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Elevations Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Boulder, CO EIN: 27-3484142 Website

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Elevations Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Elevations Foundation Inc gave $20K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $10K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$20,000
-42.9% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
-33.3% vs 2023
Average grant
$10,000
-14.3% vs 2023
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$2,426,722
+26.8% 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.

How to apply to Elevations Foundation Inc

Who Elevations Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

3HOPEFUL Hearts: $10K3HOPEFUL Hearts$10KSafe Shelter of St Vrain Valley: $10KSafe Shelter of St VrainValley$10K

The largest 2024 recipient was 3HOPEFUL Hearts ($10K). Together the top 2 received $20K.

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 19 (74%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Fort CollinsBoulderLongmontBroomfieldDenverLafayetteNederlandWestminster

How Elevations Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 98% 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$250K$500K$750K$1MTotal only2019 9 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2024) to $990K (2021). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $20K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
3HOPEFUL Hearts Fort Collins, COMental Health Grant$10,000
Safe Shelter of St Vrain Valley Longmont, COAffordable Housing Grant$10,000
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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$2,426,722$790,073$402,747$20,0002$25,438
2023$1,914,230$655,065$421,575$35,0003$23,509
2022$1,494,648$1,200,251$1,185,452$784,2832$37,062
2021$2,094,940$1,398,152$1,349,161$990,2103$66,570
2020$1,636,556$888,159$562,762$263,9759$24,888
2019$1,209,862$581,179$288,061$66,615Total only$16,652

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Elevations Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Elevations Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Boulder, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $25K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Elevations Foundation Inc is led by Jennifer Hinderliter, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 1 of 16 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Jennifer Hinderliter

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $79K (2022) → $144K (2024)

  • Charlene Moser

    Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis Paul

    Director

    Secretary → Chair, 2020

    Chair → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gerry Agnes

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Garry Woods

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tammy Teitscheid

    Director

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2022

    Chair → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darcy Morel

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Valdez

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wendy Beswick

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Davies

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ian Bennett

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Leosz

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kate Brown

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Cheyne

    Vice Chair

    Vice Chair → Director, 2020

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gytis Tuminas

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Maslowski

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Bob Boscola (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Carroll Beach (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Diana Hutchinson (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Eric Lentz (2020–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Ashley Wilson (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Pierre Dupre (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Audrey Debarros (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Carol Krismann (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Eric Jones (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Pete Dupre (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Phil Ferrante-Rosenberry (2019–2020) — Executive Director
  • Former: Tammy Taylor (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Sarah Schupp (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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

Jennifer Hinderliter — Executive Director: $144KJennifer HinderliterExecutive Director$144K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $144K, to Jennifer Hinderliter (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Elevations Foundation Inc

How much does Elevations Foundation Inc give each year?

Elevations Foundation Inc gave $20K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $35K across 3 grants.

How large is Elevations Foundation Inc?

Elevations Foundation Inc reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $790K.

Where does Elevations Foundation Inc operate?

Elevations Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is Elevations Foundation Inc's EIN?

Elevations Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-3484142. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 25, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 4, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 12, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 19, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 19, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 1, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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