Our impact
The people this work is for.
Young people, families and partner organizations describing their own experience, the milestones this organization has reached, and where to find our paperwork.
Community voices
In their own words.
Young people, families, partner organizations and volunteers, published with their permission and exactly as they wrote it.
This space belongs to the people in it.
As young people, families and partner organizations share their experiences and are happy for us to publish them, their words will appear here, exactly as they wrote them. If you have been part of this work, we would like to hear from you.
- Nothing submitted is published automatically. A person reviews every submission.
- We publish words as they were written. We do not rewrite someone and present it as their quote.
- We do not publish the full name of anyone under 18, and we do not publish identifiable photographs of minors.
- Written permission is on file before anything appears on this website.
- Anyone can ask us to remove their words at any time, for any reason, and we will.
Community stories
Longer accounts, shared with permission.
Longer stories will live here.
When a young person, a family or a partner organization wants to describe their experience at length and is happy for us to publish it, it will appear here in their own words. We never publish the name of anyone under 18.
Our progress
Where we are, and what comes next.
A young organization, building in the right order. What has happened is dated. What is ahead is written as intention, because we will not put a date on something we cannot promise.
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February 2026
Level Up Foundation established as a Texas nonprofit organization
Formed to connect young people with educational experiences, mentorship, life skills and personal development opportunities that might otherwise be out of reach.
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October 2026
Application filed with the IRS for federal tax-exempt recognition
Filed under section 501(c)(3) on October 15, 2026. A determination is pending. Until the letter arrives we do not describe contributions as tax deductible, and this page will be updated with the outcome either way.
Documents
Paperwork, on request.
If you are reviewing us for a grant, a partnership, or a gift, tell us what you need and we will send it.
- Annual reportA yearly summary of what the Foundation did, what it spent, and what it learned.
- Not yet produced
- Formation documents and organizational statusCertificate of formation, bylaws, and current status with the State of Texas.
- On request
- IRS determination letterFederal tax-exempt recognition under section 501(c)(3). Our application was filed in October 2026 and a determination is pending; we can confirm the filing on request.
- Not yet produced
- Audited financial statementsIndependently audited financials.
- Not yet produced
- Budget for a proposed initiativeA line-item budget for a specific piece of work you are considering funding.
- On request
- Independent program evaluationThird-party evaluation of outcomes.
- Not yet produced
How we report
We are a young organization, and we count carefully rather than quickly. Figures appear on this website once our own records can support them, and each one comes with the definition we used.
Supporters are told where their money went: which community, which initiative, and what came of it.
If you want to help build a proper measurement approach with us, that is a conversation we would like to have.
Help us reach more of them.
Every young person on the other side of this work got there because somebody made the opportunity available.
- Give once, or monthly
- Sponsor an initiative in your own community
- Partner with us as a school, church, or organization
- Offer in-kind or professional support
- Introduce us to people doing good work with young people