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UPPER ROOM KC

EIN 43-1803509 KANSAS CITY, MO

Revenue 2025
$3,867,896
Expenses 2025
$3,645,198

Program services were 80.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
N31
Classification
1000
Street
300 E 39TH ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

8 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WHILE ACTIVELY ENGAGING AND CHALLENGING STUDENTS TO ENJOY LEARNING. WE WORK TO SUPPORT URBAN CORE NEIGHBORHOODS BY OFFERING AND DEVELOPING QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN THE KC URBAN AREA.

  • 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 $2,247,081 · Revenue $2,802,901

  • AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMUPPER ROOM KC'S AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDED INDIVIDUALIZED ACADEMIC SUPPORT, ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES, AND DAILY MEALS FOR MORE THAN 250 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 2025, UPPER ROOM STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS WITH HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC SCHOOL, ACADEMY FOR INTEGRATED ARTS (AFIA), AND ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE (OAK & CHERRY CAMPUSES), 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. ALL PROGRAMMING AT UPPER ROOM KC IS STATE LICENSED FOR ALL AFTER-SCHOOL SITES, UNDERSCORING ITS COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AND COMPLIANCE.

    Expenses $585,948 · Revenue $377,041

  • EARLY LEARNING CENTERUPPER ROOM KC'S EARLY LEARNING CENTER (ELC) REMAINED TEMPORARILY CLOSED DURING 2025 AS THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO SEEK A SUITABLE FACILITY FOR RELOCATION. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO EVALUATE COST-EFFECTIVE OPTIONS TO REOPEN A MODERNIZED, ACCREDITED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER IN THE FUTURE.

    Expenses $102,728

  • 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 2025, UPPER ROOM PARTICIPATED IN, 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 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Lynne Beaver

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kenneth Hager

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul Tancredi

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Echols

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Fitzpatrick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anthony Springfield

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kirk Perucca

    DIRECTOR (TERM END 03/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tonia Gilbert

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $181,081
    From this org
    $172,468
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,613
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,468
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,681
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,932
    Filer's total
    $181,081

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $3,867,896
    Expenses
    $3,645,198
    Contributions
    $673,048
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $3,720,215
    Expenses
    $3,239,236
    Contributions
    $873,304
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,616,616
    Expenses
    $2,700,778
    Contributions
    $476,526
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $3,080,462
    Expenses
    $2,920,035
    Contributions
    $1,387,356
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,562,727
    Expenses
    $3,149,487
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,067,798

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,829,300
    Expenses
    $1,983,181
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,043,708

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,786,579
    Expenses
    $3,612,640
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,683,862

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,537,745
    Expenses
    $3,986,560
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,871,431

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,756,003
    Expenses
    $4,786,425
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,323,015

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,985,500
    Expenses
    $4,748,046
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,746,001

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,443,152
    Expenses
    $5,786,140
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,508,965

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,263,166
    Expenses
    $7,099,524
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,264,324

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,745,721
    Expenses
    $6,896,898
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,297,179

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $6,106,597
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,749,153

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.