Uplift Community Alliance

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
510139592
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Phone
8014843401
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,541,283
Expenses
$1,525,597
Assets
$2,959,706
Liabilities
$31,580

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ELIZABETH QUEALY (PRESIDENT)
  • CARRIE DROWN (PRESIDENT - ELECT)
  • MERILYNN KESSI (1ST VICE PRESIDENT - PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAMS)
  • MARYANN MACKLEY (2ND VICE PRESIDENT - COMMUNITY RELATIONS)
  • LINDA STIMPSON (3RD VICE PRESIDENT - MEMBER SERVICES)

People named in this filing

  • ELIZABETH QUEALY (PRESIDENT)
  • CARRIE DROWN (PRESIDENT - ELECT)
  • MERILYNN KESSI (1ST VICE PRESIDENT - PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAMS)

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

Uplift community alliance is a nonprofit organization whose volunteers serve to improve the lives of children and adults in our community through hands-on philanthropic programs.

What it reported doing in 2024

Baby bundles - assembled and donated books, blankets, clothing, diapers, and other essentials to 1,300 newborns in need as identified by hospital social workers and nurses. Expenses - 531,926 grants - 43,525book bank - provided 10,000+ books to young readers in title 1 schools, head start and read for the record programs. Expenses - 34,873 grants - 30,558brighter tomorrows - provided clothing, hygiene items, hair care and shoe gift certificates to more than 260 referred individuals needing additional support to prepare for job interviews, courses, and training. Expenses - 49,717 grants - 47,275uplift comfort kits - assembled and donated 600 kits with new clothing, undergarments and personal hygiene items to meet the immediate needs of women and men victimized by sexual violence. Expenses - 20,573 grants - 17,417act iii - ucla volunteer musical entertainers performed for hundreds of seniors at local care centers, awakening unforgettable moments through familiar songs. Expenses - 2,074 grants - 735eye on the community - fulfilled "wish list" needs of the refugee connection, catholic community services, road home, first step house, the inn between, connections high school and roosevelt high school food pantry, based on each year's ucla giving capacity. Expenses - 106,252 grants - 94,250

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 84% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.7%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 81.1%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.73 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th 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: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.94; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.7% of revenue deployed · 81.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 25/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.