Operation Lift Up

Tax-deductible

Louisville, MS501(c)(3)Since 2014Human ServicesEIN 47-3221272

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Operation Lift-Up exists to assist people who are trapped in a cycle of poverty, who have been exploited by human traffiking or who are disadvantaged and need a boost to use thier natural gifts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $1K
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
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$511K
+41% vs prior year
Spent
$573K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$19K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$511K
FY2025▲ +41%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$453K
FY2021$598K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$255K
FY2024$363K
FY2025$511K
Expenses
$573K
FY2025▲ +38%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$359K
FY2021$486K
FY2022$348K
FY2023$336K
FY2024$416K
FY2025$573K
Net assets
$19K
FY2025▼ -77%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$103K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$215K
FY2023$134K
FY2024$80K
FY2025$19K

From the FY2025 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 Jun 2015.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $569K Management & general 1% · $4K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Empowers people to find self-worth and become productive citizens, lifting others.

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3 programs · $478K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Children's feeding initiative; togo, west africa. 2025 program fed 6400 primary school children a day

$369Kprogram expense
02

Sanitation Project

Added toilet and handwashing stations at primary school esmas motivation is to share the love of christ with the people of africa by providing housing, food, education, spiritual encouragement and love for orphans and vulnerable children, and establishing sustainable programs to assist poverty-stricken families to be self-supporting.

$63Kprogram expense
03

Orphanage support and development , 30 children under 5 years of age, assist orphanage to become self sufficient solinyogobu food - solinyogobou is an orphanage located in sokode, togo. Olu support provides milk formula for infants and food for the other children.

$46Kprogram expense

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$511K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$505K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Money outPt IX
$573K
Ln 25
Programscol B$569K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$19K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K
Total assetsLn 16$19K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$505K
Government grantsLn 1e$505K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Total revenueLn 12$511K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$19K
Total assetsLn 16$19K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$19K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K$19K
Total assetsLn 16$80K$19K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$80K$19K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$289K$289K
Legal feesLn 11b$65$65
Accounting feesLn 11c$500$500
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$91$91
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$281K$280K$902
Total functional expensesLn 25$573K$569K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $511K$573K−$62K$19K 990 PDF
FY2024 $363K$416K−$54K$80K 990 PDF
FY2023 $255K$336K−$80K$134K 990 PDF
FY2022 $347K$348K−$611$215K 990 PDF
FY2021 $598K$486K$112K$215K 990 PDF
FY2020 $453K$359K$94K$103K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (5 parts)
Part I · Summary $511,270 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $362,647$505,404
I-9 Program service revenue$5,862
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7$4
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $362,654$511,270
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$289,352
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $416,429$283,670
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $416,429$573,022
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$53,775−$61,752
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $511,270 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$505,404
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$505,404
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,862$5,862
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4$4
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,862 · Excluded from tax $4$511,270
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $573,022 across 6 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $289,352$289,352
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $65$65
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $500$500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,256$2,256
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $91$91
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $279,856 · Management $902$280,758
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $569,208 · Management $3,814 · Fundraising $0$573,022
Part X · Balance sheet $18,615 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $80,367$18,615
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $80,367$18,615
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $80,367$18,615
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $80,367$18,615
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $80,367$18,615
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,615 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$511,270
XI-2 Total expenses$573,022
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$61,752
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$80,367
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,615

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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