North Dakota · Nonprofit
UMOJA INC
UMOJA INC (North Dakota) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,500 to it, the largest being Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation ($1,500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $193k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $2k
- Net assets
- $44k
What Umoja Inc does
Mission
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.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Umoja writing workshops: students engage in creative writing, poetry, and leadership development designed to improve literacy, social-emotional skills, and self-awareness. Workshops culminate in public showcases and collaborative projects with local artists and schools.
$2,165 spent88% of program spendingArts, data, and event curation: umoja curates community art exhibitions, performance events, and data-driven storytelling initiatives that highlight youth voice and local culture while measuring social impact and educational outcomes.
$300 spent12% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $2,465.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
Frederick Edwards Jr
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of UMOJA INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of UMOJA INC's grant income comes from North Dakota funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
UMOJA INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In North Dakota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for UMOJA INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds UMOJA INC?
- UMOJA INC (North Dakota) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,500 to it, the largest being Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation ($1,500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does UMOJA INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $1,500 in grants to UMOJA INC.
- Who is the largest funder of UMOJA INC?
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $1,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UMOJA INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Dakota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing