NonprofitsChildren Up

International, Foreign Affairs & National Security

Children Up

ELMHURST, IL

Total revenue

$163K

Total expenses

$142K

Net assets

$536K

Grants received

$18K

10 grants

EIN

710134556

Tax year

2024

Mission

Creating academic opportunities for students to become productive members of society. Children UP supports post-primary scholarships in northern Uganda starting with Senior 1 students who scored in Division 1 and 2 in the Primary Leaving Exam.

Programs

1 program

Since 2008 ChildrenUP has worked with 92 scholarship beneficiaries. Our success rate is 85%. The students success is supported by our two tiered mentoring system. In FY2025 fifty-one students are currently enrolled in schools. Twenty five students have completed at least six years of support. Two students found alternative financial support. Fourteen students did not complete the program.

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Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$153K
Program service revenue
Investment income$397
Other revenue$10K
Total revenue$163K

Expenses

Grants paid$81K
Salaries & benefits$50K
Fundraising
Other expenses$11K
Total expenses$142K
Total assets$536K
Net assets$536K

People

10 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Merry Karlette Murray

Secretary

Board

3 hrs/wk

Michael Lynch

Treasurer

Board

3 hrs/wk

Phyllis Cady

Board Member

Board

7 hrs/wk

Linda Carpenter

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Karian Karavolos

Board Member

Board

3 hrs/wk

Elizabeth Laliberte

Board Member

Board

15 hrs/wk

William C Lyman

Board Member

Board

3 hrs/wk

Charles D Laliberte

Board Chair

Board

7 hrs/wk

John Nester

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Novella Ferreri

Executive Director

Staff

$46K

20 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 10 of 10

FromAmountPurposeYear
$6K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$1K
Program Support
2023
$1K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$1K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$500
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$500
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2020
$1K
UNRESTRICTED
2019
$250
UNRESTRICTED
2018

Funded by

$18K from 6 funders · 10 grants · 2018–2024

The Dupage Community Foundation

$6K · 1 grant · 2020

Haque Family Foundation

$4K · 5 grants · 2018–2023

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

$1K · 1 grant · 2023

LPL Financial Foundation Inc

$500 · 1 grant · 2020

Details

EIN710134556
NTEE codeQ33
Subsection03
Ruling date2008-10
Formed2007
Employees1
Volunteers10
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