Uplands Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 76-0662839

Uplands Foundation is a private foundation, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $814K in total assets. In 2025, it made $1K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $33K.

Key facts about Uplands Foundation

EIN
76-0662839
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Total assets
$813,722

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$814K

+4.4% YoY

Revenue

$38K

-11.9% YoY

Qualifying Distributions

$1K

-94.8% YoY

Expenses

$3K

-85.2% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Uplands Foundation reported a distributable amount of $49K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Uplands Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 2% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

New York

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2023) to $1.5M (2022). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $20K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$813,722$779,223$759,512
Revenue$37,970$43,119$40,570
Expenses$3,471$23,408$4,942
Qualifying Distributions$1,100$21,113$3,050
Net Investment Income$33,399$38,599$36,578
Distributable Amount$49,257$49,151$48,006

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Uplands Foundation is led by Gay M. Rogers, Trustee on every filing since 2022 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gay M. Rogers

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Uplands Foundation

How large is Uplands Foundation?

Uplands Foundation reported $814K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $49K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Uplands Foundation operate?

Uplands Foundation has awarded grants in New York.

What is Uplands Foundation's EIN?

Uplands Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0662839. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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