Elevate Ventures INC FY2021 filing

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Indianapolis, IN501(c)(3)Since 2010Community DevelopmentEIN 27-4118692

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Elevate Ventures is a venture development organization focused on building sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship cultures in regions throughout Indiana, and fostering and developing high-potential, high-growth businesses for investment and returns for our stakeholders.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.0M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $875K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.0M
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $30K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.5M
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.5M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$6.8M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$11.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.5M
FY2021▲ +12%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.9M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$6.5M
FY2023$10.0M
FY2024$9.2M
Expenses
$6.8M
FY2021▲ +32%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$6.8M
FY2022$8.0M
FY2023$11.6M
FY2024$10.8M
Net assets
$11.1M
FY2021▲ +193%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$11.1M
FY2022$10.3M
FY2023$9.6M
FY2024$23.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2011.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $5.2M Management & general 24% · $1.7M Fundraising 0% · $3K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $2.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$397,124Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel
$236,336Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Investment Officer
$228,960Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$203,315Pt VII · Sec A
VP Entrepreneurial Svc
$189,685Pt VII · Sec A
Entrepreneur-In-Residence
$169,935Pt VII · Sec A
Entrepreneur-In-Residence
$144,386Pt VII · Sec A
VP Marketing
$139,188Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Day’s $449K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Fosters Indiana’s entrepreneurial ecosystem by providing venture capital, mentoring, and educational programming to help high-growth startups launch and scale.

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3 program services account for $5.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Elevate Ventures was founded in 2011 to assist the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) manage a portfolio of direct capital investments in high-growth Indiana companies and make capital more accessible to Indiana entrepreneurs.

$2.6Mprogram expense
02

Elevate's Regional Partnerships are key collaborations that nurture entrepreneurship cultures and innovation with a network of leaders and individuals dedicated to economic growth. Partnerships operate on a 3-year commitment with funds raised (pledged as restricted contributions) at the start of the 3-year term.

$2.0Mprogram expense
03

The Elevate Nexus Program is the "nexus" of five main initiatives focused on Indiana higher education institutions and the communities they serve. Initiatives include: 1. Elevate Origins: foundational entrepreneurship training for early-stage startups and growth minded individuals 2.

$569Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

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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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$142K
Money outPt IX
$6.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.2M
Managementcol C$1.7M
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.6M
Total assetsLn 16$13.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$34K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$96K
Other incomeLn 4–11$142K
Gains on assetsLn 7$58
Total revenueLn 12$6.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$550K
SavingsLn 2$5.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K
Other assetsLn 15$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$13.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M
Net assetsLn 32$11.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.5M$5.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.4M$5.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42K$27K
Total assetsLn 16$11.0M$13.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.2M$2.5M
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M$11.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.9M$1.9M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3K$3K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.4M$1.3M$78K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$975K$939K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$69K$35K$34K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$213K$120K$93K
Payroll taxesLn 10$144K$98K$46K
Legal feesLn 11b$22K$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$49K$30K$19K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$68$68
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$194K$123K$71K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$227K$156K$71K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$7K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$175K$61K$113K
OccupancyLn 16$100K$17K$84K
TravelLn 17$69K$59K$10K$33
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$3K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$490$18K
InsuranceLn 23$60K$9K$52K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$185K$174K$11K$1
All other expensesLn 24e$115K$111K$4K$26
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.8M$5.2M$1.7M$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $9.2M$10.8M−$1.6M$23.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.0M$11.6M−$1.7M$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.5M$8.0M−$1.5M$10.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $6.5M$6.8M−$307K$11.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.9M$5.2M$657K$3.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,541,390 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,209,491
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$765,045
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$34,295
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,974,536
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,329,630$4,329,630
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $95,642$95,642
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $58$58
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $140,987 · Unrelated business $537$141,524
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,470,617 · Unrelated business $537 · Excluded from tax $95,700$6,541,390
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,847,993 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,864,500$1,864,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,000$3,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,320,892 · Management $78,184$1,399,076
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $974,717 · Management $938,967 · Fundraising $3,117$1,916,801
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $34,547 · Management $33,990$68,537
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $119,815 · Management $93,487$213,302
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $97,850 · Management $45,723$143,573
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $21,721$21,721
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $29,903 · Management $19,078$48,981
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $68$68
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $123,038 · Management $70,633 · Fundraising $0$193,671
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $156,410 · Management $70,960$227,370
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,330 · Management $9,253$16,583
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $61,471 · Management $113,251$174,722
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,512 · Management $83,878$100,390
IX-17 TravelPrograms $58,656 · Management $10,105 · Fundraising $33$68,794
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,467 · Management $4,759$8,226
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $490 · Management $18,431$18,921
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,516 · Management $51,938$60,454
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $173,766 · Management $10,852 · Fundraising $1$184,619
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $110,974 · Management $3,684 · Fundraising $26$114,684
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,187,575 · Management $1,657,241 · Fundraising $3,177$6,847,993
Part X · Balance sheet $13,635,821 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,520,815$550,458
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,970,915$5,015,553
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,007,667$747,498
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $64,479$705,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $48,054$54,678
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $42,108$26,982
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,360,894$5,307,685
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,915$1,227,967
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,029,847$13,635,821
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $684,941$126,471
X-19 Deferred revenue$2,361,103
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,535,902$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,220,843$2,487,574
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,385,953$8,863,005
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,423,051$2,285,242
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,809,004$11,148,247
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,029,847$13,635,821
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,148,247 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,541,390
XI-2 Total expenses$6,847,993
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$306,603
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,809,004
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$103,399
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$7,749,245
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,148,247

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