Columbia Uplift INC

Lisle, IL · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2023 · Education

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2025
Revenue
$205K
▼ -21% vs prior year
Spent
$328K
To programs
36%
Net assets
$-6K

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2025 (IRS tax year 2025).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Foundation funders?
1 funder — Charities Aid Foundation America
$20K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
36% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↓ -21% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CColumbia Uplift INC
EINHdr · item D92-2419555
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2023
Year of formationHdr · item L2023
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CLisle, IL
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B80)
WebsiteHdr · item Jupliftyi.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.36 Management & general $0.64
Program services36%$119K
Management & general64%$210K
Total functional expensesLn 25$328K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$205K
FY2025▼ -21%
Expenses
$328K
FY2025▲ +98%
Program efficiency
36%
of spending reaches programs▲ +350% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -89% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-60%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -268% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$31K
FY2025▼ -78%
Total liabilities
$37K
FY2025▲ +24%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$123K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$31K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B36%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 31
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$31K
Total assetsLn 16$31K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$37K
Total net assetsLn 32$-6K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.1

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$173K · 85%
Contributions & grants$20K · 10%
Investment income$12K · 6%
Program service revenue85%$173K
Contributions & grants10%$20K
Investment income6%$12K
Total revenueLn 12$205K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $31K · Operating expenses/yr $328K
1.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $119K · Total expenses $328K
36%
Management & General
Management & general $210K · Total expenses $328K
64%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $328K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $45K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $20K · Total revenue $205K
10%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $205K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $173K · Total revenue $205K
85%
Investment reliance
Investment income $12K · Total revenue $205K
+6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $173K · Total expenses $328K
53%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $205K · Prior year $258K
-21%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-6K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $205K · Expenses $328K
-60%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $31K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-6K · Total assets $31K
-20%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $31K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Zhaolu Yang · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $36K · Total expenses $328K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $81K · Total expenses $328K
25%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 36%——
Overhead ratio 64%——
Revenue growth -21%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$35,871Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$4,800Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Zhaolu Yang’s $36K as Director is at the 28th 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Zhaolu Yang$35,871—
Zhaolu Yang—$28,110
Ziheng Song$4,800—
Ziheng Song—$4,800

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a1
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

Empowers immigrant youth with counseling, coaching, and guidance for resilience and opportunity.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $119K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Columbia Uplift INC (dba

Uplift Youth Institute) provided culturally responsive mental health workshops, counseling sessions, and youth retreats. Expenses included staff facilitation, volunteer training, participant meals and transportation, and program materials.

$119Kprogram expense

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Funders

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $34K · 2025–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$34,266

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $205K$328K-21% 990 PDF
FY2024 $258K$166K 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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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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