Public Charity

Upward Unlimited

Upward Unlimited is a Public Charity headquartered in Spartanburg, SC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $9.3M revenue, $7.9M expenses, $54.1M total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $422K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 571031173 Spartanburg, SC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$9.3M
Total Expenses$7.9M
Total Assets$54.1M
Grant Records9
Funding Total$422K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Upward Sports is the world's largest Christian sports provider for youth athletics. The mission of Upward Sports is to promote the discovery of Jesus through sports. Upward Sports provides valuable resources that aid in planning, training, and executing first-class, organized, and detailed sports offerings. Upward Sports' values are integrity, collaboration, excellence, innovation and joy.

Officers & Directors

CFO/Assistant Treasurer Amie Busbee
Director of Partner Relations Andrew Provence
Board Member Bob Caldwell Sr
Director of Information Technology Brian Tramel
Board Member Courtney Shelton
Board Member David Bishop

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Top Grant Purposes

Scholarships, Facilities, General Program Assistance
$162,820 2 grants
General support
$104,352 1 grant
Scholarshps, Facilities, General Program Assistance
$93,823 1 grant
CHURCH
$20,555 1 grant
RELIGION
$20,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $9.3M $7.9M $54.1M
2024 $8.9M $10.1M $50.6M
2023 $19.6M $8.0M $47.7M
2022 $21.9M $13.8M $35.6M
2021 $42.0M

Between 2022 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $21.9M to $9.3M (-57%), with total assets most recently reported at $54.1M.

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