Uprise Collective

Tax-deductible

Portland, OR501(c)(3)EducationEIN 82-4833932

To open spaces and provide support for people with targeted identities to engage in social uplift within their own communities, outside of priviledged, hierarchical, white supremacists models.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$89K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 77% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $272K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$396K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$354K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$99K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$396K
FY2025▲ +5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$284K
FY2022$342K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$375K
FY2025$396K
Expenses
$354K
FY2025▼ -4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$199K
FY2022$267K
FY2023$375K
FY2024$369K
FY2025$354K
Net assets
$99K
FY2025▲ +73%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$111K
FY2022$186K
FY2023$193K
FY2024$57K
FY2025$99K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2018.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $242K Management & general 31% · $111K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $89K 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
Executive Dir.
$89,201Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Story Keeper
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie Roberson’s $89K as Executive Dir. is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Stephanie Roberson$89,201$85,998$85,000——
Stephanie Roberson———$87,069$62,473
Brianna Bragg———$42,279$43,577
Brianna Bragg——$43,500——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers marginalized communities to build social uplift through supportive, inclusive spaces.

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3 program services account for $192K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Reawakening & Reimagining

Free community programming that centers bipoc and other community members with intersecting targeted identities. Our reawakening and reimagining programming supports community-centered, grassroots change.

$95Kprogram expense
02

Disability Justice Collaborative

A collective of and for sick and disabled folks, centered in the portland area but largely virtual. Programming includes monthly coffee hours to support community building and KNOWLEDGE/RESOURCE sharing, a quarterly speaker series to demystify the systems that support disabled people, and emergency preparedness programming for sick and…

$71Kprogram expense
03

Kidsrise

Youth belong in conversations about liberation, and for kidsrise, we join conversations about liberation with art! Art helps us to communicate and emit feelings, beliefs, shows representation and can create a visual voice in movement spaces.

$26Kprogram 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
Seeding JusticeFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$272K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$396K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$232K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$164K
Money outPt IX
$354K
Ln 25
Programscol B$242K
Managementcol C$111K
Owns and owesPt X
$99K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$92K
Total assetsLn 16$99K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$232K
Government grantsLn 1e$61K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$164K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$396K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$92K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$92K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$99K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$99K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$57K$92K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$57K$99K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$57K$99K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$115K$85K$30K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$129K$96K$34K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$2K$660
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$2K$772
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$16K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$1K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$618$618
Office expensesLn 13$9K$1K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$7K$1K$6K
TravelLn 17$1K$406$847
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$38K$37K$722
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$354K$242K$111K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $396K$354K$42K$99K 990 PDF
FY2024 $375K$369K$6K$57K 990 PDF
FY2023 $277K$375K−$98K$193K 990 PDF
FY2022 $342K$267K$75K$186K 990 PDF
FY2021 $284K$199K$86K$111K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $395,664 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,597
VIII-1e Government grants$60,820
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$167,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$231,917
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $163,747$163,747
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $163,747$395,664
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $353,688 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $85,289 · Management $29,966$115,255
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $95,691 · Management $33,621$129,312
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,879 · Management $660$2,539
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,196 · Management $772$2,968
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,028 · Management $5,632$21,660
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,260 · Management $14,006$15,266
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $618$618
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,279 · Management $7,493$8,772
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,731$3,731
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,080 · Management $6,068$7,148
IX-17 TravelPrograms $406 · Management $847$1,253
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,272$7,272
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $37,172 · Management $722$37,894
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $242,280 · Management $111,408 · Fundraising $0$353,688
Part X · Balance sheet $99,187 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $57,211$92,420
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$6,767
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $57,211$99,187
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $57,211$99,187
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $57,211$99,187
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $57,211$99,187
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $99,187 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$395,664
XI-2 Total expenses$353,688
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$41,976
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$57,211
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$99,187

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