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Urban Initiatives for Development

EIN 27-1239384 · Los Angeles, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair69 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

UID seeks to establish community centers in urban poor areas of African, Southeast Asian, and Middle Eastern cities.

Income
$107,220
Spending
$126,901
Reserves
11.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Highest pay
$3,120, managing director

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 33% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 11.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 6% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 18% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 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 September 30, 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 (3)
  1. $85,095 spent. The primary work of UID was conducted through the regional coordinator, working from Marseille, France. In addition to salary expenses, most of the project funds were associated with fund development in the United States, followed by capacity building and field supervision in North Africa, with a few key staff recruiting trips. Capacity building and recruiting happen in tandem, with training for work in urban poverty settings that including subjects like resiliency, anti-burnout and community engagement strategies. These trainings/recruiting meetings reached a minimum of over 905 participants from, Ethiopia (25), Colombia (220), Chile (89), Argentina (145), Mexico (13), Mauritania (7), Albania (11), France (45) and the United States (350), with at least an additional 60 participants trained online in community engagement strategies and community development follow-up coaching.
  2. $21,919 spent. In Mauritania, the UID community center continued its urban agriculture and health education activities, including partnerships with local schools, benefiting 30 students and their wider families, plus a continued partnership with SAFIA/UNICEF, training 220 young women over the course of two modules in resiliency, psychological tools for trauma and overcoming learning disabilities, in addition to the ongoing nutrition and urban agriculture trainings. The program however had to be put on pause in June, due to volunteer staff health reasons. We are actively working to recruit and train more staff and volunteers, with the hope of restarting the project in late 2026 or 2027.
  3. $801 spent. In Egypt, the partnership with Seeds of Hope community center continues to see strong local initiative, as the project continues with now more remote supervision, impacting over 180 individuals with a combination of language skill courses, leadership, and Sudanese cultural expression.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 2012.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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