Elevate School equips tomorrow's global innovators by inspiring students to be excellent in academics, exceptional in leadership and extraordinary in creativity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$416K 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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FY2024 · 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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $213K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$416K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $55K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.4M
48% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 48% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.9M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$7.8M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.9M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$7.1M
FY2024$7.9M
FY2025$8.8M
Expenses
$7.8M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$5.5M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$7.8M
FY2025$8.2M
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$3.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 2014.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $6.9M Management & general 12% · $911K Fundraising 0% · $683

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

9 people listed on the 990; $416K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$176,656Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Director
$133,728Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Instruction
$105,679Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ryan Elliott Med’s $171K as Principal/Executive Director is at the 74th 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ryan Elliott Med$171,111$176,656———$129,911
Ryan Elliott——$151,038$159,150$134,525—
Desiree Wooden$147,023$133,728$113,588$106,946——
Juel Copeland$118,866$105,679————
Michael Kazmierski$113,614—————
Sara Kazmierski$111,055—————
Victoria Otero$100,844—————

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

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

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1 program · $6.9M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Elevate elementary is a K-8TH grade public charter school operated by elevate school in san diego, california. During 2023-24, elevate elementary served approximately 476 students in grades k - 8.

$6.9Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$55K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$98K
Money outPt IX
$7.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.9M
Managementcol C$911K
Fundraisingcol D$683
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$98K
Total revenueLn 12$7.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$3.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$90K
Other assetsLn 15$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5100
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M$3.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$119K$90K
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$2.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$171K$171K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.9M$3.6M$331K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$843K$843K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$444K$408K$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$174K$145K$29K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$130K$130K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$663K$467K$195K$683
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$113K$78K$36K
OccupancyLn 16$632K$581K$51K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$467
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$28K$9K$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$48K$46K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$36K$36K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$576K$548K$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.8M$6.9M$911K$683

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $8.8M$8.2M$684K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $7.9M$7.8M$30K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.1M$7.0M$37K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.7M$5.5M$184K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.6M$4.5M$80K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.9M$3.6M$262K$2.4M 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 I · Summary $7,851,779 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,019,723$7,753,357
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $43,409$98,422
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,979$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,069,111$7,851,779
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,953,854$5,571,814
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,078,614$2,250,168
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,032,468$7,821,982
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $36,643$29,797
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,851,779 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$67,650
VIII-1e Government grants$7,663,029
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,678
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,753,357
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $98,422$98,422
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $98,422$7,851,779
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,821,982 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $171,040$171,040
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,608,569 · Management $331,141$3,939,710
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $842,809$842,809
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $408,437 · Management $35,784$444,221
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $144,724 · Management $29,310$174,034
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,484$6,484
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $129,541$129,541
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $467,219 · Management $195,341 · Fundraising $683$663,243
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $11,741$11,741
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $77,792 · Management $35,558$113,350
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $581,400 · Management $50,938$632,338
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,787 · Management $467$6,254
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,545 · Management $19,268$27,813
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $45,923 · Management $1,952$47,875
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $35,859$35,859
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $548,089 · Management $27,581$575,670
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,910,334 · Management $910,965 · Fundraising $683$7,821,982
Part X · Balance sheet $5,095,460 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,878,341$2,975,591
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $842,437$825,279
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $108,538$63,341
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $119,381$89,530
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $503,356$1,141,719
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,452,053$5,095,460
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $301,304$380,441
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,038,860$955,482
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $510,756$1,102,946
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,850,920$2,438,869
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,601,133$2,656,591
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,601,133$2,656,591
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,452,053$5,095,460
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,656,591 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,851,779
XI-2 Total expenses$7,821,982
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,797
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,601,133
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$25,661
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,656,591

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