UMOJA INC
EIN 93-4716399 · Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C. (A99)
What they do
NURTURING UNITY, EMPOWERING MINDS, and BUILDING FUTURES THROUGH EDUCATION, COLLABORATION, and A COMMITMENT to THE WELL-BEING of STUDENTS and FAMILIES.UMOJA INC. ENVISIONS A FUTURE WHERE STUDENTS THRIVE IN AN ATMOSPHERE of ACADEMIC CHALLENGE, SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING, and ETHICAL DEVELOPMENT. FAMILIES ARE UNITED THROUGH SHARED EXPERIENCES IN ART, HEALING, and FINANCIAL LITERACY, ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN EDUCATION AS AN INTEGRAL PART of THEIR LIVES. OUR PREVENTION-FOCUSED PROGRAMS AIM to CURB POVERTY, CRIME, and MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, PLACING THE WELL-BEING and SAFETY of STUDENTS AT THE FOREFRONT.
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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders5 people are listed in the latest report.
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Leadership and board
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FREDERICK EDWARDS JREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JNEIL GIBSONPROGRAM DIRECTOR
HOLLIE MACKIETREASURER
LARRY NAPOLEONPRESIDENT
MICHAEL CHANSECRETARY
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2024
- Location
- 308 10TH ST N, FARGO, ND 58102-4315
- County
- Cass
- In care of
- FREDERICK EDWARDS JR
- Primary officer
- FREDERICK EDWARDS JR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- February 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- SMITH SCHAFER & ASSOCIATES LTD
- NTEE classification
- Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C. (A99)
- IRS tax category
- Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C.