Elemental Excelerator Inc
Elemental Excelerator Inc is a public charity based in Honolulu, Hawaii. It supports entrepreneurs developing technologies with environmental and local impact, providing catalytic funding and technical services to help selected startups deploy commercial pilots and projects in communities in the United States and globally.
Elemental Excelerator Inc at a glance
In short: Elemental Excelerator Inc gave $1.1M across 34 grants in 2024 (avg $34K), top state California. 59% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $1,147,225
- -72.0% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 34
- -12.8% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $33,742
- -67.8% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $9,800
- Total assets
- $55,178,934
- +16.3% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 59% first-time grantees (20 of 34, 2024)
- Primary geography
- California (36% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Elemental Excelerator Inc
- How to Apply
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Applications are accepted through an online intake form on a rolling basis. The organization says it reviews all applications and contacts selected applicants for further conversations. Its website describes the Strategy and Project Tracks as funding opportunities; the Strategy Track typically serves Pre-Seed or Seed companies, while the Project Track serves Series A and later companies. The Data Center Innovation Initiative has a separate applicant packet; the website says information submitted for that initiative may be shared on a need-to-know basis with selected collaborators involved in evaluation, under NDA.
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Contact
Mailing address: 1099 Alakea St 1250, Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 237-5050
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Elemental Excelerator Inc
Who Elemental Excelerator Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Community Energy Labs Inc ($210K). Together the top 10 received $863K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($50,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
208 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 90 grants of 208 (43%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in multiple states. The largest reported shares were California (36%), Oregon (18%), New York (7%), Hawaii (7%), and Virginia (5%). The organization’s filing describes projects in local communities across the United States and globally, and its website says it supports U.S. and international companies and projects.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 34 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Elemental Excelerator Inc open to new grantees?
59%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 20 of 34 grantees (59%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $23K; repeat grants $49K. How we count
Medians: $9K first-time, $15K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1.1M (2024) to $6.6M (2021). In 2024 it made 34 grants totaling $1.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Energy Labs Inc Portland, OR | Support Building Efficiency Project, Support Hosting Summer Intern | $210,000 |
| Forum Mobility Inc Half Moon Bay, CA | Support Electric Truck Project in California | $200,000 |
| Project Vesta San Francisco, CA | Support for Coastal Carbon Removal Project | $100,000 |
| Shifted Energy Honolulu, HI | Support for Hawaii home energy efficiency project + hosting 2 summer interns | $67,600 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $50,000 |
| Gradient San Francisco, CA | Prize for new orleans innovation challenge - heat pumps | $50,000 |
| Gro Enterprises Inc New Orleans, LA | Prize for new orleans innovation challenge - building materials | $50,000 |
| Solar and Energy Loan Fund of St Lucie County Inc Fort Pierce, FL | Support to help prepare companies in the southeast for project financing | $50,000 |
| Source Global PBC Scottsdale, AZ | Support Drinking Water Access Project in Texas | $50,000 |
| Transcend Software West Windsor, NJ | Support Wastewater Treatment Design Project in Brazil | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $55,178,934 | $34,110,366 | $27,161,787 | $1,147,225 | 34 | $2,259,829 |
| 2023 | $47,432,534 | $35,742,100 | $19,978,849 | $4,090,095 | 39 | $1,021,006 |
| 2022 | $32,065,270 | $26,054,295 | $18,932,620 | $6,054,993 | 51 | $5,265,955 |
| 2021 | $25,336,495 | $17,097,328 | $15,854,563 | $6,636,100 | 44 | $1,085,280 |
| 2020 | $24,490,108 | $15,915,259 | $11,602,727 | $4,606,262 | 40 | $1,221,664 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s mission, as stated in its filing, is to scale technologies with deep environmental and local impact. Its technology commercialization program connects, coaches, and supports entrepreneurs developing solutions in energy, water, transportation, food and agriculture, and industry. Its website also lists nature among its areas of investment.
The funder’s 2024 grants illustrate support for a range of organizations. For example, the Solar and Energy Loan Fund of St. Lucie County describes its mission as helping rebuild and empower underserved communities through affordable financing for sustainable property improvements. Conservation X Labs says it works to improve conservation solutions through technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The Illinois Environmental Council Education describes its mission as educating the public about environmental issues, while the U.S. Green Building Council says it promotes green-building principles and practices.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, the organization reported 34 grants totaling $1,147,225. Grant amounts ranged from $5,400 to $210,000, with a median of $9,800. The filing says grant payments are made after reporting and evidence of agreed-upon milestones are submitted and reviewed.
Among the largest 2024 awards were $210,000 to Community Energy Labs Inc. for a building-efficiency project and summer intern hosting; $200,000 to Forum Mobility Inc. for an electric-truck project in California; $100,000 to Project Vesta for a coastal carbon-removal project; and $67,600 to Shifted Energy for a Hawaii home-energy-efficiency project and summer intern hosting. Other $50,000 awards included support for a Southeast project-financing effort by the Solar and Energy Loan Fund of St. Lucie County, a drinking-water-access project in Texas by Source Global PBC, and a wastewater-treatment design project in Brazil by Transcend Software. The filing also lists awards to individual recipients.
The website’s funding opportunities include a Strategy Track for early-stage companies seeking customer traction and business-model development, and a Project Track for companies developing first-of-a-kind or early commercial projects. The listed tracks are for for-profit, stand-alone companies, not nonprofits, consulting firms, or acquired startups. The website describes support as including catalytic capital, coaching, project expertise, local partnership, and investor mobilization.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Dawn Lippert as director and chief executive officer, and Laurene Powell Jobs as chair of the board. Listed directors are Kelvin Taketa, Cheryl Martin, Naveen Sikka, and Vivian Yasunaga. Other listed officers are Avra Celine van der Zee, chief operating officer; Michael R. Curtis, chief financial officer; Melissa Uhl, chief growth officer; and Danya Kathleen Hakeem, vice president of portfolio and investments.
Elemental Excelerator Inc is led by Dawn Lippert, Director & Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2020; 10 of 15 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Dawn Lippert
Director & Chief Executive Officer
On filings since 2020
32 hrs/week
$169K (2020) → $335K (2024)
Laurene Powell Jobs
Chair of the Board
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Martin
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$10K (2023) → $0 (2024)
Kelvin Taketa
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$10K (2023) → $0 (2024)
Naveen Sikka
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$10K (2023) → $0 (2024)
Vivian Yasunaga
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$10K (2023) → $0 (2024)
Melissa Uhl
Chief Growth Officer
Chief of Staff → Chief Growth Officer, 2021
On filings since 2020
32 hrs/week
$149K (2020) → $190K (2024)
Avra Celine Van Der Zee
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Operations Officer → Chief Operating Officer, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$123K (2021) → $385K (2024)
Michael R. Curtis
Chief Financial Officer
Managing Director Finance → Chief Financial Officer, 2022
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$172K (2021) → $244K (2024)
Danya Kathleen Hakeem
Vice President of Portfolio & Investments
Managing Director & Portfolio → Vice President of Portfolio, 2023
Vice President of Portfolio → Vice President of Portfolio & Investments, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$186K (2022) → $227K (2024)
Aparna Reddy
General Counsel
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$204K (2023) → $244K (2024)
Christina Angelides
Vice President of Policy & Deployment
Managing Director & Policy Lab → Vice President of Policy & Deployment, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$286K (2023) → $256K (2024)
Amir Chireh Mehr
Head of Project Finance
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$217K (2024)
Kimberly Karris
Vice President of Growth
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$213K (2024)
Mark Calvin Chambers
Vice President of Partnerships
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$281K (2024)
Former officers (14)
- Former: Sara Chandler (2021–2023) — Managing Director, Equity & Access
- Former: Saritha Peruri Kaderali (2021–2023) — Head of Corporate Partnerships
- Former: Lauren Tonokawa (2022–2023) — Managing Director & Communications
- Former: Theresa Garner (2023) — Managing Director, Marketing & Communications
- Former: Danielle J. Harris (2020–2022) — Managing Director, Engagement & Innovation
- Former: David Crane (2020–2022) — Former Director
- Former: Kimberly Baker (2021–2022) — Senior Director of Innovation
- Former: Maxine Burkett (2020–2021) — Former Director
- Former: Ramsay Siegal (2020–2021) — Managing Director Impact
- Former: Constance Lau (2020) — Former Director
- Former: Matthew Logan (2020) — Partnerships Manager
- Former: Maurice Kaya (2020) — Former Director
- Former: Mike Curtis (2020) — Managing Director & Finance
- Former: Nneka Uzoh (2020) — Director of Energy Innovation
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $385K, to Avra Celine Van Der Zee (Chief Operating Officer). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Elemental Excelerator Inc
How much does Elemental Excelerator Inc give each year?
Elemental Excelerator Inc gave $1.1M across 34 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $4.1M across 39 grants.
What is Elemental Excelerator Inc's typical grant size?
Elemental Excelerator Inc's median grant in 2024 was $9,800, and its average grant was $33,742, across 34 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Elemental Excelerator Inc that year got $23K on average.
Where does Elemental Excelerator Inc give grants?
Elemental Excelerator Inc's top state is California, with 36% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Oregon (18%) and New York (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Francisco, CA (3 grants), Detroit, MI (2 grants), Oakland, CA (2 grants) and Washington, DC (2 grants).
Does Elemental Excelerator Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 34 grants with a stated purpose on Elemental Excelerator Inc's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support Hosting Summer Intern" (18 grants).
Who are Elemental Excelerator Inc's largest grantees?
Elemental Excelerator Inc's largest 2024 grantees include Community Energy Labs Inc ($210,000), Forum Mobility Inc ($200,000) and Project Vesta ($100,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($50,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 44% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Elemental Excelerator Inc?
Elemental Excelerator Inc reported $55.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $34.1M.
What does Elemental Excelerator Inc fund?
The organization’s mission, as stated in its filing, is to scale technologies with deep environmental and local impact. Its technology commercialization program connects, coaches, and supports entrepreneurs developing solutions in energy, water, transportation, food and agriculture, and industry. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Elemental Excelerator Inc?
Applications are accepted through an online intake form on a rolling basis. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Elemental Excelerator Inc's EIN?
Elemental Excelerator Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-1112859. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 11, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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