Ups for Downs Nfp

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
364512547
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2018, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Schaumburg, IL, USA
Phone
8478952100
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Down Syndrome

Reported finances

Revenue
$146,989
Expenses
$122,876
Assets
$357,615
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

People named in this filing

  • THERESE M DEVINE (DIRECTOR)
  • SANDRA PAZERUNAS (DIRECTOR)
  • SHARON ANDERSON (DIRECTOR)

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

Upsfordowns is a parent directed, non-profit

What it reported doing in 2024

Support, education and encouragement for parents, families and others who love and care about persons with Down Syndrome.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Member-benefit provider. The nonprofit used 100% of its reported program spending for member benefits.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. No material rating questions were generated from the available inputs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 60.2%; rating input score 60
  • Program expense ratio: 67.7%; rating input score 68

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: 16.4%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.91; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 60.2% of revenue deployed · 67.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $83K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 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.