Up Society
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Urban Poets Societys mission is to create an organized support system; to uplift the community and the youth through mentorship and leadership programs. We support our community and youth through scholarships, mental health support, and BIPOC centered opportunities to use the arts. UPS has 250 particpants This year we launched a program called RE-UP which provides FREE mental health support with peer support to both adults and youth in the community. This program has a center of mental health and art.With our community-led affinity groups, RE:UP provided essential support and resources to facilitate personal and intergenerational healing, prevent burnout, and repair harms. We aim to empower community members to rediscover their voices, reclaim their lives, and restore their families, rebuilding without shame or guilt. Our focus is on creating safe spaces where we can walk hand-in-hand together on our healing journey, releasing ourselves from trauma. RE-UP had over 150 participants.
- Income
- $65,500
- Spending
- $65,000
- Reserves
- 0 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Highest pay
- $20,000, president
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)
- $65,000 spent. RE-UP
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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