Up Global INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Olathe, KS501(c)(3)Since 2015InternationalEIN 47-2656533

UP Global exists to make Jesus known where He is not yet known. We provide pathways of engagement to the unreached and unengaged people in the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$74K 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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FY2023 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $78K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $234K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$425K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$440K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$143K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$425K
FY2023▼ -10%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$390K
FY2021$339K
FY2022$470K
FY2023$425K
FY2024$502K
FY2025$788K
Expenses
$440K
FY2023▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$349K
FY2021$306K
FY2022$423K
FY2023$440K
FY2024$443K
FY2025$483K
Net assets
$143K
FY2023▼ -20%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$126K
FY2021$159K
FY2022$179K
FY2023$143K
FY2024$191K
FY2025$516K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2016.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $389K Management & general 3% · $12K Fundraising 9% · $39K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $74K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$64,320Pt VII · Sec A
Founder and Board Member
$10,075Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Fry’s $70K as President is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eric Fry$70,116$62,390$64,320$56,501$85,000—
Rex Bonar$18,213$16,587$10,075$12,576$35,000$70,000
Ty Cross$24,881$22,310————

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Sharing Jesus' message with people who haven't heard it.

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1 program service account for $389K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Created partnerships, provided training and assisted in development to provide pathways of engagement to the unreached people in the world.

$389Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$234K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$425K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$425K
Money outPt IX
$440K
Ln 25
Programscol B$389K
Managementcol C$12K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$143K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$149K
Total assetsLn 16$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$425K
Total revenueLn 12$425K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$149K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$149K
Total assetsLn 16$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$143K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6120
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$177K$149K
Total assetsLn 16$179K$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26$192$6K
Net assetsLn 32$179K$143K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$183K$183K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$162K$138K$8K$16K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K$112$223
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$6K$346$692
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$7K$418$836
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$102$205
OccupancyLn 16$15K$13K$750$2K
TravelLn 17$43K$37K$2K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$2K$131$939
Total functional expensesLn 25$440K$389K$12K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $788K$483K$305K$516K 990 PDF
FY2024 $502K$443K$58K$191K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $425K$440K−$15K$143K 990 PDF
FY2022 $470K$423K$47K$179K 990 PDF
FY2021 $339K$306K$33K$159K 990 PDF
FY2020 $390K$349K$41K$126K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $425,199 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$425,199
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$425,199
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$425,199
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $440,466 across 11 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $183,093$183,093
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $137,858 · Management $8,109 · Fundraising $16,219$162,186
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,897 · Management $112 · Fundraising $223$2,232
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,881 · Management $346 · Fundraising $692$6,919
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,106 · Management $418 · Fundraising $836$8,360
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $5,417$5,417
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,742 · Management $102 · Fundraising $205$2,049
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,750 · Management $750 · Fundraising $1,500$15,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $36,912 · Management $2,171 · Fundraising $4,342$43,425
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $8,490$8,490
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,225 · Management $131 · Fundraising $939$3,295
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $389,464 · Management $12,139 · Fundraising $38,863$440,466
Part X · Balance sheet $149,448 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $177,324$148,789
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,632$659
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $178,956$149,448
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $152$6,181
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $192$6,181
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $178,764$143,267
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $178,956$149,448
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $143,267 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$425,199
XI-2 Total expenses$440,466
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,267
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$178,764
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$20,230
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$143,267

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