Uplift North

What it reported doing in 2024

Academic all stars - recognizes students for achievements as determined by school staff, because every child can achieve something. In 2024-2025, a total of 7 recognition events were held at the four participating schools. A total of 308 minneapolis and st. Paul students were honored in grades prek-5. They each received an aas shirt, wristband, framed photo and certificate. Literacy plus - provides one on one literacy mentoring, author visits, special events and books to take home at bethune elementary school. In 2024-2025, 40 second grade students each received 17 books throughout the year, for a total of 680 books. Students at bethune also received access to two web-based interactive reading programs (reading a-z & raz kids). All of bethune's 16 classrooms/teachers and their 288 students benefited from these interactive programs. Our school reads - encourages a love of reading and builds community by providing books to an entire school or community of students. In 2024-2025, 1,989 books were distributed to students in the minneapolis, richfield, south st. Paul and st. Paul public school districts. Start smart - provides essential items to promote academic success and to support students and young adults. During 2024-2025 approximately 8,883 students in minneapolis, richfield, st. Paul, and so. St. Paul schools received needed items including winter wear, clothing, hygiene products, earphones, books, games, bus passes, gas cards and gift cards to support learning. Assault survivor kits - provides new clothing and hygiene items to hospital emergency rooms statewide for survivors of sexual assault. In 2024-2025, 330 assault survivor kits with clothing and hygiene items were mailed to hospital emergency rooms statewide. Through a special trust bequest, the ask program was able to provide needed furniture and comfort items to both the sojourners shelter and passageway shelter. We also provided 131 welcome packs for women and children at sojourners shelter and 45 additional welcome packs for teens at passageways shelter. Blankets and sheets were provided to the minneapolis police sex crimes unit for survivors of sexual assault. In total 515 individuals were served through the ask program. Gifting - ensures that all thrift shop donations make their way into the community through partner organizations. Scholarships - post-secondary scholarships were awarded to students at minneapolis college and to graduates of richfield high school. In 2024- 2025, 14 individuals benefitted from our scholarship program.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 77.8%; rating input score 78
• Fundraising efficiency: $29.68 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 68; 68th 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: Limited
• 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: -1.6%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.1; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings