Elevate Savannah: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 83-2623406)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$331K
FY2022	$596K
FY2023	$613K
FY2024	$620K
FY2025	$633K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$304K
FY2022	$485K
FY2023	$611K
FY2024	$627K
FY2025	$726K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$120K
FY2022	$231K
FY2023	$232K
FY2024	$224K
FY2025	$131K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2019.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

83%

14%

Program services 83% · $252K Management & general 14% · $43K Fundraising 3% · $10K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII

James Bass

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karen O Brien

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Colbert

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christian Demere

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dale Holloway

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Meyer

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

George Oelschig

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Leroy Zimmerman

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers urban youth through long-term relationships, helping them thrive and contribute.

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1 program · $252K · in their own filed words · FY2020

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Programs include accredited classes, mentoring, and outdoor activities. All programs service the urban youth of savannah, ga.

$252Kprogram 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

Colonial Foundation INCFY2024$76K

The Savannah Community Foundation INCFY2024$58K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$55K

The Hunter Foundation INCFY2024$50K

Elevate USAFY2024$25K

The Savannah Benevolent AssociationFY2024$22K

Network for Good INCFY2024$20K

Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$321K

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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$331K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$331K

Money outPt IX

$304K

Ln 25

Programscol B$252K

Managementcol C$43K

Fundraisingcol D$10K

Owns and owesPt X

$120K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K

Total assetsLn 16$169K

LiabilitiesLn 26$49K

PeoplePt VI, VII

8

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$331K

Total revenueLn 12$331K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$148K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$148K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K

Total assetsLn 16$169K

LiabilitiesLn 26$49K

Net assetsLn 32$120K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 511

VolunteersI 610

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$116K	$148K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$27K	$21K
Total assetsLn 16	$142K	$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$49K	$49K
Net assetsLn 32	$93K	$120K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$85K	$68K	$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$115K	$103K	$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$1K	$1K	$115
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$20K	$18K	$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$16K	$15K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$4K	$2K	$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$4K	$3K	$377
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$1K	$849	$212
TravelLn 17	$7K	$5K	$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$6K	$6K
InsuranceLn 23	$16K	$12K	$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$23K	$11K	$3K	$10K
All other expensesLn 24e	$7K	$6K	$775
Total functional expensesLn 25	$304K	$252K	$43K	$10K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$633K	$726K	−$93K	$131K	990 PDF
FY2024	$620K	$627K	−$7K	$224K	990 PDF
FY2023	$613K	$611K	$1K	$232K	990 PDF
FY2022	$596K	$485K	$111K	$231K	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$331K	$304K	$27K	$120K	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 O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $331,286 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $370,021$331,286

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $370,021$331,286

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $187,446$236,976

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $5,366$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $84,192$67,328

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $277,004$304,304

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $93,017$26,982

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

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 $331,286 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$331,286

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$331,286

VIII-12 Total revenue$331,286

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $304,304 across 13 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $67,701 · Management $16,925$84,626

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $103,351 · Management $11,484$114,835

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,037 · Management $115$1,152

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,082 · Management $2,009$20,091

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,645 · Management $1,627$16,272

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,225 · Management $2,225$4,450

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,393 · Management $377$3,770

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $849 · Management $212$1,061

IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,295 · Management $1,268$6,563

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,715$5,715

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,481 · Management $3,120$15,601

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,711 · Management $2,678 · Fundraising $9,753$23,142

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,251 · Management $775$7,026

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $251,736 · Management $42,815 · Fundraising $9,753$304,304

Part X · Balance sheet $169,378 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $115,646$148,422

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,671$20,956

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $142,317$169,378

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $49,300$49,379

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $49,300$49,379

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $93,017$119,999

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $93,017$119,999

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $142,317$169,378

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $119,999 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$331,286

XI-2 Total expenses$304,304

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$26,982

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$93,017

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$119,999

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Elevate Savannah FY2021 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Elevate Savannah

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV