The mission of Up2us sports to engage, train and support sports coaches to transform youth, programs and communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$310K 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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FY2019 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
3 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $66K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 7 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 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
$310K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $386K
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$747K
123% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 123% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.7M
Spent
$7.4M
To programs
79%
Net assets
−$141K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$6.7M
FY2019
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$6.7M
FY2020$6.9M
FY2021$8.1M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$7.6M
FY2024$6.9M
FY2025$7.2M
Expenses
$7.4M
FY2019
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$7.4M
FY2020$6.9M
FY2021$5.6M
FY2022$6.3M
FY2023$7.6M
FY2024$8.3M
FY2025$7.9M
Net assets
−$141K
FY2019
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019−$141K
FY2020−$146K
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2019 Form 990 (year ending August 2019) · 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 Mar 2010.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $5.8M Management & general 19% · $1.4M Fundraising 3% · $188K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $310K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2018); the FY2019 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$125,955Pt VII · Sec A
$100,548Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$83,103Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (thru 8/2019)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (thru 05/2019)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Caccamo’s $172K as Founder & CEO is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Paul Caccamo$171,731$154,398$148,007$142,924$125,619$126,758
Sherah Alaimo$133,579$115,726$99,862$91,237$83,631$86,370
Mario Argote Chief—$124,121————
Mario Argote——$116,358$103,333—$104,564
Sivan Nasoff$101,615—————
Nicholas Eckert$62,563$60,408$59,828$36,616——
Courtney Bagans———$6,935——

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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1 program · $5.8M · in their own filed words · FY2018
01

In the 2018-2019 program year, 322 UP2US sports coaches served approximately 80,361 youth at 151 sports-based youth development organizations. Many UP2US sports coaches serve in their home communities, giving them a better understanding of community assets and the challenges faced by the youth they work with.

$5.8Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 17 grants · $816K · 2018–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,360
Unitemized GrantFY2021$13,250
Unitemized GrantFY2020$20,200
Unitemized GrantFY2019$69,893
Unitemized GrantFY2019$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,800
Unitemized GrantFY2019$400
Corporation for National & Community ServiceFY2018$55,742
Unitemized GrantFY2018$38,665

By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Money outPt IX
$7.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.8M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Fundraisingcol D$188K
Owns and owesPt X
−$141K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K
Total assetsLn 16$606K
LiabilitiesLn 26$747K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$75K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$435K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Total revenueLn 12$6.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26K
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$606K
LiabilitiesLn 26$747K
Net assetsLn 32−$141K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5435
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY19End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K$26K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$606K
LiabilitiesLn 26$675K$747K
Net assetsLn 32$571K−$141K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$238K$238K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$39K$39K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$223K$185K$38K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.6M$3.8M$782K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$171K$158K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$552K$510K$42K
Legal feesLn 11b$100$41$41$18
Accounting feesLn 11c$192K$78K$79K$34K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$336K$137K$139K$60K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$177K$93K$64K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$135K$35K$70K$30K
TravelLn 17$232K$207K$16K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$47K$42K$3K$2K
InterestLn 20$24K$6K$17K$88
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$387K$282K$73K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$37K$9K$28K$101
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.4M$5.8M$1.4M$188K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.2M$7.9M−$695K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.9M$8.3M−$1.4M$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.6M$7.6M$88K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.0M$6.3M$683K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.1M$5.6M$2.5M$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.9M$6.9M−$5K−$146K 990 PDF
FY2019 Viewing $6.7M$7.4M−$712K−$141K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $6,690,139 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,930,702$4,634,558
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,316,281$1,990,004
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$414$65,577
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,246,569$6,690,139
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $227,761$276,619
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,997,229$5,542,021
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,671,460$1,583,203
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,896,450$7,401,843
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $350,119−$711,704
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,690,139 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$435,406
VIII-1e Government grants$2,398,010
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,801,142
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$75,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,634,558
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,990,004$1,990,004
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $8,570$8,570
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $57,007$57,007
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,990,004 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $65,577$6,690,139
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,401,843 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $237,954$237,954
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $38,665$38,665
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $184,913 · Management $37,914$222,827
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,814,217 · Management $782,056$4,596,273
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $157,914 · Management $12,658$170,572
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $509,873 · Management $42,476$552,349
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $41 · Management $41 · Fundraising $18$100
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $78,138 · Management $79,287 · Fundraising $34,090$191,515
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $137,112 · Management $139,129 · Fundraising $59,819$336,060
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,880$2,880
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $92,521 · Management $64,085 · Fundraising $20,013$176,619
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,064 · Management $70,382 · Fundraising $29,788$135,234
IX-17 TravelPrograms $206,871 · Management $15,588 · Fundraising $9,510$231,969
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $41,840 · Management $3,153 · Fundraising $1,924$46,917
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,199 · Management $17,410 · Fundraising $88$23,697
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $14,581$14,581
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $281,771 · Management $72,513 · Fundraising $32,785$387,069
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,559 · Management $27,902 · Fundraising $101$36,562
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,834,532 · Management $1,379,175 · Fundraising $188,136$7,401,843
Part X · Balance sheet $605,718 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,151$26,274
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $333,434$298,832
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $880,288$265,485
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,256$6,624
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,517$8,503
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,245,646$605,718
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $364,446$309,047
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $310,342$254,358
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$98,159
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $674,788$746,564
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $570,858−$140,846
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,245,646$605,718
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$140,846 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,690,139
XI-2 Total expenses$7,401,843
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$711,704
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$570,858
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$140,846

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