Uplift Community Action Inc

Analysis

Uplift Community Action Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Uplift Community Action Inc reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.4m, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $1.7m (-20%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Uplift Community Action Inc 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 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hale Opio Kauai Inc ($1.7m), St Marys Independent Living Extension ($1.7m) and Southern California American Indian Resource Center Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 139% and program service revenue 4.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $119k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $753k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $457k, net assets of $721k. It reported 29 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.