Elevate Ventures INC EIN 27-4118692

Elevate Ventures INC

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Fosters Indiana’s entrepreneurial ecosystem by providing venture capital, mentoring, and educational programming to help high-growth startups launch and scale. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $9.2M in revenue, $10.8M in expenses, and $23.2M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2010
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
Location
Indianapolis, IN
Website
www.elevateventures.com
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$9.2MFY2024
Expenses
$10.8M
Net assets
$23.2M
People
16
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  27-4118692 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Indianapolis, IN Founded 2010
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Fosters Indiana’s entrepreneurial ecosystem by providing venture capital, mentoring, and educational programming to help high-growth startups launch and scale.
Leadership
Christopher Day · Chief Executive Officer · $449K
Money in and out
$9.2M revenue, $10.8M expenses
Bottom line
72% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$9.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$10.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$23.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$1.6M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
72%
of spending reaches programs▲ +0.8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
6.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -22% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-17%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -2% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$9.2M
FY2024▼ -7%
Expenses
$10.8M
FY2024▼ -7%
Total assets
$28.2M
FY2024▲ +135%
Total liabilities
$5.0M
FY2024▲ +111%
Total revenue
$9.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$10.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$23.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$1.6M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$28.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $7.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

In 2024, Elevate Ventures furthered its mission with the mantra 'Committed Beyond Capital'. We are a venture development organization which means we execute both venture development and venture capital initiatives. Our focus is supporting and helping to grow the entrepreneurial ecosystem throughout the entire State of Indiana.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CElevate Ventures INC
EINHdr · item D27-4118692
Principal addressHdr · item CIndianapolis, IN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.elevateventures.com
Year of formationHdr · item L2010
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$449,218Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Partner
$384,233Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Secretary
$297,552Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$264,435Pt VII · Sec A
$259,156Pt VII · Sec A
$241,203Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Systems and IT
$223,006Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$181,404Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Day’s $449K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2834 $1–10M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christopher Lamothe$491,032$397,124$428,829
Christopher Day$449,218$368,135$137,500
Matthew Tyner$384,233$254,388
Phillip Lodato$297,552$285,267$285,000$236,336$220,334
Erica Schweyer$264,435$248,509$207,708$139,188$114,381
Barbara Uggen-Davis$241,995$259,167$203,315$174,546
Jacob Schpok$259,156$241,413$231,583$189,685$164,071
Myles Grote$241,203

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$7.9M · 86%
Contributions & grants$1.0M · 11%
Investment income$273K · 3%
Program service revenue86%$7.9M
Contributions & grants11%$1.0M
Investment income3%$273K
Other revenue$6K
— government grantsLn 1e$400K
Total revenueLn 12$9.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.00
Program services72%$7.7M
Management & general28%$3.1M
Fundraising$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.8M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$28.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5.0M
Total net assetsLn 32$23.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $6.0M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $10.8M · Less non-cash grants $80K · Cash operating expenses/yr $10.7M
6.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $7.7M · Total expenses $10.8M
72%
Management & General
Management & general $3.1M · Total expenses $10.8M
28%
Fundraising
Fundraising $10K · Total expenses $10.8M
0.09%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $41K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $255K
$0.16 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.0M · Total revenue $9.2M
11%
Government reliance
Government grants $400K · Total revenue $9.2M
4%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $7.9M · Total revenue $9.2M
86%
Investment reliance
Investment income $273K · Total revenue $9.2M
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $7.9M · Total expenses $10.8M
73%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $9.2M · Prior year $10.0M
-7%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $5.9M · FY2024 $9.2M
+12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $23.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $9.2M · Expenses $10.8M
-17%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $28.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $23.2M · Total assets $28.2M
82%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $3.9M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $28.2M
14%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Christopher Day · Reported title Chief Executive Officer · Highest reported compensation $449K · Total expenses $10.8M
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $5.3M · Total expenses $10.8M
49%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 72%
Overhead ratio 28%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.9%
Revenue growth -7%
Legal fee ratio 0.4%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$30K
Grants paid · 100 grants · $6.2M · 2020–2024
CircularWY · FY2024$248,019
Indiana UniversityIN · FY2024$66,096
Amplified Sciences INCFY2024$50,000
Render PbcFY2024$30,875
University of EvansvilleIN · FY2024$8,000
Ninetwelve Institute INCIN · FY2023$273,000
Trustees of Purdue UniversityIN · FY2023$104,060
Indiana UniversityIN · FY2023$98,944
Tayco Brace INCFY2023$74,935
Purdue Research FoundationIN · FY2023$71,000
Transfoam LLCFY2023$50,000
Opalgenix INCFY2023$50,000
Neurodon LLCFY2023$50,000
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$9.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$10.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$6.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$6.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$5.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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