The UGLI Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 862774239
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2024–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023
- Location
- Austin, TX, USA
- Phone
- 5126269492
- Rating
- 64
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Public, Society Benefit N.E.C.
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $260,617
- Expenses
- $229,503
- Assets
- $37,409
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
2 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ANGELA GARCIA (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- ANGELA GARCIA (PRESIDENT)
- PAM AKINS (SECRETARY/TREASURER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Through The UGLI Foundation we are working to end the chain of hate by responding with messages of love—creating a kinder place where each person is UNIQUE, GIFTED, LOVED, and INDIVIDUAL. We’ve passionately created our goals with a long-term vision in mind and to help as many people as possible. UGLI is a tool we will use to take action now so future generations can live a reality filled with love and encouragement. Let’s all be the new kind of UGLI and create a world where everyone is **UNIQUE, GIFTED, LOVED and INDIVIDUAL.** Thank YOU for all the support! XOXO,. Join the conversation and help us inspire others to be UGLI. Get in touch to learn how you can help support our programs that end bullying. The UGLI Foundation black logo Help support our programs that end bullying, donate now.
What it reported doing in 2024
Ugli chats - a way for youth and adults to be inspired and encouraged and to feel understood and united through sharing personal experiences.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 51% for direct work, and 49% for grants.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 49
- Transparency & Controls: 86
- Accountability: 70
- Sustainability: 50
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 53%; rating input score 53
- Program expense ratio: 60.2%; rating input score 60
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 67.6%; rating input score 68; 45th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 11.9%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.16; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: 43.8% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -12.5% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site
- Where the money goes: 53% of revenue deployed · 60.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 2 of 2 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $138K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
- Consistency: 20 of 21 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 4 filed related-organization links
- 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: Mission deployment rate scored 53/100.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
- Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.