Elevate Youth INC

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Somerville, MA501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 82-1643548Revenue $344K in FY2024

On file with the IRSelevateyouthoutdoors.org4 Tannery Brook Row Apt 13, 02144-2758 · Somerville, MATax-exempt since Jun 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Empower underserved Youth through outdoor programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
52¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 48 volunteers and 7 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $56K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
52%
of spending
Worth a look: 52% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$51K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 60% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $244K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$344K
-39% vs prior year
Spent
$395K
To programs
52%
Net assets
$323K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$344K
FY2024▼ -39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$132K
FY2020$318K
FY2021$285K
FY2022$348K
FY2023$566K
FY2024$344K
Expenses
$395K
FY2024▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019Not on file
FY2020$131K
FY2021$270K
FY2022$382K
FY2023$400K
FY2024$395K
Net assets
$323K
FY2024▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$40K
FY2020$227K
FY2021$241K
FY2022$207K
FY2023$373K
FY2024$323K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2017.

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

Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $204K Management & general 32% · $126K Fundraising 16% · $65K

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; $51K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$51,077Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chaya Harris’s $51K as Executive Dir. is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Thomas Alexander Griswold—$57,501$55,289—
Alec Griswold———$57,500
Chaya Harris$51,077———
Sophia Gould—$48,373——
Waddy Stryker—$44,283——
Camden J Regan—$24,691——

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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Empowers underserved youth with enriching outdoor experiences.

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1 program · $204K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Elevate Youth programs help dismantle barriers for youth in under resourced communities. We provide access to the outdoors and positive adult mentors in order to provide more equitable access for youth in Boston.

$204Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$344K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$324K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Money outPt IX
$395K
Ln 25
Programscol B$204K
Managementcol C$126K
Fundraisingcol D$65K
Owns and owesPt X
$323K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$304K
Total assetsLn 16$343K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$324K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$344K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
SavingsLn 2$249K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$304K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$16K
Total assetsLn 16$343K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$323K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 648
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$375K$304K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$0
Total assetsLn 16$378K$343K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$20K
Net assetsLn 32$373K$323K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$51K$51K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$180K$86K$36K$58K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$12K$3K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$500$500
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$121
Information technologyLn 14$3K$322$2K$839
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K$53
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$52K$47K$4K$548
All other expensesLn 24e$95$95
Total functional expensesLn 25$395K$204K$126K$65K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $344K$395K−$51K$323K 990 PDF
FY2023 $566K$400K$166K$373K 990 PDF
FY2022 $348K$382K−$34K$207K 990 PDF
FY2021 $285K$270K$15K$241K 990 PDF
FY2020 $318K$131K$186K$227K 990 PDF
FY2019 $132K$40K 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 $344,156 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $530,728$323,691
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $22,100$9,394
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,948$11,071
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,566$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $566,342$344,156
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $261,503$276,552
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $36,183$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $102,363$118,420
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $400,049$394,972
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $166,293−$50,816
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $344,156 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$11,811
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$311,880
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$323,691
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,394$9,394
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $11,071$11,071
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,465$344,156
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $394,972 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,077$51,077
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $85,577 · Management $35,896 · Fundraising $58,155$179,628
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $24,528$24,528
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,435 · Management $3,473 · Fundraising $5,411$21,319
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,151$19,151
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $500$500
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,299 · Management $121$2,420
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $322 · Management $1,589 · Fundraising $839$2,750
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $17,346$17,346
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,957 · Management $53$4,010
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,095$1,095
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $19,301$19,301
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $47,358 · Management $3,846 · Fundraising $548$51,752
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $95$95
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $204,120 · Management $125,899 · Fundraising $64,953$394,972
Part X · Balance sheet $342,990 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $77,083$55,408
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $297,794$249,086
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$22,500
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,095$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,192$15,996
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $378,164$342,990
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$26
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,159$20,388
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,772$20,414
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $373,392$322,576
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $373,392$322,576
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $378,164$342,990
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $322,576 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$344,156
XI-2 Total expenses$394,972
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$50,816
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$373,392
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$322,576

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