Public Charity

UPSWING FOUNDATION

UPSWING FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in LAKEWOOD, CO. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $916K revenue, $3.4M expenses, $26.1M total assets. IRS filings disclose 21 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.1M.

EIN: 853622275 LAKEWOOD, CO Youth Development - Religious Leadership NTEE: O55 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$916K
Total Expenses$3.4M
Total Assets$26.1M
Grants Given21
Grant Total$2.1M
Filing Years2022–2025

Mission

UPSWING FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO CATAPULT DREAMS AND CONNECT PEOPLE, SPECIFICALLY BY (I) PROVIDING FIRST-RATE RESOURCES & OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDERSERVED YOUTH. (II) UNIFYING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES VIA EDUCATION, WHIMSY & GATHERING. (III) BUILDING & MAINTAINING SPORTS FACILITY THAT EMPOWERS & INSPIRES ALL. (IV) SUPPORTING OTHER NONPROFIT AND FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALIGN BOTH IN MISSION AND APPLICATION OF FOUNDATION'S AIM.

Where $100 goes at Upswing Foundation

How Upswing Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.

$86 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $86 for programs

$65
Enrichment, scholarships, athletic facility:upswing has built and maintains the state-of-the-art youth sports facility known as upswing centennial for sports performance, recovery and dance
75% of program spending
$9
Humanitarian:grants to domestic organizations: upswing provides grants to domestic organizations exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the code that support the Upswing Foundation's mission of catapulting dreams…
11% of program spending
$6
Mile high prep:mile high prep is a denver-based spring football program for currently enrolled high school athletes seeking advanced coaching, structured practices, and competitive travel games
7% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Upswing Foundation

Often funds new orgs 55% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

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Sample Grants Given

SEDALIA, CO · 2024
CONSTRUCTION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL IN RWANDA
$158,131
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO · 2024
LOWER INCOME EDUCATION SUPPORT
$115,000
KANSAS CITY, MO · 2024
ATHLETE SUPPORT
$35,000
SAN DIEGO, CA · 2024
HUMAN RIGHTS SUPPORT
$10,000
IRRESISTABLE CHURCH NETWORK
ALPHARETTA, GA · 2024
RELIGIOUS SUPPORT
$7,500

Showing up to 5 of 21 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Harmony Myers
SECRETARY/TREASURER Jason Myers
CEO (THRU 6/25) Josh Wilson
VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS Kristy Detrick
DIRECTOR Susan Hollern

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$1,540,629 6 grants
General Support
$356,281 8 grants
Sports & Recreation
$147,000 5 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$10,000 1 grant
Religion & Spirituality
$7,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $916K $3.4M $26.1M
2024 $1.0M $2.8M $28.8M
2023 $915K $1.8M $29.4M
2022 $10.1M $1.7M $30.6M

Between 2022 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $10.1M to $916K (-91%), with total assets most recently reported at $26.1M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CO, GA, MO, NY.

CACOGAMONY

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