Minneapolis, MN

URBAN VENTURES LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION

EIN 36-3558710

Education & Youth Development Tutoring, Enrichment & After-School Children & youth Low-income

Mission

Educating children, strengthening their families, and building a healthy community.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

About URBAN VENTURES LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION

Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation is a faith-rooted, cradle-to-career nonprofit based in South Minneapolis that provides education, mentorship, family-strengthening, and workforce programs for neighborhood children and families. The organization’s stated goal is to prepare and send every young person in a 25-block area to college or other postsecondary training. Urban Ventures operates multiple programs on a single campus and partners with schools, churches, businesses, and funders to deliver sustained, relationship-driven services.

Notable achievements

Scale of services (FY2025)

In fiscal year 2025 Urban Ventures reported serving thousands of neighborhood households (representing roughly 3,400 households) and delivering more than 177,000 hours of programming across 15 programs, reflecting substantial year-over-year growth in participation and program depth.

Early Learning outcomes

Urban Ventures’ Early Learning Center reports strong kindergarten-readiness outcomes for its recent cohort(s), with graduates meeting proficiency targets in early literacy and math at kindergarten entry.

Sustained program growth

Several core programs showed notable year-over-year increases in engagement in recent reporting (examples include double-digit percentage growth in after-school Hub Club participation and large increases in mentoring hours), indicating deeper and more consistent participation among youth and families.

At a glance

Total assets: $30.6M
Annual revenue: $8.9M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 36-3558710
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Website: urbanventures.org
On Mahalo since: September 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Four-star rating from Charity Navigator and publicly affirmed financial transparency with audited financial statements.

Platinum transparency status on Candid/GuideStar and regular public filing of Form 990s and audited financials.

Registered with the Minnesota Attorney General’s charity/charitable registration and recognized as an active 501(c)(3) organization (EIN 36-3558710).

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