Uplands Foundation
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.
Uplands Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $813,722
- +4.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $37,970
- -11.9% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $1,100
- -94.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,471
- -85.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Uplands Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2023) to $1.5M (2022). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated New York, NY | Charitable | $10,000 |
| National Audubon Society Inc New York, NY | Charitable | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $813,722 | $37,970 | $3,471 | — | — | $1,100 | $33,399 | $49,257 |
| 2024 | $779,223 | $43,119 | $23,408 | $20,000 | 2 | $21,113 | $38,599 | $49,151 |
| 2023 | $759,512 | $40,570 | $4,942 | $2,000 | 1 | $3,050 | $36,578 | $48,006 |
| 2022 | $723,884 | $19,183 | $1,503,149 | $1,500,000 | 1 | $1,501,250 | $14,784 | $90,379 |
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.
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.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024
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