Center for Urban Biblical Ministry
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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
- Income
- $122,459
- Spending
- $118,988
- Reserves
- 4.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 52%
- Highest pay
- $47,500, executive di
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 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 May 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 (2)
- $103,418 spent. COURSES ARE OFFERED IN COLLABORATION WITH GENEVA COLLEGE TO EQUIP STUDENTS FOR CHRISTIAN MINISTRY, BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.
- 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.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 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 October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending May 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1993.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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