Elevate USA EIN 46-3637392

Elevate USA FY2020 filing

EIN  46-3637392 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lakewood, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowering urban youth through long-term relationships to thrive and contribute.
Leadership
Kevin Byerley · CEO · $85K
Money in and out
$851K revenue, $744K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency

Empowering urban youth through long-term relationships to thrive and contribute. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $851K in revenue, $744K in expenses, and $703K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$851K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$744K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$703K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $107K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
15.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+13%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$851K
FY2020
Expenses
$744K
FY2020
Total assets
$1.2M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$543K
FY2020
Total revenue
$851K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$744K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$703K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$107K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $616K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Launching new affiliate programs and strengthening existing affiliate programs of the successful uplift model across the united states.

$616Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CElevate USA
EINHdr · item D46-3637392
Principal addressHdr · item CLakewood, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.elevatetheusa.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
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 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$84,519Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Oliver’s $132K as COO is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3393 $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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$836K · 98%
Program service revenue$14K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$836K
Program service revenue2%$14K
Investment income$600
Total revenueLn 12$851K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.06
Program services83%$616K
Management & general11%$79K
Fundraising6%$48K
Total functional expensesLn 25$744K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$941K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$543K
Total net assetsLn 32$703K
Months of cash on handcomputed15.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $941K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $744K · Less non-cash grants $5K · Cash operating expenses/yr $738K
15.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $616K · Total expenses $744K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $79K · Total expenses $744K
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $48K · Total expenses $744K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $48K · Solicited contributions $836K
$0.06 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $836K · Total revenue $851K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $851K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $14K · Total revenue $851K
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $600 · Total revenue $851K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $14K · Total expenses $744K
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $851K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $703K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $851K · Expenses $744K
+13%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $703K · Total assets $1.2M
56%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.2M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kevin Byerley · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $85K · Total expenses $744K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $473K · Total expenses $744K
64%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 11%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Legal fee ratio 0%
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 · FY2025
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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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)$2.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$851K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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