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UpMobility Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$6.1M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
55
Grants FY2024
45
Organizations funded FY2023
69%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$40,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,166,263
Organizations funded a year
29 to 45
FY2021 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
12
Total assets, FY2024
$21M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 69% of the organizations UpMobility Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 74% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 26% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3.3M went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’22’23
EducationCommunity ImprovementPublic BenefitCivil RightsArts & CultureHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving54$6.1M46%
FY202345$4.4M69%
FY202243$2.2M72%
FY202129$2.3Mn/a
93% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$2.9MPhilanthropy$2.6MHuman Services$2.0MCommunity Improvement$1.6MPublic Benefit$1.5MHealth$1.1MYouth Development$643kFood & Nutrition$451kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ID
IL
MI
NY
MA
IN
PA
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
KS
NC
SC
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Right to Start$600,000220%
Upstate Venture Connect Corporation$500,000453%
Friends of Bassett Inc$500,000110%
Civics Unplugged Inc$365,00038%
Water Missions International$341,73340%
Unite America Institute Inc$300,00021%
Integrated Community Alternatives Network Inc$238,62511%
Herkimer Next Inc$236,500263%
Empire Center for Public Policy Inc$225,00038%
Focus on the Family$225,0003n/a
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All grantees of UpMobility Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Right to Start$600,000220%
Upstate Venture Connect Corporation$500,000453%
Friends of Bassett Inc$500,000110%
Civics Unplugged Inc$365,00038%
Water Missions International$341,73340%
Unite America Institute Inc$300,00021%
Integrated Community Alternatives Network Inc$238,62511%
Herkimer Next Inc$236,500263%
Empire Center for Public Policy Inc$225,00038%
Focus on the Family$225,0003n/a
Food for the Poor Inc$225,00010%
Blacque Acres$216,0001n/a
RepresentUs$200,00019%
The Resolution Project Inc$175,00014%
Government Justice Center Inc$175,000461%
Unite America Inc$150,00012%
Veterans for All Voters$125,000114%
Students for Liberty Inc$107,50022%
America on Tech Inc$100,00011%
Institute for Humane Studies$100,00020%
Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts Inc$96,884368%
Catholic Charities of Herkimer Coun Ty$89,2803n/a
First Tech Fund Inc$70,000210%
Special Operations Warrior Foundation$60,00030%
The Rescue Mission of Utica Inc$60,00011%
Project Fibonacci Foundation Inc$57,750217%
Music Heals International$55,000216%
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory$52,50020%
Endeavor Western New York Inc$50,000114%
Wells of Life Inc$50,00012%
American Heart Association Inc$50,00010%
Million Dollar Women Fund Inc$45,000130%
Holy Family Parish$42,8252n/a
Rank the Vote Inc$40,00012%
YWCA of the Mohawk Valley$32,52821%
On Point for College Inc$29,18631%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$27,50010%
Hospice & Palliative Care Inc$27,06410%
4 Elements Studio Inc$25,00026%
Sculpture Space Inc$25,00025%
Abraham House$25,00012%
Herkimer 9 Foundation Inc$20,000234%
Shippensburg University Foundation$20,00020%
Catholic Relief Services$15,0003n/a
Central Current Inc$10,00013%
Defy Ventures Inc$10,00010%
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc$10,00010%
Asian American Dream Inc$10,000112%
Bizworld Foundation$10,00011%
The Womens Fund of Herkimer & Oneida County Inc$10,00017%
The Signals Network Inc$8,33321%
Guardians of Freedom Memorial Inc$7,0001n/a
Mohawk Valley Economic Development District Inc$5,00011%
The Utica Center for Development Inc$5,00010%
Building Futures Inc$5,0002n/a
Cornerstone Community Development Corporation Nfp$5,00020%
Ugandan Water Project$5,00010%
Rehabilitation Through the Arts Inc$5,00010%
Ohub Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
EdChoice Inc$4,00040%
Human Rights Initiative of North Texas Inc$3,33310%
The Performance Zone Inc$3,33310%
Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation$3,33310%
Shower Power Inc$3,00012%
Little Falls Public Library$3,00011%
Hartwick College$2,00010%
Main Street First Inc$2,00014%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 49 recipients with no EIN on record ($8.8M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

UpMobility Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 6 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 59 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetRight to Start: $600,000 over 2y, 20% of budgetUpstate Venture Connect Corporation: $500,000 over 4y, 53% of budgetFriends of Bassett Inc: $500,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetCivics Unplugged Inc: $365,000 over 3y, 7.7% of budgetWater Missions International: $341,733 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetUnite America Institute Inc: $300,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetIntegrated Community Alternatives Network Inc: $238,625 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetHerkimer Next Inc: $236,500 over 2y, 63% of budgetEmpire Center for Public Policy Inc: $225,000 over 3y, 7.6% of budgetFood for the Poor Inc: $225,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRepresentUs: $200,000 over 1y, 9.1% of budgetThe Resolution Project Inc: $175,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetGovernment Justice Center Inc: $175,000 over 4y, 61% of budgetUnite America Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetVeterans for All Voters: $125,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetStudents for Liberty Inc: $107,500 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetAmerica on Tech Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetInstitute for Humane Studies: $100,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMohawk Valley Center for the Arts Inc: $96,884 over 3y, 68% of budgetFirst Tech Fund Inc: $70,000 over 2y, 9.9% of budgetSpecial Operations Warrior Foundation: $60,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Rescue Mission of Utica Inc: $60,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetProject Fibonacci Foundation Inc: $57,750 over 2y, 17% of budgetMusic Heals International: $55,000 over 2y, 16% of budgetMasonic Medical Research Laboratory: $52,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetEndeavor Western New York Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetWells of Life Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMillion Dollar Women Fund Inc: $45,000 over 1y, 30% of budgetRank the Vote Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetYWCA of the Mohawk Valley: $32,528 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetOn Point for College Inc: $29,186 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetRensselaer Polytechnic Institute: $27,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHospice & Palliative Care Inc: $27,064 over 1y, 0.4% of budget4 Elements Studio Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 5.9% of budgetSculpture Space Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 5.4% of budgetAbraham House: $25,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetHerkimer 9 Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 34% of budgetShippensburg University Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCentral Current Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetDefy Ventures Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSleep in Heavenly Peace Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAsian American Dream Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetBizworld Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetThe Womens Fund of Herkimer & Oneida County Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 7.1% of budgetThe Signals Network Inc: $8,333 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetMohawk Valley Economic Development District Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Utica Center for Development Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 59.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties IncNY45.6× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties Inc · Bank of Utica Foundation Inc · Burrows Foundation · Indium Corporation and Macartney Family Foundation Inc · Price Chopper's Golub Foundation · The Rob Esche Save of the Day Foundation Inc · The Griffin Charitable Foundation Inc · Hazen B Hinman Sr Foundation Inc · Joseph and Inez E Carbone Foundation · Utica National Group Foundation Inc · United Way of the Mohawk Valley Inc · The James H Wurz Jr and Edward T Wurz Sr Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About UpMobility Foundation Inc

How much does UpMobility Foundation Inc give?
UpMobility Foundation Inc reported 55 grants totaling $6,100,871 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 29 and 45 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
What does UpMobility Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (17%), Philanthropy (15%), Human Services (12%).
Who are UpMobility Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: Right to Start ($600k), Upstate Venture Connect Corporation ($500k), Friends of Bassett Inc ($500k).
Does UpMobility Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 69% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does UpMobility Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as UpMobility Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties Inc, Bank of Utica Foundation Inc, Burrows Foundation.
Where is UpMobility Foundation Inc based?
UpMobility Foundation Inc is based in NY.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 117 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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