Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1964.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
25 people listed on the 990; $841K paid to officers and key staff.
Andrea D Thomas’s $217K as President & CEO is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea D Thomas | $216,670 | — | — | $185,625 | $193,936 | $135,756 |
| Thomas Andrea D | — | $206,194 | $194,616 | — | — | — |
| Jose Francia | — | — | — | — | $184,891 | $202,786 |
| Dana M Jones | — | — | — | — | — | $194,696 |
| Francia Jose | — | — | — | $178,981 | — | — |
| Andrew Harris | — | $175,928 | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Ofori-Addo | $165,771 | — | — | — | $124,019 | — |
| Charles Akinmade | $162,254 | — | — | — | — | — |
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.
See United Planning Organization executive salaries →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
Connects individuals with resources and programs for personal and community growth.
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Head Start and Early Head Start
United planning organization's (upo) head start program was initiated in 1964 and was one of the first pilot programs in the united states. In 2012, the upo office of early learning (upo-oel) was awarded a birth-to-five grant that provides seamless services for 1,200 children ages 6 weeks to 3 years old including expecting families.
Community Services
By partnering with other community based organizations, local businesses, government agencies and volunteers in 2023, upo planned and implemented selfsufficiency interventions that served a total of 52,852 low-income residents (men, women and children) in all four quadrants and eight wards of washington, DC.
Homeless
Upo actively stands on the frontlines of homelessness care and prevention. The agency currently operates a fleet of shelter transport vehicles that are specifically equipped to provide direct, managed support to unhoused individuals. This fleet is an integral part of the city's continuum of care for the homeless.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 3 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 2 findings: a weakness in money controls.
Plus 2 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 4 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 12 findings: a weakness in money controls.
Plus 4 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 1 finding: a weakness in money controls.
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $36K | $34K | $32K | $31K | $28K |
| Given inLn 1b | $2K | $2K | $900 | $3K | $28K |
| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $4.7M | $2.5M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $4.4M | $3.9M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $15.2M | $10.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $5.9M | $7.7M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $9.2M | $2.9M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $674K | $674K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $45K | $45K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $841K | $711K | $129K | $819 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $27.1M | $22.2M | $4.9M | −$819 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $6.1M | $5.0M | $1.2M | |
| Management feesLn 11a | $5.7M | $4.2M | $1.5M | $36K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $134K | $69K | $65K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $3.1M | $3.1M | $29K | $69 |
| TravelLn 17 | $169K | $142K | $27K | $201 |
| InterestLn 20 | $71K | $64K | $4K | $2K |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $635K | $619K | $16K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $315K | $303K | $12K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $3.9M | $3.8M | $124K | $12K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $48.9M | $40.8M | $8.0M | $51K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 10, 2026 | $42.5M | $48.9M | −$6.4M | $2.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 31, 2025 | $48.7M | $51.0M | −$2.3M | $9.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 9, 2024 | $41.5M | $40.8M | $716K | $11.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2023 | $57.1M | $54.7M | $2.5M | $10.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 11, 2022 | $39.5M | $38.7M | $805K | $8.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 13, 2021 | $36.2M | $35.8M | $407K | $6.3M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $42,513,429 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $42,513,429 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $48,882,589 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $10,604,545 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,857,500 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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