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Up Rva

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Richmond, VA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 47-4180116Revenue $2.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSuprva.org2100 N 29th St, 23223-4539 · Richmond, VATax-exempt since Jan 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Up Rva aims to bridge the gap between children from limited economic resources in the city of richmond and independent schools. This bridge also extends to richmond public school students who have access to our after school program and transportation services. We will build this bridge by providing services that advocate, support, and empower students to take advantage of this educational opportunity that was once thought to be unattainable. Assistance is also provided to students who have progressed through the Up Rva program and are now attending college.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$110K 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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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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $636K a year · 34% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 62% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $779K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$4.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$798K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$4.6M
FY2025▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.8M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$4.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.2M Management & general 11% · $163K Fundraising 11% · $157K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Greg McCandless
Executive Di
$109,867Pt VII · Sec A
Rand Robins
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Byrd
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pam Schutz
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nora Crouch
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Maruca
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Greg McCandless’s $110K as Executive Di is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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

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

Connects low-income Richmond children with independent schools and college support.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Up rva builds a bridge between economically disadvantaged children from the city of richmond, va and surrounding independent schools. Up rva also provides support through college and tuition support to older students. Up rva provides support in the following ways: -daily transportation to and from independent schools in richmond, va.

$1.2Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Commonwealth FoundationsFY2024$312K
The Community Foundation INCFY2024$89K
Im L F & C FoundationFY2024$55K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$51K
The Pauley Family FoundationFY2024$50K
Servant FoundationFY2024$50K
Virginia Sargeant Reynolds FoundationFY2024$50K
Herndon FoundationFY2024$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 14 funders$779K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$126K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$163K
Fundraisingcol D$157K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$360K
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$91K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$158K
Investment incomeLn 3$126K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$9K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$360K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$360K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$93K
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$4.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$523K$360K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.2M$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$124K$93K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M$4.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$113K$86K$9K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$638K$485K$51K$102K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$73K$56K$6K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$59K$45K$5K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$61K$61K
Investment management feesLn 11f$13K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$16K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$38K$38K
TravelLn 17$104K$103K$950
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$32K$32K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$8K$4K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$244K$244K
All other expensesLn 24e$71K$61K$7K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.2M$163K$157K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.0M$1.5M$518K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.2M$1.4M$759K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$1.2M$584K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $1.5M$798K$686K$1.8M 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 I · Summary $2,007,164 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,965,448$1,877,662
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $139,895$125,879
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $47,829$3,623
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,153,172$2,007,164
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $779,930$883,611
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $614,734$605,964
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,394,664$1,489,575
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $758,508$517,589
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,007,164 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$90,583
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,787,079
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$158,434
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,877,662
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $116,528$116,528
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $9,351$9,351
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,623$3,623
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $129,502$2,007,164
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,489,575 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,159 · Management $9,069 · Fundraising $18,139$113,367
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $484,908 · Management $51,043 · Fundraising $102,086$638,037
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $55,661 · Management $5,944 · Fundraising $11,514$73,119
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $44,907 · Management $4,727 · Fundraising $9,454$59,088
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $60,508$60,508
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $12,772$12,772
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $16,124 · Fundraising $1,250$17,374
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,091 · Fundraising $2,817$5,908
IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $8,429$8,429
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $37,500$37,500
IX-17 TravelPrograms $103,001 · Management $950$103,951
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $31,930$31,930
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,567 · Management $4,488 · Fundraising $1,340$13,395
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $243,658$243,658
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $61,317 · Management $6,804 · Fundraising $2,418$70,539
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,169,380 · Management $162,748 · Fundraising $157,447$1,489,575
Part X · Balance sheet $4,625,433 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $522,955$359,544
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $123,782$93,076
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,244,891$4,172,813
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,891,628$4,625,433
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,057$7,596
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,057$7,596
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,683,033$4,335,995
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $206,538$281,842
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,889,571$4,617,837
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,891,628$4,625,433
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,617,837 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,007,164
XI-2 Total expenses$1,489,575
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$517,589
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,889,571
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$210,677
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,617,837

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

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