UpTogether (formerly the Family Independence Initiative) is a national US nonprofit that delivers unrestricted, unconditional recurring cash to low-income families and runs a member platform through which communities support each other. It administers dozens of guaranteed income funds, some purely philanthropic and some funded by state or local agencies.
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Mixed. Funded by philanthropic foundations and individual donors alongside state and local government agency grants; UpTogether's leadership has publicly said philanthropy alone cannot sustain the work and that public policy is needed.
National 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a CEO and board, operating a member platform; strong emphasis on trusting recipients and on participant voice.
Founded as the Family Independence Initiative by Mauricio Lim Miller
Active across many US states in 2025-2026. Current and recent funds include the UpTogether Illinois Community Fund (52 families at $500/month for one year), an East Oakland fund (300 low-income families at $500/month, kept running entirely by donations), and administration of large city-scale programmes in San Antonio and Austin.
- MIXED FUNDING: some UpTogether funds (Oakland, Illinois Community Fund) are entirely donor-financed; others are contracted by city or state agencies, and government grants are larger than private donations overall. Include with that caveat.
- Austin's UpTogether-administered guaranteed income programme was cut back by the city, illustrating the fragility of the public-funded side.
- Useful to the directory as the largest US nonprofit operator of unconditional cash at scale.