To equip all students with the academic knowledge and character development necessary to set forth confidently on the path to college and life filled with success.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers and 37 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $109K a year · 6% 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
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$127K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11.4M
103% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 103% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$3.4M
To programs
88%
Net assets
−$333K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$185K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$3.0M
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$174K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.4M
Net assets
−$333K
FY2025▼ -578%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$222K
FY2022$515K
FY2023$625K
FY2024$70K
FY2025−$333K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2019.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $3.0M Management & general 12% · $413K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $127K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Superintendent
$127,211Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rebecca Francis Jones’s $127K as Superintendent is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Rebecca Francis Jones$127,211$126,251$111,234——
Rebecca Francis———$94,591$90,000

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

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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

Programs and updates

Prepares students for college and life with academics and character building.

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1 program · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Elevate Collegiate is a Pre-K through 5th grade public charter school for the students and families of Houston, TX. Elevate establishes campus-wide goals annually to determine the most efficient and clear way to deliver its mission and vision.

$3.0Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Money outPt IX
$3.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$413K
Owns and owesPt X
−$333K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$418K
Total assetsLn 16$11.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$418K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$418K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.0M
Other assetsLn 15$5.2M
Total assetsLn 16$11.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.4M
Net assetsLn 32−$333K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 537
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$660K$418K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.2M$5.0M
Total assetsLn 16$10.9M$11.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.8M$11.4M
Net assetsLn 32$70K−$333K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$133K$133K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$1.0M$56K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$95K$84K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$55K$49K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$15K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$155K$155K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$205K$200K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$750$27K
OccupancyLn 16$453K$453K
TravelLn 17$988$988
InterestLn 20$162K$162K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$148K$148K
InsuranceLn 23$80K$66K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$761K$761K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.4M$3.0M$413K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.0M$3.4M−$403K−$333K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.6M$3.1M−$556K$70K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$1.7M$111K$625K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.3M$293K$515K 990 PDF
FY2021 $185K$174K$11K$222K 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 $2,991,207 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,557,718$2,975,984
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $23,172$15,223
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,580,890$2,991,207
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,216,781$1,398,723
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,919,742$1,995,517
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,136,523$3,394,240
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$555,633−$403,033
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $2,991,207 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,918,266
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$57,718
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,975,984
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,223$15,223
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,223 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,991,207
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,394,240 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $133,289$133,289
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,042,521 · Management $55,575$1,098,096
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $83,594 · Management $11,018$94,612
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $48,517 · Management $6,068$54,585
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,435 · Management $2,706$18,141
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $154,892$154,892
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $199,725 · Management $5,270$204,995
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $750 · Management $27,186$27,936
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $452,551$452,551
IX-17 TravelPrograms $988$988
IX-20 InterestPrograms $161,678$161,678
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $147,984$147,984
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $66,206 · Management $13,853$80,059
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $760,930$760,930
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,504$3,504
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,980,879 · Management $413,361 · Fundraising $0$3,394,240
Part X · Balance sheet $11,072,202 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $659,887$418,292
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $609,621$388,204
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $67,172$24,432
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,223,402$5,000,583
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,327,665$5,240,691
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,887,747$11,072,202
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,293,888$336,799
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,428,401$5,396,646
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,817,998$11,405,486
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $59,901−$333,284
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,848$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $69,749−$333,284
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,887,747$11,072,202
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$333,284 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,991,207
XI-2 Total expenses$3,394,240
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$403,033
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$69,749
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$333,284

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