Up Kindness

Analysis

Up Kindness is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Up Kindness reported income of $269k and spending of $279k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $439k to $269k (-39%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Up Kindness sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Madison-Morgan Conservancy Inc ($269k), Back River Restoration Committee Inc ($270k) and Phoenix Conservancy ($269k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $64k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $55k. At year end it held assets of $12k against liabilities of $8,990, net assets of $2,696. It reported 8 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.