Operation Uplift

Analysis

Operation Uplift is a registered charity in United States, based in Westcliffe, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1986, 40 years ago. 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, Operation Uplift reported income of $104k and spending of $121k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $150k to $104k (-30%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Operation Uplift sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Artists Television Access ($104k), Harvester Baptist Mission Inc ($104k) and Bugles Across America NFP ($104k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1 against liabilities of $16k, net assets of -$16k.