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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by UPAYA SOCIAL VENTURES.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,187,579
Total expenses
$1,220,091
Contributions and grants received
$1,130,651
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$99,785
Investment income
$7,540
Other revenue
-$50,397
Total assets, end of year
$3,702,492
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,737,874
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,964,618
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$976,774
Management and general expenses
$98,382
Fundraising expenses
$144,935
Program service expenses (Part III)
$976,774

Program services were 80.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $192,772

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $937,879

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $84,874

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Accelerator Program Consulting Fees

    total $46,780 · related or exempt $46,780 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Interest on Program Related Notes Receivable

    total $42,858 · related or exempt $42,858 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Investment Banking Consulting Fees

    total $10,147 · related or exempt $10,147 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7,732 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $7,732

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $36,650 · other assets $549

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $36,743 · other assets $648

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$93 · other assets -$99

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$192 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$192

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $17,997

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $192,772

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $68,394

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$50,397 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$50,397

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $143,871 · program services $107,903 · management and general $7,194 · fundraising $28,774

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $535,895 · program services $405,879 · management and general $58,602 · fundraising $71,414

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,184 · program services $1,184 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $21,500 · program services $11,178 · management and general $4,196 · fundraising $6,126

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $29,132 · program services $29,132 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,987 · program services $912 · management and general $12,075 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $24,000 · fundraising $24,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $34,937 · program services $34,580 · management and general $0 · fundraising $357

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $862 · program services $700 · management and general $0 · fundraising $162

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $55,710 · program services $47,713 · management and general $7,046 · fundraising $951

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $16,050 · program services $10,974 · management and general $3,868 · fundraising $1,208

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $32,302 · program services $25,541 · management and general $2,817 · fundraising $3,944

  • 17 · Travel

    total $54,871 · program services $52,943 · management and general $1,083 · fundraising $845

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $14,612 · program services $14,612 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $52 · program services $52 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,431 · program services $1,431 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,363 · program services $862 · management and general $1,501 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Bad debt expense

    total $201,550 · program services $199,865 · management and general $0 · fundraising $1,685

  • 24b · Other expenses: FX Fees

    total $31,313 · program services $31,313 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Donor Cultivation

    total $5,469 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $5,469

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $125,331 · end of year $166,436

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $896,277 · end of year $424,766

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $389,623 · end of year $534,139

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $18,498 · end of year $62,256

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $30,231 · end of year $12,766

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,739 · end of year $7,100

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $904,038 · end of year $2,405,062

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $83,737 · end of year $89,967

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $62,124 · end of year $104,461

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $653 · end of year $154

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $25,000 · end of year $25,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,059,470 · end of year $1,608,259

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,004,751 · end of year $1,141,637

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $305,476 · end of year $822,981

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Upaya Social Ventures' mission is to create dignified jobs for people living in extreme poverty by building scalable businesses with investment and consulting support.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Upaya Social Ventures fights extreme poverty through dignified jobs. Founded in 2011, Upaya provides investment and consulting support to early-stage businesses aimed at creating jobs for people living in extreme poverty.

  • Upaya creates dignified jobs for people living in extreme poverty by building scalable businesses with investment and consulting support. Since 2011, Upaya has supported 38 small and growing businesses in India with investments and expertise. As of December 2023, Upaya partners had created 38,517 lasting and dignified jobs. In 2023, Upaya accelerated the growth of eight additional companies and selected four new partners for our investment portfolio.

    Expenses $976,774 · Revenue $99,785

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kate Cochran

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $143,871
    From this org
    $143,871
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Sachita Shenoy

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robin Wolaner

    Chair until September 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Kim Rachmeler

    Vice Chair/Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Brian Boland

    Board Member until September 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Caroline Norton Vance

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Asawari RaoRane Agrawal

    Board Member until September 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kusi Hornberger

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nainesh Shah

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Caroline Bressan

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kumar Ganapathy

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bill Harrington

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Parvathy Ramanathan

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mukund Ghangurde

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Yashodhra Painumkal

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Richard Wardell

    Chair beginning September 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • Upaya Social Ventures India Private LTD

    Support start-up businesses in India · IN · income $23,766 · assets $304,769

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202403209349313025

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