Public Charity

Elevate 215

Elevate 215 is a Public Charity headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.5M revenue, $6.4M expenses, $6.2M total assets. 41 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 273097212 Philadelphia, PA Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: B12 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.5M
Total Expenses$6.4M
Total Assets$6.2M
Grant Records41
Funding Total$4.8M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

ELEVATE 215 IS A CATALYST FOR PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE WORLD OF TOMORROW BY MODERNIZING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN PHILADELPHIA SCHOOLS TODAY. WE DO THIS BY: SUPPORTING SCHOOLS AND TALENT, COLLABORATING WITH OUR PARTNERS, EXPANDING ACCESS AND RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES, AND ADVOCATING TO CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESS.

Where $100 goes at Elevate 215

How Elevate 215 divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$85 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $85 for programs

$66
School and Talent Grants Elevate 215 makes grants to school operators to support the start-up, expansion, or the capacity building of public, public charter, and catholic schools located…
78% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 215 grants; 22 organizations; 12 schools
$19
Apply Philly Charter Elevate 215 operates the Apply Philly Charter For the period ended June 30, 2025, over 150,000 families utilized the website to gather information on over…
22% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 150,000 families; 29,000 families
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$130,000
$104,000
$100,000
2024
TO SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS, ADVOCACY AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE CHARTER SCHOOL SECTOR IN PHILADELPHIA
$70,000

Showing up to 5 of 41 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Andy Newcomb
BOARD CHAIR Benjamin Persofsky
Treasurer Chip Linehan
BOARD MEMBER Colin Kelton
Director - Communications David Saenz Jr
BOARD MEMBER Dr Amelia Coleman Brown

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,753,500 19 grants
Education
$1,790,500 17 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$200,000 1 grant
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$10,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$25,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.5M $6.4M $6.2M
2024 $927K $2.8M $8.2M
2023 $4.5M $6.9M $9.9M
2022 $9.8M $7.1M $13.8M
2020 $15.5M $10.9M $9.0M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $15.5M to $4.5M (-71%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.2M.

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