Liabilities / Assets
73rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 73% of similar nonprofits.
Upstream Collaborative
EIN 99-0478639 • 501(c)3 • Columbus, OH
Profile
To equip family preservation ministries to protect, preserve, and strengthen families through the local church. To facilitate collaboration among member organizations to innovate solutions to complex problems affecting the success of families through training, mentoring, best practices, accountability, service models, and church engagement and mobilization.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.04x
Liabilities / Revenue
69th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 69% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
26th percentile
Higher net margin than 26% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
86th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 14.1% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Balance Sheet
Assets
$25,394
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$890
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$24,504
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
$97,077
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$111,650
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
-$14,573
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $25,394
- Liabilities
- $890
- Net assets
- $24,504
- Revenue
- $97,077
- Expenses
- $111,650
- Net income
- -$14,573
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- May 15, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $97,077
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
To equip family preservation ministries to protect, preserve, and strengthen families through the local church. To facilitate collaboration among member organizations to innovate solutions to complex problems affecting the success of families through training, mentoring, best practices, accountability, service models, and church engagement and mobilization.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| The primary purpose of Upstream Collaborative is equipping member organizations to accomplish their purpose of preserving families. The primary way Upstream accomplished this is through our annual conference(which equipped 130 attendees), our monthly calls(10 occurrences this year), and our resource bank(an online resource of documents, networking connections, and best practices). In total 17 organizations, 69 staff members, and 1,343 families were impacted. | $85,000 | $88,790 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Norwood | Board Member - Co-Director | PT | $13,648 | - | $13,648 |
| Lanna Blanchard | Board Member - Chair | - | $0 | - | - |
| Bonnie Doolittle | Board Member - Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Emily Kemmann | Board Member - Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Brian Best | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Donna Klute | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Todd Melloh | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Upstream Collaborative
- EIN
- 99-0478639
- Phone
- 6149151367
- Address
- 296 W 4th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201
Signing Officer
- Name
- Melody Marshall
- Title
- Co-Director
- Phone
- 6149151367
- Signed
- 2025-05-15
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8
“Description;Amount^Credit Card Rewards;31^Total;31^”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Description;Amount^Conferences conventions and meetings;17756|Travel;14630|Software and technology;2102|Uniforms;1590|Staff development;1359|Payroll fees;884|Insurance;708|Hospitality;562|Training;258|Bank and processing fees;86|Advertising;53^Total;39988^”
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26
“Credit Card Balance”
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