2025-12-10T07:19:39-08:00 2025-06-30 475656971 Julie L Thompson CPA LTD 7640 Wilcox St Forest Park IL 60130 990 2024-07-01 710134556 Children Up CHIL 7739102990 108 N Myrtle St Elmhurst IL 60126 Novella Ferreri Executive Director 7739102990 2025-12-02 true true Julie L Thompson P01242893 7088602677 2025-12-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Novella Ferreri 108 N Myrtle St Elmhurst IL 60126 168528 false X www.childrenup.org X 2007 IL Creating academic opportunities for students to become productive members of society. Children UP supports post-primary scholarships in northern Uganda starting with Senior 1 students who scored in Division 1 and 2 in the Primary Leaving Exam. 9 9 1 10 0 0 129540 153124 0 24557 397 3749 9793 157846 163314 84760 81290 0 47796 49937 0 0 9238 10923 141794 142150 16052 21164 488702 536055 128 0 488574 536055 Creating academic opportunities for students to become productive members of society. Children UP supports post-primary scholarships in northern Uganda starting with Senior 1 students who scored in Division 1 and 2 in the Primary Leaving Exam. false false 81451 0 153124 In FY2025 we are actively mentoring 51 student beneficiaries: 34 secondary students including 6 new Senior 1 students and 17 higher level students. Our two-tiered mentoring program is our most important support for students throughout their educational journey. Tuition, fees, room and board, books, supplies and mobile technology are provided. Students can be renewed annually if they maintain above average grades, follow school rules and actively communicate with our mentors. Children UP selects equal numbers of young women and young men. The Board requires a $7,200 reserve for each new Senior 1 so that 6 years of support are assured. 0 0 0 Since 2008 ChildrenUP has worked with 92 scholarship beneficiaries. Our success rate is 85%. The students success is supported by our two tiered mentoring system. In FY2025 fifty-one students are currently enrolled in schools. Twenty five students have completed at least six years of support. Two students found alternative financial support. Fourteen students did not complete the program. 81451 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 1 true false true UG false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false true true false false false IL AZ CA CO FL KS MI MN NV NC OH SC WI Elizabeth Laliberte 6308329010 2400 S Finley Rd Lombard IL 60148 Charles D Laliberte Board Chair 7.00 X 0 0 0 Merry Karlette Murray Secretary 3.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Lynch Treasurer 3.00 X 0 0 0 Novella Ferreri Executive Director 20.00 X 46388 0 0 Phyllis Cady Board Member 7.00 X 0 0 0 Linda Carpenter Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Karian Karavolos Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Laliberte Board Member 15.00 X 0 0 0 William C Lyman Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 John Nester Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 46388 0 0 false false false 153124 1117 153124 397 0 0 14868 5214 9654 0 9654 In Kind Donation 813319 139 139 0 0 139 163314 536 0 9654 81290 81290 46388 0 46388 0 3549 0 3549 0 2736 0 2736 0 2174 0 2174 0 200 0 200 0 426 0 426 0 1615 0 1615 0 1499 0 1499 0 Subscriptions 276 0 276 0 Bank fees 771 0 771 0 Dues and memberships 150 150 0 0 Licenses 486 0 486 0 590 11 579 0 142150 81451 60699 0 303393 333762 373 373 373 184936 201920 488702 536055 128 128 0 X 488574 536055 488574 536055 488702 536055 21164 26317 X false false false X 0 0 99543 125650 117464 138790 153124 634571 0 0 0 99543 125650 117464 138790 153124 634571 0 26470 25621 17621 41076 65199 175987 26470 25621 17621 41076 65199 175987 458584 634571 0.72270 0.68010 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 373 373 373 Sub-Saharan Africa Education of Student 1 Education/Tuition Sub-Saharan Africa 51 81290 Direct Wires 0 N/A Book false false false false false false false Pt VI, Line 11b The return is distributed to all board members and reviewed. Pt VI, Line 19 Conflict of Interest policy is communicated during board meeting on an annual basis.