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← URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,057,000
Total expenses
$2,733,958
Contributions and grants received
$2,014,114
Grants paid
$112,698
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$42,886
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,927,019
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,525,338
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,401,681
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,053,288
Management and general expenses
$328,364
Fundraising expenses
$352,306
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,053,288

Program services were 75.1% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $105,786

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,314,629

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $593,699

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $42,886 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $105,786

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $112,698 · program services $112,698

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $769,848 · program services $517,870 · management and general $141,850 · fundraising $110,128

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $14,945 · program services $10,053 · management and general $2,754 · fundraising $2,138

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,911 · program services $0 · management and general $19,911 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $190,097 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $190,097

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,499 · program services $8,523 · management and general $2,238 · fundraising $1,738

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $287,971 · program services $253,826 · management and general $19,222 · fundraising $14,923

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $22,670 · program services $22,670 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $279,753 · program services $180,050 · management and general $99,623 · fundraising $80

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $42,731 · program services $34,075 · management and general $4,873 · fundraising $3,783

  • 20 · Interest

    total $37,844 · program services $35,734 · management and general $1,188 · fundraising $922

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $24,795 · program services $16,680 · management and general $4,568 · fundraising $3,547

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $58,324 · program services $39,234 · management and general $10,747 · fundraising $8,343

  • 24a · Other expenses: RENOVATIONS

    total $176,617 · program services $176,617 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER SERVICE FEES

    total $673,554 · program services $638,384 · management and general $19,799 · fundraising $15,371

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $3,490 · program services $2,347 · management and general $643 · fundraising $500

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $5,146 · program services $3,462 · management and general $948 · fundraising $736

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,065 · program services $1,065 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,448,774 · end of year $1,725,738

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $649,373 · end of year $273,455

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,887 · end of year $44,366

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $955,862

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $72,402

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $898,101 · end of year $883,460

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $115,709 · end of year $96,063

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $658,078 · end of year $1,429,275

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $811,603 · end of year $13,356

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,420,745 · end of year $1,388,325

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

UNIS MISSION IS TO PARTNER WITH KANSAS CITYS URBAN CORE NEIGHBORHOODS TO BRING BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TOGETHER TO IMPROVE PROSPERITY, HEALTH, SAFETY & EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY.

  • PURPOSED BUILT COMMUNITIES-AS PART OF UNIS FOCUS ON BUILDING HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE ALL CAN SUCCEED AND THRIVE WAS INITIATED THE PHILLIPS COLLECTIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WENDELL PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD.UNI HAS ACQUIRED OPTIONS ON OVER 100 VACANT PROPERTIES IN THE WENDELL PHILLIPS NEIGHBORHOOD, AND HAS STARTED THE CRADLE-TO-COLLEGE EDUCATION PIPELINE WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KANSAS CITY NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMY(KCNA). UNI HAS ALSO PURCHASED TWO BLOCKS OF LAND WHICH IS DIRECTLY EAST OF THE SCHOOL. A RFP WAS RECENTLY ISSUED WHICH SEEKED A PLAN TO DEVELOP MIXED-INCOME HOUSING. UNI IS ALSO WORKING WITH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $769,139

  • VACANT TO VIBRANT - WORKS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF VACANT PROPERTIES WITHIN THE UNI AREA, ENSURE THAT REVITALIZATION EFFORTS BUILD SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE HEALTHY, SAFE AND ATTRACTIVE PLACES TO LIVE AND SHARED BY PEOPLE OF ALL ECONOMIC LEVELS. UNDER THIS UMBRELLA, UNI MANAGED THREE ACTON GROUPS: CLEAR TITLES GREEN SPACES,AND PROMOTE EQUITABLE NEIGHBORHOODS (PEN). CLEAR TITLES WORKED TO IMPROVE THE NOTICE PROCESS FOR PROPERTIES WHICH ARE GOING INTO TAX SALE. GREEN SPACES FACILITATES A PROCESS TO ENGAGE UNI NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS TO PRIORITIZE VACANT LOTS WHICH THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE TRANSFORMED. PEN WORKS TO PROMOTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING STATEGIES FROM KCMOS HOUSING POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS WHILE ALSO ENGAGING DEMONSTRATION BLOCK RESIDENTS TO IDENTIFY ASSETS, DESCRIBE THEIR VISION FOR THE BLOCK AND HELP TO IDENTIFY RESOURCES TO MAKE THE VISION REAL.

    Expenses $1,280,432

  • OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS WHICH UNI HOSTS VARIES. FOUR (4) BLOCK PARTIES WERE HELD TO ENGAGE WITH RESIDENTS AND HELP THEM ENGAGE WITH ONE ANOTHER, TWO (2) FAIRS WERE HELD TO CONNECT RESIDENTS WITH RESOURCES MAY HELP THEM, VOLUNTEER/CLEAN UP DAYS TO BEAUTIFY THE COMMUNITY AND CANVASSED TO KEEP THE RESIDENTS INFORMED OF THINGS WHICH WERE GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $3,717

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jamee Rodgers

    CEO & PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $176,842
    From this org
    $176,842
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,842
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $176,842

  • Libby Allman

    BOARD MEMBER/CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Laurie Roberts

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Art Chaundry

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Mark Larrabee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Bill Berkley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Greg Carlson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Dan Cranshaw

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Randy Hopkins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Dred Scott

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Joe Reardon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Stephen Roling

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Charlie Shields

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Qiana Thomason

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Barbara Washington

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Cokethea Hill

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Todd Jordan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Jolie Justus

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Jennifer Tidwell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Willy Pegues

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Stacey Daniels-Young

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Rachel Merlo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Jannette Berkley-Patton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Kristen Harris

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • URBAN CATALYST INC

    501C3 · FOSTER LOW INCOME HOUSING · MO · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • URBAN HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT

    HOLDING ENTITY LAND · MO

    Directly controlled by URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 August 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543219349321024

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