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Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 13-7196672

Uphill Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 8 grants and $1.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2020 (period ending Dec 31, 2020), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

3 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,510,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2019

    $902,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $21,509,484

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,288,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $22,162,641

Grants paid in 2020

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Local Initiatives Support CorporationNew York, NY

    For the West Philadelphia Sustainable Communities Initiative, and for the Eastern North Initiative

    $500,000
  2. NARAL Pro-Choice America FoundationWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $400,000
  3. Natural Resource Defense FundNew York, NY

    Oceans work and Litigation Fund

    $200,000
  4. Human Rights WatchNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $150,000
  5. Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NY

    Restricted to freshwater turtle and tortoise conservation work

    $125,000
  6. Horticultural Society of New YorkNew York, NY

    GreenHouse & GreenTeam programs

    $75,000
  7. Land Trust AllianceWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $40,000
  8. Mackinaw Straits Raptor WatchPetoskey, MI

    Unrestricted

    $20,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Community development1 grant $500,00056% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $150,00017% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $125,00014% of the total
  4. Environment2 grants $115,00013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $1,050,000
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $440,000
  3. Michigan1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Christophe J VelayTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $9,861
  • Barbara P RobinsonTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $9,861
  • Nels WangensteenTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $9,861

The return

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