United Community Action Network
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CREATING SOLUTIONS TO POVERTY. IMPROVING LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $36.1 million
- Spending
- $35.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- -1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 85%
- Employees
- 314
- Volunteers
- 160
- Highest pay
- $167,933, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 52 out of 100. Higher than 32% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 39% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 20% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
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
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give 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
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 June 30, 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 (5)
- $12.2 million spent. HOUSING & STABILIZATION SERVICES: HOUSING SERVICES - ACCOUNTS FOR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES RELATED TO SERVICES THAT KEEP LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AT-RISK OF LOSING THEIR HOUSING HOUSED, AND THOSE WHO HAVE LOST HOUSING REHOUSED. THOSE WHO ARE HOUSED CAN RECEIVE RENT ASSISTANCE TO HELP COVER THE COST OF RENT. THOSE WITHOUT HOUSING CAN RECEIVE MOVE-IN ASSISTANCE TO HELP MOVE INTO HOUSING. PROGRAM CASE MANAGERS WORK WITH CLIENTS TO HELP THEM IDENTIFY AND WORK TOWARD GOALS RELATED TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO HOUSING, SUCH AS MOTEL AND HOTEL VOUCHERS. SHELTER SERVICES - ACCOUNTS FOR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES TO OPERATING THE GARY LEIF NAVIGATION CENTER, WHICH PROVIDES A LOW-BARRIER SHELTER AND WRAPAROUND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO HELP UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS BECOME MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND TRANSITION TO PERMANENT, STABLE HOUSING. VETERAN SERVICES - THIS PROGRAM HELPS HOMELESS VETERAN FAMILIES OBTAIN HOUSING AND OTHER BENEFITS AND RESOURCES TO HELP FAMILIES REMAIN HOUSED. PARTICIPANTS ALSO RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. MONEY MANAGEMENT - MONEY MANAGEMENT HELPS QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS WITH MANAGING MONEY AND PAYING THEIR BILLS THROUGH REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE SERVICES.
- $10.4 million spent. CHILD SERVICES: DOUGLAS COUNTY HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START - ACCOUNTS FOR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE FEDERALLY AND STATE FUNDED HEAD START PROGRAM AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM AND TO AN OREGON PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM, PRESCHOOL PROMISE. THE HEAD START PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES MEALS TO CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE HEAD START PROGRAM THROUGH FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE USDA. THE HEAD START PROGRAM PROVIDES EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR LOW INCOME AND/OR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN, BETWEEN THE AGES OF THREE TO FIVE, THROUGH CLASSROOM PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PREPARE CHILDREN FOR THE PUBLIC-SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. THE EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES FOR PREGNANT MOMS AND CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO THREE YEARS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF HOME-BASED SERVICES AND CENTER-BASED SERVICES. PARENT EDUCATION AND FAMILY INVOLVEMENT ARE PROMOTED THROUGH PARENTING SUPPORT GROUPS, VOLUNTEERING IN THE CLASSROOM, AND ASSISTANCE IN PROGRAM PLANNING. SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE OFFERING DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS, DENTAL SCREENINGS AND HELPING FAMILIES TO FIND PLACES TO OBTAIN MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICES. REFERRALS TO OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE ALSO OFFERED TO FAMILIES. HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM - UCAN OPERATES THE HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM IN DOUGLAS, KLAMATH, AND LAKE COUNTIES. THE GOAL OF THE HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM IS TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. PRIOR TO OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER BIRTH, PARENTS ARE SCREENED TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PROGRAM. ALL SERVICES ARE VOLUNTARY. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON STRENGTHENING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP TO ASSURE HEALTHY CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. HOME VISITORS HELP PARENTS DEVELOP NURTURING, POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR BABIES SO THAT THEY THRIVE. PARENTS RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT CHILD DEVELOPMENT, INFANT CARE AND HOW TO KEEP THEIR BABIES HEALTHY, AND LEARN ABOUT RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEIR BABIES. NURSE HOME VISITING PROGRAM - THROUGH UCAN'S NURSE HOME VISITING PROGRAM, ELIGIBLE DOUGLAS COUNTY PREGNANT WOMEN, FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES FROM NURSES. PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGH NURSE HOME VISITING INCLUDE MATERNITY CASE MANAGEMENT, BABIES FIRST AND CACOON. WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN PROGRAM (WIC) - UCAN PROVIDES WIC SERVICES IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. WIC IS A NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT HELPS PREGNANT WOMEN, NEW MOTHERS, AND YOUNG CHILDREN LEARN HOW TO EAT WELL AND STAY HEALTHY. WIC WORKS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND NUTRITION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN DURING CRITICAL YEARS OF A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT.
- $3.4 million spent. UTILITY ASSISTANCE: PROVIDES SUPPORT TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS SO THAT THEY CAN AVOID HAVING THEIR ENERGY AND WATER TURNED OFF, AND COVER THE COSTS OF THEIR BILLS. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES EDUCATION SO THAT HOUSEHOLDS LEARN HOW TO USE LESS ENERGY WHILE STAYING WARM.
- $3.5 million spent. FOOD PROGRAMSFOOD BANK - ACCOUNTS FOR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE FEEDING UMPQUA FOOD BANK. FEEDING UMPQUA IS THE REGIONAL FOOD BANK FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY AND WAREHOUSES AND PROVIDES FOOD TO A NETWORK OF LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES AND KITCHENS. FEEDING UMPQUA COLLECTS AND DISTRIBUTES DONATED AND SURPLUS FOOD, INCLUDING USDA AND OREGON FOOD BANK COMMODITIES. FOOD IS THEN DISTRIBUTED FOR REDISTRIBUTION TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT DOUGLAS COUNTY. FEEDING UMPQUA ALSO OPERATES ITS OWN MOBILE PANTRY PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD IN REMOTE COMMUNITIES. NUTRITION SERVICES - FEEDING UMPQUA ALSO OFFERS PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT HEALTHY EATING. FOOD HERO AT THE UMPQUA VALLEY FARMERS' MARKET OFFERS CHILDREN FUN ACTIVITIES WHILE THEY LEARN ABOUT NUTRITION, FOOD AND HEALTH. FEEDING UMPQUA HAS ALSO OFFERED COOKING MATTERS, A PROGRAM THAT HELPS FAMILIES PREPARE HEALTHY MEALS ON A BUDGET.
- $2.6 million spent. WEATHERIZATIONACCOUNTS FOR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES RELATED TO PROVIDING LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HOME MEASURES, RETROFITS, AND UPGRADES DESIGNED TO REDUCE HOME UTILITY USAGE AND COSTS. SOME FUNDS MAY ALSO BE USED TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH AND SAFETY NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. HOUSEHOLDS ALSO MAY RECEIVE EDUCATION SUPPORTING REDUCED USE OF ENERGY.PROPERTY MANAGEMENTACCOUNTS FOR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING LOW-INCOME HOUSING TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. UCAN OPERATES APPROXIMATELY 91 UNITS IN 18 PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT DOUGLAS COUNTY. THE HOUSING CONSISTS OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND PERMANENT HOUSING. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOCUSES ON MOVING FAMILIES TO STABILIZATION. PERMANENT HOUSING ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO STAY FOR AS LONG AS THEY NEED, GIVEN CERTAIN INCOME REQUIREMENTS, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF HELPING THEM TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT. ALL RESIDENTS ARE CHARGED A BELOW MARKET RENTAL RATE AND SOME ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMING.VOLUNTEER SERVICESUNITED COMMUNITIES AMERICORPS - ACCOUNTS FOR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES RELATED TOPROVIDING AMERICORPS MEMBERS TO COOS, CURRY, DOUGLAS, JACKSON AND JOSEPHINECOUNTIES. AMERICORPS IS A NATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM THAT PLACES MEMBERS ATHOST SITES, INCLUDING NONPROFITS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND SCHOOLS. AMERICORPSPROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMERICANS TO GIVE BACK IN AN INTENSIVE WAY TO THEIRCOMMUNITIES AND COUNTRY BY ADDRESSING CRITICAL NEEDS IN EDUCATION, HEALTH, ANDECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. MEMBERS VOLUNTEER FOR UP TO ONE YEAR AND RECEIVE A STIPEND,HEALTH CARE BENEFITS, CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE, AND MAY EARN AN EDUCATION AWARD TO PAYOFF STUDENT LOANS OR FINANCE SECONDARY SCHOOLING. FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY COMMUNITYAGENCIES RECEIVING SERVICES FROM AMERICORPS MEMBERS AND FROM THE CORPORATION FORNATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE THROUGH OREGON'S HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COMMISSION.AMERICORPS SENIORS - ACCOUNTS FOR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES RELATED TO PROVIDINGRETIRED SENIORS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP) VOLUNTEERS IN DOUGLAS AND JOSEPHINECOUNTIES. RSVP IS ONE OF AMERICA'S LARGEST VOLUNTEER NETWORK FOR PEOPLE AGE 55+.MEMBERS SERVE TO MEET CRITICAL NEEDS IN MANY AREAS INCLUDING ASSISTANCE WITH TAXPREPARATION, PROVIDING MEDICARE EDUCATION AND ENROLLMENT SUPPORT, AND PREVENTINGFRAUD AND SCAMS. RSVP VOLUNTEERS CHOOSE HOW, WHERE, AND HOW OFTEN THEY WANT TOSERVE, WHILE CONNECTING AND SUPPORTING OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS.TRANSPORTATIONMEDICAID TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMACCOUNTS FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PROVIDED TOELIGIBLE OREGON HEALTH PLAN AND ELIGIBLE MEDICAID CLIENTS TRAVELING TO AUTHORIZEDMEDICAL SERVICES IN COOS, DOUGLAS AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES. THIS SERVICE IS PROVIDEDIN CONJUNCTION WITH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT BROKERAGE FIRMS AND IS PROVIDED TO CLIENTSWHO HAVE NO OTHER MEANS TO GET TO THEIR MEDICAL SERVICES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 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 June 2025.
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 May 1982.
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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