2026-05-12T15:01:37-07:00 2025-12-31 992204443 Malvoso CPA 360 Grand Ave 408 Oakland CA 94610 990 2025-01-01 454128140 Upward Scholars UPWA 6502631384 330 Twin Dolphin Dr 101 Redwood City CA 94065 Erika Pretell President 2026-05-12 true Shelby Malvoso P01968972 5104736240 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Erika Pretell 330 Twin Dolphin Dr 101 Redwood City CA 94065 1545192 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. 18 18 9 0 1084149 1433454 36542 73137 31867 38601 0 1152558 1545192 288957 237043 0 760974 623989 100181 121044 267460 160787 664481 1310899 1646557 -158341 -101365 1300455 1202197 56008 51918 1244447 1150279 X Upward Scholars provides adult immigrants the boost they need to move up the economic ladder through education and career development support. false false 518373 87913 73137 Career Development: Career development programs, including vocational and entrepreneurship pathways, help students build workforce skills, complete career training, and advance toward sustainable employment and economic mobility in fields such as early childhood education, business, healthcare, and other high-demand sectors. Services include academic and career advising, internships, entrepreneurship training, professional development opportunities, educational stipends, licensing and certification support. Specialized programs such as TeacherUp and BusinessUp support students pursuing careers in early childhood education, entrepreneurship, and business-related pathways. 244420 91090 Financial Support: Upward Scholars provides financial support to help students overcome economic barriers that may interfere with their education, career training, and persistence toward degree or certificate completion. Financial assistance may include scholarships, emergency funds, food gift cards, transportation support, textbook and course material assistance, educational stipends, graduation expenses, and payment or reimbursement of licensing, certification, registration, other required educational expenses or for required workforce preparation expenses. Support is provided through direct vendor payments, reimbursements, gift cards, stipends, or other approved student assistance methods. 152967 28000 Holistic Support: Upward Scholars provides holistic support services that build on the resilience and strengths of students as they pursue educational, career, and personal goals. Services support students mental, emotional, physical, social, and spiritual wellbeing and include resource navigation and referrals, emotional and spiritual counseling, support groups, peer communitybuilding opportunities, and written references for employment, housing, legal, scholarships, and other essential needs. Upward Scholars also fosters connection and belonging through moderated student communication groups and partnerships with community resources, including counseling, legal assistance, disability services, domestic violence support, and other social service programs. These services help students and their families strengthen stability, wellbeing, and long-term success. 132240 30040 Academic Support: Upward Scholars provides academic support programs that help students strengthen English language confidence,, succeed in community college coursework, and advance toward certificates, degrees, career training, and university transfer. Services include tutoring and mentoring, English conversation practice, workshops, scholarship and transfer support, and assistance with graduation and honor society participation. These programs build students confidence, academic skills, and educational success while promoting long-term economic mobility for students and their families. 132240 30040 1048000 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 false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 21 0 true 9 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 18 18 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 Diana Viscarra Programs Director 40.00 0.00 103186 0 10883 Marta Dugarte Ops&Fin Manager 40.00 0.00 101950 0 12050 Linda Prieto Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 35370 0 2853 Anna Dyer Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 15278 0 0 Erika Pretell President 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Sangita Jayaraman Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Beth Harrison Secretary 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Eric Takaha Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Susanna Tang Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Amado Flores Rentera Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anglica Elizondo Bryant Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anuj Gaggar Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Moore Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maria Nguyen Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nancy Park Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rob Lyman Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Leticia Gonzalez-Ratchev Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeannie Karl Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rodrigo Espinosa Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stefani Jacobson Willis Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Oliver Araque Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Min Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 255784 25786 2 false false false Meveo Consulting LLC 6957 Broadway Terrace Oakland CA 94611 Interim ED 220000 1 263651 1169803 28358 1433454 Teacher training 611600 73137 73137 73137 38601 38601 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1545192 73137 38601 X 0 237043 237043 0 0 55280 28595 10674 16011 0 452327 405178 19988 27161 11029 9774 332 923 55152 46127 5660 3365 50201 34361 12271 3569 220000 44000 88000 88000 0 19200 19200 0 121044 121044 0 306834 174281 132553 1351 311 1040 65857 45560 12946 7351 0 0 26351 22554 1578 2219 1318 818 500 0 3255 527 6451 -3723 0 0 1881 1881 18434 18434 0 1646557 1048000 331097 267460 225801 225176 0 50957 257665 0 0 0 0 0 14865 12249 5641 5641 1881 0 1006951 707107 0 0 0 0 1300455 1202197 56008 51918 56008 51918 X 932159 866889 312288 283390 1244447 1150279 1300455 1202197 -101365 7197 X true X false true false X 956857 1184180 1663748 1084149 1433454 6322388 0 0 956857 1184180 1663748 1084149 1433454 6322388 612525 5709863 87 6727 25071 31867 38601 102353 0 0 6424741 109679 0.88870 0.93660 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5641 5641 X X X true DYYCHANG Consulting Inc 2402 Aviation Blvd Unit D Redondo Beach CA 90278 Grant Writing false 75684 Angie Briones 1429 Hervey Lane San Jose CA 95125 Fundraising Consultant false 48450 false 124134 CA true 0 0 Scholarships 426 31500 50679 Cost Books, food vouchers, gift cards Student Support 414 71669 1559 Cost Stipends & graduation regala Student Safety Net 9 28000 Food Assistance 155 53636 Cost Grocery gift cards Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Upward Scholars provides a range of cash and non-cash student assistance programs designed to reduce financial barriers to education and support student persistence, academic achievement, workforce readiness, and basic needs stability. Assistance may include textbook and course material support, transportation assistance, food gift cards, scholarships, emergency financial assistance, educational stipends, graduation recognition support, licensing and certification fees, professional development support, and reimbursements or direct vendor payments for required educational expenses. Recipients must be current enrolled Upward Scholars students who complete the program application, meet program eligibility requirements, and be in good standing. Certain programs have additional eligibility criteria based on academic performance, field of study, financial need, educational milestones, or participation in specialized programs such as TeacherUp or BusinessUp. Emergency assistance recipients must complete a separate request process documenting the financial hardship or emergency impacting their ability to continue their education. Upward Scholars monitors assistance programs through application review, verification of enrollment and academic participation, review of supporting documentation, vendor invoices and receipts, confirmation of educational milestones or program participation, and staff review of financial need. Certain programs utilize internal priority criteria systems to equitably allocate limited resources to students with the highest level of need. Payments are made either directly to vendors, through reimbursements, or via approved student support disbursements, with records maintained to document eligibility, approvals, and distribution of funds. 4 28358 Transfer In false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is reviewed by the Executive Director and Finance Committee. Once it is approved it is sent to the full board, prior to filing. 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.