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UNITED WE MARCH FORWARD

EIN 83-0902832 CEDAR RAPIDS, IA

Revenue 2025
$90,147
Expenses 2025
$112,832

Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B99
Classification
1235
Street
2531 42ND ST NE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

Primary exempt purpose

United We March Forward (UWMF) is operating as a community-based charitable nonprofit organization.

  • Driver's Education: United We March Forward's Drivers Education for Immigrants (DEFI) program provides culturally responsive drivers education and literacy support to immigrants and refugee participants who are seeking transportation independence and workforce access. In 2024, we supported 25 participants and in 2025, the program supported 36 individuals particularly non-English speakers, in obtaining learners permit and developing safe driving skills. The program provided instruction in the participants primary language to improve understanding of Iowa traffic laws, public safety expectations, and financial responsibilities associated with vehicle ownership and transportation. The program combined classroom instruction, permit preparation, interpretation support, driving simulation, and practical driving education to help participants safely navigate transportation systems and improve access to employment, healthcare, schools, and community resources.

    Expenses $62,058 · Grants $49,580

  • Management/ General: This category included core operational services, community coordination, outreach, transportation support, and essential organizational programming. UWMF's Resource Directory program was established in 2018, it connected immigrant and refugee families with housing, workforce development, healthcare, and educational resources. Over 500 family households served through the Resource Directory program. One early participant entered the program while experiencing housing instability and living in her vehicle after relocating to Iowa. Within 30 days, we had connected her with housing, childcare, workforce support, and enrollment into a Certified Nursing Assistant training program. She now works full-time in healthcare and continues pursuing nursing education. Due to financial limitations in 2025, the organization ended its case management services in order to focus on sustaining core programs. Remaining activities included our English Literacy Program (over 50 individuals enrolled), Adopt-a-Family, a holiday support program for children under 18 (we served 45 children), transportation coordination, community outreach (over 200 individuals), and administrative operations necessary to support direct services.

    Expenses $33,850 · Grants $27,044

  • Grow Pamoja: United We March Forward (UWMF) Grow Pamoja (Swahili meaning together) included urban gardening initiatives and food access support aimed at improving food security, sustainability, and community wellness. Prior to the closure of our 3 food pantries due to funding limitations, the organization serve more than 5,000 individuals monthly through three food pantry sites. These pantry sites supported immigrants families, non-immigrants families, veterans, elderly residents, and young families. The urban gardening initiative supported fourteen immigrant and refugee growers who maintained garden plots, distributed produce at the Downtown Farmers Market, and donated a majority of harvested food through community pantry systems. The program also promoted food equity, urban agriculture education, and economic empowerment. Multiple participants expanded into independent agricultural production, including one participant who established an LLC and now distributes food locally. So far this initiative had produce over 5 individuals who are now upscaling their production. Due to funding challenges, UWMF closed all three food pantry operations in 2025 to preserve long-term organizational sustainability but we continue to support urban growers through gardening initiatives.

    Expenses $16,924 · Grants $13,522

As filed on the 2025 return.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Kimberly Dukes

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kasasila Gloire

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    6

  • Teresa Jensen

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Quinn Pettifer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeff Wozencraft

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mugisha Gloire

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $52,360
    Compensation
    $52,360
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    60

  • Andy Hartz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $90,147
    Expenses
    $112,832
    Contributions
    $76,172
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $151,434
    Expenses
    $145,553
    Contributions
    $139,686
    Grants paid
    not reported
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $93,978
    Expenses
    $101,216
    Contributions
    $53,978
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $84,237
    Expenses
    $79,246
    Contributions
    $46,816
    Grants paid
    not reported

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $56,378
    Expenses
    $78,100
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,962

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2020

Tax period
1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020
Principal officer
Mugisha Bwenge
Mailing address
1700 B Ave NE Ste 206Cedar Rapids IA 52402
Website
Something was entered that is not a web address, so it is not shown.

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.