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Elevate Community Services

Fresno, CA · EIN 86-3440945 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Elevate Community Services reported $10.2 million in revenue and $5.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $91.99 went to program services, $8.01 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 91.2% of the total. Government grants made up 47.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $146,250 (President). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $5.3M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
92.0%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
8.0%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
91.2%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
47.1%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
8.8%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$146,250$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.77%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
26
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
11.56.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
1 of 3100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$4.8M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $4.8M · revenue $905K

Elevate Community Services, Inc. the Charity is a charitable organization that seeks to assist California cities and counties with expansion and provision of services to homeless and displaced persons

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
President
Director/trustee, officer, 0.00 hrs/week
$146,250$0$0$146,250
Treasurer
Director/trustee, officer, 0.00 hrs/week
$146,250$0$0$146,250
Executive Dir.
Director/trustee, 0.00 hrs/week
$46,896$0$0$46,896

2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Elevate Community Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $339K (Part IX, line 5).

3 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M202220232024$10M$5.3M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$10M$5.3M92.0%$5.1M$146,250
2023 ⓘ$3.6M$3.7M91.6%$102K$146,250
2022 ⓘ$4.2M$3.9M94.2%$258K$67,031

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b3 · 1 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26Yes
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 592

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Elevate Community Services totaling $362 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Elevate Community Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Elevate Community Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Elevate Community Services's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Elevate Community Services reported that 92.0% of its $5.3 million in expenses went to program services, 8.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Elevate Community Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Elevate Community Services reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $146,250, for the role of President (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Elevate Community Services get its money?

Of $10.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 91.2% came from contributions and grants (including 47.1% from government grants) and 8.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Elevate Community Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 86-3440945 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533189349311193 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423189349311567 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323199349321267 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 86-3440945: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.