UNITED COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP INC

Financials

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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

200 4TH ST SW, WILLMAR, MN 56201-3368

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

DEBRA BRANDT, 1400 SOUTH SARATOGA STREET, MARSHALL, MN 56258

Signed the 990

DEBRA BRANDT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(507) 537-1416

Website

UNITEDCAPMN.ORG

Return prepared by

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Mission

THE MISSION OF UNITED COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP, INC. (UCAP) IS BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT EMPOWER PEOPLE IN NEED.

Program accomplishments

• COMMUNITY AND FAMILY SERVICES DEPARTMENT: IN FY2025, UCAP ASSISTED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN CRISIS WITH EMERGENCY FOOD SERVICES AT OUR MARSHALL, TRACY, WESTBROOK. WORTHINGTON AND HERON LAKE FOOD SHELVES. 7,249 UNIQUE VISITS OCCURRED, AND 498,044 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED. FOOD SHELVES ARE OPEN EACH WEEK, AND SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE OTHER TIMES BY APPOINTMENT. FOOD SHELVES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR IN-PERSON CLIENT CHOICE SHOPPING, CURBSIDE, PHONE ORDERS, AND BY APPOINTMENT. USAGE IS UP 59% AT ALL FOOD SHELF LOCATIONS IN 2025. WE ALSO HELP PEOPLE MEET THEIR NUTRITION NEEDS BY PROVIDING APPLICATION ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP). 2,977 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED NEW BENEFITS, AND 12,1265 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED HELP WITH GETTING RECERTIFIED. OUR EMERGENCY HOUSING PROGRAMS ASSISTED HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOMELESS PREVENTION AND OTHER SERVICES THAT INCLUDE EMERGENCY SHELTER, FIRST MONTH'S RENT OR DEPOSIT, UTILITY DEPOSIT, AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE. HOUSEHOLDS ALSO RECEIVED SUPPORT SERVICES FROM TRAINED CASE MANAGERS IN DEVELOPING GOALS TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY. IN FY2025, 279 HOUSEHOLDS WERE SERVED WITH EMERGENCY SHELTER, 32 HOUSEHOLDS WERE SERVED BY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, 44 YOUTH HOUSEHOLDS WERE SERVED WITH OUR YOUTH TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM, 1,240 HOUSEHOLDS WERE SERVED WITH THE FAMILY HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION & ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FHPAP), AND 231 YOUTH WERE SERVED BY OUR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 3,033 FEDERAL RETURNS WERE FILED FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND WERE SERVED BY OUR VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. OUR CUSTOMERS HAD THEIR TAXES PREPARED AND ELECTRONICALLY FILED. THOSE HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED TAX REFUNDS TOTALING $7,437,865.UCAP IS THE LEAD GRANTEE WITH FIVE OTHER COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE BY TRAINED NAVIGATORS TO A 31-COUNTY AREA. THE HELPING PEOPLE GET THERE VEHICLE DONATION PROGRAM AND OUR GETTING TO WORK PROGRAM SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO OBTAIN OR RETAIN EMPLOYMENT. WE RECEIVE DONATED VEHICLES FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND MATCH THEM WITH INDIVIDUALS REFERRED TO US FROM COUNTY WORKFORCE CENTERS. IN FY2025, 6 FAMILIES WERE MATCHED WITH A DONATED VEHICLE.
  Expenses $9,434,831 · grants $3,436,476 · revenue $191,685
• HEAD START DEPARTMENT: HEAD START HELPS YOUNG CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES PREPARE TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL THROUGH EARLY LEARNING SERVICES AND ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH PARENTS, RECOGNIZING HEALTH AND FAMILY PARTICIPATION AS KEY COMPONENTS TO SUCCESSFUL CHILD OUTCOMES. DURING THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, A CUMULATIVE OF 578 CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN RECEIVED SERVICES THROUGH THE FEDERALLY FUNDED HEAD START PROGRAM.
  Expenses $9,189,888 · grants $321,305
• TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM:TRANSPORTATION IS A UNITED COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST REGION OF MINNESOTA. COMMUNITY TRANSIT (PUBLIC TRANSIT) AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION (SENIOR TRANSPORTATION AND MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION) ARE SERVICES WITHIN THE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. COMMUNITY TRANSIT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF LINCOLN, LYON, REDWOOD, MURRAY, COTTONWOOD, JACKSON, PIPESTONE, AND ROCK COUNTIES. FOR 2026, A MNDOT GRANT UNDER SECTION 5311 IS AWARDED TO COVER 90% OF THE COST FOR THIS PROGRAM; THE OTHER 10% WILL COME FROM FAREBOX REVENUES. FROM OCTOBER OF 2024 THROUGH SEPTEMBER OF 2025, APPROXIMATELY 180,000 RIDES WERE PROVIDED, COVERING OVER 818,000 MILES. RIDES WERE PROVIDED WITH HIRED DRIVERS IN LIFT ACCESSIBLE BUSES AND VOLUNTEER DRIVERS. THREE DISPATCH CENTERS ACCEPT AND SCHEDULE APPROXIMATELY 750 RIDE REQUESTS DAILY USING AUTOMATED SCHEDULING SOFTWARE. IN THE SAME TIMEFRAME, JUST OVER 11,000 RIDES WERE PROVIDED UNDER COMMUNITY CONNECTION. THESE RIDES WERE PROVIDED USING LIFT ACCESSIBLE BUSES FUNDED UNDER MNDOT'S 5310 ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PROGRAM, VOLUNTEER DRIVERS WHO DRIVE THEIR OWN VEHICLE, AND ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY CONNECTION VANS. VANS ARE OPERATED BY VOLUNTEER DRIVERS, WHICH ALLOWS UCAP THE ABILITY TO OFFER WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE SERVICE TO LOCATIONS OUTSIDE COMMUNITY TRANSIT'S SERVICE AREA. APPROXIMATELY 10,000 HOURS WERE DONATED BY VOLUNTEER DRIVERS.A GRANT WAS RECEIVED IN 2020 FROM THE MINNESOTA RIVER AREA AGENCY ON AGING TO PROVIDE SENIORS OVER THE AGE OF 60 WITH RIDES ON A SLIDING FEE SCALE AND TO ENSURE RIDES ARE NOT DENIED DUE TO INABILITY TO PAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO 2026.THE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM ALSO ADMINISTERS THE SOUTHWEST MOBILITY MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE. THIS INITIATIVE ASSISTS WITH COORDINATION EFFORTS AMONG PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT THE NINE COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. A GRANT FUNDED BY MNDOT WAS RECEIVED TO CONTINUE THIS THROUGH THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COORDINATING COUNCIL WITHIN UCAP'S SERVICE AREA.
  Expenses $5,589,057 · grants $164,757 · revenue $1,381,193
• THE WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM IS A GRANT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SERVICES TO ASSIST INCOME-ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS WITH ENERGY REPAIRS TO MAKE THEM MORE EFFICIENT. SERVICES INCLUDE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, FURNACE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT, WATER HEATER REPAIRS, AND INSULATION. IN 2025, WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE 162 HOUSEHOLD UNITS WITH WEATHERIZATION AND 61 HOUSEHOLDS WITH STANDALONE REPAIRS. THE ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES HOME HEATING ASSISTANCE, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, AND REPAIR OF OLD AND UNSAFE HEATING SYSTEMS TO QUALIFYING HOUSEHOLDS. IN 2025, WE PROVIDED ENERGY GRANTS TO 4723 HOUSEHOLDS. UCAP ALSO PROVIDED 189 HOUSEHOLDS WITH THE ENERGY AND EMERGENCY REPAIR PROGRAM AND ASSISTED 1176 HOUSEHOLDS WITH THE CRISIS PROGRAM. WE ALSO COMPLETED 57 IN-HOME OUTREACH PROJECTS. THE SMALL CITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR LOW TO MODERATE-INCOME INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RESIDING IN SUBSTANDARD HOUSING. THIS PROGRAM ENCOURAGES THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE GENERAL APPEARANCE AND VALUE OF THE HOUSING STOCK WHILE MAKING A VISIBLE AND SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND APPEARANCE OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS PROGRAM OFFERS GRANT FUNDS FOR OWNER-OCCUPIED, COMMERCIAL, AND RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS. THIS PROGRAM CAN PROVIDE UPGRADES TO PROPERTIES, HELPING THEM TO MEET CODE REQUIREMENTS. DURING THE 2025 PROGRAM YEAR, WE HAD 5 OPEN SMALL CITIES GRANTS IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR SERVICE AREA. WE COMPLETED 32 OWNER-OCCUPIED, 0 RENTAL, AND 8 COMMERCIAL PROJECTS WITHIN THE PROGRAM. THE MURL PROGRAM OFFERS HOMEOWNERSHIP TO "AT RISK" HOUSEHOLDS AT A 0% INTEREST, NO DOWN PAYMENT, AND A CONTRACT FOR DEED. THIS PROGRAM IS AIMED AT FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS WITH CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS. WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE MN HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY, HOMES WERE PURCHASED TO BE REHABILITATED AND SOLD TO QUALIFYING BUYERS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 17 MURL HOMES, 15 OF WHICH ARE CURRENTLY OCCUPIED, WITH 2 VACANT. MN HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY ALSO OFFERS LOAN PROGRAMS FOR LOW-INCOME SINGLE-FAMILY HOMEOWNERS IN NEED OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT THE SAFETY, LIVABILITY, OR ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF THE HOME. THE REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM (RLP) IS A RESIDENTIAL, DEFERRED, 0% INTEREST LOAN UP TO $37,500. MINNESOTA HOUSING ALSO CREATED THE EMERGENCY AND ACCESSIBILITY LOAN PROGRAM (ELP) TO FINANCE REPAIRS RESULTING FROM SITUATIONS OR CONDITIONS THAT COULD CAUSE OR HAVE CAUSED A HOME TO BECOME UNINHABITABLE, WHICH OFFERS A DEFERRED, 0% INTEREST LOAN FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN AN EMERGENCY UP TO $27,000. IN 2025, WE COMPLETED 20 RLP LOANS AND 14 ELP LOANS. UNITED COMMUNITY ACTION'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM HAS BUILT 5 SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AND SOLD 5 SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES. WE HAVE 1 HOME FOR SALE IN OUR SERVICE AREA.
  Expenses $7,234,277 · grants $4,239,244 · revenue -$719,823

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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

41-0904860

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

1966

Accounting year ends

September

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Community improvement and capacity building (S20Z)

Assets (IRS master file)

$27,493,529

Income (IRS master file)

$41,485,040

Filing history

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 41-0904860).

Questions about UNITED COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP INC

What is the EIN of UNITED COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of UNITED COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP INC is 41-0904860.

Is UNITED COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1966.

Are donations to UNITED COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does UNITED COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP INC 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 UNITED COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did UNITED COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.

Who is the principal officer of UNITED COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP INC?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names DEBRA BRANDT.

Who are the officers and directors of UNITED COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP INC?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 37 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $125,425 (RANDALL SUTER, FISCAL DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does UNITED COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $39,521,812, expenses of $33,708,511 and total assets of $27,493,529 at year end.

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