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Elevate USA

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Lakewood, CO501(c)(3)EducationEIN 46-3637392Revenue $2.8M in FY2024

On file with the IRSelevatetheusa.org18475 W Colfax Ave Ste 132, 80401-5194 · Lakewood, COTax-exempt since Sep 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Building long-term, life-changing relationships with urban youth, equipping them to thrive and contribute to their community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 27 volunteers and 12 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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FY2024 · 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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $93K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$470K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 54% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $69K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$409K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2024▲ +30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$851K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.8M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2024▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$744K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.5M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$703K
FY2021$993K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$761K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2024 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 2014.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $2.0M Management & general 11% · $265K Fundraising 10% · $247K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $470K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$131,945Pt VII · Sec A
$116,163Pt VII · Sec A
Rhonda Richmond
Chief Progra
$110,130Pt VII · Sec A
$83,038Pt VII · Sec A
Debbi Speck
Board Member
$28,746Pt VII · Sec A
Chaz Mueller
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jay Cleary
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marydel Harris
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Oliver’s $132K as COO is at the 54th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Oliver$131,945$123,366$120,787——
Kevin Byerley$116,163$110,271$108,852$102,164$84,519
Rhonda Richmond$110,130————
Richard Speck$83,038————
Debbi Speck$28,746$24,062$25,000$24,000—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering urban youth through long-term relationships to thrive and contribute.

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1 program · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Elevate usa is a national organization which launches, and supports a network of independent non-profit organizations (affiliates). Elevate affiliates are responsible for implementing the elevate mission and model in their city.

$2.0Mprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Gary and Vivienne Player FoundationFY2025$42K
Celso & Maria White Family FoundationFY2025$27K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$69K
Grants paid · 45 grants · $1.5M · 2022–2024
Elevate West AlabamaAL · FY2024$50,000
Elevate Tampa Bay INCFL · FY2024$50,000
Elevate NavajoNM · FY2024$50,000
Elevate Louisville INCKY · FY2024$50,000
Elevate Bridgeport INCCT · FY2024$39,453
Elevate Augusta CorporationGA · FY2024$25,000
Elevate SavannahGA · FY2024$25,000
Elevate OrlandoFL · FY2024$25,000
Elevate New England INCMA · FY2024$25,000
Elevate Metro KcMO · FY2024$25,000
Elevate Jacksonville INCFL · FY2024$25,000
Elevate Indianapolis INCIN · FY2024$25,000
Colorado Uplift INCCO · FY2024$25,000
Elevate Atlanta INCGA · FY2024$25,000
Elevate New York INCNY · FY2024$19,949
Elevate NJNJ · FY2024$14,393
Elevate West AlabamaAL · FY2023$50,000
Elevate Tampa Bay INCFL · FY2023$50,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$88K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$265K
Fundraisingcol D$247K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$409K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$481K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$141K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$88K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$226K
SavingsLn 2$814K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$51K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$409K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 627
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$51K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$496K$409K
Net assetsLn 32$761K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$499K$499K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$209K$157K$25K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$863K$647K$103K$113K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$7K$1K$966
Other employee benefitsLn 9$73K$55K$10K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$96K$73K$13K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$61K$49K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$29K$26K$2K$748
Office expensesLn 13$12K$7K$3K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$35K$21K$14K$714
OccupancyLn 16$42K$2K$40K
TravelLn 17$110K$100K$2K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$99K$93K$82$6K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$310K$231K$22K$56K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$4K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$2.0M$265K$247K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.8M$2.5M$298K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$2.7M−$562K$761K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4M$2.1M$330K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.0M$291K$993K 990 PDF
FY2020 $851K$744K$107K$703K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,780,741 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,094,109$2,660,647
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $32,115$88,088
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,882$32,006
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,132,106$2,780,741
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $541,449$498,795
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,326,277$1,250,115
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $826,664$733,976
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,694,390$2,482,886
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$562,284$297,855
Part VI · Governance 13 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,780,741 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$480,728
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,179,919
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$140,998
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,660,647
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $88,088$88,088
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $32,006$32,006
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $88,088 · Excluded from tax $32,006$2,780,741
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,482,886 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $498,795$498,795
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $156,812 · Management $25,062 · Fundraising $27,141$209,015
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $647,221 · Management $102,871 · Fundraising $113,059$863,151
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,880 · Management $1,218 · Fundraising $966$9,064
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $55,288 · Management $9,782 · Fundraising $7,764$72,834
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $72,917 · Management $12,901 · Fundraising $10,233$96,051
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,111$25,111
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $48,927 · Fundraising $11,932$60,859
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $26,036 · Management $2,187 · Fundraising $748$28,971
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,275 · Management $2,615 · Fundraising $2,488$12,378
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,909 · Management $13,595 · Fundraising $714$35,218
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,023 · Management $40,334$42,357
IX-17 TravelPrograms $99,592 · Management $2,359 · Fundraising $8,038$109,989
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $93,453 · Management $82 · Fundraising $5,821$99,356
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,953$2,953
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $231,232 · Management $22,150 · Fundraising $56,231$309,613
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,769 · Management $1,550 · Fundraising $1,852$7,171
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,971,129 · Management $264,770 · Fundraising $246,987$2,482,886
Part X · Balance sheet $1,474,452 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $277,692$225,701
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $823,182$814,155
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $103,117$312,800
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $51,761$70,328
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,236$859
X-11 Publicly traded securities$50,609
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,256,988$1,474,452
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $95,679$78,090
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $175,000$200,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $495,571$408,610
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $668,848$1,049,284
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $92,569$16,558
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $761,417$1,065,842
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,256,988$1,474,452
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,065,842 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,780,741
XI-2 Total expenses$2,482,886
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$297,855
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$761,417
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,570
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,065,842

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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