Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
421734371
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2014
Location
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Rating
36
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Civil Rights

Reported finances

Revenue
$55,894
Expenses
$75,201
Assets
$74,368

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Terri Burnor (acting executive director Jan-May executive director June-Dec)

People named in this filing

  • Chad Snyder (Board Member Aug-Dec)
  • Dallas Rising (Senior Movement Organizer)
  • Meleah Houseknecht (Treasurer July-Dec and Board Member full year)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our organization serves Unitarian Universalist congregations and individuals primarily in Minnesota and neighboring areas. Our mission is to unleash courageous leadership and collective power to build a just and loving world. We are rooted in the Unitarian Universalist shared values of interdependence pluralism justice transformation generosity and equity -- all centered around love. In partnership with community leaders coalitions multi-faith networks our organization supports Unitarian Universalists in being skilled accountable collaborative and spiritually grounded in the work of mutual care and systemic change.

What it reported doing in 2025

In solidarity with the LGBTQIAplus community the organization provided educational workshops for more than 120 participants that addressed the impact of anti-transgender policies and social movements. A chaplain intern offered spiritual care and direct support through small group session and individual appointments. In addition the organization conducted outreach at community events including the Twin Cities Pride Festival where staff and volunteers provided blessings and supportive engagement to more than 2,000 visitors to its booth.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 1
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 1.3%; rating input score 1
  • Program expense ratio: 0.9%; rating input score 1

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -34.5%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.99; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 78.5%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 29.4% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -13.5% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -17.7% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 1.3% of revenue deployed · 0.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $713 in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 1/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.