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Urban Vision FY2023 filing

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Akron, OH501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 34-1720630Revenue $802K in FY2023

On file with the IRSurbanvisionministry.org749 Blaine Ave, 44310-3035 · Akron, OHTax-exempt since Feb 1993Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The mission of Urban Vision is to live out the gospel of jesus christ in north hill by coming alongside children and their families as they become followers of christ and leaders of the community. The organization purposes to build a vibrant, unified north hill community, transformed through the love and hope of jesus christ. The organization's most significant activities include educational after-school and summer supplemental learning and leadership development for grades k through 12; outreach to children k-12th grade.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$74K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $82K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $266K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$802K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$696K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$955K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$802K
FY2023▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$718K
FY2021$738K
FY2022$935K
FY2023$802K
FY2024$858K
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$696K
FY2023▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$733K
FY2021$653K
FY2022$704K
FY2023$696K
FY2024$782K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$955K
FY2023▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$568K
FY2021$654K
FY2022$849K
FY2023$955K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1993.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $598K Management & general 9% · $60K Fundraising 6% · $38K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $74K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Rodney Matthews
President &
$73,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Brook
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joe Caruso
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Randy Fearer
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dick Lee
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rodney Matthews’s $75K as President & is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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
Rodney Matthews$75,000$69,740$73,750$70,513$51,699$44,400
Jodi Matthews————$37,470$28,800

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

Supports children and families with education, leadership, and faith-based outreach.

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3 programs · $410K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Set on Success (sos)

Afterschool enrichment program, 4 days per week, k- 12TH grade, homework assistance, dignity stores, recreation, mentoring, musical instrument lessons, dance classes, workshop classes, art classes, bible quizzing, 115 innercity students enrolled.

$320Kprogram expense
02

Kids clubs (KC), 2ND-5TH grades, met 3 hours weekly during the school year, and for six weeks in the summer for activities including bible stories, songs, crafts, recreation, dinner, 78 innercity students.

$47Kprogram expense
03

On your mark lifereadiness program provides a christcentered place for each student to develop educationally, socially, and physically, 3 and 4 year olds met 4 days a week, separate 2 hour morning and afternoon sessions, light snack, avg. Enrollment of 14-16 at each session.

$44Kprogram expense

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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
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$65K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$62K
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$46K
In His Steps FoundationFY2024$29K
Paul P Tell Foundation INCFY2024$20K
Akron Community FoundationFY2024$15K
The Maynard Family FoundationFY2024$10K
Hudson Community FoundationFY2024$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 11 funders$266K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$802K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$785K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Money outPt IX
$696K
Ln 25
Programscol B$598K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$955K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$347K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$785K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$44K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$53K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$983
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$802K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8K
SavingsLn 2$339K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$347K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$655K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$955K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 6184
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$338K$347K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$518K$655K
Total assetsLn 16$892K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K$50K
Net assetsLn 32$849K$955K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$64K$14K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$334K$300K$22K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$18K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$27K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$354$354
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$35K$34K$345
InsuranceLn 23$14K$8K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$148K$148K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$4K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$696K$598K$60K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.0M$1.0M$7K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $858K$782K$76K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $802K$696K$106K$955K 990 PDF
FY2022 $935K$704K$231K$849K 990 PDF
FY2021 $738K$653K$86K$654K 990 PDF
FY2020 $718K$733K−$15K$568K 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
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Part I · Summary $801,843 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $927,089$784,648
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,940$7,117
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $228$983
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $725$9,095
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $934,982$801,843
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,510$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $471,199$471,910
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $229,931$224,004
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $703,640$695,914
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $231,342$105,929
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $801,843 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$52,731
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$731,917
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$43,930
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$784,648
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,117$7,117
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $983$983
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $12,150$12,150
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$4,195−$4,195
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,140$1,140
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,117 · Excluded from tax $10,078$801,843
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $695,914 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,625 · Management $14,013 · Fundraising $7,375$85,013
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $299,544 · Management $22,116 · Fundraising $11,939$333,599
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,670 · Management $3,098 · Fundraising $1,660$22,428
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,510 · Management $2,839 · Fundraising $1,521$30,870
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,750$4,750
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $13,178$13,178
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,589 · Fundraising $1,119$3,708
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $354$354
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $34,162 · Management $345$34,507
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,181 · Management $5,454$13,635
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $148,058$148,058
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $4,110 · Fundraising $1,704$5,814
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $597,750 · Management $59,668 · Fundraising $38,496$695,914
Part X · Balance sheet $1,004,986 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,231$8,166
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $320,032$339,048
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,943$2,636
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $517,718$655,136
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $891,609$1,004,986
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $37,065$35,010
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,897$15,400
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,962$50,410
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $824,055$921,209
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $24,592$33,367
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $848,647$954,576
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $891,609$1,004,986
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $954,576 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$801,843
XI-2 Total expenses$695,914
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$105,929
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$848,647
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$954,576

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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