Elevate Charities
Elevate Charities is a non-profit organization engaged in a mission to enhance the quality of life for seniors, caretakers, and support in our communities through caring service, fulfilling essential needs, and providing education to caregivers.
Elevate Charities at a glance
- Total assets
- $30,232,766
- +34.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $13,131,509
- +131.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,002,723
- -22.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $5,483,245
- +6.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Elevate Charities
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from Elevate Charities
Helping our HeritAge Program
Elevate Charities
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Helping our HeritAge Scholarship Program
Elevate Charities
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
The Emergency Fund
Elevate Charities
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Who Elevate Charities funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2020) to $55K (2021). In 2021 it reported $55K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $30,232,766 | $13,131,509 | $5,483,245 | — | — | $1,002,723 |
| 2024 | $22,513,541 | $5,661,915 | $5,164,366 | — | — | $1,299,141 |
| 2023 | $22,008,397 | $24,019,813 | $3,491,212 | — | — | $381,625 |
| 2022 | $1,471,336 | $2,978,824 | $2,828,695 | — | — | $6,216 |
| 2021 | $1,138,494 | $2,972,054 | $2,160,570 | $55,013 | Total only | $188,866 |
| 2020 | $515,351 | $1,945,409 | $1,898,045 | $20,000 | 1 | $2,720 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Elevate Charities
Based on IRS filings
Elevate Charities is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in San Juan Capistrano, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $30.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.0M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Elevate Charities is led by Dennielle De Heras, Executive Director & Secretary since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dennielle De Heras
Executive Director & Secretary
Secretary & Treasurer → Executive Director & Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$112K (2020) → $146K (2025)
Tyler Douglas
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cory Monette
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tina Ricketts
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Miller
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Borgquist
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carissa Perez Podesta
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Flood
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Mike Williams (2020–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Carissa Perez-Podesta (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Brent Wilson (2020–2022) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $146K, to Dennielle De Heras (Executive Director/Secretary).
Frequently asked questions about Elevate Charities
How large is Elevate Charities?
Elevate Charities reported $30.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $13.1M.
What is Elevate Charities?
Elevate Charities is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in San Juan Capistrano, CA. It holds $30.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Elevate Charities operate?
Elevate Charities has awarded grants in California.
What is Elevate Charities's EIN?
Elevate Charities's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3458040. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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