Urban Transformation Ministries
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
URBAN TRANSFORMATION MINISTRIES EXISTS TO REDEEM INNER-CITY YOUTH, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES WITH THE TRANSFORMING GOSPEL OF CHRIST.
- Income
- $84,163
- Spending
- $87,224
- Reserves
- 0.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Highest pay
- $31,552, exec dir
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $77,486 spent. YOUTH MINISTRIES INCLUDE: THE N.E.T. PROVIDING MENTORING FOR TEENS. WELFARE TO WORK - A MENTORING PROGRAM ASSISTING OLDER TEENS AND PARENTS WITH JOB READINESS SKILLS. PEOPLE. WE ALSO PROVIDE BUS PASSES, FOOD, AND MONEY FOR JOB PHYSICALS. MAN-UP - A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM THAT ASSISTS AT-RISK URBAN MEN AGES 18-29 TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT BY DEVELOPING LIFE SKILLS, FINANCIAL BUDGETING, PERSONAL GOAL SETTING AND EMPLOYEMENT ASSISTANCE. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONNAL SUPPORT THROUGH SMALL-GROUP BIBLE STUDIES, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING AND MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS. TOTAL SERVED - APPROX 250 CHILDREN, TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2022 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2022.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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