Upwords Inc

Analysis

Upwords Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 December 2023, Upwords Inc reported income of $618k and spending of $457k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $584k to $618k (+6.0%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Upwords Inc sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 77th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Radio MV U-Turn Ministry ($618k), Proclaiming the Gospel ($619k) and Iglesia Bautista Monte Calvario ($618k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $174k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 3 employees.