Urban Recipe Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
URBAN RECIPE PROMOTES FOOD SECURITY AND DIGNITY THROUGH INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED COMMUNITY-DRIVEN FOOD COOPERATIVES PRIORITIZING EQUITABLE FOOD ACCESS, RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND PARTICIPATION IN DECISION MAKING.
- Income
- $2.3 million
- Spending
- $2.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 85%
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 1,734
- Highest pay
- $163,243, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 88 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.0 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.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (2)
- $1.2 million spent. URBAN RECIPE (UR) OPERATES COMMUNITY-DRIVEN FOOD CO-OPS FOR UNDER-RESOURCED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THAT PROMOTE FOOD SECURITY AND DIGNITY. THROUGH MEMBERSHIP IN A CO-OP FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO A CONSISTENT SOURCE OF HIGH-QUALITY FOOD, INCLUDING FRESH PRODUCE AND FROZEN MEATS, IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE MEMBERS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH ONE ANOTHER AND GAIN OWNERSHIP OF THE PROCESS THROUGH THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION. CO-OPS MEET BI- WEEKLY TO RECEIVE, SORT, AND DISTRIBUTE FOOD EQUITABLY BASED ON FAMILY SIZE AND ARE UNIQUE IN THAT EACH CO-OP HAS A MEMBER-LED STEERING COMMITTEE AND DOES NOT REQUIRE MEMBERS TO MAKE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS. UR SUPPORTED ELEVEN CO-OPS IN 2025. MEMBERSHIP PER CO-OP RANGED FROM FIFTEEN TO FIFTY HOUSEHOLDS. CO-OPS SERVE FAMILIES ACROSS 55 ZIP CODES IN METRO ATLANTA, PRIMARILY IN FULTON AND DEKALB COUNTIES. DURING 2025, UR SERVED 297 HOUSEHOLDS, APPROX 1,100 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH 271 CO-OP MEETINGS.
- $720,995 spent. THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, URBAN RECIPE PROVIDES PARTNERS WITH PERISHABLE AND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD BOXES, PACKED BY APPROXIMATELY 1,700 VOLUNTEERS, WHICH ARE THEN DISTRIBUTED WITHIN EACH PARTNERS RESPECTIVE COMMUNITY. DISTRIBUTIONS ARE BASED ON A SYSTEM AND SCHEDULE DESIGNED BY THE PARTNERS TO BEST MEET THE COMMUNITIES NEEDS. APPROXIMATELY 6,100 HOUSEHOLDS (APPROXIMATELY 23,000 INDIVIDUALS) RECEIVED ONE OR MORE BOXES OF FOOD IN 2025.
Source: Form 990 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 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 December 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 July 2002.
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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