2025-09-05T15:32:10-05:00 2024-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2024-01-01 814574412 UPTURN INC UPTU 2026772359 1653 COLUMBIA RD NW PMB358680 17 WASHINGTON DC 20009 HARLAN YU PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2026772359 2025-09-05 1 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X HARLAN YU 1653 COLUMBIA RD NW PMB358680 175 WASHINGTON DC 20009 3175373 0 X WWW.UPTURN.ORG X 2016 DC UPTURN ADVANCES EQUITY AND JUSTICE IN THE DESIGN, GOVERNANCE, AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY. 3 2 14 4 0 0 772336 3039663 2000 2000 52477 133379 834 331 827647 3175373 0 0 0 0 1776062 1996731 0 0 22461 218231 320901 1994293 2317632 -1166646 857741 5262965 6024111 133469 36874 5129496 5987237 X UPTURN ADVANCES EQUITY AND JUSTICE IN THE DESIGN, GOVERNANCE, AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY. 0 0 1992238 2000 UPTURN BELIEVES TECHNOLOGY SHOULD ADVANCE JUSTICE, NOT AMPLIFY RACIAL AND ECONOMIC INEQUITIES. WE DRIVE POLICY CHANGE THROUGH RIGOROUS RESEARCH, LEGAL AND POLICY ADVOCACY, AND TIMELY COLLABORATIONS. WE WORK ACROSS DISCIPLINES, BRINGING COMPUTER SCIENCE, QUANTITATIVE, AND LEGAL AND POLICY EXPERTISE TO BEAR ON THE MOST PRESSING CIVIL RIGHTS CHALLENGES. WE SEEK OUT PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL ADVOCATES, LITIGATORS, ACADEMICS, AND OTHERS TO ENSURE OUR WORK IS RESPONSIVE, INFORMED, AND GROUNDED. OUR PROGRAM AREAS INCLUDE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT, FAIR HOUSING, FAIR CREDIT, AND BUILDING A STRONG SOCIAL SAFETY NET. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN EACH AREA, WE INVESTIGATE SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY AND AUTOMATION THAT MAY HARM HISTORICALLY UNDERPRIVILEGED COMMUNITIES. WE BELIEVE THAT IT TAKES PROACTIVE ATTENTION TO MAKE SURE THAT TECHNOLOGY - AND THOSE WHO BUILD AND USE IT - SERVES SOCIETY FAIRLY. WITHOUT CARE, TECHNOLOGY CAN REINFORCE INEQUITABLE SYSTEMS FOUND EVERYWHERE IN OUR SOCIETY. WE PRODUCE INDEPENDENT, PROACTIVE RESEARCH TO CLARIFY AND FRAME OUR PRIORITY ISSUES FOR KEY STAKEHOLDERS, THROUGH PUBLIC REPORTS, LEGAL AND REGULATORY FILINGS, TECHNICAL STUDIES, AND SCHOLARLY ARTICLES. WE PAIR OUR RESEARCH WITH A WIDE RANGE OF POLICY ADVOCACY STRATEGIES, INCLUDING CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY, AMICUS BRIEFS, CORPORATE ADVOCACY, AND DIRECT SUPPORT TO ATTORNEYS. 1992238 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA IL MD MA NY X X HARLAN YU 2026772359 1653 COLUMBIA RD NW PMB358680 175 WASHINGTON DC 20009 HARLAN YU PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 191434 0 28160 BRANDI COLLINS-DEXTER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NABIHA SYED SECRETARY (UNTIL 6/2024) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN RENDEROS SECRETARY (FROM 7/2024) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AMBER PIATT MANAGING DIRECTOR (UNTIL 11/2024) 40.00 X 192157 0 19656 MINGWEI HSU SENIOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYST 40.00 X 154275 0 16052 MITRA EBADOLAHI SENIOR PROJECT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 139597 0 23128 NATASHA DUARTE SENIOR PROJECT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 125525 0 21033 JOHN LOGAN KOEPKE SENIOR PROJECT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 125525 0 20978 928513 0 129007 7 0 1 0 0 3039663 3039663 HONORARIUM 900099 2000 2000 2000 133379 133379 REIMBURSED EXPENSES 900099 331 331 331 3175373 2000 0 133710 219594 131756 76858 10980 1394054 1349793 36233 8028 147759 142679 4182 898 108904 103541 4507 856 126420 116786 8231 1403 6288 6288 94453 94453 14446 14446 17494 4255 13239 15902 70 15832 20624 19052 1343 229 71446 71402 44 27081 23914 3149 18 22825 5552 17273 3897 3897 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 6162 5441 717 4 TAXES & LICENSES 6046 6046 OTHER PROGRAM COSTS 4457 1084 3373 PAYROLL SERVICE FEES 2699 2699 7081 2467 4613 1 2317632 1992238 302933 22461 348352 709714 2140017 2855366 2758997 2448660 7375 1652 8224 8719 5262965 6024111 133469 36874 133469 36874 X 1301147 1250588 3828349 4736649 5129496 5987237 5262965 6024111 857741 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1269305 2653344 3761223 772336 3039663 11495871 1269305 2653344 3761223 772336 3039663 11495871 9383525 2112346 25704 3136 1860 52477 133379 216556 1390 3781 834 331 6336 11718763 56188 0.18030 0.14770 X UPTURN QUALIFIES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TEST OF SEC. 1.170A-9(F)(3) OF THE TREASURY REGULATIONS, BASED UPON THE FOLLOWING:ITS SUPPORT, AS REPORTED FOR 2024, IS 18.03% THEREBY MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF SEC. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(I).UPTURN IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED SO AS TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL FUNDING ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS, THEREBY MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF SEC. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(II). UPTURN HAS CONTINUED TO UNDERTAKE SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT. IN ADDITION TO ACTIVELY SOLICITING NEW FUNDERS VIA ITS WEBSITE, UPTURN HAS OPERATIONALIZED A MULTI-YEAR FUNDRAISING PLAN WITH CLEAR GOALS FOR BOTH INCREASING ITS REVENUE AND BROADENING ITS PUBLIC SUPPORT BASE. IN 2024, UPTURN HAS ACTIVELY SOLICITED NEW FUNDERS AND SPOKEN AT LARGE FUNDER EVENTS.UPTURN'S PUBLIC SUPPORT, AT 18.03% IS WELL ABOVE THE 10% MINIMUM REQUIRED FOR THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TEST, THEREBY MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF SEC. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III)(A).IN MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF SEC. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III)(B), UPTURN HAS RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM A REPRESENTATIVE NUMBER OF PERSONS, RATHER THAN RECEIVING ALL OR MOST OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE MEMBERS OF A SINGLE FAMILY, OR FROM A SINGLE DONOR. UPTURN IS CURRENTLY FUNDED BY A VARIETY OF FOUNDATION GRANTS AND FEE-FOR-SERVICE PROJECTS. SINCE ITS INCORPORATION IN 2017, UPTURN HAS EACH YEAR CONSISTENTLY INCREASED ITS TOTAL NUMBER OF FUNDING SOURCES. UPTURN'S CURRENT FUNDRAISING PLAN IS ALSO TARGETED AT A BROAD BASE OF DONORS. IN THIS RESPECT, UPTURN MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF SEC. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III)(B).UPTURN ALSO MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF SEC. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III)(C), AS UPTURN IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHICH REPRESENTS THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC, RATHER THAN PERSONAL OR PRIVATE INTERESTS OF PARTICULAR DONORS. UPTURN'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPOSED OF PERSONS WITH PARTICULAR KNOWLEDGE OF UPTURN'S FIELD AND AREAS OF WORK, AND REPRESENT A DIVERSE SET OF PUBLIC PERSPECTIVES. IN ADDITION, NONE OF UPTURN'S BOARD MEMBERS SHARE A PERSONAL OR PRIVATE INTEREST WITH ANY OF UPTURN'S CURRENT OR PROSPECTIVE FUNDING SOURCES.UPTURN HAS A LONGSTANDING ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS WORK. UPTURN ADVANCES EQUITY AND JUSTICE IN THE DESIGN, GOVERNANCE, AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY. THROUGHOUT ITS PROGRAM AREAS, INCLUDING CRIMINAL JUSTICE, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, AND PUBLIC BENEFITS, UPTURN PRIORITIZES WORKING TOGETHER WITH AFFECTED COMMUNITIES AND PERSONS, AS WELL AS ITS STRONG NETWORK OF OTHER PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS. IN THIS MANNER, UPTURN FURTHER DEMONSTRATES ITS PUBLIC SUPPORT AND MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF SEC. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III)(D). RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 77 0 0 77 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: UPTURN'S LOBBYING ACTIVITIES WERE RELATED TO DIRECT ADVOCACY VIA LEGISLATIVE TESTIMONY. 0 3175373 0 3175373 0 3175373 2317632 0 2317632 0 2317632 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 HARLAN YU PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 191434 0 0 0 0 0 19091 0 9069 0 219594 0 0 0 AMBER PIATT MANAGING DIRECTOR (UNTIL 11/2024) 160339 0 31818 0 0 0 16034 0 3622 0 211813 0 0 0 MINGWEI HSU SENIOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYST 154275 0 0 0 0 0 15428 0 624 0 170327 0 0 0 MITRA EBADOLAHI SENIOR PROJECT DIRECTOR 139597 0 0 0 0 0 13960 0 9168 0 162725 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 AMBER PIATT, MANAGING DIRECROR, RECEIVED A MERIT-BASED BONUS OF $31,818. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS SHARED WITH THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND MEMBERS OF BOARD COMMITTEES. ALL COVERED INDIVIDUALS SIGN AN ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY ITS TERMS. WHENEVER A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR COMMITTEE MEMBER BECOMES AWARE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WHETHER FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE, S/HE MAKES THE SITUATION KNOWN TO THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE (AS THE CASE MIGHT BE) AND PROVIDES ALL FACTS MATERIAL TO UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE CONFLICT, INCLUDING WHETHER THE INTERESTED PERSON BELIEVES HIS OR HER ABILITY TO MAKE AN INDEPENDENT DECISION BASED SOLELY ON THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CORPORATION HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. THE INTERESTED PERSON WITH THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT RETIRES FROM THE MEETING AND DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN FINAL DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE EXISTENCE OF THE CONFLICT. IF A CONFLICT IS FOUND TO EXIST, THE INTERESTED PERSON MAY BE INVITED TO PROVIDE ANY RELEVANT INFORMATION THAT COULD BE OF USE TO THE BOARD IN MAKING ITS DECISION, BUT AGAIN RETIRES AND DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE FINAL DISCUSSION AND VOTING REGARDING THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, CONSISTING OF THE TWO INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE COMMITTEE USED INFORMATION OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PACKAGES FOR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING INFORMATION FROM THEIR FORM 990S, AND DOCUMENTED ITS DECISION IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES. THE MOST RECENT REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN OCTOBER 2017. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.