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UPWARD UNLIMITED: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
UPWARD UNLIMITED (EIN 57-1031173)
Tax period
2021-10-01 to 2022-09-30
Filed
2023-02-07
IRS object ID
202340389349301554
Schema version
2021v4.2
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)
Return2023-02-07T11:36:38-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN204193611PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Batts Morrison Wales & Lee PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1801 North Orange Avenue Suite 800AddressLine1Txt
CityOrlandoCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32801ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN571031173EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Upward UnlimitedBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlUPWABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8649495700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1198 White Star PointAddressLine1Txt
CitySpartanburgCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29301ZIPCd

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PersonAmie BusbeePersonNm
Person TitleCFO and Assistant TreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone8649495700PhoneNum
Signature2023-02-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonKaylyn A VarnumPreparerPersonNm
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Phone4077706000PhoneNum
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Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2023-03-07 01:45:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

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Business Name Line1Upward SportsBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKevin DrakePrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1198 White Star PointAddressLine1Txt
CitySpartanburgCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29301ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$29,008,968GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Group Exemption6161GroupExemptionNum
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.upward.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1995FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateSCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionUpward Sports is a non-denominational Christian sports ministry that partners with churches to provide programming for children.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers6TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$69,837PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$90,656CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$5,182,776PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Total Revenue$5,984,624PYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$13,801,006CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$3,944,241PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$8,145,816CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$35,641,784TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$16,109,195TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,730,205TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionUpward Sports is the world's largest Christian sports provider for youth athletics. The mission of Upward Sports is to promote the discovery of Jesus through sports.(Description is continued on Schedule O)Upward Sports provides valuable resources that aid in planning, training, and executing first-class, organized, and detailed sports offerings. Upward Sports' values are integrity, collaboration, excellence, innovation and joy.MissionDesc
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Grant$1,457,463GrantAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Upward Unlimited-Amie BusbeeBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8649495700PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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Tully Brewer
Chairman of Board5.005.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hugh Brantley
Secretary/Treasurer5.005.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob Caldwell
Vice Chairman5.005.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Bishop
Board Member5.005.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Courtney Shelton
Board Member5.005.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Chibbaro
Board Member5.005.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin Drake
Executive Director50.005.00Yes (X)$186,283$0$24,216
Amie Busbee
CFO/Assist Treasurer (began 10/21)50.005.00Yes (X)$33,460$0$1,729
Douglas Grote
Star Center Gen Mngr (ended 12/21)50.00$102,911$0$4,068Yes (X)
Kenneth Gibson
Sr. Data Architect50.00$101,499$0$23,387Yes (X)
Pamela Westbrooks
Former Dir of Admin/Assist Treas50.005.00$117,944$0$11,254Yes (X)
Nathan Holm
Former Director of Operations50.00$115,450$0$1,079Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Personnel Solutions Inc
1564 Asheville HighwaySpartanburgSC29303Temporary labor services$496,229
Robert Half Technology
145 N Church Street Suite 419SpartanburgSC29306Temporary labor services$314,375
FedEx
942 South Shady Grove RoadMemphisTN38120Shipping Services$220,006
OpSource Staffing Inc
1600 John B White Sr Blvd 1007SpartanburgSC29301Temporary labor services$108,860
Augusta Sportswear
425 Park W DriveGrovetownGA30813Shipping Services$105,818
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
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All Other Contributions$3,208AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$10,203,000NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$10,300,031TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescUpward Star CenterDesc
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Total Revenue Column$675,026TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$675,026TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$90,656ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$403,389RealAmt
Personal$36,400PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$589,542RealAmt
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Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real-$186,153RealAmt
Personal$35,015PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$151,138TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion-$67,036ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,911,628TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,911,628RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$5,120,619OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$4,827,974ExclusionAmt

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Total$1,457,463TotalAmt
Program Services$1,457,463ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Program Services$1,995,892ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$972,362ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,868TotalAmt
Program Services$27,067ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,801ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$251,279TotalAmt
Program Services$157,235ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$94,044ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$234,786TotalAmt
Program Services$146,371ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$88,415ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,479TotalAmt
Management And General$80,479ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,080TotalAmt
Management And General$66,080ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,144TotalAmt
Management And General$46,144ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$491,235TotalAmt
Program Services$398,856ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$92,379ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$245,846TotalAmt
Program Services$75,767ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$170,079ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$483,631TotalAmt
Program Services$463,116ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,515ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$143,817TotalAmt
Program Services$128,800ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,017ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$24,770TotalAmt
Program Services$24,119ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$651ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$673,312ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,638ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$1,527,026TotalAmt
Program Services$1,367,835ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$159,191ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$199,792TotalAmt
Program Services$178,792ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Freight$350,242$332,023$18,219
Supplies$263,839$260,570$3,269
Training$9,029$8,507$522

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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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EOY$4,177,307EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$923,791BOYAmt
EOY$445,707EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$2,201,054EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,360,117BOYAmt
EOY$22,715,478EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$424,559BOYAmt
EOY$424,559EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$35,641,784EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,759,774BOYAmt
EOY$1,701,583EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,743BOYAmt
EOY$28,622EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,326,678BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,109,195BOYAmt
EOY$1,730,205EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,881,094BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,881,094BOYAmt
EOY$33,911,579EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,990,289BOYAmt
EOY$35,641,784EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$8,145,816ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$115,331NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$896CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$90,914CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$81,746CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,614CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,300,031CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,478,201TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$21,116,270CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,898,890CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,785,761CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,955,153CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,901,679CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$72,657,753TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$21,117,166CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,989,804CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,867,507CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,959,767CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,201,710CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$83,135,954TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$73,725CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$10,296,823CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,370,548TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$73,725CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$10,296,823CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,370,548TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$72,765,406PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$283,762CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$328,087CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$587,916CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$462,071CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$494,045CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,155,881TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$283,762CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$328,087CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$587,916CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$462,071CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$494,045CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,155,881TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$27,914CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$76,224CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$644,664CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,804,354CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,553,156TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$21,428,842CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,317,891CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,531,647CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,066,502CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$28,500,109CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$90,844,991TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.80100PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.96040PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02370InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.01990InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart III, Section B, Line 12:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOther income includes miscellaneous income and benefit from New Markets Tax Credit financing.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,712,164OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$4,712,164BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$30,557,920OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,993,497DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,564,424BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,686,810OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,508,795DepreciationAmt
Book Value$178,015BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,468,682OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,207,806DepreciationAmt
Book Value$260,875BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$22,715,478TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

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 AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Montana Indian Ministries
PO Box 154HaysMT59527862451332501(c)(3)$0$8,234BookDonated InventoryGeneral support
Samaritan's Purse
PO Box 3000BooneNC28607581437002501(c)(3)$0$1,391,632BookDonated InventoryGeneral support
Community Bible Church
638 Parris Island GatewayBeaufortSC29901570747191501(c)(3)$10,000$0General support
First Baptist Church
44 Academy StAlpharettaGA30009580673196501(c)(3)$2,700$4,199BookDonated InventoryGeneral support
First Reformed Church Ravenna
3327 Mortimor StRavennaMI49451222549198501(c)(3)$10,000$0General support
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org5Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization makes grants exclusively to 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations whose purposes are consistent with that of the Organization. Therefore, no additional monitoring of granted funds is considered necessary.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
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 (3 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
Kevin Drake
Executive Director$184,327$0$0$0$1,956$0$2,004$0$22,212$0$210,499$0$0$0
Pamela Westbrooks
Former Dir of Admin/Assist Treas$116,627$0$0$0$1,317$0$4,807$0$6,447$0$129,198$0$0$0
Nathan Holm
Former Director of Operations$114,196$0$0$0$1,254$0$0$0$1,079$0$116,529$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCompanion Travel: The spouse of the Executive Director occasionally travels with the Executive Director on certain business trips, the cost of which is borne by the Organization as deemed appropriate by the Organization. These costs are documented as taxable fringe benefits and are reported as wages on the Executive Director's Form W-2. Gross-up payments: The Organization grosses up taxable fringe benefits and company paid disability insurance premiums for all employees. All are reported as wages on W-2. These benefits are documented and approved during annual compensation reviews.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescLoan ForgivenessDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$10,203,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCostMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization is reporting in Part I, column (b), the number of contributors.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Organization's top management official and top financial official each review the Form 990 prior to its filing with the IRS. A copy of the final Form 990 is also provided to the voting members of the Organization's governing body prior to its filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe Organization's conflict of interest policy is distributed to each member of the Organization's governing body, its officers and its key employees on an annual basis. Each such individual provides an annual disclosure statement indicating that they have received, read, understood and agreed to comply with the policy, certifying that: (1) they have no relationships or interests that present a conflict of interest, (2) they have one or more conflicts of interest that have been fully disclosed as required by the policy and have been properly administered in conformity with the policy, or (3) they have previously undisclosed conflicts of interest and disclosing the details of such conflicts. Any disclosure statements with previously undisclosed conflicts of interest are forwarded to appropriate Organization officials to take appropriate actions as required by the policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Organization has adopted an executive compensation-setting policy applicable to all of the Organization's key executives, including the Organization's CEO, officers and key employees. Under the policy, an independent committee of the Board of Directors annually reviews and approves the compensation levels of all individuals subject to the policy. The deliberations and decisions of the committee are contemporaneously substantiated. The committee utilizes comparability data in its deliberations; updated comparability data is generally obtained every two years.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Organization's audited financial statements are made available to the public on the Organization's website: www.upward.org. The Organization provides, upon request, copies of its Articles of Incorporation, bylaws, and conflict of interest policy.
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 10cProgram sales revenue is reported net of cost of goods sold to inform the Form 990 reader of the expenses directly related to the activity. Consequently, both revenue on Part VIII and program expenses on Part IX are understated in comparison to the audited financial statements to reflect this reporting. If cost of goods sold were removed from Part VIII, Line 10b, both gross revenue and program expenses would increase by $6,471,219. Additionally, the percentage of program expenses to total expenses reported on Part IX, Line 25 would be 88.58%.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The Organization's Board of Directors, or a committee thereof, assumes responsibility for the oversight of the audit of its financial statements and the selection of an independent accountant. This process has not changed from the prior year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdTotal IncomeTotalIncomeAmtEnd Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
Star Center LLC
9768 Warren H Abernathy HwySpartanburgSC29301Hold assets of The Star Center sports complexSC$15,309,167$12,661,839Upward Unlimited
Upward Sports LLC
198 White Star PointSpartanburgSC29301Facilitate certain transactions for Upward UnlimitedSC$0$0Upward Unlimited

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Upward Unlimited Foundation
198 White Star PointSpartanburgSC29301453444045Support activities of Upward UnlimitedSC501(c)(3)Line 12a, IUpward UnlimitedYes (1)
South Carolina Christian Foundation
PO Box 2397SpartanburgSC29304582362123Funding Christian CausesSC501(c)(3)Line 10Upward UnlimitedYes (1)

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Upward Enterprises IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1198 White Star PointAddressLine1Txt
CitySpartanburgCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29301ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN271593578EIN
Primary ActivitiesPromote Upward UnlimitedPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateSCLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Upward UnlimitedBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (1)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
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 FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Upward Unlimited Foundation
C$10,296,823Amount received
Star Center LLC
A$309,167Amount received for rent
Star Center LLC
C$99,644Amount received
South Carolina Christian Foundation
A$15,768Amount received

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule R, Part II:South Carolina Christian Foundation (SCCF) is considered a related organization that is directly controlled (as those terms are defined for purposes of Schedule R reporting) by Upward Unlimited due to the fact that a majority of the members of the board of directors of SCCF also serve as officers, directors, or employees of Upward Unlimited. Upward Unlimited does not have the authority to appoint a majority of the members of the board of directors of SCCF. In addition, SCCF is not considered to be controlled by Upward Unlimited for financial reporting purposes under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Schedule R, Part II:During a prior year, the Organization obtained financing to partially fund the construction and outfitting of the Upward Star Center sports complex. The financing provided net proceeds of approximately $15,000,000 to Upward Star Center, LLC. In conjunction with the financing, Upward Unlimited Foundation advanced a $10,203,000 "Leverage Loan" to Upward Spartanburg Investment Fund, LLC ("the Fund"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SunTrust Community Capital, LLC ("STCC") to facilitate the provision of New Markets Tax Credit ("NMTC") equity to subsidize the Upward Star Center sports complex construction and outfitting. Because the financing was obtained pursuant to an NMTC arrangement, the Star Center did not have to repay a portion of the financing proceeds. This is due to the fact that during the year ended 09/30/2022, STCC voluntarily elected to sell its ownership interest in the Fund to the Foundation via a put/call agreement entered into by STCC and the Foundation at NMTC closing. In conjunction with STCC's exercise of the "put", the Foundation acquired full (indirect or direct) ownership of the $10,203,000 of NMTC loans to the Star Center. As such, in the year ended 09/30/2022, other income equal to the difference between the $15,000,000 NMTC loans and the $10,203,000 Leverage Loan ($4,797,000) and a noncash contribution in the amount of $10,203,000 was recognized by the Star Center.