Uplift Foundation FY2020 filing

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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.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$13K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$766K
FY2022−$246K
FY2023$604K
FY2024$755K
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$820K
FY2022$417K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$728K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$553K
FY2023$43K
FY2024$70K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2018.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $1.5M Management & general 7% · $101K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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  • 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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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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To support organizations such as tax-exempt religious, charitable, holistic health, scientific, literary, environmental, and educational institutions through cash gifts. Uplift foundation received a grant from the vanguard charitable fund in dec 2018 for $ 305,000. It was expected that more of these funds would be spent in 2019.

$1.5Mprogram expense

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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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$40
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$101K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$505K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$40
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$505K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$505K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$333K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$312K$505K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$312K$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$13K
Net assetsLn 32$312K$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$66K$66K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$238K$238K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$29K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$82K$11K$72K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$3K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$773K$768K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$14K$753
Information technologyLn 14$737$737
RoyaltiesLn 15$25K$25K
TravelLn 17$53K$53K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$4K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$219K$218K$765
All other expensesLn 24e$714$714
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.5M$101K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,914,587 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,000$1,900,099
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$40
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $50$14,448
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,050$1,914,587
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$66,200
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$282,458
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $942$1,203,235
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $942$1,551,893
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,108$362,694
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $1,914,587 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,900,099
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,900,099
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $40$40
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $14,448$14,448
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14,488$1,914,587
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,551,893 across 16 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $66,200$66,200
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $238,136$238,136
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $28,864$28,864
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,458$15,458
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $10,670 · Management $71,620$82,290
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,485 · Management $20,000$23,485
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $767,614 · Management $5,000$772,614
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,040 · Management $753$14,793
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $737$737
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $25,384$25,384
IX-17 TravelPrograms $53,219$53,219
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,389$1,389
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,939$2,939
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,028 · Management $3,050$7,078
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $217,828 · Management $765$218,593
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $714$714
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,450,705 · Management $101,188 · Fundraising $0$1,551,893
Part X · Balance sheet $1,384,839 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $529,400; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $312,274$504,708
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$17,398
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$333,333
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $312,274$1,384,839
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$12,975
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$12,975
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $312,274$1,371,864
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $312,274$1,384,839
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,371,864 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,914,587
XI-2 Total expenses$1,551,893
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$362,694
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$312,274
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$696,896
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,371,864

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