North Carolina · Public charity
Upstream Works
Upstream Works Collaborative provides creative,accessible service solutions to help changemakers navigate complex challenges. We support grassroots leaders, community initiatives, and early-stage nonprofits by offering the critical infrastructure they need to focus on their mission and create lasting impact.
- $92k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 8
- Grants FY2025
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $12,900
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $13,350
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $963k
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2024 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2024 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankofa Birth Foundation Inc | $16,750 | 1 | 24% |
| Bull City Athletic Association | $16,750 | 1 | n/a |
| El Centro Hispano Inc | $16,750 | 1 | 1% |
| Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities | $16,750 | 1 | 4% |
| Maame Mobilizing African American Mothers Through Empowerment Inc | $16,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Hearts Helping Each Adolescent Reach Their Spark | $16,750 | 1 | 11% |
| Fatherhood of Durham | $16,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Refugee Community Partnership Inc | $16,750 | 1 | 1% |
| Equity Before Birth | $16,750 | 1 | 3% |
| Mecklenburg Food Policy Council | $13,350 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 17 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankofa Birth Foundation Inc | $16,750 | 1 | 24% |
| Bull City Athletic Association | $16,750 | 1 | n/a |
| El Centro Hispano Inc | $16,750 | 1 | 1% |
| Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities | $16,750 | 1 | 4% |
| Maame Mobilizing African American Mothers Through Empowerment Inc | $16,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Hearts Helping Each Adolescent Reach Their Spark | $16,750 | 1 | 11% |
| Fatherhood of Durham | $16,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Refugee Community Partnership Inc | $16,750 | 1 | 1% |
| Equity Before Birth | $16,750 | 1 | 3% |
| Mecklenburg Food Policy Council | $13,350 | 1 | n/a |
| Men & Women United for Youth & Families Inc | $13,025 | 1 | n/a |
| Kind Kitchen Group | $13,000 | 1 | 15% |
| West Marion Inc | $12,900 | 1 | 1% |
| Toxic Free North Carolina Inc | $12,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Gaston Family Health Services Inc | $10,125 | 1 | 0% |
| Island Culturez | $8,850 | 1 | n/a |
| Farmer Foodshare Inc | $7,750 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Upstream Works supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc · Triangle Community Foundation Inc · North Carolina Community Foundation · United Way of the Greater Triangle Inc · Foundation for the Carolinas · Carolina Farm Stewardship Association · Strowd Roses Inc · Duke University · Impactassetsinc · NEO Philanthropy Inc · Duke Energy Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc
How this is measured
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About Upstream Works
- How much does Upstream Works give?
- Upstream Works reported 8 grants totaling $91,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does Upstream Works fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2024 to FY2025, its largest causes are Community Improvement (46%), Health (11%), Food & Nutrition (8%).
- Who are Upstream Works's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2024 to FY2025: Sankofa Birth Foundation Inc ($17k), Bull City Athletic Association ($17k), El Centro Hispano Inc ($17k).
- Which funders back the same organizations as Upstream Works?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc, Triangle Community Foundation Inc, North Carolina Community Foundation.
- Where is Upstream Works based?
- Upstream Works is based in NC.
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