Nonprofit · EIN 31-1467594
CENTER FOR URBAN RENEWAL AND EDUCATION
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20004
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,003,568 | $2,756,066 | -$752,498 | $1,629,572 | $2,930,871 | -$1,301,299 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,250,074 | $2,740,802 | -$490,728 | $2,523,024 | $3,020,214 | -$497,190 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,752,336 | $2,592,795 | -$840,459 | $918,380 | $924,842 | -$6,462 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,789,138
- Program service revenue
- $116
- Investment income
- $0
- Royalties
- $294
- Other revenue
- $214,314
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $156,261
- Other salaries and wages
- $721,988
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,126,026
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $75,282
- Accounting fees
- $134,396
- Occupancy
- $753,986
- Travel
- $86,542
- Depreciation
- $37,956
- Program services (functional)
- $1,929,244
- Management and general (functional)
- $385,853
- Fundraising (functional)
- $440,969
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,523,024
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,629,572
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,930,871
- Net assets, end of year
- -$1,301,299
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$1,301,299
- Gross receipts
- $2,003,568
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 1995
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONALD EASON | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $149,131 | $3,998 |
| MARTIN DANNENFELSER | DIR, GOVT RELATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,075 | $0 |
| ARIEL ZIMERMAN | DIRECTOR, MEDIA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,491 | $4,746 |
| STAR PARKER ENDED 0125 | PRESIDENT & FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $3,129 | $3 |
| MARC LITTLE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TW SHANNON | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA MINTER | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES GOLDEN | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN STRAUSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK BREWER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN STONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAR PARKER ENDED 1224 | PRESIDENT & FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $250,292 | $332,656 |
| MARTIN DANNENFELSER | DIR, GOVT RELATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,220 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CATELL | VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,600 | $12,000 |
| MARC LITTLE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $62,000 | $0 |
| TW SHANNON | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA MINTER | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES GOLDEN | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN STRAUSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK BREWER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN STONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAR PARKER | PRESIDENT & FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $250,290 | $36,736 |
| MICHAEL CATELL | VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,600 | $15,600 |
| MARTIN DANNENFELSER | DIR, GOVT RELATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,220 | $0 |
| RAHEEM WILLIAMS | POLICY ANALYST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,469 | $0 |
| MARC LITTLE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $70,835 | $0 |
| TW SHANNON | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA MINTER | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES GOLDEN | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN STRAUSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK BREWER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN STONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1317 F STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20004-1105
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DONALD EASON, 1317 F STREET NW FL 8 642, WASHINGTON, DC 20004
- Signed the 990
- DONALD EASON, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (202) 479-2873
- Website
- WWW.CUREPOLICY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CBIZ ADVISORS LLC
Mission
FOCUSING ON PUBLIC POLICY THAT PROMOTES MARKET-BASED SOLUTIONS TO FIGHT POVERTY IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND URBAN COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO DISMANTLE GOVERNMENT DEPENDENCY AND ADVANCE ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH FAITH, FAMILY, AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE.
Program accomplishments
- POLICY CENTER: WE WORK TO CHANGE LAWS AND CHANGE LIVES. OUR POLICY CENTER CREATES & ADVOCATES FOR POLICY SOLUTIONS IMPACTING HARD-HIT COMMUNITIES & PROMOTING THE BETTERMENT OF IMPACTED CITIZENS. WE CONSULT WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS & ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP CHANGE FEDERAL LAWS THAT AFFECT OUR NATION'S LOW-WAGE WORKERS & WELFARE DEPENDENTS, EMPOWERING THEM TO LIVE LIVES OF FREEDOM AND ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE. WE LAUNCHED A COLLABORATIVE STUDY WITH THE CLAREMONT INSTITUTE, "THE STATE OF BLACK AMERICA," EXPLORING THE LATEST SCHOLARSHIP INTO THE CHARACTER, SHAPE, & TENDENCIES OF LIFE IN THE U.S. FOR BLACKS. WE ALSO DEVELOPED VARIOUS POLICY REPORTS ON THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: AN ACTION PLAN TO FIX OUR INNER CITIES; BLACK VOTING BEHAVIOR; DEFENDING RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND OUR CHRISTIAN FUTURE; INEQUALITY; THE BREAKDOWN OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY; AND FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASES IN MEDIAN BLACK HOUSEHOLDS' INCOME.Expenses $810,283
- MEDIA CENTER: ADDRESSING ISSUES OF RACE, POVERTY, & CULTURE FROM A JUDEO-CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE, COMMUNICATING STRONG MESSAGES IN THE MAINSTREAM AND ALTERNATIVE MEDIA THROUGH OUR OWN PLATFORMS: OUR TV SHOW CURE AMERICA WITH STAR PARKER (CASP), AND OUR DAILY NEWS SITE BLACKCOMMUNITYNEWS.COM (BCN). OUR CASP SHOW LAUNCH COINCIDED WITH GEORGE FLOYD'S DEATH AND THE RIOTS AROUND OUR COUNTRY, SHOWING CASP TO BE THE SHINING LIGHT OF REASON IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS. CASP REACHED OVER 115 MILLION HOMES IN THE U.S. IN 2022. OUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT GREW DUE TO A MEDIA BLITZ TO PROTECT THE EMANCIPATION MEMORIAL IN D.C., AND OUR BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN SHOWING TEENS IN DISTRESSED ZIP CODES THE KEY TO BREAKING POVERTY.Expenses $790,989
- CLERGY CENTER (NATIONAL CLERGY NETWORK): CURE ENGAGES, EDUCATES, AND EQUIPS A NETWORK OF CONSERVATIVE PASTORS THAT SERVE OUR NATION'S AT-RISK, POOR, AND MOST VULNERABLE IN DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES WITH INFORMATION ON CONGRESSIONAL INITIATIVES, PUBLIC POLICY IDEAS, AND CURRENT DEBATES THAT AFFECT THEIR CONGREGATIONS AND COMMUNITIES. THE GOAL IS TO PROVE THAT THE ANSWER TO POVERTY IS FREEDOM, NOT A WELFARE STATE. CURE IS INVESTING IN GROWING OUR CLERGY NETWORK TO GIVE THOSE IN DISTRESSED ZIP CODES A GREATER VOICE AND REPRESENTATIVE CONSTITUENCY IN OUR CAPITAL, AND IN THE HALLS OF GOVERNMENT. GROWING OUR NETWORK WILL ALSO ALLOW US TO INCREASE OUR REACH TO THOSE LIVING IN DISTRESSED ZIP CODES AND URBAN COMMUNITIES, TO DISMANTLE GOVERNMENT DEPENDENCY, AND TO EMPOWER THEM TO HAVE A STRONG VOICE AND A SEAT AT THE TABLE. OUR PASTORS PARTICIPATE IN AN ANNUAL POLICY SUMMIT OF FELLOWSHIP, NETWORKING, AND LEARNING.Expenses $327,972 · revenue $116
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-1467594
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,629,572
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,003,568
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,003,568 | $2,756,066 | $1,629,572 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,250,074 | $2,740,802 | $2,523,024 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,752,336 | $2,592,795 | $918,380 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,108,098 | $2,650,718 | $1,829,454 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 31-1467594).
Questions about CENTER FOR URBAN RENEWAL AND EDUCATION
- What is the EIN of CENTER FOR URBAN RENEWAL AND EDUCATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTER FOR URBAN RENEWAL AND EDUCATION is 31-1467594.
- Is CENTER FOR URBAN RENEWAL AND EDUCATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to CENTER FOR URBAN RENEWAL AND EDUCATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CENTER FOR URBAN RENEWAL AND EDUCATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CENTER FOR URBAN RENEWAL AND EDUCATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CENTER FOR URBAN RENEWAL AND EDUCATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CENTER FOR URBAN RENEWAL AND EDUCATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DONALD EASON.
- Who are the officers and directors of CENTER FOR URBAN RENEWAL AND EDUCATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $149,131 (DONALD EASON, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does CENTER FOR URBAN RENEWAL AND EDUCATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,003,568, expenses of $2,756,066 and total assets of $1,629,572 at year end.
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