Uplift Solutions INC FY2024 filing

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Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Since 2009Food & AgricultureEIN 94-3471934

Uplifts mission is to reduce barriers for justice involved individuals and at risk youth, helping them find pathways to success with a vision for a world in which all people have paths to meaningful opportunities allowing them to reach their full potential.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$279K 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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FY2024 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $238K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$279K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $574K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.2M
+68% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.2M
FY2024▲ +68%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.3M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +38%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$3.2M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +103%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$320K
FY2021$651K
FY2022$594K
FY2023$693K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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 Jul 2009.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $1.8M Management & general 16% · $386K Fundraising 10% · $244K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $279K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$193,004Pt VII · Sec A
$85,760Pt VII · Sec A
Chairwoman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Atif Bostic’s $199K as President & CEO is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $1–10M food & agriculture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Atif Bostic$199,135$193,004$187,182$178,061
Barb Varela$88,557$85,760$83,138$41,538

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering underserved communities with entrepreneurial solutions for healthier lives.

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1 program service account for $1.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Since 2017, uplift solutions has been providing workforce training to justice involved individuals for entry into the workforce. Participants can choose from three tracks; retail, hvac or CDL.

$1.8Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 21 grants · $1.7M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$344,426
Kdk3officials LLCFY2025$71,400
No-MoPA · FY2025$39,532
Wurd RadioFY2025$30,875
Unitemized GrantFY2024$211,841
Kidk3officials LLCFY2024$86,280
Wurd RadioFY2024$47,500
Fact ExperiencePA · FY2024$7,252
Unitemized GrantFY2023$157,011
Wurd RadioFY2023$47,500
Kidk3officials LLCFY2023$21,640
Url Media HoldingsFY2022$162,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$84,770
American Cancer Society INCGA · FY2022$11,500
Brown's Super StoresFY2022$7,297
Brown's Super StoresFY2021$188,577
Url Media HoldingsFY2021$75,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$52,525
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$386K
Fundraisingcol D$244K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$691K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.6M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$47K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$9K
Total revenueLn 12$3.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$691K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$691K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$126K
Other assetsLn 15$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 650
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K$691K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K$126K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$693K$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$182K$182K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$246K$246K
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$279K$197K$41K$41K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$691K$489K$101K$101K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$3K$701$481
Other employee benefitsLn 9$82K$61K$13K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$82K$61K$13K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$46K$46K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$311K$180K$71K$61K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$98K$49K$29K$20K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$115K$98K$17K
TravelLn 17$54K$44K$9K$496
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$27K$22K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$212K$193K$16K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$1.8M$386K$244K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.3M$3.2M$56K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $3.2M$2.5M$716K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.8M$104K$693K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.5M−$53K$594K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.5M$331K$651K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.6M$272K$320K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $3,170,591 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$47,248
VIII-1e Government grants$1,630,487
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,476,030
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,153,765
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,000$24,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,351$1,351
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$8,525−$8,525
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$7,174$3,170,591
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,454,707 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $182,186$182,186
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $245,833$245,833
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 $197,312 · Management $40,631 · Fundraising $40,821$278,764
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $489,426 · Management $100,783 · Fundraising $101,255$691,464
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,346 · Management $701 · Fundraising $481$4,528
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $60,881 · Management $12,760 · Fundraising $8,753$82,394
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $60,903 · Management $12,764 · Fundraising $8,755$82,422
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,388$11,388
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $45,668$45,668
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $179,802 · Management $71,057 · Fundraising $60,516$311,375
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $48,547 · Management $29,271 · Fundraising $20,116$97,934
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $97,912 · Management $17,048$114,960
IX-17 TravelPrograms $44,091 · Management $9,273 · Fundraising $496$53,860
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 amortizationPrograms $21,770 · Management $5,171$26,941
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $13,165$13,165
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $192,859 · Management $16,392 · Fundraising $2,574$211,825
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,824,868 · Management $386,072 · Fundraising $243,767$2,454,707
Part X · Balance sheet $2,646,878 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $76,139$690,784
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $924,800$727,599
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,050$24,452
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,286$126,158
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,107,471$1,077,885
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,138,746$2,646,878
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $113,274$35,108
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $125,000$125,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,107,471$1,077,885
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,445,745$1,237,993
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $375,645$786,765
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $317,356$622,120
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $693,001$1,408,885
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,138,746$2,646,878
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,408,885 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,170,591
XI-2 Total expenses$2,454,707
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$715,884
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$693,001
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,408,885

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