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Jeremiah Program

EIN 41-1801834 · Minneapolis, MN

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair52 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

DISRUPT THE CYCLE OF POVERTY FOR SINGLE MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN TWO GENERATIONS AT A TIME.

Income
$27.7 million
Spending
$28.8 million
Spent on programs
84%
Reserves
0.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 83%
Employees
224
Volunteers
475
Highest pay
$422,317, president and ceo

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

Fair: 52 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (housing, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 40% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 55% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    84% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 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 44% of charities in its peer group (housing, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    16 of 16 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (1)
  1. $24.2 million spent. HEADQUARTERED IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN, JEREMIAH PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR ITS MODEL. THE ORGANIZATION HAS CAMPUSES IN MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL, MN, ROCHESTER-SE, MN, AUSTIN, TX, AND FARGO, ND, BOSTON, MA, BROOKLYN, NY, BALTIMORE, MD AND LAS VEGAS, NV. IN 2025, JP PARTNERED WITH 1,404 MOMS AND THEIR 1,915 CHILDREN ACROSS THE COUNTRY. JEREMIAH PROGRAM (JP) OFFERS ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES FOR TRANSFORMING FAMILIES FROM POVERTY TO PROSPERITY TWO GENERATIONS AT A TIME. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT NO MOTHER SHOULD HAVE TO MAKE THE UNTENABLE CHOICE BETWEEN INVESTING IN HERSELF AND HER CHILDREN. THEIR HOLISTIC APPROACH ALLOWS FAMILIES TO DREAM WHAT IS POSSIBLE WHEN THEY CAN BRING ALL THEIR IDENTITIES TO BEAR IN PURSUIT OF THEIR GOALS. JP BELIEVES THAT THE IMPACTS OF POVERTY AND SYSTEMIC RACISM CAN BE DISRUPTED THROUGH A TWO-GENERATION (2GEN) APPROACH -- INVESTING IN THE DREAMS AND VOICES OF WOMEN AND THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN. JP UNDERSTANDS THAT THE INTERSECTION OF RACE AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION COMES TO A HEAD FOR SINGLE MOTHERS OF COLOR, WHICH IS WHY JP PROGRAMMING UNAPOLOGETICALLY FOCUSES ON DISMANTLING THE PROVEN AND INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS THAT STAND IN THE WAY TO THEIR SUCCESS. JP PROVIDES LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES FOR MOMS AND KIDS. BEGINNING WITH EMPOWERMENT TRAINING, MOMS START TO UNRAVEL THE DAMAGING NARRATIVES PLACED ON LOW-INCOME WOMEN, (ESPECIALLY WOMEN OF COLOR AND ESPECIALLY SINGLE MOMS), AND REASSERT THEIR ROLE AS EXPERTS IN THEIR OWN LIVES. AFTER COMPLETING EMPOWERMENT, JP'S ONGOING PROGRAMMING ENSURES FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES EVERY FAMILY NEEDS TO THRIVE: STABLE HOUSING IN JP'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS OR THROUGH COMMUNITY HOUSING PARTNERS, CAREER-TRACK EDUCATION AT A LOCAL POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION, HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AT JP'S CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS OR LOCAL PARTNER SCHOOLS, AND A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY OF PEERS AND CARING STAFF. THE INTERPLAY OF 2GEN SUPPORTS CREATES THE CONDITIONS FOR MOTHERS AND CHILDREN TO TAP INTO THEIR UNIQUE STRENGTHS THAT ARE OBSCURED, NOT ELIMINATED, BY THE STRESS OF LIVING IN POVERTY.

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

  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 November 6, 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 December 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 March 1995.

    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 November 4, 2026.

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