Operation Up-lift Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
362672201
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Maywood, IL, USA
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations

Reported finances

Revenue
$34,018
Expenses
$38,211
Assets
$75,057
Liabilities
$53,016

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • George Stone (Executive Director and Board Member)

People named in this filing

  • Edward Millon (Board Chairman)
  • Gloria Alford (Board Member and Board Secretary)
  • Lequita Neely (Treasurer and Board Member)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Operation Uplift Inc. is a grassroots not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing social services to unemployed and underemployed residents in the West Suburban Cook County communities. Since its inception in 1968 it has supported over 37,500 clients. The organization operates key programs such as the Operation Uplift Training and Resource Center which offers computer training job readiness skills employment referral assistance life management counseling GED studies nutritional counseling and small business seminars. Additionally the West Town Museum of Cultural History is part of its offerings. Operation Uplift is actively involved in community collaborations as a member of the Maywood Chamber of Commerce the Triton College Advisory Council on Adult Education and the Mayors Summit on Crime & Violence.

What it reported doing in 2024

The West Town Museum of Cultural History was established in 1995 with the purpose of researching designing exhibiting and echoing the heritage of Chicagos West Suburban Community. The museum focuses 80% on Black History blending it with other cultures to tell the true story of American History. This mission promotes historic achievements and emphasizes the importance of the present and future. As part of our educational outreach we conducted museum tours for the entire 4th grade class of School District 89 integrating the visits into their Black History Curriculum. The Museum also offered tours to the public. In addition the Museum staff conducted the African American Heritage Tour. This special tour was part of our 2025 Juneteenth National Freedom Day Celebration aiming to enhance public understanding and appreciation of African American history and culture.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 60
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 62.9%; rating input score 63
  • Program expense ratio: 56%; rating input score 56

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -12.3%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.96; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.71; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -30.4% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -24.5% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -13.2% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 62.9% of revenue deployed · 56% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $21K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 29/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 7/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.