Upower EIN 46-4220284

Upower

EIN  46-4220284 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Seattle, WA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers underserved youth through trauma-informed coaching, movement, and play.
Leadership
Leighla Webb · Executive Director · $117K
Money in and out
$913K revenue, $868K expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency

Empowers underserved youth through trauma-informed coaching, movement, and play. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $913K in revenue, $868K in expenses, and $1.1M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$913K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$868K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $45K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs▲ +12% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
14.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -13% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +166% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$913K
FY2024▲ +31%
Expenses
$868K
FY2024▲ +16%
Total assets
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +3%
Total liabilities
$19K
FY2024▲ +23%
Total revenue
$913K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$868K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$45K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $691K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Since beginning in february 2014, we have served 5,249 youth. Classes are held at ten locations throughout king county wa. Additionally, upower had two journal publications this fiscal year: the effects of a group physical activity program on behavior of incarcerated youth.

$691Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CUpower
EINHdr · item D46-4220284
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.u-power.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHealth Care (E70)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$116,831Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dir/Trea Beg 4/23/24/Vp(end 4/23/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/VP (beg 4/23/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leighla Webb’s $117K as Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1965 $100K–1M health care 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Leighla Webb$116,831$90,820$69,494$58,917

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$869K · 95%
Investment income$25K · 3%
Other revenue$19K · 2%
Contributions & grants95%$869K
Investment income3%$25K
Other revenue2%$19K
— government grantsLn 1e$513K
Total revenueLn 12$913K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.04
Program services80%$691K
Management & general16%$139K
Fundraising4%$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$868K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$19K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed14.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.0M · Operating expenses/yr $868K
14.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $691K · Total expenses $868K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $139K · Total expenses $868K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $38K · Total expenses $868K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $40K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $410K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $869K · Total revenue $913K
95%
Government reliance
Government grants $513K · Total revenue $913K
56%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $913K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $25K · Total revenue $913K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $868K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $913K · Prior year $696K
+31%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $519K · FY2023 $913K
+15%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $913K · Expenses $868K
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.1M · Total assets $1.1M
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $2K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.1M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Leighla Webb · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $117K · Total expenses $868K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $725K · Total expenses $868K
84%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Revenue growth 31%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$913K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$696K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$684K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$600K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$519K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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