Upower EIN 46-4220284

Upower FY2021 filing

EIN  46-4220284 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Seattle, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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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 (eff 07/01/2021) · $59K
Money in and out
$600K revenue, $443K expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency

Empowers underserved youth through trauma-informed coaching, movement, and play. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $600K in revenue, $443K in expenses, and $1.1M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$600K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$443K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $157K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
28.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+26%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$600K
FY2021▲ +16%
Expenses
$443K
FY2021▲ +41%
Total assets
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +20%
Total liabilities
$7K
FY2021▼ -83%
Total revenue
$600K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$443K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$157K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $372K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Since beginning in february 2014, we have served over 2,781 youth. Classes are held at ten locations throughout king county, wa contingent upon the time of year and COVID-19 restrictions. During COVID-19 restrictions, upower distributed over 30,000 at-home play kits to area families via 10 distribution sites.

$372Kprogram 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 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
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 (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director (eff 07/01/2021)
$58,917Pt VII · Sec A
Director/VP
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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$581K · 97%
Other revenue$19K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$581K
Other revenue3%$19K
Investment income$310
— government grantsLn 1e$285K
Total revenueLn 12$600K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.03
Program services84%$372K
Management & general13%$58K
Fundraising3%$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$443K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$7K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed27.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.0M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $443K · Less non-cash grants $27K · Cash operating expenses/yr $417K
28.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $372K · Total expenses $443K
84%
Management & General
Management & general $58K · Total expenses $443K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $13K · Total expenses $443K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $15K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $384K
$0.04 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $581K · Total revenue $600K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants $285K · Total revenue $600K
47%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $600K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $310 · Total revenue $600K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $443K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $600K · Prior year $519K
+16%
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 $600K · Expenses $443K
+26%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.1M · Total assets $1.1M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.1M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Leighla Webb · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (EFF 07/01/2021) · Highest reported compensation $59K · Total expenses $443K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $288K · Total expenses $443K
65%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 16%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

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 · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$696K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$684K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$600K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 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) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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