Center for Urban Biblical Ministry
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 251700440
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2022–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2020, Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Phone
- 4122479010
- Rating
- 86
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Education N.E.C.
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $122,459
- Expenses
- $118,988
- Assets
- $49,935
- Liabilities
- $2,535
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
People named in this filing
- REV HELEN M JACKSON (EXECUTIVE DI)
- WAYNE BRADLEY COBB (BOARD CHAIRM)
- REV MICHAEL DAY (VICE CHAIRMA)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Our mission statement the mission of the center for urban biblical ministry (cubm) is to glorify god by educating urban students in southwestern Pennsylvania for effective service in their local communities. Cubm provides accredited bible-based degree programs granted by geneva college and other learning experiences in a christian community where deep relationships with others of diverse backgrounds are encouraged, equipping students to further the kingdom of christ and transform society for the glory of god. Our statement of faith we believe the bible is the inspired, only infallible, authoritative word of god there is one god, eternally existent in three person, father, son and holy spirit in the deity of jesus christ, his virgin birth, sinless life, atoning death, resurrection, ascension to the right hand of the father and future return in power and glory for salvation of the lost and sinful, regeneration by the holy spirit is absolutely essential in the present ministry of the holy
What it reported doing in 2024
The urban leadership initiative (uli) program provides students with the fullest possible exposure to the urban communities in which they minister, serve, and live. Ulis programs seminars, conferences, workshops, and forums are designed to encourage and equip students for participation in a variety of interdisciplinary and interdenominational christian ministries, faith-based agencies, community organizations, government agencies, and businesses. Uli uses collaborations, internships, and mentoring relationships to expand the students education outside of the classroom. Many of ulis programs are available to leaders who are not students at cubm but are involved in urban leadership positions. Urban heroes: pittsburgh urban heroes project started in 2010 to recognize and honor western Pennsylvania residents who serve their communities with distinction and model servant leadership. These individuals help others, making their communities better and more meaningful every day with little or no recognition. A grant from the multicultural arts initiative helped us launch the project: urban heroes: stories of ordinary pittsburgh residents who do extraordinary things. Every two years we tell their amazing stories in a book available to the public for purchase. Please visit our our pittsburgh urban heroes website (http://www.pittsburghurbanheroes.com/), to read or listen to the stories of both current and previous urban heroes. You can also purchase our latest urban heroes publication or nominate an urban hero from your community. Urban leadership initiative international (ulii): educates students and the public about the trends, challenges, and opportunities in the ministry world outside of the urban area. Ulii sponsors workshops, classes, and missions trips that provide individuals with firsthand experience in cross-cultural ministry. By doing so, ulii aims to develop global leaders who are equipped to face the challenges of the 21st century.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 85
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 34
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 84.5%; rating input score 84
- Program expense ratio: 86.9%; rating input score 87
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 2.8%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.42; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 39.9%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -9.5% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -12.9% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 84.5% of revenue deployed · 86.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $103K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 30/100.