San Carlos, CA

UPWIND FOUNDATION INC

EIN 47-2699348

Education & Youth Development STEM & Technology Education Children & youth

Mission

Encourage interest in aviation for high school–aged students by awarding scholarships that cover ground and flight training so recipients can earn a Private Pilot certificate during the summer between their junior and senior years.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About UPWIND FOUNDATION INC

Upwind Foundation, Inc. is a San Carlos-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs the Upwind Summer Scholarship program, which provides intensive ground and flight training to high-school students interested in aviation. The program covers classroom materials, FAA knowledge testing, a medical exam, flight instruction, and the FAA checkride with a goal of helping scholars earn their Private Pilot certificate. The foundation has run summer scholarships annually since 2013 and organizes mentorship and selection activities that connect students with local flight instructors and the Bay Area general aviation community. Recent annual cohorts (2022–2024) enrolled multiple high-school students each summer and proceeded through ground school and flight training culminating in FAA checkrides.

Notable achievements

Sustained annual scholarship program

Has awarded Upwind Summer Scholarships every year since 2013, delivering multi-week ground and flight training to high-school students and maintaining an ongoing pipeline of scholar cohorts.

Recent program scale and outcomes (2022–2024)

Between 2022 and 2024 the foundation ran full summer cohorts (five scholars in 2022 and 2023; four scholars in 2024), with participants completing intensive ground and flight training and preparing for FAA checkrides at the end of the program.

Secured philanthropic support to expand operations

Received institutional grants and donor support in recent years that have helped fund scholarships and program delivery, enabling the foundation to increase program capacity and sustain annual offerings.

At a glance

Total assets: $119K
Annual revenue: $148K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 47-2699348
Location: San Carlos, CA
Website: www.upwindscholarship.com
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Operates as an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity and files annual Form 990 returns; registered to solicit in California (current charity registration status).

Documented and profiled on nonprofit data platforms (public Form 990 filings are available and the organization is listed on nonprofit databases used by donors and researchers).

Established community and industry partnerships (notably with local flight training providers) and acknowledged donor support from foundations and community giving funds that have publicly supported the program.

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