The mission of Elevate Orphan is to love orphans as our own, by raising our children to know christ first and then to go out and change the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $212K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$689K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$722K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$101K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$689K
FY2024▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$654K
FY2022$667K
FY2023$814K
FY2024$689K
Expenses
$722K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$613K
FY2022$673K
FY2023$705K
FY2024$722K
Net assets
$101K
FY2024▼ -22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2022$20K
FY2023$129K
FY2024$101K

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 Nov 2018.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $632K Management & general 13% · $90K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Levi Benkert’s $47K as President is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M international 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.

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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

Love and raise orphans as their own, teaching them Christ and to change the world.

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1 program · $632K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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We strive to provide a forever family for each child so that they may become the godly, future leaders of ethiopia, living in their communities without the stigma of being an orphan. We work with local churches to bring a christ-centered community around our families so that they are supported and loved.

$632Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Pure INCFY2024$181K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$212K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$689K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$689K
Money outPt IX
$722K
Ln 25
Programscol B$632K
Managementcol C$90K
Owns and owesPt X
$101K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$101K
Total assetsLn 16$101K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$689K
Total revenueLn 12$689K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$101K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$101K
Total assetsLn 16$101K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$101K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
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$129K$101K
Total assetsLn 16$129K$101K
LiabilitiesLn 26$113$0
Net assetsLn 32$129K$101K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$632K$632K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$44K$44K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$43K
All other expensesLn 24e$523$523
Total functional expensesLn 25$722K$632K$90K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $689K$722K−$33K$101K 990 PDF
FY2023 $814K$705K$108K$129K 990 PDF
FY2022 $667K$673K−$6K$20K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $654K$613K$41K$63K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $689,200 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $813,735$689,200
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $813,735$689,200
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $618,265$631,669
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $36,357$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $50,635$90,293
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $705,257$721,962
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $108,478−$32,762
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $689,200 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$689,200
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$689,200
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$689,200
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $721,962 across 6 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $631,669$631,669
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $43,875$43,875
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,314$1,314
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,516$1,516
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $43,065$43,065
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $523$523
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $631,669 · Management $90,293 · Fundraising $0$721,962
Part X · Balance sheet $101,176 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $129,050$101,176
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $129,050$101,176
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $113$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $113$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $128,937$101,176
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $128,937$101,176
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $129,050$101,176
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $101,176 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$689,200
XI-2 Total expenses$721,962
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$32,762
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$128,937
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$5,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$101,176

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

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