Upbeat Nyc INC

Tax-deductible

Bronx, NY501(c)(3)Since 2010Arts & CultureEIN 27-2232366Revenue $549K in FY2025

On file with the IRSupbeatnyc.org287 E 139th St, 10454-1106 · Bronx, NYTax-exempt since Mar 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Upbeat nyc's mission is to build equity, opportunity, and community through free music education and ensemble performance and to bring about positive change in the lives of south bronx children and youth. Upbeat provides intensive musical engagement throughout participants' early childhood, adolescent and young adult years.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 57% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $249K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$549K
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$594K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$131K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$549K
FY2025▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$359K
FY2021$288K
FY2022$343K
FY2023$566K
FY2024$412K
FY2025$549K
Expenses
$594K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$261K
FY2021$316K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$511K
FY2024$499K
FY2025$594K
Net assets
$131K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$217K
FY2021$189K
FY2022$162K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$161K
FY2025$131K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2013.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $376K Management & general 25% · $146K Fundraising 12% · $72K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Co-Executive Director
$49,537Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$49,537Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Liza Austria’s $50K as Co-Executive Director is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Liza Austria$49,537$32,463$41,000$41,000$23,417—
Richard Miller$49,537$32,463$41,000$41,000$41,000$41,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Inspires positive change in South Bronx children through intensive musical training and performance.

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1 program · $376K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The program provided 200 south bronx children and youth ages 5 to 21 with a free-of-charge program of artistic and social development through immersive musical training. Programming took place 6 DAYS/WEEK over 34 weeks of afterschool and sunday morning programming and a 3-WEEK summer intensive.

$376Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$249K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$549K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$484K
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Money outPt IX
$594K
Ln 25
Programscol B$376K
Managementcol C$146K
Fundraisingcol D$72K
Owns and owesPt X
$131K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$128K
Total assetsLn 16$141K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$484K
Government grantsLn 1e$98K
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Total revenueLn 12$549K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$128K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$128K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$141K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$131K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$131K$128K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$200K$141K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$161K$131K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$16K$49K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$112K$97K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$10K$6K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$317K$203K$62K$52K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$712$712
Office expensesLn 13$39K$32K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$15K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$880$880
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$594K$376K$146K$72K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $549K$594K−$45K$131K 990 PDF
FY2024 $412K$499K−$87K$161K 990 PDF
FY2023 $566K$511K$56K$248K 990 PDF
FY2022 $343K$369K−$27K$162K 990 PDF
FY2021 $288K$316K−$28K$189K 990 PDF
FY2020 $359K$261K$98K$217K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $548,769 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $409,368$483,560
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,384$65,209
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $411,752$548,769
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $180,141$212,104
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $318,687$381,594
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $498,828$593,698
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$87,076−$44,929
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $548,769 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$98,385
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$385,175
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$483,560
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $65,209$65,209
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $65,209 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$548,769
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $593,698 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $16,400 · Management $49,200 · Fundraising $16,400$82,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $96,660 · Management $15,168$111,828
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,235 · Management $6,397 · Fundraising $1,644$18,276
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $202,822 · Management $61,549 · Fundraising $52,277$316,648
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $712$712
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $32,343 · Management $6,196$38,539
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,751 · Management $1,844 · Fundraising $1,844$18,439
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,921$1,921
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $880$880
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,663$2,663
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,792$1,792
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $375,844 · Management $145,689 · Fundraising $72,165$593,698
Part X · Balance sheet $140,700 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $131,352$128,050
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $66,327$9,328
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $630$687
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,289$2,635
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $199,598$140,700
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,468$9,499
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $38,468$9,499
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $101,130$131,201
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $60,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $161,130$131,201
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $199,598$140,700
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $131,201 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$548,769
XI-2 Total expenses$593,698
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$44,929
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$161,130
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$15,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$131,201

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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