Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by UMOJA HEALTH WELLNESS AND JUSTICE COLLECTIVE.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $936,849
- Total expenses
- $702,543
- Contributions and grants received
- $584,511
- Grants paid
- $20,095
- Program service revenue
- $348,062
- Investment income
- $10
- Other revenue
- $4,266
- Total assets, end of year
- $254,271
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $39,888
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $214,383
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $542,324
- Management and general expenses
- $114,522
- Fundraising expenses
- $45,697
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $542,324
Program services were 77.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$2,400
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$36,679
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$545,432
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$38,026
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2a · Program service revenue: Peer Support Specialists
total $241,167 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2b · Program service revenue: Youth Programs
total $92,159 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2c · Program service revenue: Peer Support Training
total $14,736 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $10 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $10
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$455
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$2,400
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$2,500
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$2,045 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$2,045
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11a · Other revenue: Insurance Proceeds
total $6,311 · related or exempt $6,311 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$6,311
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $20,095 · program services $20,095
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $56,784 · program services $42,588 · management and general $8,518 · fundraising $5,678
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $294,354 · program services $220,766 · management and general $44,152 · fundraising $29,436
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $30,290 · program services $22,718 · management and general $4,544 · fundraising $3,028
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11b · Fees: legal
total $1,500 · program services $0 · management and general $1,500 · fundraising $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $12,000 · program services $0 · management and general $12,000 · fundraising $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $116,033 · program services $101,183 · management and general $14,850 · fundraising $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $8,387 · program services $6,290 · management and general $1,258 · fundraising $839
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13 · Office expenses
total $13,269 · program services $9,391 · management and general $2,455 · fundraising $1,423
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14 · Information technology
total $2,154 · program services $1,034 · management and general $1,120 · fundraising $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $58,938 · program services $46,079 · management and general $9,217 · fundraising $3,642
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17 · Travel
total $35,473 · program services $32,700 · management and general $1,511 · fundraising $1,262
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20 · Interest
total $2,247 · program services $0 · management and general $2,247 · fundraising $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $7,778 · program services $7,000 · management and general $389 · fundraising $389
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23 · Insurance
total $15,231 · program services $7,371 · management and general $7,860 · fundraising $0
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24a · Other expenses: Hope 4 the Future Program
total $11,842 · program services $11,842 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: Majorette and Drum Corp
total $8,884 · program services $8,884 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24c · Other expenses: Peer Support Work
total $3,812 · program services $3,812 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24d · Other expenses: Dues and Subscriptions
total $3,097 · program services $310 · management and general $2,787 · fundraising $0
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24e · All other expenses
total $375 · program services $261 · management and general $114 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $8,337 · end of year $179,715
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $5 · end of year $5
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$93,468
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$21,117
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $13,414 · end of year $72,351
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $2,200 · end of year $2,200
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $43,879 · end of year $39,888
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year -$19,923 · end of year $121,828
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
end of year $92,555
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
We provide a multifaceted network of supports that address the Social Determinants of Health in historically low-wealth and marginalized communities, especially Black communities. All services are culturally aligned, trauma-informed, and rooted in participant and youth voice.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Umoja Health Wellness and Justice Collectives mission is creating community through connection and culture.
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HOPE (Healing Our Past Experiences) 4 the Future: A free prevention-based in-school, after-school, and summer program serving more than 100 school-aged children annually across 20+ schools. HOPE provides a safe, creative space for young people to build resiliency, develop leadership, and heal from trauma through arts, mentorship, and culturally aligned peer support.
Expenses $542,324 · Grants $20,095 · Revenue $348,062
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Community Paramedic Peer Support Specialists & Ujima Trauma Care Recovery Center: A two-pronged approach to recovery and healing. Trained Peer Support Specialists work alongside Community Paramedics to respond to overdoses and behavioral health crises, providing culturally aligned care, linkage to treatment, and up to one year of continued support. This work is anchored by the Ujima Trauma Care Recovery Center, Buncombe Countys first culturally specific recovery hub for Black and other historically marginalized people navigating substance use, trauma, and systemic barriers. Ujima offers peer-led healing spaces, harm reduction supports, and workforce pathways through the Certified Peer Support Specialist model.
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John R. Hayes High Steppin Majorettes and Drum Corp: Reviving a historic community marching band tradition rooted in HBCU excellence, this program connects cultural heritage to leadership development, creative expression, and violence prevention. Youth as young as six participate as majorettes, drummers, and dancers, keeping alive a legacy that has long served as both a cultural anchor and a civic hub in Ashevilles Black communities.
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Michael Hayes
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $56,784
- From this org
- $56,784
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Pierre Griffin
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Brandi Hayes
Vice-Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Alexandria Monque Ravenel
Secretary/Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Elizabeth Ivey
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 13 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202523189349301572
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