Upspring provides supplies and other specialized services to thousands of children and youth experiencing homelessness in the greater cincinnati area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $145K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $61K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$672K
Spent
$422K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$443K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$672K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$672K
FY2021$640K
FY2022$895K
FY2023$791K
FY2024$833K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$422K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$422K
FY2021$483K
FY2022$668K
FY2023$746K
FY2024$768K
FY2025$965K
Net assets
$443K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$443K
FY2021$600K
FY2022$827K
FY2023$872K
FY2024$937K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1999.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $298K Management & general 22% · $91K Fundraising 8% · $33K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$63,934Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Adamchik’s $82K as Executive Director is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Melissa Adamchik$82,486$88,268———
Alex Kuhns——$71,719$68,106$63,934

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides supplies and services to homeless children and youth in Greater Cincinnati.

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3 programs · $298K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Summer 360

The summer 360 program is an educational and enrichment-based program for local children experiencing homelessness. Each day, campers, age 5-12, spend their mornings focused on literacy, math, and nutrition lessons delivered by certified teachers. Each afternoon, campers spend time in enrichment, fitness and other activities.

$190Kprogram expense
02

Resource Collaborative

Through the resource collaborative, upspring works with the direct service providers to identify and meet the needs of children experiencing homelessness by providing items they need to attend and succeed in school.

$70Kprogram expense
03

Other Programs

Afterschool programs has been developed to extend educational offerings throughout the school year to children experiencing homelessness.

$38Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$61K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$672K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$667K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$99
Money outPt IX
$422K
Ln 25
Programscol B$298K
Managementcol C$91K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$443K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$376K
Total assetsLn 16$458K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$667K
Government grantsLn 1e$36K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$61K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$59K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$99
Total revenueLn 12$672K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$277K
SavingsLn 2$99K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$376K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K
Total assetsLn 16$458K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$443K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 6206
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$152K$376K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$21K
Total assetsLn 16$202K$458K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$193K$443K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$33K$33K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$191K$136K$28K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$15K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$0$5K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$0$3K$0
Information technologyLn 14$1K$791$647$0
OccupancyLn 16$18K$11K$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$1K$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$98K$94K$4K$369
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$4K$8K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$422K$298K$91K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$965K$128K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $833K$768K$65K$937K 990 PDF
FY2023 $791K$746K$45K$872K 990 PDF
FY2022 $895K$668K$227K$827K 990 PDF
FY2021 $640K$483K$157K$600K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $672K$422K$250K$443K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $671,751 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $514,768$666,591
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,000$5,100
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $217$99
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$5,750−$39
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $514,235$671,751
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $361,279$276,424
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $208,880$145,555
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $570,159$421,979
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$55,924$249,772
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $671,751 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$59,449
VIII-1e Government grants$36,185
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$570,957
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$60,687
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$666,591
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,100
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $99$99
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$39−$39
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,100 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $60$671,751
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $421,979 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,630 · Management $32,630 · Fundraising $0$65,260
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $136,114 · Management $28,257 · Fundraising $27,061$191,432
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,650 · Management $2,733 · Fundraising $2,349$19,732
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,466 · Fundraising $0$5,466
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $3,268 · Fundraising $0$3,268
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $791 · Management $647 · Fundraising $0$1,438
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,742 · Management $3,581 · Fundraising $3,581$17,904
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,730 · Management $1,416 · Fundraising $0$3,146
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,382 · Management $1,128 · Fundraising $0$4,510
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $93,967 · Management $3,508 · Fundraising $369$97,844
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,520 · Management $8,459 · Fundraising $0$11,979
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $297,526 · Management $91,093 · Fundraising $33,360$421,979
Part X · Balance sheet $458,433 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $53,302$276,533
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $98,994$99,088
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $46,899$59,205
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,753$2,753
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$20,854
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $201,948$458,433
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,501$15,214
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,501$15,214
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $141,075$408,663
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $52,372$34,556
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $193,447$443,219
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $201,948$458,433
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $443,219 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$671,751
XI-2 Total expenses$421,979
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$249,772
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$193,447
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$443,219

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