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Uplift North

EIN 41-1736323 · Richfield, MN

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood86 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

UPLIFT NORTH IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE VOLUNTEERS FEED AND CLOTHE CHILDREN, ENHANCE AND ENRICH EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

Income
$917,247
Spending
$932,251
Spent on programs
78%
Reserves
8.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 52%
Employees
1
Volunteers
196

Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 86 out of 100. Higher than 72% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 8.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 14% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 20% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    78% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 94% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    9 of 9 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 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 (5)
  1. $159,248 spent. CLOTHES FOR KIDS - PROVIDES NEW SCHOOL UNIFORMS, CASUAL CLOTHING, SPIRIT WEAR, WINTER WEAR AND HYGIENE ITEMS TO OUR SCHOOL PARTNERS ENSURING THAT EVERY CHILD ARRIVES AT SCHOOL READY TO LEARN. IN 2024-2025, CLOTHING WAS PROVIDED TO OVER 3,035 STUDENTS AT OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS IN MINNEAPOLIS, RICHFIELD, AND ST. PAUL.
  2. $176,897 spent. FOOD FOR KIDS - DISTRIBUTES WEEKEND FOOD TO STUDENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY. IN 2024-2025 9,579 WEEKEND FOOD PACKS WERE DELIVERED TO OVER 300 RECIPIENTS AT 4 MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOLS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EVERY MEAL, 2,005 WEEKEND FOOD PACKS WERE PROVIDED TO 80 STUDENTS AT BETHUNE AND EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND 1,236 ADDITIONAL SUMMER MEAL BAGS WERE PROVIDED THROUGH LIBRARIES IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OASIS FOR YOUTH, WE PROVIDED EASY TO ACCESS, HEAT, AND CARRY FOOD ITEMS TO BE DISTRIBUTED BY OASIS FOR YOUTH STAFF TO HOMELESS AND HIGHLY MOBILE YOUTH AGES 16-24 IN BLOOMINGTON, EDINA, AND RICHFIELD. IN 2024-2025, 491 YOUTH RECEIVED FOOD ITEMS THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP.
  3. $127,285 spent. LINKS TO LEARNING - AWARDS GRANTS TO TEACHERS AND STAFF FOR ENRICHMENT PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, BUILD COMMUNITY AND ENHANCE CURRICULUM. IN 2024-2025, WE AWARDED 141 GRANTS THAT POSITIVELY AFFECTED 18,516 STUDENTS IN MINNEAPOLIS, RICHFIELD, ST. PAUL, AND SOUTH ST. PAUL.
  4. $262,305 spent. ACADEMIC ALL STARS - RECOGNIZES STUDENTS FOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS DETERMINED BY SCHOOL STAFF, BECAUSE EVERY CHILD CAN ACHIEVE SOMETHING. IN 2024-2025, A TOTAL OF 7 RECOGNITION EVENTS WERE HELD AT THE FOUR PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS. A TOTAL OF 308 MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL STUDENTS WERE HONORED IN GRADES PREK-5. THEY EACH RECEIVED AN AAS SHIRT, WRISTBAND, FRAMED PHOTO AND CERTIFICATE. LITERACY PLUS - PROVIDES ONE ON ONE LITERACY MENTORING, AUTHOR VISITS, SPECIAL EVENTS AND BOOKS TO TAKE HOME AT BETHUNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IN 2024-2025, 40 SECOND GRADE STUDENTS EACH RECEIVED 17 BOOKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, FOR A TOTAL OF 680 BOOKS. STUDENTS AT BETHUNE ALSO RECEIVED ACCESS TO TWO WEB-BASED INTERACTIVE READING PROGRAMS (READING A-Z & RAZ KIDS). ALL OF BETHUNE'S 16 CLASSROOMS/TEACHERS AND THEIR 288 STUDENTS BENEFITED FROM THESE INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS. OUR SCHOOL READS - ENCOURAGES A LOVE OF READING AND BUILDS COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING BOOKS TO AN ENTIRE SCHOOL OR COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS. IN 2024-2025, 1,989 BOOKS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS IN THE MINNEAPOLIS, RICHFIELD, SOUTH ST. PAUL AND ST. PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS. START SMART - PROVIDES ESSENTIAL ITEMS TO PROMOTE ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS. DURING 2024-2025 APPROXIMATELY 8,883 STUDENTS IN MINNEAPOLIS, RICHFIELD, ST. PAUL, AND SO. ST. PAUL SCHOOLS RECEIVED NEEDED ITEMS INCLUDING WINTER WEAR, CLOTHING, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, EARPHONES, BOOKS, GAMES, BUS PASSES, GAS CARDS AND GIFT CARDS TO SUPPORT LEARNING. ASSAULT SURVIVOR KITS - PROVIDES NEW CLOTHING AND HYGIENE ITEMS TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS STATEWIDE FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. IN 2024-2025, 330 ASSAULT SURVIVOR KITS WITH CLOTHING AND HYGIENE ITEMS WERE MAILED TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS STATEWIDE. THROUGH A SPECIAL TRUST BEQUEST, THE ASK PROGRAM WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE NEEDED FURNITURE AND COMFORT ITEMS TO BOTH THE SOJOURNERS SHELTER AND PASSAGEWAY SHELTER. WE ALSO PROVIDED 131 WELCOME PACKS FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT SOJOURNERS SHELTER AND 45 ADDITIONAL WELCOME PACKS FOR TEENS AT PASSAGEWAYS SHELTER. BLANKETS AND SHEETS WERE PROVIDED TO THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE SEX CRIMES UNIT FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. IN TOTAL 515 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THE ASK PROGRAM. GIFTING - ENSURES THAT ALL THRIFT SHOP DONATIONS MAKE THEIR WAY INTO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. SCHOLARSHIPS - POST-SECONDARY SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO STUDENTS AT MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE AND TO GRADUATES OF RICHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. IN 2024- 2025, 14 INDIVIDUALS BENEFITTED FROM OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
  5. ACADEMIC ALL STARS - RECOGNIZES STUDENTS FOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS DETERMINED BY SCHOOL STAFF, BECAUSE EVERY CHILD CAN ACHIEVE SOMETHING. IN 2024-2025, A TOTAL OF 7 RECOGNITION EVENTS WERE HELD AT THE FOUR PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS. A TOTAL OF 308 MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL STUDENTS WERE HONORED IN GRADES PREK-5. THEY EACH RECEIVED AN AAS SHIRT, WRISTBAND, FRAMED PHOTO AND CERTIFICATE. LITERACY PLUS - PROVIDES ONE ON ONE LITERACY MENTORING, AUTHOR VISITS, SPECIAL EVENTS AND BOOKS TO TAKE HOME AT BETHUNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IN 2024-2025, 40 SECOND GRADE STUDENTS EACH RECEIVED 17 BOOKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, FOR A TOTAL OF 680 BOOKS. STUDENTS AT BETHUNE ALSO RECEIVED ACCESS TO TWO WEB-BASED INTERACTIVE READING PROGRAMS (READING A-Z & RAZ KIDS). ALL OF BETHUNE'S 16 CLASSROOMS/TEACHERS AND THEIR 288 STUDENTS BENEFITED FROM THESE INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS. OUR SCHOOL READS - ENCOURAGES A LOVE OF READING AND BUILDS COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING BOOKS TO AN ENTIRE SCHOOL OR COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS. IN 2024-2025, 1,989 BOOKS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS IN THE MINNEAPOLIS, RICHFIELD, SOUTH ST. PAUL AND ST. PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS. START SMART - PROVIDES ESSENTIAL ITEMS TO PROMOTE ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS. DURING 2024-2025 APPROXIMATELY 8,883 STUDENTS IN MINNEAPOLIS, RICHFIELD, ST. PAUL, AND SO. ST. PAUL SCHOOLS RECEIVED NEEDED ITEMS INCLUDING WINTER WEAR, CLOTHING, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, EARPHONES, BOOKS, GAMES, BUS PASSES, GAS CARDS AND GIFT CARDS TO SUPPORT LEARNING. ASSAULT SURVIVOR KITS - PROVIDES NEW CLOTHING AND HYGIENE ITEMS TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS STATEWIDE FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. IN 2024-2025, 330 ASSAULT SURVIVOR KITS WITH CLOTHING AND HYGIENE ITEMS WERE MAILED TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS STATEWIDE. THROUGH A SPECIAL TRUST BEQUEST, THE ASK PROGRAM WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE NEEDED FURNITURE AND COMFORT ITEMS TO BOTH THE SOJOURNERS SHELTER AND PASSAGEWAY SHELTER. WE ALSO PROVIDED 131 WELCOME PACKS FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT SOJOURNERS SHELTER AND 45 ADDITIONAL WELCOME PACKS FOR TEENS AT PASSAGEWAYS SHELTER. BLANKETS AND SHEETS WERE PROVIDED TO THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE SEX CRIMES UNIT FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. IN TOTAL 515 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THE ASK PROGRAM. GIFTING - ENSURES THAT ALL THRIFT SHOP DONATIONS MAKE THEIR WAY INTO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. SCHOLARSHIPS - POST-SECONDARY SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO STUDENTS AT MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE AND TO GRADUATES OF RICHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. IN 2024- 2025, 14 INDIVIDUALS BENEFITTED FROM OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending May 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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