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Builds lasting relationships with urban youth, helping them thrive and contribute. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $848K in revenue, $677K in expenses, and $663K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Kansas City, MO
Website
www.elevatemetrokc.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$848KFY2025
Expenses
$677K
Net assets
$663K
People
10
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  83-3698822 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Kansas City, MO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Builds lasting relationships with urban youth, helping them thrive and contribute.
Leadership
Christopher Jehle · Executive Director · $98K
Money in and out
$848K revenue, $677K expenses
Bottom line
47% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$848K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$677K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$663K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $171K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.47 Management & general $0.29 Fundraising $0.24
Program efficiency
47%
of spending reaches programs▼ -8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
11.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +29% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+20%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +185% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$848K
FY2025▲ +67%
Expenses
$677K
FY2025▲ +8%
Total assets
$781K
FY2025▲ +50%
Total liabilities
$117K
FY2025▲ +320%
Total revenue
$848K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$677K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$663K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$171K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$781K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B47%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CElevate Metro Kc
EINHdr · item D83-3698822
Principal addressHdr · item CKansas City, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.elevatemetrokc.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$97,547Pt VII · Sec A
Chair and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Jehle’s $98K as Executive Director is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christopher Jehle$97,547$97,386$95,137$92,309$94,025$60,364

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $321K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Elevate Metro KC (EMKC) programs produce generations of "thriving contributors" who impact the world around them. EMKC does not want kids to just survive through school but thrive in all areas of life. EMKC goes deep into the lives of youth to develop virtues like honesty, diligence, and respect.

$321Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$836K · 99%
Investment income$11K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$836K
Investment income1%$11K
Other revenue$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$25K
Total revenueLn 12$848K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.47 Management & general $0.29 Fundraising $0.24
Program services47%$321K
Management & general29%$194K
Fundraising24%$162K
Total functional expensesLn 25$677K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$405K
Total assetsLn 16$781K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$117K
Total net assetsLn 32$663K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $669K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $677K · Less non-cash grants $1K · Cash operating expenses/yr $676K
11.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $321K · Total expenses $677K
47%
Management & General
Management & general $194K · Total expenses $677K
29%
Fundraising
Fundraising $162K · Total expenses $677K
24%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $117K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $621K
$0.19 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $836K · Total revenue $848K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $25K · Total revenue $848K
3%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $848K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $11K · Total revenue $848K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $677K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $848K · Prior year $509K
+67%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $402K · FY2024 $848K
+16%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $663K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $848K · Expenses $677K
+20%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $781K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $663K · Total assets $781K
85%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $265K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $781K
34%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Christopher Jehle · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $98K · Total expenses $677K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $474K · Total expenses $677K
70%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 47%
Overhead ratio 29%
Fundraising cost ratio 19%
Revenue growth 67%
Legal fee ratio <0.01%
Accounting fee ratio 5%
Fundraising fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$848K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$509K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$558K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$371K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$639K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$402K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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