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Urban Sustainability Solutions Inc

EIN 88-3142713 · Snow Camp, NC

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood75 out of 100GovernanceStrong97 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

to provide an urban ecosystem services program that will address three community issues: 1)Workforce development for youth. 2)Drainage assistance program for low-income households. 3)Improved water quality

Income
$378,571
Spending
$321,677
Spent on programs
81%
Reserves
3.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 90%
Employees
3
Volunteers
12

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

Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 41% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 15% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 28% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    81% 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

Strong: 97 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 6 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.

  • Independent check of accounts

    12 of 15

    Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.

  • 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 (7)
  1. $76,958 spent. Clean Water Act-Section 319 Nonpoint Source Grant Fund, which will be used to construct the Wild Oak Lane RSC ($40,000) and to begin a pilot cost share program ($180,000) to improve water quality and address nonpoint source pollution at single family parcels that contain or are adjacent to a jurisdictional waterways. The project team has identified potential installation sites within the designated N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) underserved area. DEQ hopes to assist low income landowners with installation of small scale practices that reduce erosion and protect local streams.
  2. $39,698 spent. Orange Countys Community Climate Action This funding is crucial to helping implement our Growing More Than Rain Gardens program, which aims to assist 10 Orange County teachers in running an after-school program for up to 50 students. This green infrastructure workforce development program is designed to administer and obtain after-school green-jobs training by job shadowing with environmental contractors. Students will be installing rain-gardens, rain-harvesting cisterns, riparian buffers, and other sustainable stormwater best management practices on underserved/low-income properties suffering from flooding and erosion issues in Orange County.
  3. $9,851 spent. Independent Contracting - installation of cisterns, rain gardens and enviromental landscaping projects to help support the overall mission of the organization
  4. $10,009 spent. Burts Bees Foundation-The money will support a teacher training program in August 2023, in which teachers from Durham Public Schools will train Orange County teachers on how to integrate the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) stormwater curriculum into their classrooms.
  5. $122,780 spent. Funding from this grant will help train teachers in Raleigh on how to implement the stormwater management curriculum into the classroom and fund a pilot after-school STEM apprenticeship program for youth.
  6. Burts Bees Foundation-The money will support a teacher 10009. 0. 30000.
  7. Funding from this grant will help train teachers in Raleigh 122780. 0. 125680.

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 August 2022.

    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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