Elev8 Baltimore provides out-of-school time opportunities and coordinates school-based health services, resources, support and outreach for families in Baltimore and the surrounding communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 43 volunteers and 191 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $239K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$264K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.6M
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.3M
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$7.2M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.3M
FY2025▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$707K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$6.4M
FY2024$7.1M
FY2025$6.3M
Expenses
$7.2M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$707K
FY2021$819K
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$7.4M
FY2025$7.2M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$203K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2019.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $5.6M Management & general 20% · $1.4M Fundraising 2% · $166K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $264K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$173,559Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$90,526Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alexandria Warrick Adams’s $174K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Alexandria Warrick Adams$173,559$152,094——
Alexandria Warrick-Adams——$125,204$81,885
Daniel Heller——$101,814$8,960
Edward Brown—$98,259$100,045$50,684
Winston Philips$90,526———

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides after-school programs and coordinates health services and family support in Baltimore communities.

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3 programs · $5.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

After School Program

ELEV8 provides a comprehensive afterschool program for students in 2ND-8TH grade. Students receive nutritious meals snack and supper, participate in academic enrichment activities and explore athletic, arts, social, and cultural enrichments.

$3.6Mprogram expense
02

Other Programs

Other programs include tutoring, workforce development, family stability, teen pregnancy prevention, COVID-19 advocacy and education, and volunteering.

$1.3Mprogram expense
03

Elev8 Freedom Schools

ELEV8 freedom schools is a literacy-focused, six-week summer experience that focuses on culturally diverse literature that highlights local baltimore artists, authors, and the black, brown and indigenous experience in america while reinforcing college and career readiness standards.

$320Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$100
Money outPt IX
$7.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.6M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Fundraisingcol D$166K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$421K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$100
Total revenueLn 12$6.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$421K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$421K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$47K
Other assetsLn 15$543K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5191
VolunteersI 643
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$193K$421K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$47K
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$331K$288K$35K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.0M$3.5M$415K$96K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$85K$70K$13K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$308K$256K$44K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$321K$284K$29K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$1.2M$954K$187K$40K
Legal feesLn 11b$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$20K$974
Office expensesLn 13$187K$549$186K$592
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$93K$62K$31K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$66K$66K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$386K$195K$189K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$177K$157$177K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.2M$5.6M$1.4M$166K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $6.3M$7.2M−$968K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.1M$7.4M−$241K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.4M$5.0M$1.4M$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.3M$3.3M$1.0M$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$819K$203K$203K 990 PDF
FY2020 $707K$707K$0$0 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $6,257,951 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,100,745$3,284,666
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,016,508$2,973,185
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,986$100
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,125,239$6,257,951
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,846,853$5,057,499
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,519,568$2,168,106
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,366,421$7,225,605
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$241,182−$967,654
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,257,951 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$2,584
VIII-1e Government grants$2,327,389
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$954,693
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,284,666
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,973,185$2,973,185
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $100$100
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,973,285$6,257,951
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,225,605 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $288,005 · Management $35,313 · Fundraising $7,994$331,312
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,501,478 · Management $414,566 · Fundraising $95,945$4,011,989
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $69,879 · Management $13,076 · Fundraising $2,523$85,478
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $256,245 · Management $43,964 · Fundraising $7,815$308,024
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $283,610 · Management $29,407 · Fundraising $7,679$320,696
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $953,514 · Management $187,159 · Fundraising $40,298$1,180,971
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $20,032$20,032
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,712$27,712
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,431$2,431
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,439 · Fundraising $974$21,413
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $549 · Management $186,297 · Fundraising $592$187,438
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $61,833 · Management $31,432$93,265
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $66,341$66,341
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,699$5,699
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $194,618 · Management $188,747 · Fundraising $2,649$386,014
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $157 · Management $176,633$176,790
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,632,758 · Management $1,426,378 · Fundraising $166,469$7,225,605
Part X · Balance sheet $3,046,399 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $193,348$420,873
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,349,356$1,993,974
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,147$40,881
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$47,286
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $527,605$543,385
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,081,456$3,046,399
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $555,246$467,897
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $525,143$555,089
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,680,389$1,612,986
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,896,253$435,146
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $504,814$998,267
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,401,067$1,433,413
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,081,456$3,046,399
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,433,413 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,257,951
XI-2 Total expenses$7,225,605
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$967,654
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,401,067
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,433,413

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