UPSWING FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
UPSWING FOUNDATION (EIN 85-3622275)
Tax period
2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Filed
2026-08-12
IRS object ID
202612249349302111
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)
Return2026-08-12T15:08:52-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN430765316PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RUBINBROWN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11900 16TH STREET SUITE 1700AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN853622275EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UPSWING FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlUPSWBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7206080259PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11746 COLE BLVD BUILDING 21 STE 30AddressLine1Txt
CityLAKEWOODCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80401ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJASON MYERSPersonNm
Person TitleSECRETARY/TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7206080259PhoneNum
Signature2026-08-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMINDY G KRUEGERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01290370PTIN
Phone3036981883PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerHARMONY MYERSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11746 COLE BLVD BUILDING 21 STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityLAKEWOODCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80401ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,503,246GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressUPSWINGFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2020FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionUPSWING FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO CATAPULT DREAMS AND CONNECT PEOPLE, SPECIFICALLY BY (I) PROVIDING FIRST-RATE RESOURCES & OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDERSERVED YOUTH. (II) UNIFYING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES VIA EDUCATION, WHIMSY & GATHERING. (III) BUILDING & MAINTAINING SPORTS FACILITY THAT EMPOWERS & INSPIRES ALL. (IV) SUPPORTING OTHER NONPROFIT AND FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALIGN BOTH IN MISSION AND APPLICATION OF FOUNDATION'S AIM.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent1VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee22TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers13TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$5,627PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,939CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$991,827PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$636,388CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,723PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$7,037CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,010,282PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$915,746CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$291,091PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$333,972CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,742,603PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,886,065CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,779,966PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,367,336CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,769,684PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,451,590CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$28,801,739TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$26,117,523TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,457,379TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,224,753TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$24,892,770NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionUPSWING FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO CATAPULT DREAMS AND CONNECT PEOPLE, SPECIFICALLY BY (I) PROVIDING FIRST-RATE RESOURCES & OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDERSERVED YOUTH. (II) UNIFYING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES VIA EDUCATION, WHIMSY & GATHERING. (III) BUILDING & MAINTAINING SPORTS FACILITY THAT EMPOWERS & INSPIRES ALL. (IV) SUPPORTING OTHER NONPROFIT AND FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALIGN BOTH IN MISSION AND APPLICATION OF FOUNDATION'S AIM.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,259,015ExpenseAmt
Revenue$268,382RevenueAmt
DescENRICHMENT, SCHOLARSHIPS, ATHLETIC FACILITY:UPSWING HAS BUILT AND MAINTAINS THE STATE-OF-THE-ART YOUTH SPORTS FACILITY KNOWN AS UPSWING CENTENNIAL FOR SPORTS PERFORMANCE, RECOVERY AND DANCE. AT UPSWING CENTENNIAL, UPSWING PROVIDES SPECIALIZED SPORTS TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP FOR UNDERSERVED STUDENT-ATHLETES WHO DO NOT OTHERWISE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO OBTAIN SUCH SPORTS TRAINING.OUR UPSWING EXPERIENCE SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDES ASPIRING ATHLETES WITH ACCESS TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY PERFORMANCE TRAINING AND RECOVERY PROGRAMS AVAILABLE, HELPING BUILD SPEED, STRENGTH, ENDURANCE, AND OVERALL HEALTH BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF STANDARD SPORTS SEASONS.IN FISCAL 2025, THE ORGANIZATION ADDED UPSWING TRACK, WHICH PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND SPRINT AND SPEED TRAINING FOR ATHLETES AGES 6-19. THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON TECHNIQUE, POWER, MOBILITY, CONFIDENCE-BUILDING, AND COMPETITION OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS COLORADO AND SELECT OUT-OF-STATE MEETS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$325,631ExpenseAmt
Grant$325,631GrantAmt
DescHUMANITARIAN:GRANTS TO DOMESTIC ORGANIZATIONS: UPSWING PROVIDES GRANTS TO DOMESTIC ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE THAT SUPPORT THE UPSWING FOUNDATION'S MISSION OF CATAPULTING DREAMS AND CONNECTING PEOPLE BY SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND BUILD SCHOOLS FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH, IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING THEIR ATHLETIC ENDEAVOURS AS WELL AS RELIGIOUS AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE WORLD THAT SUCH YOUTH OCCUPY.Desc

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Expense$213,992ExpenseAmt
DescMILE HIGH PREP:MILE HIGH PREP IS A DENVER-BASED SPRING FOOTBALL PROGRAM FOR CURRENTLY ENROLLED HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES SEEKING ADVANCED COACHING, STRUCTURED PRACTICES, AND COMPETITIVE TRAVEL GAMES. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO SUPPLEMENT, NOT REPLACE, HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL, ALLOWING ATHLETES TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING OUTSIDE THE FALL SEASON WHILE MAINTAINING ELIGIBILITY FOR THEIR SCHOOL TEAMS. ATHLETES ARE SELECTED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS THAT FOCUSES ON APPLICATION MATERIALS, COACHING ASSESSMENTS AND POSITIONAL NEEDS WITHOUT REGARD FOR ANY ATHLETE'S ABILITY TO AFFORD PARTICIPATION IN MILE HIGH PREP. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO ALL ATHLETES ELIGIBLE FOR NEEDS BASED ASSISTANCE SO THEY CAN BREAK THE BARRIERS TYPICALLY RELATED TO PARTICIPATION IN COMPETITIVE FOOTBALL PROGRAMS OUTSIDE THEIR SCHOOLS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

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Expense$208,702ExpenseAmt
Grant$8,341GrantAmt
DescUPSWING FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A RETREAT HOME AND EDUCATION FACILITY (PREVIOUSLY THE RETREAT HOME) TO SUPPORT GENERAL WELL-BEING, MENTAL HEALTH, AND DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDE RETREATS FOR CHILDREN FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.UPSWING ALSO ENGAGES IN EXPLORATORY ACTIVITIES TO CREATE THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH A YOUTH GYMNASTICS FACILITY IN RWANDA, WHICH DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A FACILITY DEDICATED SOLELY TO GYMNASTICS TRAINING, CREDENTIALED COACHES, OR REGULATION EQUIPMENT FOR EVENTS/COMPETITIONS.IN ADDITION, UPSWING ENGAGES IN VARIOUS IMMATERIAL OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES.Desc
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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 SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
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Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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IRP Document29IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee22EmployeeCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member1IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3036981883PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11900 16TH STREET SUITE 1700AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80202ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

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HARMONY MYERS
PRESIDENT15.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON MYERS
SECRETARY/TREASURER10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN HOLLERN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSH WILSON
CEO (THRU 6/25)40.00Yes (X)$146,114$205,241$26,747
KRISTY DETRICK
VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS40.00$183,528$0$17,103Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$205,241TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DAVIS GRAHAM & STUBBS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 51650AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP802561650ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesLEGAL SERVICESServicesDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$3,939AllOtherContributionsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescATHLETIC CLASSESDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$268,382TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,500,000SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$1,500,000SecuritiesAmt
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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DescREWARDS/REFUNDSDesc
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Exclusion$7,037ExclusionAmt
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Other Revenue Total$7,037OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$643,425ExclusionAmt

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Total$325,631TotalAmt
Program Services$325,631ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$8,341TotalAmt
Program Services$8,341ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$143,852TotalAmt
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Total$857,206TotalAmt
Program Services$805,274ProgramServicesAmt
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$57,339ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,984ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,918TotalAmt
Program Services$81,074ProgramServicesAmt
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Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$139,338TotalAmt
Program Services$76,810ProgramServicesAmt
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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$228,383ProgramServicesAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$18,797ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$515ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,871TotalAmt
Program Services$6,377ProgramServicesAmt
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$2,020TotalAmt
Program Services$1,204ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$816ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$586,878TotalAmt
Program Services$585,015ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,863ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,659TotalAmt
Program Services$81,659ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,736TotalAmt
Program Services$18,468ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,268ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$458,154TotalAmt
Program Services$456,987ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,167ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,495TotalAmt
Program Services$50,385ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,110ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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EVENT EXPENSE$69,278$10,949$58,329
ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS$24,209$3,793$20,416
SOFTWARE$21,675$17,193$4,482
EQUIPMENT$14,463$14,463

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$992ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$3,007,340ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$359,996ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$320,333BOYAmt
EOY$100,887EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,094,161BOYAmt
EOY$13,609,442EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,735BOYAmt
EOY$11,658EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$762,500BOYAmt
EOY$810,754EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,680,000BOYAmt
EOY$2,680,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,575BOYAmt
EOY$79,694EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$4,498,547LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$728,676LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,234,455BOYAmt
EOY$3,769,871EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,087,263BOYAmt
EOY$4,087,263EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,523,717BOYAmt
EOY$967,954EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,801,739BOYAmt
EOY$26,117,523EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,548BOYAmt
EOY$136,898EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,369,831BOYAmt
EOY$1,087,855EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,457,379BOYAmt
EOY$1,224,753EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,344,360BOYAmt
EOY$24,892,770EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,344,360BOYAmt
EOY$24,892,770EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,801,739BOYAmt
EOY$26,117,523EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,451,590ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$35,708,215CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,150,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,627CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,939CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$44,867,781TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$35,708,215CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,150,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,627CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,939CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$44,867,781TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$44,867,781PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$213CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$433,984CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$915,309CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$991,827CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$723,888CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,065,221TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,723CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,037CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,760TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$47,941,762TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$279,487GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$773,859OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$773,859BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,591,741OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$200,760DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,390,981BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,839,589OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$436,207DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,403,382BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$293,358OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$91,709DepreciationAmt
Book Value$201,649BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,769,871TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
5P ENERGY LENDING LP$2,959,606C
7P US PARTNERS LP$1,127,657C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$4,087,263TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
LEASE LIABILITY - DENVER WEST SUITE 300$24,024
LEASE LIABILITY - ALPHA CENTENNIAL$1,063,831
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,087,855TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$915,746TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$915,746RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$915,746TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,367,336TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,367,336ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,367,336TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ACE SCHOLARSHIPS
5251 DTC PARKWAY STE 300GREENWOOD VILLAGECO80111841531066501(C)(3)$115,000$0LOWER INCOME EDUCATION SUPPORT
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES
8701 LEEDS RDKANSAS CITYMO64129440610626501(C)(3)$35,000$0ATHLETE SUPPORT
HOPE HAVEN CHARITABLE TRUST
2417 N PERRY PARK RDSEDALIACO80135453066179501(C)(3)$158,131$0CONSTRUCTION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL IN RWANDA
IRRESISTABLE CHURCH NETWORK
4350 NORTH POINT PARKWAYALPHARETTAGA30022582203569501(C)(3)$7,500$0RELIGIOUS SUPPORT
RESTORE INTERNATIONAL
PO BOX 60370SAN DIEGOCA92166830417128501(C)(3)$10,000$0HUMAN RIGHTS SUPPORT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org5Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeGRIEF RETREATSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient3RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$8,341CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOR GRANTS, THERE IS A COMMITTEE OF THE FOUNDATION THAT WORKS THROUGH DUE DILIGENCE, APPLICATION REVIEW AND SELECTION OF GRANTEES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
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 (2 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
JOSH WILSON
CEO (THRU 6/25)$146,114$205,241$0$0$0$0$0$0$26,747$0$172,861$205,241$0$0
KRISTY DETRICK
VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS$173,605$0$9,923$0$0$0$0$0$17,103$0$200,631$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MILE HIGH PREP - NATIONAL LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship With OrgDISREGARDED ENTITY WITH RESPECT TO A 35% DIRECTOR CONTROLLED ENTITYRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeTRANSFER OF NATIONAL RIGHTS FOR THE CO NATIONAL HS FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAMLoanPurposeTxt
Loan From OrganizationYes (X)LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal$762,500OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$810,754BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$810,754TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2JASON MYERS AND HARMONY MYERS HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 FOR UPSWING FOUNDATION IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY THE FOUNDATION TEAM. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPON FILING OF THE RETURN WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOARD REQUIRES EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER AND COMMITTEE MEMBER WITH DELEGATED BOARD AUTHORITY TO SIGN A STATEMENT ACKNOWLEDGING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IF A CONFLICT ARISES, THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS, INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES AND VOTE ON THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN THE ABSENCE OF THE INTERESTED PERSON.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR PERSONS HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER THE ORGANIZATION ARE APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY AN AUTHORIZED BODY OF THE ORGANIZATION. THAT AUTHORIZED BODY OBTAINS AND RELIES UPON APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY PRIOR TO MAKING ITS DECISION, AND THE BASIS FOR SUCH COMPENSATION DECISIONS IS APPROPRIATELY DOCUMENTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MILE HIGH CITY PREP - LOCAL LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11746 COLE BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityLAKEWOODCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80401ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN934683788EIN
Primary ActivitiesHIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM SUPPORTPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$97,927TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$61,413EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UPSWING FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdPredominant Income TypePredominantIncomeTypeTxtDisproportionate AllocationsDisproportionateAllocationsIndGeneral Or Managing PartnerGeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
G2G VENTURES LLC
6501 JACKSON CREEK RDSEDALIACO80135873970213INVESTMENT MANAGEMENTCON/AN/A00
5P ENERGY LENDING LP
6501 JACKSON CREEK RDSEDALIACO80135874111424LENDINGCON/AN/A00
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgYes (1)AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1G2G VENTURES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeOTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$334,923InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCASHMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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