2022-04-22T17:09:07-07:00 2021-12-31 Shelby Malvoso CPA 360 Grand Ave 408 Oakland CA 94610 990 2021-01-01 454128140 UPWARD SCHOLARS UPWA 6502546109 855 Jefferson Ave Box 506 Redwood City CA 94064 Linda Prieto Executive Director 6502546109 2022-03-05 1 Shelby Malvoso P01968972 5104736240 2022-03-05 X 1 11 1 AAL2 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Linda Prieto 855 Jefferson Ave Box 506 Redwood ity CA 94064 956944 0 X www.upwardscholars.org X 2009 CA Upward Scholars empowers low-income adults, mostly immigrants, by providing them financial, academic, and community support so they can continue their education, get better jobs, and serve as role models and advocates for their children. 12 12 6 305 0 0 707380 956857 0 0 926 87 0 0 708306 956944 147333 268250 0 0 274812 411036 7750 16120 84291 92813 81669 522708 777075 185598 179869 739591 896809 53120 30469 686471 866340 Upward Scholars empowers low-income adults, mostly immigrants, by providing them financial, academic, and community support so they can continue their education, get better jobs, and serve as role models and advocates for their children. 0 0 238730 0 0 Student Support Upward Scholars has always helped students overcome barriers to an education that fits into their lives and goals. The Student Support program was expanded in 2020 to include Hardship Assistance to address the immediate need of food insecurity within our student population as coronavirus pandemic took hold. We sent hundreds of grocery store gift cards directly to students and provided stipends for internet service. The Move Up Initiative, begun in 2019, continues to provide career training with our NannyUp and Habla Más! programs. NannyUp gives talented, nurturing childcare providers the opportunity to advance in their careers as nannies. Habla Más!, provides Upward Scholars students the opportunity to make a steady source of income as Spanish language coaches. The initiative now includes another new program - BusinessUp. In partnership with Centro Community Partners, BusinessUp offers bootcamp workshops to provide students the skills they need to begin their own businesses. 117856 0 0 Scholarships Scholarships are provided to underserved students who have attended adult schools and community-based organizations in San Mateo county so they can continue their education in community college. Upward Scholars provides scholarships for laptop computers, textbooks, transportation parking and food vouchers for use in campus dining facilities. 221978 0 0 Student Safety Net In 2020 we added a new program to better meet the needs of the people we serve today and meet the future challenges of our changing economic landscape, especially given the pandemic's direct impact on our students. We launched our first ever student Safety Net Fund (SNF) to support students hardest hit by the pandemic. Students applied to receive support from the SNF to help them cover expenses related to rent, medical care, childcare, utilities, or food, so although they lost jobs and wages, they could continue with their college courses. 0 0 0 578564 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X Linda Prieto 6502546109 855 Jefferson Ave Box 506 Redwood City CA 94064 Linda Prieto Executive Director 40 0 X 138332 0 13944 Erika Pretell President 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Gabriel Swnk Treasurer 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Manny Amo Secretary 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Julie Hartstein Director 5 0 X 0 0 0 Wendy Keuhnl-Ortiz Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Stef Jacobson-Willis Director 1.5 0 X 0 0 0 Amado Flores Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Angie Elizondo-Bryant Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Matheus Riolfi Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Anuj Gaggar Director 1.25 0 X 0 0 0 Rodrigo Espinosa Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Eric Takaha Assistant Treasurer 1 0 X 0 0 0 138332 0 13944 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 51495 905362 0 956857 0 87 0 0 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 956944 0 0 87 6000 6000 262250 262250 154579 78293 37141 39145 207184 183975 10958 12251 4996 4343 349 304 17791 11595 5370 826 26486 19227 3692 3567 15523 15523 16120 16120 31003 10403 14600 6000 1022 30 105 887 18720 2392 11740 4588 4902 0 4300 602 125 0 125 0 150 0 150 0 4810 0 4809 1 5202 0 5202 0 Other expenses 212 56 156 0 777075 578564 114220 84291 434268 591414 305323 305395 739591 896809 23625 30469 29495 53120 30469 X 570098 858340 116373 8000 686471 866340 739591 896809 179869 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 319621 468319 378737 707380 956857 2830914 319621 468319 378737 707380 956857 2830914 419827 2411087 0 88 4718 926 87 5819 2836733 0 0.84995 0.82349 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 305323 0 72 0 0 0 305395 306043 0 950 0 0 1670 305323 200009 100025 6009 0 0 0 306043 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Held in reserve to use in emergency X X X X X X 1 Kevin Walsh 2531 15th St 1 San Francisco CA 94114 Grant Writing 0 288000 14620 273380 288000 14620 273380 CA 1 Sequoia Adult School 3247 Middlefield Rd Menlo Park CA 94025 943084148 501(c)(3) 6000 0 Annual cash stipend for school to allocate on as-needed basis for Literacy books and GED test fees for SAS students. 1 0 Scholarships 255 11500 41791 Actual cost Students are registered with Upward Scholars and provide their account number when they need books, food vouchers, parking passes, etc. The school sends a bill to Upward Scholars and we reimburse the school directly. Bus passes are purchased by Upward Scholars staff and made available to students. Student Support: Speaker's Bureau, Graduation Stipends, Graduation regalia and PTK membership, Hardship Assistance grocery gift cards, Events, Other Support, Move Up Initiative. 160 39325 1619 Actual cost Purchase of caps & gowns, Phi Theta Kappa memberships, 20 Starbucks gift cards to students who helped with ribbon cutting event, 20 Starbucks gift cards to students who helped with ribbon cutting event. Student Safety Net- rent and food support 75 168015 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 The non cash scholarships are handled through the bookstore or admin office of the community college. Students are registered with Upward Scholars and provide their account number when they need books, parking passes and food vouchers. The school sends a bill to Upward Scholars and we reimburse the school directly. Bus passes are purchased by Upward Scholars staff and made available to students. Cash scholarships are monitored as follows; Speakers Bureau- paid after a student gives a talk about their experience. Car stipend- the two students who receive this award are required to send a picture with themselves and the car. Completer awards- given to students who complete their studies and submit documentation showing this. Gas allowance and books & parking- reimbursed directly to students after they submit receipts. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Linda Prieto Executive Director 138332 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13944 0 152276 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is sent to all board members. At the next board meeting the Treasurer or accountant is available to review and answer questions. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board members are required to review, sign and date the policy on an annual basis, indicating that they understand the policy and will comply with it. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Board reviews compensation for Executive Director annually and makes the decision about compensation using the Fair Pay Northern CA Nonprofits survey from Nonprofit Compensation Associates. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization made its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.