Mission
Upaya Social Ventures' mission is to create dignified jobs for people living in extreme poverty by building scalable businesses with investment and consulting support.
Public Charity
UPAYA SOCIAL VENTURES
UPAYA SOCIAL VENTURES is a Public Charity headquartered in Seattle, WA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $3.3M revenue, $1.1M expenses, $5.7M total assets. 51 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.4M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 800713334
Seattle, WA
International Economic Development
NTEE: Q32
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.3M
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$5.7M
Grant Records51
Funding Total$3.4M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Upaya Social Ventures
How Upaya Social Ventures divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$75
Programs
the work itself
$9
Management
running the organization
$16
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $75 for programs
$75
Upaya creates dignified jobs for people living in extreme poverty by building scalable businesses with investment and consulting support
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
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000
ASPEN NETWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEURS
$109,262
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$66,450
ED. & HUMAN RIGHTS
$50,000
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$38,025
Showing up to 5 of 51 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Co-CEO
Arumugasamy Balachandran Chakravart
Board Member
Bill Harrington
Board Member until June 2024
Caroline Bressan
Board Member
Caroline Norton Vance
CEO until July 2024, Board Member
Kate Cochran
Board Member
Kim Rachmeler
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.3M | $1.1M | $5.7M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $3.7M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $2.5M |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $832K | $2.3M |
| 2019 | $948K | $642K | $1.7M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $948K to $3.3M (+245%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.