The Uhuru Foundation

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works to interrupt the school to prison pipeline by providing financial literacy training, business skill development, and credible messenger mentoring to transform the thinking, attitude and behavior of high-risk youth

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
32¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 8 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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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 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $135K a year · 29% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
32%
of spending
Concern: 32% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$169K
to officers and key staff · 42% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 42% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $32K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 3 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 3 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$435K
+122% vs prior year
Spent
$402K
To programs
32%
Net assets
$33K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$435K
FY2024▲ +122%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$78K
FY2021$485K
FY2022$116K
FY2023$196K
FY2024$435K
Expenses
$402K
FY2024▲ +62%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$248K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$402K
Net assets
$33K
FY2024▲ ×69
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8K
FY2021$0
FY2022$12K
FY2023$482
FY2024$33K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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 2020.

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

Where the money goes

32 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 32% · $130K Management & general 68% · $272K Fundraising 0% · $422

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

3 people listed on the 990; $169K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$84,615Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$84,615Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Gray’s $85K as President is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth 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

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021
Robert Gray$84,615$68,462$33,269
Derek Rush$84,615$68,462$33,269

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers at-risk youth with financial and business skills, and mentoring to divert them from the school-to-prison pipeline.

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1 program · $130K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Expanded the Transformative Futures and the Keys to Love programs which provided re-entry support and housing to those impacted by the criminal justice system. Also, began development of a second transitional house for the Keys to Love program.

$130Kprogram 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 2 funders$32K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$435K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$433K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$402K
Ln 25
Programscol B$130K
Managementcol C$272K
Fundraisingcol D$422
Owns and owesPt X
$33K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K
Total assetsLn 16$33K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$433K
Government grantsLn 1e$233K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Total revenueLn 12$435K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$33K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$33K
Total assetsLn 16$33K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$33K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$482$33K
Total assetsLn 16$482$33K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$482$33K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$169K$169K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$42K$42K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$16K
Management feesLn 11a$29K$29K
Legal feesLn 11b$689$689
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$422$422
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$34K$22K$13K
TravelLn 17$21K$21K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$45K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$3K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$402K$130K$272K$422

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 6, 2025 $435K$402K$33K$33K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 21, 2025 $196K$482 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 8, 2023 $116K$12K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 13, 2022 $485K$248K$237K$0 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 11, 2021 $78K$8K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $435,027 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $195,098$432,777
I-9 Program service revenue$2,250
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $846$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $195,944$435,027
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $119,368$231,639
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $5,814$422
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $82,688$170,252
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $207,870$402,313
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,926$32,714
Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $435,027 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$232,525
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$200,252
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$432,777
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,250$2,250
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,250 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$435,027
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $402,313 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $169,231$169,231
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $41,593$41,593
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $4,376$4,376
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $16,439$16,439
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $29,404$29,404
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $689$689
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,493$2,493
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $422$422
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,075$10,075
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,567$2,567
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,557$6,557
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,642 · Management $12,614$34,256
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,938$20,938
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,409$2,409
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,160 · Management $8,118$53,278
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,962 · Management $4,624$7,586
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $130,181 · Management $271,710 · Fundraising $422$402,313
Part X · Balance sheet $33,196 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $482$33,196
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $482$33,196
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $482$33,196
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $482$33,196
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $482$33,196
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $33,196 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$435,027
XI-2 Total expenses$402,313
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,714
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$482
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$33,196

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

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