Trickle Up Program Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TRICKLE UP HELPS PEOPLE IN EXTREME POVERTY AND VULNERABILITY ADVANCE THEIR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING. WE DRIVE LARGE-SCALE CHANGE BY PARTNERING WITH GOVERNMENTS, GLOBAL INSTITUTIONS, AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
- Income
- $7.7 million
- Spending
- $5.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 58%
- Reserves
- 9.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 90%
- Employees
- 40
- Volunteers
- 21
- Highest pay
- $198,963, vp, development
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 86 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 34% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 37% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1558% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 68% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2521 of 21 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $2.1 million spent. Trickle Up joined forces with four municipal partners to institutionalize economic and social support policies to address extreme poverty in Guatemala, Mexico and Colombia. Our Latin America projects connected participants to existing but yet untapped public social programs. Trickle Up works with local partners (9) and local governments (5) in the Guatemala and Colombia and in the Mexican states of Chiapas, Oaxaca and Yucatan providing more than 6,000 participants with services, support a total of 30,000 individuals when you consider an average family size.
- $813,176 spent. Trickle Up's programs in India connect markets to allow women to access greater potential for growth and higher sustained incomes from their livelihoods ultimately helping them move from low-risk, low-return activities into higher-return enterprises, and build resilience to economic shocks. Trickle Up works with local partners (3) and regional governments in the states of Orrisa, Jharkand and West Bengal providing more than 3500 participants with services, support a total of 15,000 when you consider an average family size.
- $13,522 spent. Trickle Up provided technical assistance to populations affected by displacement, working in partnership with international NGOs (13) in Uganda, to lead populations these organizations work on their pathways toward self-reliance and resilience. Our team provides technical assistant to programs in the best practices for moving affect population out of extreme poverty, providing services over the life of the project to 7,999 participants supporting 35,995 individuals if you consider average family size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1981.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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