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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: July 2024 Expires: July 2026

Trickle Up Program

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(212) 255-9980
31 West 34th Street, Suite 7001
New York, NY, 10001
https://trickleup.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Trickle Up Program meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to bring breakthrough opportunities to the world's poorest and most vulnerable people."

Year, State Incorporated:
1981, CT

Trickle Up Program (Trickle Up) reports that it partners with women in extreme poverty to build economic opportunity. Along with implementing partners, the organization works with women and vulnerable populations to forge pathways out of poverty, allowing them to build microenterprises and sustainable livelihoods. Partners include local organizations, global institutions, and local governments.  Trickle Up states that it operates projects in Colombia, Guatemala, India, Mexico, and Uganda, along with teams based in India, Mexico, and the United States.

For the year ended August 31, 2023, Trickle Up Program's program expenses were:

Program implementation $2,023,949
Technical assistance $690,844
Program support $435,732
Public education $372,136
Research $259,216
Total Program Expenses $3,781,877

Chief Executive
Nathalie Laidler-Kylander, President

Compensation*
$251,500

Chair of the Board
Benjamin Segal

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Math Teacher, Mott Hall Bronx High School

Board Size
21

Paid Staff Size
47

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Planned giving arrangements

Fundraising costs were 18% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $5,351,665, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Trickle Up Program's audited financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Contributions $5,084,191
Government grants and contracts $818,881
In-kind contributions $267,474
Investment income, net $258,124
Interest income $64,502
Other income $3,407
Total Income $6,496,579

Programs: 65% Fundraising: 17% Administrative: 18%

Total Income $6,496,579
Total expenses: $5,782,254
  Program expenses $3,781,877
  Fundraising expenses $976,388
  Administrative expenses $1,023,989
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $714,325
Beginning Net Assets $7,366,351
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $8,080,676
Total Liabilities $721,429
Total Assets $8,802,105

Note: According to Trickle Up's audited financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2023, the organization received $267,474 in contributed goods and services including public relations and video production ($121,952), legal services ($105,522), and fundraising speaker fee and other ($40,000).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance