Uplift Foundation was organized exclusively to make gifts of its income and much of its principal as the directors determine consistent with section 4942 of the internal revenue code to such tax-exempt religious, charitable, holistic health, scientific, literary, environmental, and educational institutions as the directors, in their sole discretion, shall select.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$93K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $169K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$93K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $970K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 4 voting members
Fine: 2 of 4 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$755K
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$728K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$70K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$755K
FY2024▲ +25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$766K
FY2022−$246K
FY2023$604K
FY2024$755K
Expenses
$728K
FY2024▼ -35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$820K
FY2022$417K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$728K
Net assets
$70K
FY2024▲ +63%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$553K
FY2023$43K
FY2024$70K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2018.

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

Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $398K Management & general 45% · $330K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $93K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Vice President,
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director and Secretary
$3,357Pt VII · Sec A
Director and President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Edward Scott Macinnis’s $60K as Director is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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.

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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Gives money to religious, charitable, health, science, and educational groups.

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3 programs · $398K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To support organizations such as tax-exempt religious, charitable, holistic health, scientific, literary, environmental, and educational institutions through cash gifts. Financial grant and program guidance to support other select tax exempt organizations aligned with the uplift mission and purpose.

$145Kprogram expense
02

Production and distribution of weekly newsletter, uplifter, and meditation. Content distributed through email (300,000 subscribers) and social media channels (2.5 million facebook followers) geared towards self-improvement, education, and overall well-being.

$143Kprogram expense
03

Management of an international emissary program. As part of the emissary program, uplift is training and guiding individuals in africa, middle east, australia, north american and europe to support the efforts in their local communities to spread uplift program messages and meditations.

$109Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$970K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $229K · 2022–2024
Central Fund of IsraelNY · FY2024$69,962
Unity Earth INCNY · FY2024$20,000
Pet Los CabosCA · FY2024$11,000
Central Fund of IsraelNY · FY2023$65,000
The PBS FoundationVA · FY2023$5,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$755K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$755K
Money outPt IX
$728K
Ln 25
Programscol B$398K
Managementcol C$330K
Owns and owesPt X
$70K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K
Total assetsLn 16$70K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$755K
Total revenueLn 12$755K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$70K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$70K
Total assetsLn 16$70K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$70K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$43K$70K
Total assetsLn 16$43K$70K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$43K$70K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$134K$134K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$63K$63K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$437K$230K$206K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$30K$30K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$55K$55K
Total functional expensesLn 25$728K$398K$330K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $755K$728K$27K$70K 990 PDF
FY2023 $604K$1.1M−$521K$43K 990 PDF
FY2022 −$246K$417K−$663K$553K 990 PDF
FY2021 $766K$820K−$53K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.6M$363K$1.4M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $755,152 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $598,334$755,152
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,417$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $603,751$755,152
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $93,700$133,712
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,030,814$594,516
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,124,514$728,228
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$520,763$26,924
Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $755,152 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$755,152
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$755,152
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$755,152
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $728,228 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $133,712$133,712
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,357$3,357
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $63,138$63,138
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $230,120 · Management $206,386$436,506
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,451$4,451
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,200$2,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $29,700$29,700
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $55,164$55,164
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $397,983 · Management $330,245 · Fundraising $0$728,228
Part X · Balance sheet $69,709 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,785$69,709
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $42,785$69,709
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $42,785$69,709
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $42,785$69,709
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $69,709 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$755,152
XI-2 Total expenses$728,228
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$26,924
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$42,785
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$69,709

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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