Upward Hope Academy Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO AID HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ESCAPING THE BONDS OF POVERTY AND HOPELESSNESS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH AN EDUCATION THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO BECOME PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS. WE ARE AN ACCREDITED, TUITION FREE, PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL.
- Income
- $0
- Spending
- $13,133
- Reserves
- -264.3 months of spending
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- WE INITIATED A PROGRAM FOR PERMANENT FUNDING AND EXPANDED LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMS. THIS YEAR WE ADDED THREE NEW FUNDRAISING PROGRAMS TO OUR AGENDA: AN ADMINISTRATIVE QUEST FOR PERMANENT SUSTAINING FUNDS, OFFERING ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP CHAIRS TO INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION DONORS, AND COMPILING A LIST OF TRADITIONAL MAJOR DONORS FROM WHOM WE WILL SEEK TRADITIONAL ENDOWMENT GIFTS.ON THE ACADEMIC AND STUDENT DEVELOPMENT SIDE OF OUR MISSION, WE ARE ADDING/EXPANDING OUR PROGRAM IN "LIFE SKILLS", A PROGRAM WHICH BASICALLY TEACHES ALL THE CONCEPTS MOST OF US LEARNED AT HOME OR IN ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL. MOST OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE NEVER HELD A JOB, AND AS A RESULT WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH GALVESTON COLLEGE . WE HAVE BEGUN FIVE DIFFERENT "LIFE SKILLS" PROGRAMS ALONG WITH A SUCCESSFUL AGRICULTURAL/FARMING PROGRAM.PART OF OUR OBJECTIVE FOR THE CULINARY ARTS WILL BE TO HAVE OUR INTRODUCTORY PROGRAM IN PLACE WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
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 July 2016.
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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