Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$3,720,215

Total expenses

$3,239,236

Contributions and grants received

$873,304

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$2,831,802

Investment income

$12,100

Other revenue

$3,009

Total assets, end of year

$2,385,212

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,435,367

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$949,845

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,704,912

Management and general expenses

$516,533

Fundraising expenses

$17,791

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,704,912

Program services were 83.5% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• SUMMER ACADEMIC PROGRAMUPPER ROOM KC'S SUMMER ACADEMIC PROGRAM CONTINUED TO ALIGN WITH MISSOURI LEARNING STANDARDS, PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE EIGHT-WEEK EXPERIENCE WITH 11 HOURS OF DAILY PROGRAMMING FOR OVER 1,500 KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENTS ACROSS 13 SITES, INCLUDING COMMUNITY CENTERS, SCHOOLS, AND CHURCHES. CERTIFIED TEACHERS DELIVERED ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION DESIGNED TO REINFORCE AND PREVIEW CORE SUBJECTS FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, WHILE ENRICHMENT OFFERINGS IN ART, MUSIC, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROMOTED WHOLE-CHILD DEVELOPMENT. STUDENTS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN FIELD TRIPS AND HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT EXPANDED CLASSROOM LESSONS INTO REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)SUPPORTED BY STATE FUNDING AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS, ALL PROGRAMS REMAINED FREE, SUBSIDIZED, OR LOW COST, ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE KANSAS CITY AREA.

  Expenses $1,980,254 · Revenue $2,400,948

• AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMUPPER ROOM KC'S AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDED INDIVIDUALIZED ACADEMIC SUPPORT, ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES, AND DAILY MEALS FOR MORE THAN 350 STUDENTS ACROSS FIVE PROGRAM SITES. CERTIFIED TEACHERS AND TUTORS OFFERED 1-ON-1 HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE, LITERACY AND MATH ENRICHMENT, AND PROJECT-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES ALIGNED WITH STUDENTS' SCHOOL CURRICULA. IN 2024, UPPER ROOM STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS WITH HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC SCHOOL, ST. PETER'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL, AND ACADMIE LAFAYETTE, WHILE EXPANDING COLLABORATIONS WITH ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS TO BETTER MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE PROGRAM CONTINUED TO PRIORITIZE ACADEMIC CONTINUITY, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND FAMILY SUPPORT, PARTICULARLY FOR WORKING PARENTS SEEKING STRUCTURED, SAFE AFTER-SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS. UPPER ROOM KC ALSO ADVANCED EFFORTS TOWARD STATE LICENSING FOR ALL AFTER-SCHOOL SITES, UNDERSCORING ITS COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AND COMPLIANCE.

  Expenses $616,075 · Revenue $430,854

• EARLY LEARNING CENTERUPPER ROOM KC'S EARLY LEARNING CENTER (ELC) REMAINED TEMPORARILY CLOSED DURING 2024 AS THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO SEEK A SUITABLE FACILITY FOR RELOCATION. ALTHOUGH CONSTRUCTION HAD COMMENCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MCCOWN GORDON CONSTRUCTION, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTED TO PAUSE THE PROJECT AS CONSTRUCTION COSTS ESCALATED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO EVALUATE COST-EFFECTIVE OPTIONS TO REOPEN A MODERNIZED, ACCREDITED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER IN THE FUTURE.

  Expenses $108,583

• IN ADDITION TO ITS CORE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, UPPER ROOM KC CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS THROUGH FAMILY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS, LITERACY INITIATIVES, AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT SUPPORT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. IN 2024, UPPER ROOM PARTICIPATED IN FAMILY LITERACY NIGHTS, COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIRS, AND COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS WORKSHOPS IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS. THESE INITIATIVES PROVIDED FAMILIES WITH ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, HEALTH AND WELLNESS INFORMATION, AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES, REACHING AN ESTIMATED 1,500 INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ENGAGED VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO EXPAND OUTREACH AND SUSTAIN ITS MISSION OF EMPOWERING FAMILIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

6 November 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202513159349304556

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