Uplift NYC
Legal name: Uplift Nyc Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 465401925
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2017–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2019
- Location
- New York, NY, USA
- Phone
- 3473102551
- Rating
- 87
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Human Services N.E.C.
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $108,125
- Expenses
- $118,583
- Assets
- $97
- Liabilities
- $15,260
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
People named in this filing
- Domingo Estvez (Director / Chair)
- Lucas Almonte (Director / Treasurer)
- Katherine Diaz (Director / Secretary)
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
Uplift NYC exists to empower individuals and strengthen communities across New York City. Through innovative programs, strategic partnerships, and dedicated volunteers, we address the root causes of inequality and create pathways to opportunity.
What it reported doing in 2024
Uptown Basketball Academy, a program under the umbrella of Uplift NYC. Our academy exemplifies a comprehensive approach to fostering youth leadership and athletic excellence, utilizing the dynamic sport of basketball as a platform for holistic development. At Uptown Basketball Academy, we are dedicated to empowering our young participants to emerge as leaders both on the court and within their communities. Through a meticulously crafted curriculum, we aim to instill essential life skills, promote healthier lifestyles, and address socio-economic challenges head-on. Structured into three distinct age groups, our academy offers immersive two-hour sessions designed to cultivate talent, resilience, and camaraderie. Each session features a dynamic blend of warm-up routines, skill-building drills, exhilarating scrimmages, and engaging group workshops. Furthermore, our commitment to holistic development extends beyond the basketball court. We regularly invite esteemed guest speakers to share their insights, experiences, and cultural backgrounds with our participants and their families. This enriching dialogue not only fosters personal growth but also promotes a deeper understanding of health programs and cultural diversity. Uptown Basketball Academy proudly serves over hundreds of youths aged 6-18 from low-income communities across New York City, with a particular emphasis on reaching public school students. Through our unwavering dedication, we strive to uplift and empower the next generation of leaders, regardless of their socio-economic background.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 84
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 16
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 87.1%; rating input score 87
- Program expense ratio: 79.5%; rating input score 79
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: -9.7%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 157.32; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -0% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 12 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
- Where the money goes: 87.1% of revenue deployed · 79.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $94K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2017 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 0/100.