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Elevare Foundation

Accepts applications Franklin, Tennessee · EIN 993491279

Elevare Foundation is a private foundation in Franklin, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $320,113 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $33,756 and the largest $94,885. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $60,375 the year before.

75% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2024$60,3753$112,492
2025$320,1138$102,899

How to apply

ContactRalene Debord
109 Alpine CT, Franklin, TN 37069
Phone or email(724) 553-6715, ralene@elevarefoundation.org

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia1$94,885
Pennsylvania2$78,022
Florida1$62,000
Tennessee3$60,246
Colorado1$24,960

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Uncommon Grit Foundation
Manakin Sabot, VA
Unrestricted contr to public charity$94,885
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
Brandon, FL
Unrestricted contr to public charity$62,000
Anchorpoint Counseling Ministry
Pittsburgh, PA
Unrestricted contr to public charity$39,658
The Cameron Heyward Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
Unrestricted contr to public charity$38,364
Tennessee Golf Foundation
Franklin, TN
Unrestricted contr to public charity$29,149
Angel Blankets
Franklin, TN
Unrestricted contr to public charity$25,297
Marcus Institute for Brain Health
Aurora, CO
Unrestricted contr to public charity$24,960
Operation Song
Nashville, TN
Unrestricted contr to public charity$5,800

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Elevare Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Elevare Foundation give?

$320,113 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $33,756.

Who runs Elevare Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Ralene Debord (President).

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