Urban Ranger Corps

Tax-deductible

Kansas City, MO501(c)(3)HousingEIN 20-1117569

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To help prepare at-risk inner city youth (ages 12-18) for responsible and productive futures through a program of disciplined work experience and service in their community; leadership

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $19K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 91% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $53K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$151K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$847K
+63% vs prior year
Spent
$659K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$597K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$847K
FY2024▲ +63%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$440K
FY2020$543K
FY2021$602K
FY2022$633K
FY2023$521K
FY2024$847K
Expenses
$659K
FY2024+0.2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$616K
FY2020$573K
FY2021$494K
FY2022$703K
FY2023$657K
FY2024$659K
Net assets
$597K
FY2024▲ +46%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$612K
FY2020$581K
FY2021$689K
FY2022$543K
FY2023$409K
FY2024$597K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2005.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $358K Management & general 35% · $233K Fundraising 10% · $68K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Exec. Director
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

James E Dickinson’s $120K as Exec. Director is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 851 $100K–1M housing nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020FY2019
James E Dickinson$120,000$99,846$93,547$60,533$60,533

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Prepares at-risk youth for futures through work, service, and leadership.

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1 program · $358K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

At-risk youth (ages 14-18) are enrolled in a work experience and community service training program and paint the homes of poor families, make improvements in local parks, and make other neighborhood improvements. Enrollees are also helped to develop and implement individual career plans during the school year.

$358Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$847K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$598K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$143K
Other incomeLn 4–11$105K
Money outPt IX
$659K
Ln 25
Programscol B$358K
Managementcol C$233K
Fundraisingcol D$68K
Owns and owesPt X
$597K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K
Total assetsLn 16$748K
LiabilitiesLn 26$151K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$598K
Government grantsLn 1e$278K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$57K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$143K
Other incomeLn 4–11$105K
Total revenueLn 12$847K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$20K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$364K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$748K
LiabilitiesLn 26$151K
Net assetsLn 32$597K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37K$20K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$367K$364K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$43K$29K
Total assetsLn 16$564K$748K
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K$151K
Net assetsLn 32$409K$597K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$120K$96K$24K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$177K$151K$26K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$56K$33K$22K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$0$5K$0
Management feesLn 11a$20K$0$0$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$0$31K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$0$0$3K
Office expensesLn 13$40K$934$605$38K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$0$9K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$0$17K$4K
InterestLn 20$17K$0$17K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$0$25K$0
InsuranceLn 23$38K$27K$11K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$50K$3K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$43K$0$43K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$659K$358K$233K$68K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $847K$659K$188K$597K 990 PDF
FY2023 $521K$657K−$136K$409K 990 PDF
FY2022 $633K$703K−$70K$543K 990 PDF
FY2021 $602K$494K$108K$689K 990 PDF
FY2020 $543K$573K−$30K$581K 990 PDF
FY2019 $440K$616K−$176K$612K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $846,833 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$56,915
VIII-1e Government grants$277,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$263,910
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$598,325
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$143,370
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $105,138 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$105,138
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $248,508 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$846,833
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $658,527 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $96,000 · Management $24,000 · Fundraising $0$120,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $150,995 · Management $26,000 · Fundraising $0$176,995
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $33,341 · Management $22,222 · Fundraising $0$55,563
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $4,673 · Fundraising $0$4,673
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $20,350$20,350
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $31,254 · Fundraising $0$31,254
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $3,303$3,303
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $934 · Management $605 · Fundraising $38,343$39,882
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $9,342 · Fundraising $1,685$11,027
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $16,800 · Fundraising $4,000$20,800
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $16,800 · Fundraising $0$16,800
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $24,517 · Fundraising $0$24,517
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,105 · Management $10,670 · Fundraising $0$37,775
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $49,693 · Management $2,862 · Fundraising $0$52,555
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $43,033 · Fundraising $0$43,033
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $358,068 · Management $232,778 · Fundraising $67,681$658,527
Part X · Balance sheet $748,366 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,752$19,954
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $115,297$333,449
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $42,746$28,556
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $366,566$363,857
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,400$2,550
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $563,761$748,366
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,504$5,421
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $154,601$150,900
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $409,160$597,466
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $409,160$597,466
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $563,761$748,366
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $597,466 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$846,833
XI-2 Total expenses$658,527
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$188,306
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$409,160
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$597,466

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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