Uplifters was created to rebuild homes, reduce displacement, lessen the burden on government and to contribute to the rebuilding of community infrastructure and services following the January 2025 wildfire.
California nonprofit public benefit corporation. EIN: 33-3761515
Formally recognized as contributing to LA's recovery objectives — rebuilding housing and supporting repopulation.
All program elements are structured to serve a defined charitable purpose. No private benefit. No equity extraction.
Uplifters directly replaces homes lost in the wildfire with new, resilient single-family homes designed for long-term ownership.
The program operates at a scale that individual homeowners and conventional developers have not pursued — approximately 60 homes across 14 streets. This scale creates visible rebuilding momentum and proves value to speculative developers who are currently sitting on the sidelines instead of building.
Uplifters performs rebuilding activities that would otherwise fall to public agencies, government programs, and individual homeowners operating without coordination.
By providing organized, capital-backed execution, the Foundation reduces the administrative, financial, and logistical load on government recovery programs.
Displacement is not only a housing problem. Long-term displacement erodes community fabric, reduces tax base, and disrupts schools, businesses, and civic institutions.
By accelerating the return of residents, Uplifters directly supports the restoration of Pacific Palisades as a functioning community.
After repayment of all bond obligations, any remaining program proceeds are allocated to charitable purposes — not to investors or founders.
This structure ensures that the entire capital cycle serves the community.
The Foundation operates as a California nonprofit public benefit corporation and 501(c)(3) organization. All program activities are structured to further its charitable mandate — reducing displacement, restoring community stability, and lessening the burden on government. The Foundation intends that its activities do not constitute an unrelated trade or business within the meaning of Section 513 of the Internal Revenue Code.
The tax-exempt bond financing structure requires that all program elements serve a qualified charitable purpose. No private benefit accrues to any individual or investor. All capital is returned through programmatic home transfers, and any surplus is reinvested in the community.
The Program is limited in scope and duration to the recovery of housing following the January 2025 wildfire and is not intended to constitute an ongoing real estate development or sales business.
