Civic Intelligence

Uptake Institute

990EZ • Fiscal year 2021 • EIN 26-3781377

Jan 01, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 • Filed on Sep 19, 2022

Organization Profilewww.theuptake.org
1041 Grand Avenue Ste 354Saint Paul, MN 55105

(651) 485-1293

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

56th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Net Margin

48th percentile

7.3%

Higher net margin than 48% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Top Officer Pay

91st percentile

$42,000

Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 35.1% of source-year revenue.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2021

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2021

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

$54,132

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Net Assets

$54,132

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Liabilities

$0

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Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue56th percentileNet Margin48th percentile

Revenue

$119,490

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Expenses

$110,749

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Net Income

$8,741

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Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2021: $54,132Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $54,1322021Assets 2022: $22,658Net Assets 2022: $22,6582022Assets 2023: $29,109Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $29,1092023Assets 2024: $19,800Liabilities 2024: $192Net Assets 2024: $19,6082024

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2021

Assets$54,132
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$54,132
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Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2021: $119,490Expenses 2021: $110,749Net Income 2021: $8,7412021Revenue 2022: $65,136Expenses 2022: $82,684Net Income 2022: -$17,5482022Revenue 2023: $65,430Expenses 2023: $66,979Net Income 2023: -$1,5492023Revenue 2024: $55,697Expenses 2024: $57,198Net Income 2024: -$1,5012024

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2021

Revenue$119,490
Expenses$110,749
Net Income$8,741
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Signed
Sep 19, 2022
Return Version
2021v4.1
Gross Receipts
$119,490
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

See Schedule O

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Impact-UpTake Institute continued its coverage of Minnesota Legislature proceedings and significant community events Because of increased funding we were able to increase reporter payments by 208-$80,657
Training-Exec Dir had substantial time investment in training sessions for aspiring community journalists Around 20 sessions were run with attendance of 200 participants-$8,226
Growth-We had 90000 visits to our web site during the year 5000 Twitter interactions and 2500 visits to our Facebook page Our funding increased 97 from 2020 numbers--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay91st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Cirien SaadehExecutive DirectorPT$42,000-$42,000
Ricardo MoralesBoard Member-$1,100-$1,100
Paula NeelyBoard Chair-$700-$700
Peter HeegeTreasurerPT$0--
Mike McInteeSecretary-$0--
Lena JonesBoard Member-$0--
Tom ElkoBoard Member-$0--
Jake TopkaBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Uptake Institute
EIN
26-3781377
Phone
6514851293
Address
1041 GRAND AVENUE STE 354, SAINT PAUL, MN 55105

Signing Officer

Name
Peter Heege
Title
Treasurer
Phone
6514851293
Signed
2022-09-19
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Schedule O:

“Part I Line 16 Other Expenses Total Other Expenses 17038 Part I Line 20 Other Changes in Net Assets Increase in restricted Funds timing 15000 Part II Line 24 Other Assets Total other assets 4879 Part III Exempt Purpose Harnessing community journalism for social and racial justice”

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Filings

Displayed year

2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$54,132
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$54,132
Revenue
$119,490
Expenses
$110,749
Net income
$8,741
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.20$0.00$0.20$0.56$0.57$0.02
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.29$0.00$0.29$0.65$0.67$0.02
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.23$0.23$0.65$0.83$0.18
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.54$0.00$0.54$1.19$1.11$0.09