Urban Affairs Coalition

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237046393
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Phone
215-851-0110
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$77,030,910
Expenses
$76,561,037
Assets
$24,805,606
Liabilities
$23,016,187

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

Leadership & pay

49 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SHARMAIN MATLOCK-TURNER (CEO, EX-OFFICIO)
  • ARUN PRABHAKARAN (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • SHARMAIN MATLOCK-TURNER (CEO, EX-OFFICIO): $419,981 total reported compensation
  • ARUN PRABHAKARAN (PRESIDENT): $247,615 total reported compensation
  • KEVIN SATTERTHWAITE (SR. VP., BUSINESS SERVICES): $211,556 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To improve the quality of life in the Greater Philadelphia region by strengthening nonprofits through fiscal sponsorship, shared services, program development, and capacity building.

What it reported doing in 2024

Community intervention and support: uac has a long history of addressing community inequities and building initiatives to improve the quality of life in philadelphia and the surrounding region. For nearly fifty years, the agency has worked to strengthen the nonprofit sector through tailored technical assistance that ensures administrative efficiency, legal and regulatory compliance, strong fiscal stewardship, and best-in-class community/programmatic impact. (continued on schedule o.)with a staff of over 388 employees that serve over 250,000 people in the region annually, uac's major programs provide community intervention and support to those facing multiple barriers to success and self-sufficiency; improve chances for young people and low-income families; assist people at-work to improve educational options for residents of all ages; and through a wide array of other initiatives that address community needs through direct service, policy advocacy, and community initiatives large and small.citywide, uac offers a robust set of positive outlets for young people including: preparing them for self-sufficiency and adulthood through summer employment jobs, workforce training, career exposure, technology training, life-coaching; promoting health and well-being through health promotion programming, sexual health education, anti-drug/anti-violence activities, athletics, and social/peer support groups; and access to tailored services for youth with a variety of special needs. Uac has a comparable set of services for adults including services for people experiencing homelessness, looking for employment, seeking financial security, needing drug/alcohol treatment, and more. In addition to these direct service programs, uac offers training for people looking to start businesses, economic inclusion opportunities, financial education, access to capital, assistance with tax and benefit filing, and volunteer/community service opportunities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 85% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 99
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.9%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 89.4%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: $182.53 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 96.6%; rating input score 97; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 97.6%; rating input score 98; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.6%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.32; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.93; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.2%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 13.8% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 9 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 88.9% of revenue deployed · 89.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 40 of 41 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 8 filed program accomplishments · $68.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $420K · 49 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.9M reported
  • Consistency: 40 of 41 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 12 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 35/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 52/100.