Elevate Birmingham EIN 86-1888140

Elevate Birmingham

EIN  86-1888140 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Birmingham, AL
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects youth with mentors to help them thrive and contribute to their community.
Leadership
Danny Brister JR · Executive Director · $35K
Money in and out
$325K revenue, $151K expenses
Bottom line
73% program efficiency

Connects youth with mentors to help them thrive and contribute to their community. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $325K in revenue, $151K in expenses, and $180K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$325K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$151K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$180K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $174K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.13
Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs▼ -21% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
16.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ ×167 vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+54%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +482% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$325K
FY2025▲ +21%
Expenses
$151K
FY2025▼ -51%
Total assets
$232K
FY2025▲ ×55
Total liabilities
$52K
FY2025
Total revenue
$325K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$151K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$180K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$174K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$232K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $104K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Teaching Accredited Classes

The elevate birmingham mentors are called teacher-mentors because they teach accredited classes in public high schools. The teacher-mentors teach each class in teams, meaning that there are typically three teacher-mentors in every class.

$65Kprogram expense
02

Mentoring Outside of School

This is not your average mentoring program. The teacher-mentors spend time with the high school students after school, in the evenings, on weekends, throughout holidays and summer vacation. They host large group activities, small group activities, and one-on-one meetings with the students.

$25Kprogram expense
03

Adventure Activities

Elevate birmingham believes that young people grow through being challenged and having fun. Therefore, elevate hosts large and small group adventure activities throughout the year. These may include activities such as hiking, summer camp, overnight camping, fishing, water grit, exposes them to new experiences, and creates opportunities…

$13Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CElevate Birmingham
EINHdr · item D86-1888140
Principal addressHdr · item CBirmingham, AL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.elevatebirmingham.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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
$34,625Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Danny Brister JR$34,625$92,710$84,551
Danny Brister JR$44,840
Terrell Kennedy$36,000
Terrelle Kennedy$3,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$325K
— government grantsLn 1e$190K
Total revenueLn 12$325K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.13
Program services73%$110K
Management & general14%$21K
Fundraising13%$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$151K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$196K
Total assetsLn 16$232K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$52K
Total net assetsLn 32$180K
Months of cash on handcomputed15.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $196K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $151K · Less non-cash grants $10K · Cash operating expenses/yr $141K
16.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $110K · Total expenses $151K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $21K · Total expenses $151K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $20K · Total expenses $151K
13%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $9K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $325K
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $325K · Total revenue $325K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $190K · Total revenue $325K
58%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $325K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $325K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $151K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $325K · Prior year $269K
+21%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $180K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $325K · Expenses $151K
+54%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $232K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $180K · Total assets $232K
78%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $232K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Danny Brister JR · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $35K · Total expenses $151K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $80K · Total expenses $151K
53%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Revenue growth 21%
Legal fee ratio 3%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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 · FY2024
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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)$325K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$269K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$571K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$410K 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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