UPWARD PROJECT: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021

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Organization
UPWARD PROJECT (EIN 82-5201485)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-15
IRS object ID
202203199349200945
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-11-15T07:45:01-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN111986323PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARCUM LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line135 MASON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityGREENWICHCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06830ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN825201485EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE UPWARD PROJECTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlUPWABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4018646343PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line165 MORA STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDORCHESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02124ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL DAMIANOPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTOR OF CAREER DEVELOPMENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone4018646343PhoneNum
Signature2022-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstMICHAELPersonFirstNm
Person LastDAMIANOPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonARI U MAUNULAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00160551PTIN
Phone2036813100PhoneNum
Preparation2022-11-14PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Name ChangeYes (X)NameChangeInd
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressTHEUPWARDPROJECT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$118,250GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$118,250ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Total Revenue$118,250TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$54,008SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$3,670FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage$92PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$25,389OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$83,159TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$35,091ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
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Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeCAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTSPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
CAREER DEVELOPMENT COUNSELING. OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OUR DIRECTOR OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT HELP STUDENTS SHAPE THEIR CAREER GOALS AND ADVISE THEM ON HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY PURSUE THESE GOALS. WE CONNECT WITH INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH OUR CORPORATE SPONSORS AND OTHER COMPANIES AND COACH THEM THROUGH THE APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW PROCESS.$0$25,000
ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL COACHING. OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PROVIDES REGULAR MENTORSHIP TO OUR STUDENTS AND COACHES THEM THROUGH ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL CHALLENGES THAT ARISE DURING COLLEGE. IN 2021, WE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 22 STUDENTS.$0$15,000
FINANCIAL SUPPORT. WE PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO OUR STUDENTS THROUGH THREE FUNDS: THE OPPORTUNITY FUND, THE INTERNSHIP FUND, AND THE EMERGENCY FUND. WE ALSO PROVIDE OUR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS WITH LAPTOPS AND PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE.$0$23,098
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$63,098TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
MINDY WRIGHT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR35.00$42,008$0$0
ZACHARY SHAPIRO
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS8.00$12,000$0$0
MICHAEL DAMIANO
DIRECTOR OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT3.00$0$0$0
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Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MICHAEL DAMIANOBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line115 ROBERTS ROAD UNIT DAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP021383231ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2035610318PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year$118,250CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$221,926TotalAmt
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Public Support PY5091.00000PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDESCRIPTION: BOOKS STIPEND. AMOUNT: 3,000. DESCRIPTION: EMERGENCY FUND. AMOUNT: 6,097. DESCRIPTION: LAPTOPS. AMOUNT: 6,230. DESCRIPTION: OPPORTUNITY FUND. AMOUNT: 5,270. DESCRIPTION: OTHER EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 4,792. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 25,389.ExplanationTxt

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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