Uproar Leadership Academy

Analysis

Uproar Leadership Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Charlotte, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2021, Uproar Leadership Academy reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.9m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2021, income grew from $1.4m to $1.8m (+30%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Uproar Leadership Academy sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Teamlift ($1.8m), Center for Inclusive Child Care ($1.8m) and South Broward Montessori Charter School Corp ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $76k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $927k. At year end it held assets of $172k against liabilities of $536k, net assets of -$364k. It reported 62 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.