Urban Rural Action
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE ADMINISTRED AND OPERATED, EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE. RELIGIOUS, SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES AND PROMOTING CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE AND JOINT COMMUNITY ACTION TO ADDRESS SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, ECOLOGICAL AND POLITICAL CHALLENGES.
- Income
- $995,249
- Spending
- $980,678
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 1.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 54%
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 100
- Highest pay
- $86,083, executive dir.
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: 68 out of 100. Higher than 40% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.2 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 24% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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
Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 51% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 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.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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, 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 (4)
- $467,755 spent. WI Program: The Uniting to Prevent Targeted Violence in Southeast Wisconsin program is a non-partisan civic participation program that brings Wisconsinites together across political, racial, generational, geographic, and other differences to address causes of targeted violence.
- $167,939 spent. PA Program: Uniting for Safe and Strong Communities in South-Central Pennsylvania is a non-partisan civic participation program that brings together an ideologically, racially, generationally, and geographically diverse cohort of 25-30 Pennsylvania Uniters, residents of Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, and York counties, to build relationships, strengthen collaboration skills, explore different views on key issues, and work together with community organizations to address urgent challenges facing these communities.
- $140,998 spent. OR Program: Uniting for Action on Housing and Homelessness in Southern Oregon is a non-partisan civic participation program that brings together residents of Douglas, Jackson, Josephine and Klamath counties to build relationships, strengthen collaboration skills, explore different views on key issues, and work together with community organizations to address issues of homelessness and affordable housing
- $132,040 spent. Workshops, AZ Program, Retreat
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 December 2019.
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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