University Settlement Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT IS TO OFFER THE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WE SERVE THE RESOURCES BY WHICH THEY CAN LEARN, GROW, AND THRIVE. THIS MISSION IS GUIDED BY THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES:*EXCELLENCE IN ALL ASPECTS OF OUR WORK*SERVING OUR COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY*A COMMUNITY-CENTRIC ORGANIZATION*HAVING OUR "FEET IN THE STREET" TO ENCOURAGE AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ON-GOING COMMUNITY DIALOGUE*ALIGNING OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO ADDRESS CURRENT AND PRESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS AND BEING NIMBLE SO AS TO BE ABLE TO ADJUST OUR OFFERINGS IN LINE WITH EVOLVING COMMUNITY NEEDS*BUILDING OUR VISIBILITY IN THE COMMUNITY TO BE AS ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE TO THOSE WE STRIVE TO PARTNER WITH AND SERVE*OPERATING WITH A COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT
- Income
- $3.1 million
- Spending
- $3.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 6.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 54%
- Employees
- 38
- Volunteers
- 40
- Highest pay
- $120,000, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.5 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 22% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 17% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 53% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 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
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 June 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 (11)
- $745,009 spent. SMART, YOUNG, AND SIGNIFICANT (SMARTY'S) PROVIDES AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING THROUGH TWO UNIQUE APPROACHES. THE AGENCY SUCCESSFULLY MANAGES FOUR NITA M. LOWEY 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER (21ST CCLC) PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN- EIGHTH GRADE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BROADWAY ACADEMY AT WILLOW AND ST. STANISLAUS CATHOLIC SCHOOL. THE PREVENTION PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO REDUCE STUDENTS' INTENTION TO USE ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUGS, WHILE PROMOTING PROSOCIAL ATTITUDES, SKILLS, AND BEHAVIORS. THE FIVE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) CORE COMPETENCIES BEING TAUGHT INCLUDE: SELF-AWARENESS, SELF-MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL AWARENESS, RELATIONSHIP SKILLS, AND RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING. THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING THESE SKILLS IS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS SET AND REACH GOALS, MANAGE OBSTACLES AND STRESSES RELATED TO ACADEMICS AND SOCIAL DYNAMICS, AND TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVES TO RISKY BEHAVIOR. LIONS QUEST AND CENTERVENTION CURRICULUMS WERE USED FOR PROGRAM LESSONS, TO SERVE STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8TH. THE GOAL OF PREVENTION PROGRAMMING IS TO INCREASE PROTECTIVE FACTORS THAT ALLOW CHILDREN TO SUCCEED, WHILE HELPING TO REMOVE BARRIERS AND DECREASE RISK FACTORS. COMMUNITY YOUTH RECEIVE PROGRAMMING THROUGH DIRECT SERVICES BY ENROLLING IN UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT'S OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM.
- $294,606 spent. THE RISE (RE-INTEGRATION SERVICES & EMPOWERMENT) PROGRAM PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE RECENTLY INCARCERATED AND ARE TRANSITIONING BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. SERVICES FOCUS ON EMPLOYMENT AND SECURING INCOME, ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION, AND ACCESSING MAINSTREAM BENEFITS, TO NAME A FEW. THE UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE PROGRAM SERVES FATHERS RESIDING IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY. THE PROGRAM OFFERS FATHERHOOD SERVICES AT A.B. HART SCHOOL, WARNER GIRLS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, MOUND STEM MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ON-SITE AT UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT. SERVICES INCLUDE EMPLOYMENT AND VOCATIONAL SERVICES, HOUSING/UTILITY ASSISTANCE, AND REFERRALS TO LEGAL SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND MANY MORE. CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO FATHERS ON-SITE BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER. FOR THOSE FORMERLY HOMELESS FAMILIES WHO ARE EXITING THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY SHELTER SYSTEM, THE TRANSITION-IN-PLACE CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OFFERS TWELVE MONTHS OF INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO HELP PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO REMAIN STABLY HOUSED.
- $1.2 million spent. THE ADULT WELLNESS PROGRAM SERVES RESIDENTS RESIDING IN ZIP CODES 44127 AND 44105. TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO AGING SUCCESSFULLY IN PLACE, UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT'S ADULT WELLNESS PROGRAM SUPPORTS SENIORS AGED 60 AND OLDER, AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AGED 18-59. SENIORS ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT ENHANCE THEIR PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE WELLBEING.
- $134,892 spent. THE NEO SKILL CORPS AMERICORPS PROGRAM LED BY UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT WORKS WITH PARTNER AGENCIES TO HOST AMERICORPS MEMBERS TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF FINANCIAL LITERACY, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING, AND ADULT LITERACY.
- $56,178 spent. THE FORMER MAGIC JOHNSON COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT CENTER EVOLVED THIS YEAR INTO A BROADWAY COMMUNITY TRI-C ACCESS CENTER. THE CENTER CONTINUES TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO AND ASSISTANCE WITH TECHNOLOGY TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE AFTERSCHOOL YOUTH PROGRAM AND TO THE SENIORS/INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE ADULT WELLNESS PROGRAM. IN 2024, WHEN THE NEW HOME OF UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT OPENS, THE TRI-C ACCESS CENTER WILL CONNECT COMMUNITY PARTICIPANTS WITH EDUCATION AND JOB TRAINING CLASSES IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY LIVE. THE CENTER WILL OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES DESIGNED TO MEET STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE AT, WHETHER ON THEIR EDUCATION OR CAREER PATH. DURING THIS 2023 TRANSITION YEAR, THERE WERE NO OUTCOMES TO MEET. THE COMMUNITY LAB REMAINED OPEN AND SERVED 62 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD A VARIETY OF TECHNOLOGICAL NEEDS.
- $189,110 spent. THE ADULT WELLNESS PROGRAM SERVES RESIDENTS RESIDING IN ZIP CODES 44127 AND 44105. TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO AGING SUCCESSFULLY IN PLACE, UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT'S ADULT WELLNESS PROGRAM SUPPORTS SENIORS AGED 60 AND OLDER, AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AGED 18-59. SENIORS ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT ENHANCE THEIR PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE WELLBEING.
- $201,521 spent. FOR THOSE FORMERLY HOMELESS FAMILIES WHO ARE EXITING THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY SHELTER SYSTEM, THE TRANSITION-IN-PLACE CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OFFERS TWELVE MONTHS OF INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO HELP PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO REMAIN STABLY HOUSED.
- $17,310 spent. THE RISE (RE-INTEGRATION SERVICES & EMPOWERMENT) PROGRAM PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE RECENTLY INCARCERATED AND ARE TRANSITIONING BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. SERVICES FOCUS ON EMPLOYMENT AND SECURING INCOME, ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION, AND ACCESSING MAINSTREAM BENEFITS, TO NAME A FEW.
- $212,953 spent. THE UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE PROGRAM SERVES FATHERS RESIDING IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY. THE PROGRAM OFFERS FATHERHOOD SERVICES AT A.B. HART SCHOOL, WARNER GIRLS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, MOUND STEM MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ON-SITE AT UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT. SERVICES INCLUDE EMPLOYMENT AND VOCATIONAL SERVICES, HOUSING/UTILITY ASSISTANCE, AND REFERRALS TO LEGAL SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND MANY MORE. CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO FATHERS ON-SITE BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER.
- $72,182 spent. THE PREVENTION PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO REDUCE STUDENTS' INTENTION TO USE ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUGS, WHILE PROMOTING PROSOCIAL ATTITUDES, SKILLS, AND BEHAVIORS. THE FIVE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) CORE COMPETENCIES BEING TAUGHT INCLUDE: SELF-AWARENESS, SELF-MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL AWARENESS, RELATIONSHIP SKILLS, AND RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING. THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING THESE SKILLS IS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS SET AND REACH GOALS, MANAGE OBSTACLES AND STRESSES RELATED TO ACADEMICS AND SOCIAL DYNAMICS, AND TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVES TO RISKY BEHAVIOR. LIONS QUEST AND CENTERVENTION CURRICULUMS WERE USED FOR PROGRAM LESSONS, TO SERVE STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8TH. THE GOAL OF PREVENTION PROGRAMMING IS TO INCREASE PROTECTIVE FACTORS THAT ALLOW CHILDREN TO SUCCEED, WHILE HELPING TO REMOVE BARRIERS AND DECREASE RISK FACTORS. COMMUNITY YOUTH RECEIVE PROGRAMMING THROUGH DIRECT SERVICES BY ENROLLING IN UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT'S OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM.
- $128,686 spent. THE POLICY, ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (PACE) DEPARTMENT, A STAFF OF FIVE, CONDUCTS REGULAR OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, REACHING NEARLY 1,500 RESIDENTS ANNUALLY IN FACE-TO-FACE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT COMMUNITY CONCERNS, HIV/AIDS, DRUG/ALCOHOL USE, AND MORE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
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 June 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 July 1946.
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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