Mission
Rise Up presents and preserves voices and opinions often ignored or distorted in the mainstream media.
Public Charity
Rise Up
Based in BOULDER, CO, Rise Up operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $319K in revenue, $303K in expenses, $179K in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 8 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $138K.
EIN: 474043799
BOULDER, CO
Radio
NTEE: A34
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$319K
Total Expenses$303K
Total Assets$179K
Grant Records8
Funding Total$138K
Filing Years2020–2024
Where $100 goes at Rise Up
How Rise Up divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$65
Programs
the work itself
$17
Management
running the organization
$18
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $65 for programs
$17
This weekly one-hour public affairs program established in 1986 by David Barsamian is offered free to all public community college and non-commercial radio stations in the US Canada…
$16
Rise Up curates an audio archive of hundreds of speakers covering political historical cultural and scientific topics
$16
Rise Up and AR founding director David Barsamian gives public talks at universities conferences peace groups and benefit gatherings
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
OPERATIONS
$5,500
GENERAL PURPOSE
$5,753
GENERAL PURPOSE
$8,106
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$7,250
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$6,250
Showing up to 5 of 8 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Office Staff
Brian Klocke
Founding Director
David Barsamian
Executive Director
Joseph Richey
IT
Willian Donahoe
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $319K | $303K | $179K |
| 2023 | $196K | $238K | $151K |
| 2022 | $327K | $332K | $202K |
| 2021 | $248K | $241K | $204K |
| 2020 | $274K | $246K | $193K |
Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $274K to $319K (+17%), with total assets most recently reported at $179K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.