Umoja Magazine - Madison Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF UMOJA MAGAZINE IS TO EMPOWER THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN MADISON AND BEYOND TO TELL ITS OWN STORY OF HISTORY, CULTURE, ART, AND OTHER POSITIVE NEWS.
- Income
- $107,499
- Spending
- $162,583
- Reserves
- 2.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 77%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 51% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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)
- $162,583 spent. UMOJA MAGAZINE'S SIGNATURE ACTIVITY IS THE ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF 11 PRINT MAGAZINES THAT FEATURE POSITIVE STORIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE MESSAGES BY AND ABOUT THE BLACK COMMUNITY IN MADISON, WISCONSIN AND BEYOND. THE STORIES IN EACH ISSUE ARE SUPPLEMENTED BY EXTENSIVE PHOTOGRAPHY AND ORIGINAL ARTWORK. EACH ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE IS THEMED AROUND AN IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE. IN ADDITION TO THESE ONGOING TOPICS, OCCASIONAL SPECIAL ISSUES ARE PRODUCED TO FOCUS ON TIMELY TOPICS SUCH AS COVID-19 IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY, BLACK EXCELLENCE IN OUR SCHOOLS, AND OTHERS. TO FURTHER OUR REACH AND MISSION, UMOJA LAUNCHED AN ONLINE VERSION OF THE MAGAZINE IN EARLY 2021. THIS WILL ALLOW OUR IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL CONTENT TO REACH MORE PEOPLE. IT WILL ALSO ALLOW US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DELIVER IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL CONTENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGES IN BETWEEN ISSUES OF THE PRINT PUBLICATION. THE UMOJA MAGAZINE YOUTH VOICES PROJECT IS A NEW PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH WITH A SERIES OF CREATIVE WRITING AND MEDIA ARTS WORKSHOPS THAT CULMINATE IN A SPECIAL BLACK EXCELLENCE YOUTH VOICES ISSUES OF UMOJA MAGAZINE. THE PROGRAM TEACHES YOUTH WRITING AND MEDIA ARTS SKILLS, EXPOSES THEM TO CAREERS IN WRITING AND PRINT AND DIGITAL MEDIA, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, UPLIFTS THE STORIES AND EXPERIENCES OF BLACK YOUTH WHICH HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY CRITICAL DURING THESE STRESSFUL AND UNCERTAIN TIMES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
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 November 2021.
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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