MAN UP AND GO

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

2352 DREW ST, CLEARWATER, FL 33765-3310

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

JEFFREY FORD, 2352 DREW ST, CLEARWATER, FL 33765

Signed the 990

JEFFREY FORD, CEO

Phone

(727) 266-0226

Website

WWW.MANUPANDGO.ORG

Return prepared by

CBIZ ADVISORS LLC

Mission

MAN UP MOBILIZES, SUPPORTS, AND TRAINS MEN TO MODEL HEALTHY MASCULINITY IN THEIR HOMES, CHURCHES, AND COMMUNITIES SO THAT FATHERLESSNESS DECREASES IN THE WORLD.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THROUGH MENTORING, FATHERHOOD COACHING, DISCIPLESHIP, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, MAN UP EQUIPS MEN TO GROW AS RESPONSIBLE FATHERS, MENTORS, AND LEADERS WHO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES AND INTERRUPT CYCLES OF GENERATIONAL FATHERLESSNESS. BY DEVELOPING STRONG MALE ROLE MODELS AND CONNECTING THEM TO OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE YOUTH, SUPPORT VULNERABLE FAMILIES, AND INVEST IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, MAN UP WORKS TO CREATE LASTING SOCIAL CHANGE THAT IMPROVES CHILD WELL-BEING, PROMOTES FAMILY STABILITY, AND FOSTERS HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY.

Program accomplishments

• MAN UP PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING AND MENTORING TO FATHERS SEEKING TO STRENGTHEN THEIR ROLE AS RESPONSIBLE PARENTS AND LEADERS IN THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. PARTICIPANTS WORK WITH TRAINED COACHES TO DEVELOP INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING PLANS FOCUSED ON AREAS SUCH AS EMPLOYMENT STABILITY, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, SOBRIETY, PARENTING SKILLS, AND PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY. COACHES MEET REGULARLY WITH PARTICIPANTS TO ESTABLISH GOALS, MONITOR PROGRESS, AND PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT AND GUIDANCE AS FATHERS WORK TOWARD IMPROVED FAMILY STABILITY AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THEIR CHILDREN.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE PROGRAM FREQUENTLY SERVES FATHERS WHO ARE NAVIGATING DIFFICULT LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, REUNIFICATION WITH THEIR CHILDREN, OR BARRIERS RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, OR PERSONAL STABILITY. THROUGH COACHING RELATIONSHIPS AND STRUCTURED DEVELOPMENT PLANS, PARTICIPANTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH PRACTICAL TOOLS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR CAPACITY AS FATHERS AND POSITIVE ROLE MODELS.DURING THE YEAR, MAN UP PROVIDED INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING AND MENTORING TO FATHERS SEEKING TO STRENGTHEN THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. PARTICIPANTS WORKED WITH TRAINED COACHES TO ESTABLISH AND COMPLETE GOALS RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT, PERSONAL STABILITY, AND RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD. THROUGH ONGOING MENTORSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY, FATHERS DEMONSTRATED INCREASED ENGAGEMENT WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND IMPROVED CAPACITY TO PROVIDE STABLE AND SUPPORTIVE HOME ENVIRONMENTS.
  Expenses $1,531,902 · grants $481,123 · revenue $4,606
• MAN UP STRENGTHENS VULNERABLE CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH CHILD SPONSORSHIP, MENTORSHIP, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND ITS AUTHENTIC MASCULINITY PROGRAM, IMPLEMENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. THESE PROGRAMS IMPROVE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, NUTRITION, AND SPIRITUAL FORMATION WHILE PROMOTING LONG-TERM STABILITY FOR CHILDREN AT RISK OF POVERTY AND FAMILY SEPARATION.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THROUGH ITS CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM, MAN UP CONNECTS SUPPORTERS WITH CHILDREN IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, HELPING PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL FEES, MEALS, AND HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT THAT ENABLE CHILDREN TO REMAIN SAFELY SUPPORTED WITHIN THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.IN ADDITION, MAN UP DELIVERS ITS AUTHENTIC MASCULINITY PROGRAM TO DISCIPLE MEN AS FATHERS, MENTORS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO MODEL HEALTHY, RESPONSIBLE MASCULINITY IN THEIR HOMES, CHURCHES, AND NEIGHBORHOODS. BY EQUIPPING MEN TO STRENGTHEN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND INVEST IN THE NEXT GENERATION, THE PROGRAM HELPS BUILD LOCAL LEADERSHIP CAPACITY AND SUPPORTS STRONGER OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH. MISSION TEAMS FURTHER REINFORCE THESE EFFORTS BY ENCOURAGING LOCAL PARTNERS AND EXPANDING MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS THAT PROMOTE LONG-TERM COMMUNITY STABILITY.DURING THE YEAR, MAN UP SUPPORTED 261 CHILDREN THROUGH OUR CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM, OVER 275 MEN PARTICIPATED IN OUR AUTHENTIC MASCULINITY PROGRAM, AND 45 TRIP PARTICIPANTS SERVED ON SHORT TERM MISSION TEAMS HELPING CATALYZE LASTING TRANSFORMATION ACROSS 16 DIFFERENT INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT ETHIOPIA, UGANDA, AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
  Expenses $428,327 · grants $120,522 · revenue $171,438
• MAN UP PROVIDES MENTORING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOYS AND YOUNG MEN IMPACTED BY THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AND THOSE WHO LACK CONSISTENT MALE ROLE MODELS. THROUGH STRUCTURED ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS, GROUP MENTORING ENVIRONMENTS, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE GUIDANCE FOCUSED ON CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, LIFE SKILLS, AND HEALTHY MASCULINITY.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)ALL PARTICIPANTS BEGIN WITH AN INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING PLAN THAT IDENTIFIES PERSONAL GOALS RELATED TO EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, RELATIONSHIPS, AND OVERALL WELL-BEING. SERVICES ARE DELIVERED BY TRAINED VOLUNTEER MENTORS, INCLUDING VOLUNTEERS EQUIPPED IN TRUST-BASED RELATIONAL INTERVENTION (TBRI), A TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH THAT SUPPORTS YOUTH WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED INSTABILITY OR ADVERSITY. MENTORS PROVIDE CONSISTENT ENCOURAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY WHILE HELPING YOUNG MEN STRENGTHEN DECISION-MAKING SKILLS, BUILD CONFIDENCE, AND DEVELOP A POSITIVE VISION FOR ADULTHOOD AND FUTURE LEADERSHIP ROLES.
  Expenses $387,521
• MAN UP OPERATES THE ADOPT-A-FAMILY PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT TO FOSTER, ADOPTIVE, KINSHIP, AND REUNIFIED FAMILIES CARING FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN. EACH PARTICIPATING FAMILY WORKS WITH PROGRAM STAFF TO DEVELOP A CUSTOMIZED SERVICE PLAN DESIGNED TO ADDRESS PRACTICAL NEEDS AND REDUCE THE STRESS ASSOCIATED WITH CARING FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA. FAMILIES ARE PAIRED WITH TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDE RELATIONAL SUPPORT AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SERVICES MAY INCLUDE MEALS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, TUTORING ASSISTANCE, FURNITURE, CLOTHING, HOME PROJECTS, RESPITE OPPORTUNITIES, AND OTHER SUPPORT IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE FAMILY'S INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE PLAN. VOLUNTEER FAMILY ADVOCATES SERVE AS THE PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT FOR FAMILIES AND HELP COORDINATE SERVICES AND COMMUNICATE NEEDS TO PROGRAM STAFF. BY PROVIDING CONSISTENT VOLUNTEER SUPPORT AND REDUCING DAY-TO-DAY STRESS FOR CAREGIVERS, THE PROGRAM HELPS STRENGTHEN FAMILY STABILITY FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED FOSTER CARE OR FAMILY DISRUPTION. THESE SERVICES ENCOURAGE LONG-TERM CAREGIVER RETENTION, PROMOTE HEALTHY FAMILY ENVIRONMENTS, AND HELP ENSURE CHILDREN REMAIN IN STABLE HOMES.DURING THE YEAR, MAN UP SUPPORTED 199 CAREGIVERS AND 451 CHILDREN THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE PLANS AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT. VOLUNTEERS GENEROUSLY PROVIDED OVER 1,200 VOLUNTEER HOURS OF SUPPORT TO FAMILIES. AND OVER 6,000 SUPPORT SERVICES WERE PROVIDED THROUGH PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDING MEALS, HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT, RESPITE EVENTS, COUNSELING, AND COMMUNITY GATHERINGS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN CAREGIVER RESILIENCE AND FAMILY STABILITY.
  Expenses $239,910
• PATROS IS MAN UP'S DISCIPLESHIP INITIATIVE THAT EQUIPS MEN TO MODEL HEALTHY, RESPONSIBLE MASCULINITY IN THEIR HOMES, CHURCHES, AND COMMUNITIES. THROUGH STRUCTURED CURRICULUM, SMALL-GROUP DEVELOPMENT, CHURCH ENAGEMENT, MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS, AND EDUCATIONAL GATHERINGS, PARTICIPANTS ARE GUIDED TO GROW IN CHARACTER, STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS, AND INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY TO SERVE AS FATHERS, MENTORS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.THE PROGRAM PROVIDES PRACTICAL TEACHING ON IDENTITY, RESPONSIBILITY, PURPOSE, AND RELATIONAL LEADERSHIP, HELPING MEN DEVELOP HABITS AND SKILLS THAT SUPPORT FAMILY STABILITY AND POSITIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH. PATROS ALSO PREPARES VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE AS MENTORS TO BOYS, YOUNG MEN, AND FATHERS IMPACTED BY FATHER ABSENCE AND THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, EXPANDING THE NETWORK OF TRAINED MALE ROLE MODELS AVAILABLE TO VULNERABLE FAMILIES.BY FORMING MEN WHO INVEST CONSISTENTLY IN THE NEXT GENERATION, PATROS STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES AND ADVANCES MAN UP'S MISSION TO BREAK CYCLES OF GENERATIONAL FATHERLESSNESS THROUGH MENTORING, DISCIPLESHIP, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.
  Expenses $202,794 · revenue $428

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

47-1933529

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

2018

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Human services (P30)

Assets (IRS master file)

$2,082,622

Income (IRS master file)

$4,348,740

Revocation and reinstatement

Exemption revoked

May 15, 2017

Posted by the IRS

August 16, 2017

Reinstated

Effective May 15, 2017

From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 47-1933529).

Questions about MAN UP AND GO

What is the EIN of MAN UP AND GO?

The employer identification number (EIN) of MAN UP AND GO is 47-1933529.

Is MAN UP AND GO tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2017 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2017.

Are donations to MAN UP AND GO tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does MAN UP AND GO file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of MAN UP AND GO due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did MAN UP AND GO last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of MAN UP AND GO?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JEFFREY FORD.

Who are the officers and directors of MAN UP AND GO?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $131,988 (JEFFREY FORD, CEO).

How much revenue does MAN UP AND GO have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,100,357, expenses of $3,367,158 and total assets of $2,082,622 at year end.

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