH TEA SOCIETY, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE HIGH TEA SOCIETY?
- HUMANITIES COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON DC is the largest funder on record, with $50,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE HIGH TEA SOCIETY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing