Elevate Your G A M E EIN 68-0533404

Elevate Your G A M E FY2020 filing

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Empowering urban teens to excel academically and in character for positive community leadership. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $204K in revenue, $204K in expenses, and $189K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Youth Development
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Website
www.elevateyourgame.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$204KFY2020
Expenses
$204K
Net assets
$189K
People
5
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  68-0533404 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Los Angeles, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowering urban teens to excel academically and in character for positive community leadership.
Leadership
Michael Freeman · Exec Director/Secretary · $63K
Money in and out
$204K revenue, $204K expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$204K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$204K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$189K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $42
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
14.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+0.02%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$204K
FY2020
Expenses
$204K
FY2020
Total assets
$240K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$51K
FY2020
Total revenue
$204K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$204K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$189K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$42
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$240K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $173K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Mentoring Program

Mentored 140 underserved urban youth through its mentoring programs at five locations: Compton High School, Dominguez High School (Compton), Centennial High School (Compton), Cabrillo High School (Long Beach), and Long Beach Wilson.

$153Kprogram expense
02

Summer Internship Program

Provided internship training for 35 urban teenagers from Compton and Long Beach. Interns received 12 hours of job training and entrepreneurship instruction. Objectives achieved: Students were taught work ethnic, professionalism and other soft skills needed for successful employment.

$21Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CElevate Your G A M E
EINHdr · item D68-0533404
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Angeles, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.elevateyourgame.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2003

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
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
Exec Director/Secretary
$63,351Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Freeman’s $73K as Exec Director/Secretary is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1984 $100K–1M youth 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Freeman$72,790$67,127$67,127$67,127$66,036$63,351

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 & grants100%$203K
Investment income$475
Total revenueLn 12$204K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.03
Program services85%$173K
Management & general12%$23K
Fundraising3%$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$204K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$240K
Total assetsLn 16$240K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$51K
Total net assetsLn 32$189K
Months of cash on handcomputed14.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $240K · Operating expenses/yr $204K
14.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $173K · Total expenses $204K
85%
Management & General
Management & general $23K · Total expenses $204K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $7K · Total expenses $204K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $7K · Solicited contributions $203K
$0.03 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $203K · Total revenue $204K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $204K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $204K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $475 · Total revenue $204K
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $204K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $204K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $189K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $204K · Expenses $204K
+0.02%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $240K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $189K · Total assets $240K
79%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $240K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michael Freeman · Reported title Exec Director/Secretary · Highest reported compensation $63K · Total expenses $204K
31%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $131K · Total expenses $204K
64%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$150K
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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
FY2025 (Latest)$249K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$200K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$191K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$191K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$203K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$204K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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