UP EDUCATION NETWORK INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
UP EDUCATION NETWORK INC (EIN 27-2194956)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-02-23
IRS object ID
202610549349301011
Schema version
2024v5.5
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)
Return2026-02-23T09:48:29-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN042571780PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1AAFCPAS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line150 WASHINGTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityWESTBOROUGHCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01581ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN272194956EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1UP EDUCATION NETWORKBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlUPEDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6173075980PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 220818AddressLine1Txt
CityDORCHESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02122ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHILLARY CASSONPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6179799230PhoneNum
Signature2026-02-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonENIS BEZHANI CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01647678PTIN
Phone5083669100PhoneNum
Preparation2026-02-20PreparationDt
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Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerHILLARY CASSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 220818AddressLine1Txt
CityDORCHESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02122ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,435,588GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.UPEDUCATIONNETWORK.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionUP EDUCATION NETWORK IS A SCHOOL TURNAROUND ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO RAPIDLY TRANSFORM CHRONICALLY UNDERPERFORMING DISTRICT SCHOOLS INTO EXTRAORDINARY SCHOOLS THAT SUSTAIN HIGH ACHIEVEMENT OVER TIME.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers150TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Contributions Grants$1,135,283PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$700,229CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,328,213PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,600,000CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$20,931PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$133,281CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$3,710PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$9,030CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,488,137PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,424,480CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$13,655PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$3,750CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,449,962PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$272,825CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$591,858PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$590,777CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,055,475PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,768,815CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$432,662PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$344,335CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$2,114,423TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,210,045TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$284,875TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,173,883NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,829,548NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE PRINCIPAL INTENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE EDUCATION REFORM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INCLUDING PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. SPECIFICALLY, THE ORGANIZATION WILL ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT AND TRANSFORM UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOLS INTO HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS THAT ENSURE ALL STUDENTS, FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, POSSESS THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND THRIVE IN FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,088,986ExpenseAmt
Grant$3,750GrantAmt
Revenue$1,600,000RevenueAmt
DescUP EDUCATION NETWORK IS ONE OF THE FEW SCHOOL MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COUNTRY SUCCESSFULLY TACKLING THE CHALLENGES OF IN-DISTRICT SCHOOL TURNAROUND. UP HAS RESTARTED AND CONTINUES TO MANAGE TWO SCHOOLS IN BOSTON, SERVING 1,300 OF THE STATE'S HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS. LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE A KEY PARTNER IN UP'S WORK TO TRANSFORM CHRONICALLY UNDERPERFORMING DISTRICT SCHOOLS INTO EXTRAORDINARY SCHOOLS. UP EDUCATION NETWORK IS A WINNER OF NEW SCHOOLS VENTURE FUND "EDUCATION REFORM ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR" IN RECOGNITION OF OUR EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS. UP EDUCATION NETWORK SCHOOLS HAS HAD A SCHOOL RANKED #1 IN THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS IN STUDENT GROWTH FOR SOME SUBJECT OR SPECIAL POPULATION IN 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, AND 2019, AND OUR SCHOOLS HAVE INCREASED PROFICIENCY RATES BY 2-3X WITHIN 2 YEARS OF TURNAROUND. UP'S RESULTS HAVE BEEN VALIDATED BY INDEPENDENT RESEARCHERS. A STUDY IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW BY RESEARCHERS AT MIT FOUND THAT UP DELIVERS EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE, CAUSAL IMPACT FOR OUR STUDENTS IN BOTH MATH AND ELA. OUR STUDENTS WITH THE GREATEST NEED -- STUDENTS WITH LOW PRIOR YEAR PERFORMANCE, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, TEND TO SEE THE MOST GROWTH AT UP.UP EDUCATION NETWORK DELIVERS HIGH-QUALITY ACADEMIC AND OPERATIONAL SERVICES, MANAGES DISTRICT GOVERNANCE AND OTHER EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDER RELATIONSHIPS, AND SUPPORTS SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAMS IN FUNCTIONAL AREAS SUCH AS SPECIAL EDUCATION, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING, INNOVATION, AND TALENT MANAGEMENT.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$2,088,986TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HILLARY CASSONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6173075980PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 220818AddressLine1Txt
CityDORCHESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02122ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

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EMILY GREEN
BOARD CHAIR4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
VERONICA CONFIRME
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RHONDA BARNES
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J GUSTAVO
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OWEN WURZBACHER
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN DALEY
BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW HANSON
BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 08/2024)4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CALEB GAYLE
BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 06/2025)4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HILLARY CASSON
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$244,375$0$31,591
MIKE BOWER
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$169,744$0$2,202
ASHLEY HUTCHINSON O'CONNOR
CFO (AS OF 07/2024)40.00Yes (X)$137,500$0$30,599
MARIANNE NIEMAN
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TALENT40.00$140,070$0$11,690Yes (X)
JAIME KEARNEY
DIRECTOR OF DATA40.00$126,103$0$22,181Yes (X)
JULIANNA MORRALL
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER40.00$115,678$0$30,401Yes (X)
COURTNEY SWARTZ
DIRECTOR OF ACADEMICS40.00$123,968$0$20,691Yes (X)
CJ THOMAS
DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY40.00$112,750$0$22,047Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1600 ATLANTIC AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
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ZIP02210ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesLEGAL SERVICEServicesDesc
Compensation$194,829CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$72,486FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$627,743AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$700,229TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSERVICE AND OTHER FEESDesc
Business611710BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,600,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,600,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,600,000TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,750TotalAmt
Program Services$3,750ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$140,146ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,026FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$956,294ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,305ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$177,797FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$8,368ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$656ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,601FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$114,006ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,267ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,254FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$157,608TotalAmt
Program Services$121,358ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,388ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,862FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$29,762TotalAmt
Program Services$22,917ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,845ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,770TotalAmt
Program Services$15,993ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,777ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,760TotalAmt
Fundraising$7,760FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,573TotalAmt
Program Services$52,039ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,534ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,943TotalAmt
Program Services$25,722ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,898ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,323FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$131,954TotalAmt
Program Services$101,605ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,587ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,762FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,658TotalAmt
Program Services$11,287ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,475ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$896FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,847TotalAmt
Program Services$4,860ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$585ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$402FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,844TotalAmt
Program Services$55,320ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,382ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,142FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN$89,030$75,492$13,538
RECRUITING$64,516$49,677$14,839
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$20,398$20,398
MISCELLANEOUS$10,482$2,098$8,384

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,768,815TotalAmt
Program Services$2,088,986ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$407,004ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$272,825FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$250,846BOYAmt
EOY$191,484EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,424,423BOYAmt
EOY$1,709,953EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$498,303BOYAmt
EOY$27,196EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$125,000BOYAmt
EOY$125,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,289BOYAmt
EOY$21,815EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$30,515LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$24,776LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,284BOYAmt
EOY$5,739EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,783BOYAmt
EOY$33,236EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,383,928BOYAmt
EOY$2,114,423EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,208BOYAmt
EOY$88,804EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,055,837BOYAmt
EOY$196,071EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,210,045BOYAmt
EOY$284,875EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,173,883BOYAmt
EOY$1,829,548EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,173,883BOYAmt
EOY$1,829,548EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,383,928BOYAmt
EOY$2,114,423EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$344,335ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,721,306CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,757,349CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$730,864CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,135,283CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$700,229CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,045,031TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,757,349CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$730,864CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,135,283CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$700,229CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,045,031TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,043,140SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$5,001,891PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$70,804CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,765CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,195CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$20,931CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$133,281CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$247,976TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$8,293,007TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$12,213,052GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.60310PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.56920PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$30,515OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$24,776DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,739BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,739TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,435,588TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,435,588RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$11,108OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$11,108RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,424,480TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,779,923TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$11,108OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$11,108ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,768,815ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,768,815TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:THE ORGANIZATION ACTS AS A FISCAL AGENT FOR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN CONNECTION WITH ITS MANAGEMENT CONTRACT WITH UP ACADEMY HOLLAND (UAH). AS OF JUNE 30, 2025, FUNDS HELD FOR OTHERS CONSIST OF AMOUNTS HELD ON BEHALF OF UAH, WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN SPENT.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC TOPIC, INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REGARDING A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT JUNE 30, 2025. THE ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATIONAL RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -11,108.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 11,108.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SPARKEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$74,564GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$72,486CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$2,078GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$2,078FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$9,030OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$74,564GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$72,486CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$2,078GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$2,078FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$9,030OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$11,108DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$9,030NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgYes (1)CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
HILLARY CASSON
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$228,375$0$16,000$0$0$0$2,347$0$29,244$0$275,966$0$0$0
MIKE BOWER
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$169,744$0$0$0$0$0$1,697$0$505$0$171,946$0$0$0
ASHLEY HUTCHINSON O'CONNOR
CFO (AS OF 07/2024)$137,500$0$0$0$0$0$1,375$0$29,224$0$168,099$0$0$0
MARIANNE NIEMAN
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TALENT$140,070$0$0$0$0$0$1,401$0$10,289$0$151,760$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 5FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOUR CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, JULIANNA MORRALL QUINLAN, IS GIVEN A BONUS BASED ON FUNDRAISING (REVENUE) NUMBERS. IT IS BASED ON A FORMULA, BUT ULTIMATELY UP TO THE DISCRETION OF OUR CEO. OTHER FIXED BONUSES WERE GIVEN OUT FOR ADDITIONAL WORK COMPLETED. NONE WERE NON-FIXED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT VERSION OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW VIA EMAIL AND PRIOR TO FINAL SUBMISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ITS DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM IDENTIFYING ANY RELATIONSHIPS, POSITIONS, OR CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON IS INVOLVED THAT HE OR SHE BELIEVES COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AHILLARY CASSON BECAME THE NEWEST UP CEO, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023. IN DETERMINING HER COMPENSATION, THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FACTORS LISTED BELOW, INCLUDING BENCHMARK ANALYSIS OF COMPENSATION OF PEER ORGANIZATIONS LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. -COMPENSATION OF OTHERS IN SIMILAR ROLES AT PEER ORGANIZATIONS -THE UP TURNAROUND CONTEXT -THE BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE OF THE INDIVIDUALS -ADVICE FROM THE EXTERNAL SEARCH FIRM WHO LED THE SEARCH THE BOARD USES THAT INPUT TO DETERMINE THE SALARY PACKAGE, WHICH INCLUDED A BONUS THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE BOARD APPOINTED ITS CHAIR, EMILY GREEN, TO LEAD DISCUSSIONS WITH HILLARY, AND THEY APPROVED HER FY25 COMPENSATION IN ITS FEBRUARY 2024 MEETING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FOR FY26, HILLARY CASSON WOULD NOT RECIEVE A COLA INCREASE. THIS WILL BE REASSESSED ANNUALLY. TO DETERMINE SALARIES FOR OUR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, UP REGULARLY PARTICIPATES IN COMPENSATION STUDIES OF CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER PEER ORGANIZATIONS, MOST RECENTLY IN 2021-2022, AND USES THAT TO ADJUST OUR NETWORK OFFICE SALARY BANDS AS NEEDED AND TO REVIEW INDIVIDUAL SALARIES TO ENSURE ALL ARE COMPETITIVE. WE HAVE AWARDED COST OF LIVING INCREASES ANNUALLY AND MADE SALARY ADJUSTMENTS TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE WITH THE LOCAL EDUCATION MARKET. FOR 2024-2025, WE UPDATED OUR SALARY BANDS AND REVIEWED ALL INDIVIDUAL SALARIES AND MADE ADJUSTMENTS ACCORDINGLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF UP EDUCATION NETWORK, INC.'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.

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