Urban and Regional Information Systems Association
Charitable Organization | EIN: 23-7028474 | Des Plaines, IL
Mission:
OUR MISSION: URISA IS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY GEOSPATIAL ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING, A VIBRANT AND CONNECTED COMMUNITY, ADVOCACY FOR GEOSPATIA ... (More)
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 1969, and donations are tax-deductible.
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Encompass Rating System by Charity Navigator
Overall Score (BETA)
Not Currently Scored
Encompass Scores are calculated from one or more Beacon Scores. This organization is either not eligible for a Beacon (see below), or that Beacon is not yet available.
This organization is currently ineligible for a Finance & Accountability score. Find out why.
This organization is currently ineligible for an Impact & Results score. Find out why.
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Finance & Accountability
This score provides an assessment of a nonprofit's financial health (stability, efficiency and sustainability) and its commitment to governance practices and policies.
Finance & Accountability Score
Not currently scored
This organization cannot be evaluated by our Encompass Rating methodology due to only having 2 years of electronically-filed IRS Form 990 data.
To ensure year-to-year consistency the Encompass Rating System’s Finance & Accountability beacon analyzes the three-year average of some data provided through the IRS 990.
Charity Navigator currently only has 2 years of consecutive e-filed Forms 990 from the IRS for Urban and Regional Information Systems Association under the EIN: 23-7028474.
Before Charity Navigator can evaluate this organization, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association will need to e-file for additional fiscal years.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated this organization.
Additional Information
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Total Revenue and Expenses
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
Salary of Key Persons
Presented here are up to five of this organization's highest compensated employees. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts include salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting
WENDY NELSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
$103,799
KIM MCDONOUGH, PRES, IMMED PAST PRES
$0
KERI BRENNAN, PRES-ELECT, PRES
$0
KEVIN MICKEY, PRES-ELECT
$0
TERESA TOWNSEND, IMMED PAST PRES
$0
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2019
Business Master File Data
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Other school related activities (BMF activity code: 059)
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
Data Sources: IRS Forms 990
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to view this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available).
Impact & Results
This score estimates the actual impact a nonprofit has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.
Impact & Results Score
Not Currently Scored
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association cannot currently be evaluated by our Encompass Rating Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Additional Information
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Largest Programs
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association reported its three largest programs on its FY 2019 Form 990 as:
$219,606
Spent in most recent FY
29%
Percent of program expenses
ANNUAL CONFERENCE: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GIS PROFESSIONALS TO EXCHANGE IDEAS REGARDING IT/GIS ISSUES AFFECTING URBAN & REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS. INCLUDED ARE TECHNICAL SESSIONS, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES ... (More)
$250,261
Spent in most recent FY
33%
Percent of program expenses
SPECIALTY CONFERENCES: IN 2019 THERE WERE TWO CONFERENCES.GIS/CAMA WITH APPROXIMATELY 335 ATTENDEES AND CARIBBEAN GIS WITH 141 ATTENDEES.
$135,195
Spent in most recent FY
18%
Percent of program expenses
URISA'S EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS AND LEADERSHIPTRAINING FOR GIS PROFESSIONALS. THE PROGRAMS ARE PEER-REVIEWED BYMEMBER EXPERTS. IN 2019, URISA PRESENTED THREE LEADERSHIP ACADEMIE ... (More)
Leadership & Adaptability
This score provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
Leadership & Adaptability Score
Not Currently Scored
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association is currently not eligible for a Leadership & Adaptability score because we have not received its L&A survey responses.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that the organization has not yet submitted data for evaluation.
Culture & Community
This score provides an assessment of the organization's engagement with the constituents it serves, a practice we term Constituent Feedback. When organizations listen to constituents, they are able to better deliver on programs and meet the needs of stakeholders. A future version of this Beacon will also assess an organization's people operations and its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) metrics.
Culture & Community Score
BETA
Not Currently Scored
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association is currently not eligible for a Culture & Community score because we have not received its Constituent Feedback data. Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to fill out the How We Listen section of their Candid profile. This data will provide the basis for the initial evaluation of Culture & Community.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
Culture & Community Report
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Constituent Feedback
Constituent Feedback and Listening Practice data are not available for this organization. Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to fill out the How We Listen section of their Candid profile. This data will provide the basis for the initial evaluation of Culture & Community.
Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective. We award every nonprofit that completes the Candid survey full credit for this Beacon, in recognition of their willingness to publicly share this information with the nonprofit and philanthropic communities. Although the data is not evaluated for quality at this time, future iterations of this Beacon will include third party or other data that will serve to validate the information provided by the nonprofit.
Analysis and Research
Like the overall Encompass Rating System, the Culture & Community Beacon is designed to evolve as metrics are developed and ready for integration. Our partnership with Feedback Labs and Guidestar by Candid, and other partners including Fund for Shared Insight, GlobalGiving, and Keystone Accountability, enables us to launch the first version of this beacon with Constituent Feedback information collected on Candid's site.
Feedback practices have been shown to support better Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion outcomes, an essential area of assessment that we intend to further expand and develop in the future. Feedback Labs has documented several studies which indicate that beyond achieving organizational goals, nonprofits that are attentive and responsive to concerns and ideas raised by beneficiaries establish stronger relationships with the people they serve, promote greater equity, and empower constituents in ways that can help to ensure better long-term outcomes. You can find resources to help nonprofits improve their feedback practices here.
