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Elevations Credit Union

Public charity · Grantmaker Boulder, CO EIN: 84-0459116 Website

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Elevations Credit Union at a glance

In short: Elevations Credit Union gave $527K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $527K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$526,944
+21.9% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$526,944
+21.9% vs 2023
Median grant
$526,944
Total assets
$3,379,866,092
-0.9% vs 2023
Primary geography
Colorado (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Elevations Credit Union funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Elevations Foundation: $527KElevations Foundation$527K

The largest 2024 recipient was Elevations Foundation ($527K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K1$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 7 (57%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

BoulderDenver

How Elevations Credit Union gives

  • Giving grew 117% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K1 grant2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $243K (2021) to $527K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $527K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Elevations Foundation Boulder, COSupport Scholarships$526,944
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$3,379,866,092$216,356,677$181,994,947$526,9441$26,669,823
2023$3,409,369,591$190,500,369$162,885,622$432,2311$27,622,043
2022$3,294,550,654$140,790,639$130,005,373$319,6722$16,596,925
2021$3,242,277,853$154,912,251$139,211,740$242,9062$3,951,190
2020$2,810,808,888$188,618,254$151,737,633$500,7471$10,452,970

About Elevations Credit Union

Based on IRS filings

Elevations Credit Union is a public charity, based in Boulder, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $3.4B in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $527K. Net investment income was $26.7M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Elevations Credit Union is led by Gerry Agnes, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 22 of 24 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Gerry Agnes

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $1M (2020) → $3.5M (2024)

  • Don Cheyne

    Chair

    Board of Directors - Vice Chair → Board of Directors - Chair, 2022

    Board of Directors - Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    $40K (2020) → $40K (2024)

  • Ray Martinez

    Chair

    Board of Directors - Secretary → Board of Directors - Vice Chair, 2022

    Board of Directors - Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    $35K (2020) → $64K (2024)

  • Kate Brown

    Director

    Board of Directors - Chair → Board of Directors, 2022

    Board of Directors → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    $50K (2020) → $50K (2024)

  • Nancy Herbert

    Director

    Board of Directors → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    $35K (2020) → $29K (2024)

  • Natalie Baumgartner

    Director

    Board of Directors → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    $35K (2020) → $50K (2024)

  • Jennifer Pasquino

    Director

    Board of Directors → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    6 hrs/week

    $52K (2024)

  • Manuel Rodriguez

    Director

    Board of Directors → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    6 hrs/week

    $46K (2024)

  • Ann Schmiesing

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Goodman

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Staufer

    Mortgage Sales Manager

    Mortgage Loan Originator → Mortgage Sales Manager, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $1.7M (2020) → $644K (2024)

  • Brian Holst

    General Counsel

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $655K (2020) → $649K (2024)

  • Cameron White-Ford

    Vice President Mortgage Sales

    Mortgage Sales Manager → Vice President Mortgage Sales, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $2.1M (2020) → $640K (2024)

  • Elizabeth Million

    Senior Vice President Lending

    Vice President Mortgage Sales → Senior Vice President Mortgage Sales, 2021

    Senior Vice President Mortgage Sales → Senior Vice President Lending, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $1.5M (2020) → $677K (2024)

  • Garry Woods

    Vice Chair

    Board of Directors → Board of Directors - Secretary, 2022

    Board of Directors - Secretary → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    $3K (2020) → $53K (2024)

  • Michael Calcote

    Chief Financial Officer

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $727K (2020) → $1.2M (2024)

  • Raymond Lindley

    Chief Operating Officer

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $632K (2020) → $633K (2024)

  • Todd Gleeson

    Treasurer

    Board of Directors → Board of Directors - Treasurer, 2023

    Board of Directors - Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    $35K (2020) → $53K (2024)

  • Tammy Teitscheid

    Chief People Officer

    Chief Human Resource Officer → Chief People Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $691K (2021) → $593K (2024)

  • Dustin Montoya

    Chief Technology Officer

    Chief Information Officer → Chief Technology Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $175K (2022) → $513K (2024)

  • Wendy Beswick

    Chief Marketing Officer

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $56K (2022) → $484K (2024)

  • Monica Stitt

    Secretary

    Board of Directors → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    6 hrs/week

    $46K (2023) → $50K (2024)

  • Herbert John Marx

    Vice President Wealth Management

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $801K (2024)

  • Rio Chacon

    Mortgage Loan Originator

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $844K (2024)

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Barbara Brohl (2020–2023) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Todd Peyok (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President Commercial & Business Banking
  • Former: Blake Schaefer (2022–2023) — Mortgage Sales Manager
  • Former: Carroll Beach (2020–2022) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Pierre Dupre (2020–2022) — CIO
  • Former: Monica Coughlin (2021–2022) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Jennifer Ramirez (2020–2021) — Cxo
  • Former: Katie Cowan (2020–2021) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Peter Reicks (2020–2021) — Cspo
  • Former: Greg Roller (2021) — Mortgage Loan Originator
  • Former: Eric Jones Board Of Directors - (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jim Menghi (2020) — Board of Directors
  • Former: Lauri Larson (2020) — Mortgage Loan Originator
  • Former: Tammy Taylor (2020) — Chief Human Resource Officer

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

Gerry Agnes — President/CEO: $3.5MGerry AgnesPresident/CEO$3.5MMichael Calcote — Chief Financial Officer: $1.2MMichael CalcoteChief Financial Officer$1.2MRio Chacon — Mortgage Loan Originator: $844KRio ChaconMortgage Loan Originator$844KHerbert John Marx — VP Wealth Management: $801KHerbert John MarxVP Wealth Management$801KElizabeth Million — SVP Lending: $677KElizabeth MillionSVP Lending$677KBrian Holst — General Counsel: $649KBrian HolstGeneral Counsel$649KAaron Staufer — Mortgage Sales Manager: $644KAaron StauferMortgage Sales Manager$644KCameron White-Ford — VP Mortgage Sales: $640KCameron White-FordVP Mortgage Sales$640KRaymond Lindley — Chief Operating Officer: $633KRaymond LindleyChief Operating Officer$633KTammy Teitscheid — Chief People Officer: $593KTammy TeitscheidChief People Officer$593KDustin Montoya — Chief Technology Officer: $513KDustin MontoyaChief Technology Officer$513KWendy Beswick — Chief Marketing Officer: $484KWendy BeswickChief Marketing Officer$484KRay Martinez — Chair: $64KRay MartinezChair$64KGarry Woods — Vice Chair: $53KGarry WoodsVice Chair$53KTodd Gleeson — Treasurer: $53KTodd GleesonTreasurer$53KJennifer Pasquino — Director: $52KJennifer PasquinoDirector$52KMonica Stitt — Secretary: $50KMonica StittSecretary$50KKate Brown — Director: $50KKate BrownDirector$50KNatalie Baumgartner — Director: $50KNatalie BaumgartnerDirector$50KManuel Rodriguez — Director: $46KManuel RodriguezDirector$46KDon Cheyne — Chair Until APR 2024: $40KDon CheyneChair Until APR 2024$40KNancy Herbert — Director Until APR 2024: $29KNancy HerbertDirector Until APR 2024$29K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $3.5M, to Gerry Agnes (President/CEO). 22 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Elevations Credit Union

How much does Elevations Credit Union give each year?

Elevations Credit Union gave $527K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $432K across 1 grant.

How large is Elevations Credit Union?

Elevations Credit Union reported $3.4B in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $216.4M.

Where does Elevations Credit Union operate?

Elevations Credit Union has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is Elevations Credit Union's EIN?

Elevations Credit Union's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-0459116. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 8, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 20, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 19, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 7, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 15, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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