Project Ujima Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Project Ujima is a grassroots community engagement organization that teaches and facilitates Circle processes that enable diverse citizens to come together, discuss issues of shared concern, develop relation-
- Income
- $361,598
- Spending
- $330,012
- Spent on programs
- 96%
- Reserves
- 1.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 81%
- Employees
- 1
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2023, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 89% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1596% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2023, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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.
Independent check of accounts
6 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 December 31, 2023, 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)
- $68,421 spent. Zalika home is open 32 hours a week & offers a place for exhausted new moms to rest during the day, cook a meal in the kitchen, wash clothes, take a shower, or read and play with their child in the safer sleep nursery nook. In addition to respite and peer support, the home also provides circle programming, including employment and career support and partnershps, access to the internet, assistance with resumes and job application, cooking demonstrations, safer sleep demonstration, vegetable garden in partnership with Community Action, breastfeeding support, postpartum care, and mental health support. The program distributed 44,000 diapers,61,029 wipes,7584 wipes & 20 Toiletry kits. Adopted 5 families for holidays,offered 25 workshops & 100 layettes.
- $76,579 spent. Infant Mortality Reduction(IMR)- Ohio Dept.of Medicaid for Centering Project Ujima will continue to partner Summa Health and Minority Behavorial Health Group to: 1)Provide Centering Pregancy to expectant mothers in our target population; 2) Provide Centering Parenting to new mothers in the target population through their babies first birth- day; 3)Expand Centering Pregancy and Centering Parenting to serv new and expecting mothers in the target population. Parenting Circles include topics such as infant feeding, soothing and comfort, immunizations, development of family adjustment, shaken baby syndrome, childproofing and home safety, maternal stress and depression, and childcare choices and challenges.
- $44,625 spent. Queens Vi1llage is a supportive community of powerful Black women who come together to relax, repower and take care of themselves and each other. Mission is to reduce Black women's stress by creating space for them to relax, rest and repower.Create spaces and content for and by Black women that celebrate and amplify their voices. Invest in Black women's leadership, social capital and power through community advisory boards. Promote economic and professional opportunities for Black women to succeed and flourish. Engage with social, political, and medical communities to support equity initiatives and reduce implicit bias that affects Black women.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2023, 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 2023.
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 December 2016.
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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