Umoja Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
934716399
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Fargo, ND, USA
Phone
7018954399
Rating
43
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Culture, and Humanities N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$192,638
Expenses
$148,174
Assets
$47,682
Liabilities
$3,218

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • FREDERICK EDWARDS JR (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • LARRY NAPOLEON (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • FREDERICK EDWARDS JR (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • J'NEIL GIBSON (PROGRAM DIRECTOR)
  • LARRY NAPOLEON (PRESIDENT)

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

Nurturing unity, empowering minds, and building futures through education, collaboration, and a commitment to the well-being of students and families.umoja inc. Envisions a future where students thrive in an atmosphere of academic challenge, self-directed learning, and ethical development. Families are united through shared experiences in art, healing, and financial literacy, actively participating in education as an integral part of their lives. Our prevention-focused programs aim to curb poverty, crime, and mental health issues, placing the well-being and safety of students at the forefront.

What it reported doing in 2024

Umoja writing workshops: students engage in creative writing, poetry, and leadership development designed to improve literacy, social-emotional skills, and self-awareness. Workshops culminate in public showcases and collaborative projects with local artists and schools.

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

MIXED - 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: 100
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 1.3%; rating input score 1
  • Program expense ratio: 1.7%; rating input score 2

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: 23.1%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.32; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 74.2%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 1.3% of revenue deployed · 1.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $2K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • 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 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.