Provide scholorship support, mentorship, leadership development and professional development opportunities for medical students pursuing careers in medicine

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
6 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $85K a year · 15% of revenue · last 7 filings
Fine: a surplus in 6 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $81K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$689K
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$979K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$347K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$689K
FY2023▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$221K
FY2020$316K
FY2021$462K
FY2022$513K
FY2023$689K
FY2024$854K
FY2025$898K
Expenses
$979K
FY2023▲ +146%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$28K
FY2020$153K
FY2021$296K
FY2022$397K
FY2023$979K
FY2024$715K
FY2025$787K
Net assets
$347K
FY2023▼ -46%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$193K
FY2020$356K
FY2021$522K
FY2022$638K
FY2023$347K
FY2024$486K
FY2025$598K

From the FY2023 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2019.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $853K Management & general 11% · $112K Fundraising 1% · $14K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Board Vice C
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Jeffrey Armstrong’s $97K as Executive Di is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps underrepresented medical students with money and guidance.

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3 programs · $853K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Elevatemed is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to elevating medicine by providing scholarships, mentorship, and support to medical students from AFRICAN-AMERICAN/BLACK, latin, and native american backgrounds. Improving physician workforce diversity is a critical component in the fight against health disparities.

$853Kprogram expense
02

Scholarships annually elevatemed awards tuition-based scholarships to minimize the debt burden of medical school. Scholars are selected from partnering medical schools across the united states via a nomination process. The 2022 scholars cohort featured 20 students who each received 10,000.

Pt IX · col B
03

Mentorship emi provides one-on-one physician mentorship which is a primary need for medical students from underrepresented backgrounds. Each scholar is partnered with a physician mentor which helps guide and support academic success and professional growth.

Pt IX · col B

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.5M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$257,780
Unitemized GrantFY2024$235,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$475,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$252,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$225,350
Unitemized GrantFY2020$100,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$689K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$459K
Other incomeLn 4–11$229K
Investment incomeLn 3$211
Money outPt IX
$979K
Ln 25
Programscol B$853K
Managementcol C$112K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$347K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$267K
Total assetsLn 16$352K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$459K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$459K
Investment incomeLn 3$211
Other incomeLn 4–11$229K
Total revenueLn 12$689K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$190K
SavingsLn 2$77K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$267K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1K
Total assetsLn 16$352K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$347K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 650
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$576K$267K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$638K$352K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$5K
Net assetsLn 32$638K$347K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$475K$475K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$53K$2K$51K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$704$704
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$10$10
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$87K$41K$46K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$14K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$7K$3K
TravelLn 17$65K$64K$685
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$242K$242K
Total functional expensesLn 25$979K$853K$112K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $898K$787K$112K$598K 990 PDF
FY2024 $854K$715K$139K$486K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $689K$979K−$290K$347K 990 PDF
FY2022 $513K$397K$116K$638K 990 PDF
FY2021 $462K$296K$166K$522K 990 PDF
FY2020 $316K$153K$163K$356K 990 PDF
FY2019 $221K$28K$193K$193K 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 $688,555 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $567,788$459,419
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $60$211
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$54,913$228,925
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $512,935$688,555
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $252,500$475,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$57,804
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $4,442$14,011
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $140,379$432,096
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $397,321$978,911
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $115,614−$290,356
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $688,555 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$459,419
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$459,419
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $211$211
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$228,925
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $211$688,555
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $978,911 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $475,000$475,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,162 · Management $50,653$52,815
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $704$704
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,285$4,285
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10$10
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $14,011$14,011
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $40,649 · Management $45,958$86,607
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,242$7,242
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,000 · Management $1,721$15,721
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,433 · Management $2,998$10,431
IX-17 TravelPrograms $64,172 · Management $685$64,857
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $242,228$242,228
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $852,886 · Management $112,014 · Fundraising $14,011$978,911
Part X · Balance sheet $351,926 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $349,167$190,133
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $226,620$76,832
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $60,469$84,424
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges−$800
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,337$1,337
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $637,593$351,926
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$4,689
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$4,689
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $637,593$347,237
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $637,593$347,237
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $637,593$351,926
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $347,237 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$688,555
XI-2 Total expenses$978,911
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$290,356
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$637,593
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$347,237

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