Urban Purpose INC

Tax-deductible

Vestavia, AL501(c)(3)Since 2011Human ServicesEIN 27-4707089Revenue $292K in FY2025

On file with the IRSurbanpurpose.org2821 Vestavia Forest Dr, 35216-2541 · Vestavia, ALTax-exempt since Sep 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Urban Purpose exists to build relationships with those in need throughout our city, surround them with safe people, and offer healthy options for them to utilize in the journey of rebuilding their lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 487 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 60% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $70K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$592
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$292K
+61% vs prior year
Spent
$203K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$225K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$292K
FY2025▲ +61%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$383K
FY2021$317K
FY2022$308K
FY2023$176K
FY2024$181K
FY2025$292K
Expenses
$203K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$347K
FY2021$311K
FY2022$313K
FY2023$181K
FY2024$195K
FY2025$203K
Net assets
$225K
FY2025▲ +65%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$159K
FY2021$164K
FY2022$155K
FY2023$150K
FY2024$136K
FY2025$225K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2011.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $133K Management & general 13% · $26K Fundraising 21% · $44K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$51,894Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jim McFarland’s $52K as President is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Jenkins————$5,569$69,770
Jim McFarland$51,894$54,894$51,276$49,422$49,422$46,914

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Builds relationships and provides food, clothing, medical care, and housing for the city's poor.

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3 programs · $51K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Safe Housing Men

Protect people from negative influences, isolation, and poor decision making. Surround those struggling with addiction with godly influences. Provide structure and accountability during that key waiting list period. Help them enter recovery with a strong mind and a clear outlook.

$26Kprogram expense
02

The Compound

Host sit down meals for our homeless population so that they can enjoy the feeling of dinnertime with family. Bring people together for major sporting events like the super bowl, final 4, and the national championship. Host weekly hangout time with people who need healthy, safe, and consistent relationships.

$24Kprogram expense
03

Outreach & Work/Jobs Program

Provide healthy contexts with supervisors and co-workers who are committed to the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of men and women in vulnerable situations. Teach the value and reward of a hard days work.

$1Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$70K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$292K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$246K
Other incomeLn 4–11$44K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$203K
Ln 25
Programscol B$133K
Managementcol C$26K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$225K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$218K
Total assetsLn 16$225K
LiabilitiesLn 26$592
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$246K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$44K
Total revenueLn 12$292K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$218K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$218K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$225K
LiabilitiesLn 26$592
Net assetsLn 32$225K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6487
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$132K$218K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$139K$225K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$592
Net assetsLn 32$136K$225K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$52K$52K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$20K$10K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$842$421$421
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$3K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$954$954
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$104$104
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$51K$4K$4K$44K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$49$49
Office expensesLn 13$84$42$42
Information technologyLn 14$2K$777$777
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$425$425
InsuranceLn 23$8K$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$54K$53K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$203K$133K$26K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $292K$203K$89K$225K 990 PDF
FY2024 $181K$195K−$14K$136K 990 PDF
FY2023 $176K$181K−$6K$150K 990 PDF
FY2022 $308K$313K−$5K$155K 990 PDF
FY2021 $317K$311K$7K$164K 990 PDF
FY2020 $383K$347K$36K$159K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $291,892 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $137,956$246,214
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,021$1,423
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $42,082$44,255
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $181,059$291,892
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $81,255$78,236
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $113,337$124,944
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $194,592$203,180
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,533$88,712
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $291,892 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$246,214
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$246,214
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,423$1,423
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $44,255$44,255
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $45,678$291,892
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $203,180 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,894$51,894
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,000 · Management $10,000$20,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $421 · Management $421$842
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,750 · Management $2,750$5,500
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $954 · Management $954$1,908
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,400 · Management $2,400$4,800
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $104$104
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,661 · Management $3,745 · Fundraising $43,506$50,912
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $49$49
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $42 · Management $42$84
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $777 · Management $777$1,554
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,178$3,178
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $425$425
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,909 · Management $3,910$7,819
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,789 · Management $1,322$54,111
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $133,200 · Management $26,425 · Fundraising $43,555$203,180
Part X · Balance sheet $225,420 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $132,300$218,350
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,947$1,522
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,167$5,548
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $139,414$225,420
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,298$592
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,298$592
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $136,116$224,828
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $136,116$224,828
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $139,414$225,420
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $224,828 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$291,892
XI-2 Total expenses$203,180
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$88,712
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$136,116
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$224,828

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