Upturn INC: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 81-4574412)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.3M
FY2021	$2.7M
FY2022	$3.8M
FY2023	$828K
FY2024	$3.2M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.5M
FY2021	$1.7M
FY2022	$1.8M
FY2023	$2.0M
FY2024	$2.3M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$3.3M
FY2021	$4.3M
FY2022	$6.3M
FY2023	$5.1M
FY2024	$6.0M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2017.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

78%

21%

Program services 78% · $1.2M Management & general 21% · $329K Fundraising 1% · $14K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $606K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Harlan Yu

President & Executive Director

$189,937Pt VII · Sec A

Aaron Rieke

Managing Director

$176,087Pt VII · Sec A

Mingwei Hsu

SR Quantitative Analyst(from 2/2020)

$127,885Pt VII · Sec A

John Logan Koepke

Senior Policy Analyst

$111,750Pt VII · Sec A

Nabiha Syed

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Ohm

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Harlan Yu	$191,434	$192,944	$194,365	$187,136	$189,937
Amber Piatt	$192,157	—	—	—	—
Aaron Rieke	—	—	—	$177,489	$176,087
Mitra Ebadolahi	$139,597	$158,035	$105,219	—	—
Mingwei Hsu	$154,275	$155,785	$152,260	$148,950	$127,885
John Logan Koepke	$125,525	$122,035	$118,435	$130,091	$111,750
Natasha Duarte	$125,525	$122,035	$118,585	$114,813	—
Emily Paul	—	$117,705	$110,875	—	—

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

Programs and updates

Promotes equity and justice in technology's design, governance, and use.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Upturn believes technology should advance justice, not amplify racial and economic inequities. We drive policy change through rigorous research, legal and policy advocacy, and timely collaborations.

$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

Ford FoundationFY2024$2.5M

John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated)FY2024$330K

Foundation to Promote Open SocietyFY2024$250K

Democracy Fund INCFY2024$200K

The Heising-Simons FoundationFY2024$100K

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$3.4M

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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.3M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$26K

Other incomeLn 4–11$1K

Money outPt IX

$1.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.2M

Managementcol C$329K

Fundraisingcol D$14K

Owns and owesPt X

$3.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M

Total assetsLn 16$3.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$64K

PeoplePt VI, VII

6

listed · VII A

PaidVII A4

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K

Investment incomeLn 3$26K

Other incomeLn 4–11$1K

Total revenueLn 12$1.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$543K

SavingsLn 2$1.9M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M

Other assetsLn 15$6K

Total assetsLn 16$3.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$64K

Net assetsLn 32$3.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 511

VolunteersI 62

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.4M	$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16	$4.1M	$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$575K	$64K
Net assetsLn 32	$3.6M	$3.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$215K	$150K	$54K	$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$855K	$734K	$120K	$808
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$85K	$73K	$12K	$76
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$72K	$61K	$11K	$484
Payroll taxesLn 10	$84K	$69K	$13K	$825
Legal feesLn 11b	$1K		$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$53K		$53K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$28K	$28K	$437	$9
Office expensesLn 13	$17K	$3K	$15K
Information technologyLn 14	$13K	$831	$12K
OccupancyLn 16	$72K	$50K	$21K	$624
TravelLn 17	$17K	$17K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$19K	$8K	$11K
InsuranceLn 23	$7K	$4K	$3K	$37
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$7K	$4K	$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.5M	$1.2M	$329K	$14K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$3.2M	$2.3M	$858K	$6.0M	990 PDF
FY2023	$828K	$2.0M	−$1.2M	$5.1M	990 PDF
FY2022	$3.8M	$1.8M	$2.0M	$6.3M	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.7M	$1.7M	$988K	$4.3M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$1.3M	$1.5M	−$248K	$3.3M	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 $1,297,649 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $970,677$1,269,305

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,300$1,250

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,073$25,704

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,066$1,390

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $989,116$1,297,649

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $809,744$1,310,379

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $369,442$234,912

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,179,186$1,545,291

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$190,070−$247,642

Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members2

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 $1,297,649 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,269,305

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,269,305

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,250$1,250

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,704$25,704

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,390$1,390

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,250 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,094$1,297,649

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,545,291 across 15 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $150,304 · Management $53,680 · Fundraising $10,736$214,720

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $734,163 · Management $119,590 · Fundraising $808$854,561

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $73,382 · Management $11,941 · Fundraising $76$85,399

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $60,566 · Management $11,015 · Fundraising $484$72,065

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $69,431 · Management $13,378 · Fundraising $825$83,634

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,140$1,140

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $53,451$53,451

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $27,845 · Management $437 · Fundraising $9$28,291

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,539 · Management $14,797$17,336

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $831 · Management $12,156$12,987

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,385 · Management $21,003 · Fundraising $624$72,012

IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,717$16,717

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,455 · Management $10,624$19,079

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,517 · Management $3,219 · Fundraising $37$6,773

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,451 · Management $2,675$7,126

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,202,586 · Management $329,106 · Fundraising $13,599$1,545,291

Part X · Balance sheet $3,375,661 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $819,936$543,303

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,609,360$1,899,737

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,691,601$909,174

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,485$17,947

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,500$5,500

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,133,900$3,375,661

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $39,622$46,525

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $535,000$17,500

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $574,622$64,025

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,142,910$1,136,365

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,416,368$2,175,271

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,559,278$3,311,636

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,133,900$3,375,661

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,311,636 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,297,649

XI-2 Total expenses$1,545,291

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$247,642

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,559,278

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,311,636

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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