Upstream USA Inc
Boston, MA · EIN 35-2581424. Reported 187 grants totalling $6,771,902 to 125 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Upstream USA Inc, the IRS classifies it under health care rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE E21) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 125 distinct organizations, with 22% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 50% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $22,000. Half of what it reported fell between $13,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $5,300 and the largest $800,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Womens Health and Family Planning Association of Texas | Austin, TX | $1,478,387 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers Inc | Boston, MA | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alliancechicago | Chicago, IL | $407,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Converge Inc | Ridgeland, MS | $275,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington Association for Community Health | Olympia, WA | $170,624 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 504HEALTHNET | Metairie, LA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North End Community Health Committee Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Creek Valley Health Clinic | Colorado City, AZ | $97,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Charlotte Community Health Clinic Inc | Charlotte, NC | $79,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Caring for Colorado Centennial Fund | Denver, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Caring Health Center Inc | Springfield, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Charles River Community Health Inc | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Codman Square Health Center Inc | Dorchester, MA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Health Center of Cape Cod Inc | Mashpee, MA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| South Boston Community Health Center Inc | South Boston, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Unity Health Care Inc | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital Operating Corporation | Greensboro, NC | $73,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lewis County Community Health Services | Chehalis, WA | $72,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Clinic Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Health Services Corporation | Twin Falls, ID | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northshore Health Centers Inc | Portage, IN | $56,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Colorado Coalition for the Homeless | Denver, CO | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Asian American Health Coalition of the Greater Houston Area | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Health Programs Inc | Gt Barrington, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cambridge Public Health Commission Dba Cambridge Health Alliance | Malden, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dothouse Health Inc | Dorchester, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Healthfirst Network Inc | Wausau, WI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jefferson Community Health Care Centers Inc | Avondale, LA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lone Star Community Health Center Inc | Conroe, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lowell Community Health Center Inc | Lowell, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mattapan Community Health Center Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Odyssey House Louisiana Inc | New Orleans, LA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wright Center Medical Group | Scranton, PA | $48,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clinica Colorado | Westminster, CO | $47,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | Seattle, WA | $47,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lch Health and Community Services | Kennett Sq, PA | $46,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kinston Community Health Center Inc | Kinston, NC | $45,075 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jefferson Co Public Hospital District 2 Dba Jefferson Healthcare | Port Townsend, WA | $44,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Centered Youth Clinic and Consulting Pllc Chinwe Efuribe | Manor, TX | $41,340 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Caldwell County | Lenoir, NC | $41,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Samuel U Rodgers Health Center Inc | Kansas City, MO | $38,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tri County Community Health Council Inc | Four Oaks, NC | $37,970 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jane Pauley Community Health Center Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whidbey Island Public Hospital District | Coupeville, WA | $37,276 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Appalachian Mountain Community He | Asheville, NC | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Health of Central Washington | Yakima, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ibn Sina Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Konza Prairie Community Health Center Inc | Junction City, KS | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Providence Community Health Centers Inc | Providence, RI | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tyler Family Circle of Care | Tyler, TX | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Valley-Wide Health Systems Inc | Alamosa, CO | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Union Gospel Mission of Yakima Wash | Yakima, WA | $32,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Project Vida Health Center | El Paso, TX | $31,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Triangle Area Network Inc | Beaumont, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rockbridge Area Free Clinic | Lexington, VA | $29,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Start Corporation | Houma, LA | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| La Clinica Tepeyac Inc | Denver, CO | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wood River Health Services Inc | Hope Valley, RI | $26,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alliance Community Healthcare Inc | Jersey City, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Care Ring Inc | Charlotte, NC | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Columbia Basin Health Association | Othello, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Comprehensive Community Action Inc | Cranston, RI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Doctors Care | Littleton, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Healthfirst Family Care Center Inc | Fall River, MA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| High Country Community Health | Boone, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hilltown Community Health Centers Inc | Worthington, MA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| International Community Health Services | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oakland Intergrated Healthcare Network | Pontiac, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Outer Cape Health Services Inc | Harwich Port, MA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pace Community Action Agency Inc | Vincennes, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Patient Centered Primary Care Foundation | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Public Health Authority of Cabarrus County Dba Cabarrus Health Alliance | Kannapolis, NC | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | Lumberton, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stanley Street Treatment and Resources | Fall River, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley | Fresno, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whittier Street Health Center Committere Inc | Roxbury, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Your Health Clinic | Sherman, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Finger Lakes Community Health Inc | Penn Yan, NY | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Shore Community Health Inc | Salem, MA | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lifespring Inc | Jeffersonvlle, IN | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Klickitat County | Goldendale, WA | $22,172 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pacific County Health and Human Services | South Bend, WA | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Holyoke Health Center Inc | Holyoke, MA | $21,890 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Manet Community Health Center Inc | North Quincy, MA | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baton Rouge Primary Care Collarborative Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| County of Alamance | Graham, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gaston Family Health Services Inc | Gastonia, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater New Bedford Community Health Center Inc | New Bedford, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center Inc | Dorchester, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids First Health Care | Commerce City, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Midway Family Planning Services Inc | Brownwood, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Multicare Health System | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rhode Island Public Health Foundation Inc | Providence, RI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Alabama Womens Center Inc | Tuscaloosa, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Health Center of Franklin County Incorporated | Greenfield, MA | $18,280 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fenway Community Health Center Inc | Boston, MA | $18,213 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| County of Buncombe Dba Buncombe County Health and Human Services | Asherville, NC | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| County of Guilford | Greensboro, NC | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tri-County Community Action Agency | Johnston, RI | $17,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Health Center of Worcester Inc | Worcester, MA | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| County of Wake | Maleigh, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harbor Health Services Inc | Mattapan, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mecklenburg County | Charlotte, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Talbot County Health Department | Easton, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gaston County Department of Health and Human Services | Gastonia, NC | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation Dba Chehalis Tribal Wellness Center | Oakville, WA | $13,150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Adams County Colorado | Brighton, CO | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charlotte Community Health Clinic Inc | Charlotte, NC | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arapahoe County Government | Littleton, CO | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Victa LLC | Providence, RI | $11,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Coastal Medical Physicians Inc | Providence, RI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Douglas County and Unincorporated Towns | Minden, NV | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Generations Family Health Center Inc | Willimantic, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hospital Service District 1A of the Parish of Richland State of La | Delhi, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peak Vista Community Health Centers | Colorado Spgs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Plains Public Health District | Brownfield, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seattle-King County Department of Public Health | Seattle, WA | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Berks Community Health Center | Reading, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bayhealth Medical Center Inc | Dover, DE | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baystate Medical Practices Inc | Springfield, MA | $7,375 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Association of Community Health Centers Inc | Austin, TX | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program Inc | Boston, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Health Centers | Okanogan, WA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
56 of 125 (45%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers Inc
Reproductive Health Program Training
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 84 of 125 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | $285,925 | $13,575 |
| 2022 | 22 | $858,840 | $18,000 |
| 2023 | 70 | $2,586,499 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 77 | $3,040,638 | $23,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
27% of its giving went to organizations in Texas. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $22,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Texas.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Upstream USA Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 77 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 2 Oliver St Suite 402, Boston, MA, 02109.
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