Elevation Ministries FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Denver, CO501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 81-3875130Revenue $395K in FY2020

On file with the IRS400 S Logan St, 80209-1817 · Denver, COTax-exempt since May 2020Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Established to offer a home to the community for meditation, conversation and creativity

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$30K 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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FY2020 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $175K a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$312K
72% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 72% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$395K
Spent
$276K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$119K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$395K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$395K
FY2021$940K
FY2022$822K
FY2023$999K
FY2024$702K
Expenses
$276K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$276K
FY2021$601K
FY2022$704K
FY2023$766K
FY2024$634K
Net assets
$119K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$119K
FY2021−$248K
FY2022−$573K
FY2023−$247K
FY2024−$179K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2019-02-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2020.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $244K Management & general 10% · $27K Fundraising 2% · $5K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
General Manager
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steve Berke’s $17K as General Manager is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Steve Berke$16,647$62,586$30,000$30,000

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers a community space for meditation, conversation, and creative expression.

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1 program · $244K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Established programs to allow individuals to create the best version of themselves through meditation, conversation and creativity

$244Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$395K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$305K
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$42K
Money outPt IX
$276K
Ln 25
Programscol B$244K
Managementcol C$27K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$119K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$132K
Total assetsLn 16$431K
LiabilitiesLn 26$312K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$42K
Government grantsLn 1e$42K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$305K
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Total revenueLn 12$395K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$132K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$132K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K
Total assetsLn 16$431K
LiabilitiesLn 26$312K
Net assetsLn 32$119K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$132K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K
Total assetsLn 16$0$431K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$312K
Net assetsLn 32$0$119K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$30K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$217K$191K$22K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$276K$244K$27K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $702K$634K$68K−$179K 990 PDF
FY2023 $999K$766K$233K−$247K 990 PDF
FY2022 $822K$704K$117K−$573K 990 PDF
FY2021 $940K$601K$339K−$248K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $395K$276K$119K$119K 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 $394,739 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$42,000
I-9 Program service revenue$305,255
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$47,484
I-12 Total revenue$394,739
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$53,500
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$222,108
I-18 Total expenses$275,608
I-19 Revenue less expenses$119,131
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $394,739 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $305,255 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$42,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$42,000
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $47,484$47,484
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $352,739 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$394,739
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $275,608 across 4 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,000$30,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $23,500$23,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $190,618 · Management $21,720 · Fundraising $4,862$217,200
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $4,908$4,908
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $244,118 · Management $26,628 · Fundraising $4,862$275,608
Part X · Balance sheet $430,890 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$132,145
X-4 Accounts receivable$269,303
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$29,442
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$430,890
X-25 Other liabilities$311,759
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$311,759
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$119,131
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$119,131
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$430,890
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $119,131 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$394,739
XI-2 Total expenses$275,608
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$119,131
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$119,131

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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