2025-05-23T16:35:46-07:00 2024-12-31 992204443 Malvoso CPA 360 Grand Ave 408 Oakland CA 94610 990 2024-01-01 454128140 Upward Scholars UPWA 6502631384 330 Twin Dolphin Dr 101 Redwood City CA 94065 Erika Pretell President 2025-05-23 true true Shelby Malvoso P01968972 5104736240 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Erika Pretell 330 Twin Dolphin Dr 101 Redwood City CA 94065 1152558 false X www.upwardscholars.org X 2009 CA Upward Scholars provides adult immigrants the boost they need to move up the economic ladder through education and career development support. 15 15 9 0 1663749 1084149 36542 25070 31867 0 1688819 1152558 322322 288957 0 818411 760974 24180 100181 213045 156537 160787 1321450 1310899 367369 -158341 1439965 1300455 46057 56008 1393908 1244447 X Upward Scholars provides adult immigrants the boost they need to move up the economic ladder through education and career development support. false false 305160 130734 Career Development, including vocational and entrepreneurship programs to foster students' careers as interpreters, nannies, business owners, and teachers, and mentoring. The third largest combined program service is our MoveUp Initiative, which includes BusinessUp/Pro and TeacherUp. Launched in 2023, TeacherUp recruited and assisted 40 community members in enrolling in college and provided them with wraparound support, including stipends, professional development, employer connections, grocery gift cards, and webinars. Through TeacherUp, Upward Scholars, and our partners prioritize increasing the Bay Area's early childhood education workforce, which predominantly comprises bilingual BIPOC educators. 224583 32799 Holistic Support to foster students' physical, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being, including counseling, resource navigation, and written references. 205020 97817 Financial Support to lessen the burden of attending college, including free textbooks, course materials, and laptops, transportation assistance, grocery gift cards, and support for other college costs, as well as a Safety Net Fund that assists students with basic living expenses. In 2020, we launched Student Safety Net, a new program to better meet the needs of the people we serve today and confront the future challenges of our changing economic landscape, particularly given the pandemic's direct impact on our students. We introduced our first-ever Student Safety Net Fund (SNF) to support students who were hardest hit by the pandemic. Students applied for assistance from the SNF to help cover expenses related to rent, medical care, childcare, utilities, and other emergency needs. This support ensured that, despite losing jobs and wages, they could continue their college courses. We have maintained this program as a means of retention, allowing our students to keep prioritizing their academic and career goals. In 2024, the high cost of living in the Bay Area significantly affected many Upward Scholars students. In response, we continue our Student Safety Net Fund and are extending our grocery gift card program, Healthy Scholars, to help students offset costs associated with lost wages. The Healthy Scholars program provides monthly grocery gift cards to students struggling to access food. 145353 27607 Academic Support, including community and peer tutors, opportunities to improve English skills, peer learning facilitators, assistance with scholarship applications and applications for transfer to four-year universities, and an annual Graduation Celebration. Free textbooks and course materials for adult immigrant students across San Mateo County and northern Alameda County is the second largest combined program service as measured by expense. To ensure students have all of the necessary course materials to attend their college courses and succeed, Upward Scholars pays for college textbooks and, in some cases, shipping, e-textbooks, disability technological tools, special course fees, and additional course supplies (e.g., baker jacket and kits, cosmetologist/barber apron and kits, skeletal models, dental hygiene kits). 145353 27607 880116 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 11 0 true 9 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X Marta Dugarte 6502631384 330 Twin Dolphin Dr STE 101 Redwood City CA 94065 Linda Prieto Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 178938 0 15774 Erika Pretell President 15.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Marilyn Ezrin Vice President 2.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Eric Takaha Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Beth Harrison Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Amado Flores Rentera Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Angelica Elizondo Bryant Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anuj Gaggar Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Moore Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeannie Karl Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Oliver Araque Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rodrigo Espinosa Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stefani Jacobson Willis Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sangita Jayaraman Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Susanna Tang Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jennifer Min Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 178938 15774 1 false true false 0 25000 1059149 9734 1084149 Teacher training 611600 36542 36542 36542 31867 31867 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1152558 36542 31867 0 288957 288957 0 0 198265 79311 59477 59477 0 448388 373183 37803 37402 11499 9356 1065 1078 52591 41607 6931 4053 50231 33548 9803 6880 0 0 19200 19200 0 100181 100181 0 44416 21107 23309 3250 2563 687 25813 7464 15441 2908 0 0 29346 23477 5869 1284 940 339 5 0 17267 1166 15727 374 0 0 1880 1880 18331 18331 0 1310899 880116 217738 213045 328944 225801 0 289500 50957 0 0 0 0 0 11291 14865 5641 3760 3761 1881 806469 1006951 0 0 0 0 1439965 1300455 46057 56008 46057 56008 X 746340 932159 647568 312288 1393908 1244447 1439965 1300455 -158341 8880 X false false false X 707380 956857 1184180 1663748 1084149 5596314 0 0 707380 956857 1184180 1663748 1084149 5596314 294340 5301974 926 87 6727 25071 31867 64678 0 0 5660992 36542 0.93660 0.92470 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5641 3760 1881 1881 X X true Angie Briones 1429 Hervey Lane San Jose CA 95125 Fundraising Consultant false 74970 Kevin Walsh 2531 15th St Apt 1 San Francisco CA 94114 Grant Writer false 25211 100181 CA true 0 0 Scholarships 651 123239 129374 Actual cost Books, food vouchers, gift cards Student Support 48 3851 Actual cost Caps & gowns and stipends Student Safety Net 16 32493 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used The non cash scholarships are handled through the bookstore or admin office of the community college. Students are registered with Upward Scholars and provide their account number when they need books, parking passes and food vouchers. The school sends a bill to Upward Scholars and we reimburse the school directly. Bus passes are purchased by Upward Scholars staff and made available to students. Cash scholarships are monitored as follows Speakers Bureau- paid after a student gives a talk about their experience. Car stipend- the two students who receive this award are required to send a picture with themselves and the car. Completer awards- given to students who complete their studies and submit documentation showing this. Gas allowance and books & parking- reimbursed directly to students after they submit receipts. X X X X false false false false false false false false false Linda Prieto Executive Dir. 178938 15774 194712 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is sent to all board members. At the next board meeting the Treasurer or accountant is available to review and answer questions. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board members are required to review, sign and date the policy on an annual basis, indicating that they understand the policy and will comply with it. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Board reviews compensation for Executive Director annually and makes the decision about compensation using the Fair Pay Northern CA Nonprofits survey from Nonprofit Compensation Associates. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization made its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.