Up with People-Incorporated California

Analysis

Up with People-Incorporated California is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Up with People-Incorporated California reported income of $718k and spending of $1.6m, spending 230% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $4.5m to $718k (-84%), an average of -46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Up with People-Incorporated California sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dekalb Historicial Society Inc ($718k), School of the Garden State Ballet ($718k) and Arts Education Connection San Diego ($718k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $48k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $376k. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 9 employees.