Upland Advisors INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 83-4572806)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023	$3.2M
FY2024	$699K
FY2025	$2.2M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023	$1.2M
FY2024	$1.3M
FY2025	$1.4M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023	$2.1M
FY2024	$1.4M
FY2025	$2.2M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2019.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

96%

Program services 96% · $1.4M Management & general 4% · $60K Fundraising 0% · $489

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

3 people listed on the 990; $176K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Jason Gelbort

Executive Director and Secretary

$176,303Pt VII · Sec A

Randy Benjenk

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matthew Colman

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jason Gelbort’s $176K as Executive Director and Secretary is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023
Jason Gelbort	$176,303	$171,360	$168,000

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

Supports sustainable peacebuilding in conflict zones through research, education, and policy advocacy.

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2 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Training local leaders on negotiations and principles to a constitutional democracy - this program provided technical assistance and capacity building support through highly trusted education and advice on sensitive and challenging matters to key decision-makers across various organizations and communities.

$1.4Mprogram expense

02

Education Campaign to Promote Human Rights

This program provided technical assistance and related research and writing in support of human rights initiatives. It successfully supported national stakeholders in promoting and advancing human rights accountability measures and engaging with relevant international actors.

$6Kprogram 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

Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$73

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$73

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M

Investment incomeLn 3$5K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K

Money outPt IX

$1.4M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.4M

Managementcol C$60K

Fundraisingcol D$489

Owns and owesPt X

$2.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$635K

Total assetsLn 16$2.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$63K

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K

Investment incomeLn 3$5K

Total revenueLn 12$2.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$380K

SavingsLn 2$256K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$635K

Total assetsLn 16$2.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$63K

Net assetsLn 32$2.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

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 FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$341K	$635K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.5M	$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$97K	$63K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.4M	$2.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$2K	$2K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$0	$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$4K	$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$176K	$133K	$44K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$7K	$5K	$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$13K	$10K	$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$14K	$10K	$3K
Legal feesLn 11b	$4K		$3K	$468
Accounting feesLn 11c	$30K	$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$1.1M	$1.1M
Office expensesLn 13	$4K	$2K	$2K	$21
Information technologyLn 14	$1K	$1K
TravelLn 17	$51K	$51K
InsuranceLn 23	$6K	$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$4K	$815	$3K	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.4M	$1.4M	$60K	$489

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$2.2M	$1.4M	$777K	$2.2M	990 PDF
FY2024	$699K	$1.3M	−$644K	$1.4M	990 PDF
FY2023	$3.2M	$1.2M	$2.1M	$2.1M	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 $2,210,441 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $688,620$2,203,201

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,500$2,000

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,906$5,240

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $699,026$2,210,441

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$5,505

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $244,748$210,092

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,098,492$1,218,288

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,343,240$1,433,885

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$644,214$776,556

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 $2,210,441 across 12 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,203,201

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,203,201

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,000

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,240$5,240

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,240$2,210,441

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,433,885 across 15 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,000$2,000

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $3,505$3,505

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $132,749 · Management $43,554$176,303

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,346 · Management $1,826$7,172

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,626 · Management $3,228$12,854

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,268 · Management $3,495$13,763

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,039 · Fundraising $468$3,507

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $30,063$30,063

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,118,247$1,118,247

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,189 · Management $1,594 · Fundraising $21$3,804

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,424$1,424

IX-17 TravelPrograms $50,694$50,694

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,301$6,301

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $815 · Management $3,433 · Fundraising $0$4,248

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,373,227 · Management $60,169 · Fundraising $489$1,433,885

Part X · Balance sheet $2,284,199 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $177,066$379,615

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $163,604$255,844

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,200,755$1,640,254

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$8,486

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,541,425$2,284,199

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $97,253$63,471

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $97,253$63,471

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,444,172$2,220,728

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,444,172$2,220,728

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,541,425$2,284,199

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,220,728 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,210,441

XI-2 Total expenses$1,433,885

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$776,556

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,444,172

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,220,728

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

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