United Methodist Church Union
EIN: 25-0965431
Mission
The mission of United Methodist Church Union is to transform communities, lives, and hearts.
Ruling year
1946
President
Rev. Larry P. Homitsky
Main address
PO Box 100086 971 Beech Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15233 USA
EIN
25-0965431
Education
Religion
Methodism
Dining services
Retirement housing
Population served
Children and youth
NTEE code
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (X01)
Congregate Meals (K34)
Senior Citizens' Housing/Retirement Communities (L22)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is not required to file an annual return with the IRS because it is a church.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Kids Meal Network
Summer meal program for children in underserved neighborhoods.
Reader-Mentor
Reader-Mentor pairs adult volunteers with elementary students in need of reading tutoring to increase fluency and comprehension. Reader-Mentor operates in ten elementary schools in the Pittsburgh Public School District, Northgate School District, Rochester School District, and Big Beaver Area School District.
Where we work
External reviews
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsAverage number of service recipients per month
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Multiracial people, People of African descent, Caregivers, Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Kids Meal Network
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number of meals served through Kids Meal Network (2020's was highly affected by COVID-19 and the Pittsburgh Public School District asked Church Union to begin service early due to school closures.
Number of children who have the ability to understand and comprehend communication
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adolescents, Children, Low-income people
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Reader-Mentor wasn't held school yr 2020-21 due to COVID & school closures. The program has been ongoing for years, held 2018-2019 until schools closed in 2020. 2021 & 2022 are # books distributed.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
United Methodist Church Union (aka "Church Union") aims to build on its impressive history of 127 years (!!!) helping those in need in the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area and surrounding counties. In addition to our m ission of transforming, communities, lives, and hearts, our vision is to be a responsive and collaborative force bridging across cultural and economic challenges to empower change.
Our programs are designed to assist primarily low-income individuals, families, neighborhoods, and communities walk into the next day filled with hope for the future. This reflects itself in our core activities:
- Reader-Mentor offering literacy support during the school day to elementary schools in under-performing areas
- Kids Meal Network offering meals to children in low-income neighborhoods during the critical summer months when school is not in session (meaning meals at school are not available)
- Daily Bread meal services for the homeless
- MetHousing, MetTowers - housing program for low-income seniors
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Reader-Mentor - Our primary program strategy offers a "win-win" formula. We pair adult volunteers, mostly retired senior citizens, with teacher-selected students needing literacy skill support. There's a special relationship that forms over the course of a year when a student can reliably depend on his/her reading mentor to show up, be interested in their progress, and dream together (while reading) about the future. Sometimes it's difficult to say who benefits more - the students improving in their literacy and fluency skills - or the volunteers who consider the time with "their" student the high point of their week.
Kids Meal Network - The strategy here is to make KMN a fun, "I-want-to-be-there" environment for young children, many of whom are left alone while their parents or caregivers are working. We combine nutritional food with fun, games, special guest visits (Charlie the Tuna!), along with plenty of neighborhood kids to make each year's KMN a summer to remember.
Senior housing - There's no other way to say it. Housing prices across the country have gone through the roof. And for low-income senior adults, this is frightening and scary. How can you afford a monthly rent on a 2-bedroom apartment of close to $1,500 per month (www.apartmentlist.com) if your monthly income is only $1200/month? This is the untenable situation in which many senior citizens find themselves. Pay rent or buy groceries? Pay the electric bill or a car payment to get to work? Church Union's strategy to meet this need is to offer low-cost, affordable senior housing for adults with verifiable financial need.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2020 info
4.95
Months of cash in 2020 info
2.7
Fringe rate in 2020 info
15%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
United Methodist Church Union
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
United Methodist Church Union
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
This snapshot of United Methodist Church Union’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
| Profitability info | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $3,110 | $8,506 | -$122,908 | $102,348 | -$283,875 |
| As % of expenses | 0.5% | 1.4% | -17.1% | 14.4% | -28.3% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | -$17,071 | -$8,049 | -$136,858 | $91,875 | -$289,643 |
| As % of expenses | -2.5% | -1.2% | -18.7% | 12.8% | -28.8% |
| Revenue composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $687,826 | $711,394 | $726,657 | $712,011 | $759,345 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | 8.6% | 3.4% | 2.1% | -2.0% | 6.6% |
| Program services revenue | 46.4% | 33.1% | 37.9% | 25.3% | 22.8% |
| Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Investment income | 17.5% | 16.0% | 15.2% | 15.5% | 15.4% |
| Government grants | 7.1% | 8.1% | 6.9% | 6.2% | 16.7% |
| All other grants and contributions | 25.5% | 42.7% | 36.2% | 53.0% | 41.7% |
| Other revenue | 3.5% | 0.0% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 3.4% |
| Expense composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses before depreciation | $655,500 | $629,160 | $719,863 | $709,941 | $1,001,398 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | -3.3% | -4.0% | 14.4% | -1.4% | 41.1% |
| Personnel | 45.5% | 43.3% | 39.6% | 45.1% | 32.2% |
| Professional fees | 5.7% | 5.5% | 7.3% | 13.4% | 10.9% |
| Occupancy | 14.0% | 12.7% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 3.7% |
| Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| All other expenses | 34.8% | 38.5% | 44.0% | 31.7% | 53.2% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $675,681 | $645,715 | $733,813 | $720,414 | $1,007,166 |
| One month of savings | $54,625 | $52,430 | $59,989 | $59,162 | $83,450 |
| Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed asset additions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $730,306 | $698,145 | $793,802 | $779,576 | $1,090,616 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Months of cash | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Months of cash and investments | 37.1 | 41.0 | 33.3 | 36.5 | 30.5 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 26.4 | 27.6 | 25.2 | 27.2 | 18.2 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | $185,516 | $230,100 | $269,891 | $164,668 | $223,324 |
| Investments | $1,839,288 | $1,919,848 | $1,725,946 | $1,994,314 | $2,323,368 |
| Receivables | $742,553 | $838,282 | $985,648 | $1,046,855 | $819,840 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $851,325 | $855,825 | $639,225 | $639,225 | $417,225 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 33.4% | 35.1% | 46.1% | 47.7% | 67.6% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 2.8% | 2.7% | 4.3% | 2.7% | 6.0% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $2,008,009 | $1,999,960 | $1,853,818 | $1,945,693 | $1,656,050 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $82,863 | $164,359 | $229,725 | N/A | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $1,150,888 | $1,285,681 | $1,101,622 | N/A | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $1,233,751 | $1,450,040 | $1,331,347 | $1,499,106 | $1,672,287 |
| Total net assets | $3,241,760 | $3,450,000 | $3,185,165 | $3,444,799 | $3,328,337 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
President
Rev. Larry P. Homitsky
Rev. Larry Homitsky is President of United Methodist Church Union, a 121-year old non-profit agency operating in Western PA with offices in Pittsburgh’s Northside. Rev. Larry also serves as lead pastor of the Pittsburgh Parish which includes Calvary, Emanuel, and Church of Our Saviour churches. An ordained elder in the United Methodist Church, Rev. Larry has ministered for over 40 years. Previously, he served as Conference Council Steward for the Western PA Annual Conference of the United Methodist church from 1997 – 2008. In this role, he administered and oversaw the ministries and activities of 900 United Methodist Churches in the Western PA region as well as denominational conference relations. He is a Board member of the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He has traveled nationally assisting United Methodists to become better faith leaders and ambassadors. As a pastor, trainer, executive, and storyteller, Rev. Larry is often known for creative presentations incorporating historical
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
United Methodist Church Union
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
United Methodist Church Union
Board of directorsas of 03/07/2023
Board of directors data
Rev. Ronald Hoellein
Megan Bova
Larry Homitsky
Renny Clark
Jeanna-Mar Simmons
David Ewing
Chris Sweeney
Jorinda Bullitt
Kornelius Neal
Ronald Hoellein
Dan Rost
Cynthia Moore-Koikoi
Deborah Ackley-Killan
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