ELEVATING CONNECTIONS

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $239K · expenses $217K · assets $38K

Also known as
Camp To Belong Colorado
EIN
47-3021779
Address
5655 SOUTH YOSEMITE STREET, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111-3218
Website
www.elevatingconnections.org
NTEE code
O50 Youth Development Programs (Youth Development) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2015 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

Elevating Connections is dedicated to building sustained positive relationships for current & former youth in foster care-including those experiencing sibling separation-to find their voice & build meaningful community connections.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Crystal Allen Program Coordinator2023-2024 $0$57,500 1
Stacey Sanders (former) Executive Dir.2021-2022 $50,931$77,325 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

13 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Max Meintz Board Member2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Tim Main Board Member2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jon Miller Board Member2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Judith Baxter Board President2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jen Stachelski Board Vice President2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jim Neubaum Treasurer2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Susan Baum (former) Secretary2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Rachel Minor (former) Trustee2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Esther Cho (former) Trustee2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Fareed Kurtz (former) Trustee2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Alyssa McClurg (former) Trustee2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Max Meints (former) Trustee2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Jonathon Miller (former) Trustee2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 35 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Max Meintz Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Main Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Jon Miller Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Judith Baxter Board President1 $0$0$0 $01
Jen Stachelski Board Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Jim Neubaum Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Crystal Allen Program Coordinator40 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $58K · 0 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Crystal Allen Program Coordinator40 $57,500$0$0 $57,5001
Max Meintz Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Main Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Jon Miller Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Judith Baxter Board President1 $0$0$0 $01
Jen Stachelski Board Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Jim Neubaum Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $51K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Stacey Sanders Executive Dir.45 $50,931-- $50,9311
Judith Baxter President2 $0-- $01
Jen Stachelski Vice President1 $0-- $01
Susan Baum Secretary1 $0-- $01
Jim Neubaum Treasurer1 $0-- $01
Rachel Minor Trustee1 $0-- $01
Esther Cho Trustee1 $0-- $01
Fareed Kurtz Trustee1 $0-- $01
Alyssa McClurg Trustee1 $0-- $01
Max Meints Trustee1 $0-- $01
Jonathon Miller Trustee1 $0-- $01
2021 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $26K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Stacey Sanders Executive Dir.45 $26,394-- $26,3941
Judith Baxter President2 $0-- $01
Jen Stachelski Vice President1 $0-- $01
Susan Baum Secretary1 $0-- $01
Jim Neubaum Treasurer1 $0-- $01
Rachel Minor Trustee1 $0-- $01
Esther Cho Trustee1 $0-- $01
Fareed Kurtz Trustee1 $0-- $01
Alyssa McClurg Trustee1 $0-- $01
Max Meints Trustee1 $0-- $01
Jonathon Miller Trustee1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$238,923$217,302 $38,429$16,929 $238,459$0 $49,415035
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$213,469$241,701 $33,308$14,308 $213,462$0 $105,493030
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$125,828$181,951 $23,540$23,540 $125,828- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$103,816$122,684 $79,663$79,663 $112,628- ---

Funders of this organization

10 grantors reported grants to this organization, $313,342 in all, tax years 2019 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
OLDFATHER FOUNDATION TR $86,0005 $18,0002025 2021-2025 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ELEVATING CONNECTIONS”
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COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION $75,9544 $42,4192024 2021-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION $74,0003 $3,0002024 2022-2024 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ELEVATING CONNECTIONS”
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ETCHEPARE FAMILY FOUNDATION $53,0007 $10,0002025 2019-2025 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ELEVATING CONNECTIONS”
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ROSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $8,7801 $8,7802019 2019 DAF sponsor Exact
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EWOMENNETWORK FOUNDATION INC $6,0001 $6,0002022 2022 Public charity Exact
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $5,5521 $5,5522020 2020 DAF sponsor Exact
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FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM FOUNDATION INC $2,5001 $2,5002023 2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Elevating Connections”
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AMG CHARITABLE GIFT FOUNDATION $1,0001 $1,0002022 2022 DAF sponsor Exact
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $5564 $1532023 2020-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ELEVATING CONNECTIONS”
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. NTEE: the IRS’s code when it lists one, otherwise FURP’s inferred code. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
SEEKING COMMON GROUND INCCOO50 $217,513$446,141 Interim Executive Director$64,061 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
COLORADO YOUNG LEADERSCOO50 $234,792$226,718 EXECUTIVE DI$33,008 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
MENTOR COLORADOCOO50 $211,228$456,377 BOARD SECRET$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
ANDY ZANCA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMCOO50 $225,892$233,943 Executive Dir.$52,052 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
cityWILDCOO50 $234,603$290,258 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
YOUTH CELEBRATE DIVERSITYCOO50 $274,583$315,983 EXECUTIVE DI$92,814 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
THE ASPEN SWIM CLUBCOO50 $229,612$213,529 CO-HEAD COACH$61,596 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF ARTS STREETCOO50 $274,648$228,816 CO-PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
HAUNTED MINESCOO50 $236,940$235,483 EXECUTIVE DI$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
PARENT BOOSTER USA INCCOO50 $239,768$239,768 President$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
CKLECCCOO50 $273,762$208,901 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
STAR GIRLZ EMPOWERMENT INCCOO50 $259,094$350,554 PRESIDENT$110,363 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
YDA OF AMERICA YOUTH DOCUMENTARY ACADEMYCOO50 $269,812$262,863 Executive Director$89,085 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
HOPE HOUSE NORTHERN COLORADOCOO50 $248,005$289,625 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
ROCKY MOUNTAIN YOUTH LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION INCCOO50 $266,468$3,839 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
COPS CONNECTING WITH KIDSINO50 $231,974$287,064 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x
ELEVATE YOUR G A M ECAO50 $248,579$244,926 Exec Director/Secretary$72,790 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x
OPTIONS INITIATIVE INCILO50 $209,598$144,269 PRESIDENT$10,250 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x
CHARISMA COMMUNITY CONNECTIONOHO50 $239,794$237,050 DIRECTOR$66,745 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x
MONSOON YOUTH EDUCATION PROJECTAZO50 $214,667$176,316 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x
TRIBE ONE EMPOWERMENT & PUBLISHINGTNO50 $216,517$191,611 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x
ACCELERATE EDUCATION GROUP INCCAO50 $239,395$251,989 DIRECTOR$46,998 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x
MENTORS FOR YOUTH OF DUBOIS COUNTY INCINO50 $231,235$155,934 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$52,558 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x
HALLINS CORPORATIONNEO50 $228,218$201,936 OFFICER$3,000 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x
1NATIONPAO50 $265,147$247,660 BOARD CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $2,102,35036 7DAF sponsor2012–2024 CATALYST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; ELEVATE YOUR G A M E; HOPE HOUSE NORTHERN COLORADO; CAMP HORIZON INC and 3 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $836,24636 19DAF sponsor2016–2024 KIND ENERGY FOUNDATION; ZAHARA KATHAWALLA FOUNDATION; AUTHORING ACTION; RAISING MEN LAWN CARE INC and 15 more
PINKERTON FOUNDATION $767,0007 1Private foundation2020–2024 HOW OUR LIVES LINK ALTOGETHER
COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION funds this one $714,90143 8DAF sponsor2010–2024 COLORADO YOUNG LEADERS; cityWILD; SEEKING COMMON GROUND INC; ANDY ZANCA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM and 4 more
DENVER FOUNDATION $609,30031 7DAF sponsor2010–2024 COLORADO YOUNG LEADERS; cityWILD; FRIENDS OF ARTS STREET; SEEKING COMMON GROUND INC and 3 more
GATES FOUNDATION $600,0006 1Private foundation2019–2024 CHICANO & LATINO YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT
UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC $501,8593 1DAF sponsor2022–2024 RACEWAY GIVES FOUNDATION
WAL-MART FOUNDATION $500,0002 1Private foundation2022–2024 ROCKTEEN YOUTH FOUNDATION
UNITED WAY OF NEW YORK CITY $455,0003 1DAF sponsor2022–2024 HOW OUR LIVES LINK ALTOGETHER
KRESGE FOUNDATION $443,2008 1Private foundation2016–2021 YOUNG NATION
GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION $420,0006 2DAF sponsor2018–2024 MATTHEW MANGINE JR FOUNDATION INC; GASKINS FOUNDATION
THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION funds this one $371,2208 3Private foundation2016–2024 YOUTH CELEBRATE DIVERSITY; STAR GIRLZ EMPOWERMENT INC; cityWILD
SURDNA FOUNDATION INC $360,0007 1Private foundation2012–2019 YOUNG NATION
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT $342,80015 1Private foundation2011–2022 CHICANO & LATINO YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT
DEVONWOOD FOUNDATION $314,0004 1Private foundation2021–2025 ROSATI LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $217,302 spent · pay $118,032 · grants $0 · events $5,706
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $49,415$49,415$0$0 22.7%
Other salaries and wages $41,677$41,677$0$0 19.2%
Insurance $37,890$37,890$0$0 17.4%
Other (as described)Camp Connect $34,907$34,907$0$0 16.1%
Payroll taxes $26,940$26,940$0$0 12.4%
Information technology $6,198$6,198$0$0 2.9%
All other expenses $5,597$5,597$0$0 2.6%
Other (as described) EventConnecting Events $3,215$3,215$0$0 1.5%
Office expenses $2,311$2,311$0$0 1.1%
Other (as described)Storage $2,183$2,183$0$0 1.0%
Fees: other services $2,050$2,050$0$0 0.9%
Other (as described) EventCommunity Dinners $1,827$1,827$0$0 0.8%
Travel $1,428$1,428$0$0 0.7%
Advertising and promotion $1,000$1,000$0$0 0.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $664$664$0$0 0.3%
Total$217,302100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $241,701 spent · pay $105,493 · grants $0 · events $46,990
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $105,493$77,010$13,714$14,769 43.6%
Other (as described) EventCamp to Belong: Facilites, Supplies, Events, Transportation $35,170$35,170$0$0 14.6%
Other (as described)Payroll Tax Expenses $33,962$24,792$4,415$4,755 14.1%
Insurance $25,220$18,907$3,040$3,273 10.4%
All other expenses $12,503$5,672$5,530$1,301 5.2%
Other (as described) EventArts Festival $8,342$0$0$8,342 3.5%
Fees: other services $7,438$7,438$0$0 3.1%
Information technology $6,334$3,835$930$1,569 2.6%
Other (as described) EventConnecting Events: Facilites, Food, Supplies $3,478$3,478$0$0 1.4%
Advertising and promotion $2,079$2,079$0$0 0.9%
Travel $1,076$0$538$538 0.4%
Office expenses $498$498$0$0 0.2%
Interest $108$108$0$0 0.0%
Total$241,701100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $181,951 spent · pay $77,532 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $102,947 56.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $77,532 42.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,472 0.8%
Total$181,951100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $122,684 spent · pay $26,394 · grants $0 · events $8,812
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $86,690 70.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $26,394 21.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,200 5.9%
Fees to independent contractors $2,400 2.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$8,812reported apart
Total$122,684100%

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State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

Also on this site Fuzzy

RecordName as filedWhereDatasetMatched by
Plan sponsorELEVATING CONNECTIONS INCCOForm 5500 (employee benefit plans)EIN (EXACT)

Matched by name (and state) or EIN only; a shared name is not proof of the same person or organization.

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