Urban Affairs Coalition
Driving change from the ground up, the Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC) unites government, business, neighborhoods, and individual initiatives to improve the quality of life in the region, build wealth in urban communities, and solve emerging issues.
Urban Affairs Coalition at a glance
In short: Urban Affairs Coalition gave $300K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $100K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $300,000
- -91.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -70.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $100,000
- -71.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $90,000
- Total assets
- $24,805,606
- -7.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Maryland (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Urban Affairs Coalition funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Walton Scott Inc DBA Haraka Run and Walk ($200K). Together the top 3 received $300K.
Grant Size Distribution
26 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 26 (69%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Urban Affairs Coalition gives
- Giving grew 285% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $48K (2019) to $3.5M (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $300K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Walton Scott Inc DBA Haraka Run and Walk Bowie, MD | Run Block Grant | $200,000 |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education Harrisburg, PA | Job Training and Education. | $90,000 |
| Global Citizens MLK Philadelphia, PA | Donation/Grant from UAC to MLK Day of Service. | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $24,805,606 | $77,030,910 | $76,561,037 | $300,000 | 3 | $1,349 |
| 2024 | $26,923,727 | $71,058,180 | $75,665,750 | $3,505,239 | 10 | $5,696 |
| 2023 | $29,651,187 | $74,001,565 | $78,854,618 | $1,619,675 | 8 | $10,251 |
| 2022 | $30,100,086 | $143,528,153 | $136,557,852 | $78,000 | 4 | $-28,114 |
| 2021 | $25,704,306 | $97,554,481 | $94,914,494 | $81,000 | 1 | $7,457 |
| 2020 | $21,049,214 | $46,000,481 | $45,787,705 | $50,000 | 1 | $11,097 |
| 2019 | $17,040,349 | $38,817,306 | $38,604,046 | $48,000 | 1 | $19,705 |
About Urban Affairs Coalition
Based on IRS filings
Urban Affairs Coalition is a public charity, based in Philadelphia, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $24.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $300K. Net investment income was $1K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Urban Affairs Coalition is led by Sharmain Matlock-Turner, CEO & Ex-Officio since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 9 of 49 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sharmain Matlock-Turner
CEO & Ex-Officio
President, CEO & Executive Officio → President, CEO & Ex-Officio, 2020
President, CEO & Ex-Officio → CEO & Ex-Officio, 2022
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$314K (2019) → $382K (2025)
Arun Prabhakaran
President
Board Member → President, 2022
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$200K (2022) → $232K (2025)
James Mergiotti
V Chair & Chair Emeritus
Board Chair → Board Chair, V Chair & Chair Emeritus, 2023
Board Chair, V Chair & Chair Emeritus → V Chair & Chair Emeritus, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lorina Marshall-Blake
Board Chair
Secretary → Secretary & Board Chair, 2023
Secretary & Board Chair → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Branch
Director of Operations
New on the 2025 filing
35 hrs/week
$113K (2025)
Kevin Satterthwaite
Senior Vice President & Business Services
CAO → Chief Administrative Officer, 2020
Chief Administrative Officer → Senior Vice President & Business Services, 2025
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$175K (2019) → $187K (2025)
Thomas Love
Controller
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$88K (2019) → $128K (2025)
Karen Harvey
Senior Adv. Public Engagement
Vice President → Senior Adv. Public Engagement, 2025
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$102K (2020) → $124K (2025)
Duane Thorton
Vice President, Development & Strategic Part
Vice President, Development & Strategic Partn → Vice President, Development & Strategic Partnerships, 2024
Vice President, Development & Strategic Partnerships → Vice President, Development & Strategic Part, 2025
On filings since 2021
35 hrs/week
$121K (2021) → $133K (2025)
Louisa Mfum-Mensah
Vice President & Partner Experience
Director & Executive Operations → Vice President & Partner Experience, 2025
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$108K (2024) → $139K (2025)
Thembi Maiden
Vice President & Talent Operations
Director of Talent Operations → Vice President & Talent Operations, 2025
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$104K (2024) → $102K (2025)
Alan Lindy
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bernard E. Anderson
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bernard W. Smalley Esq.
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn L. Green
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Grant Rawdin
Secretary
Vice Chair & Chair Emeritus → V Chair & Secretary, 2023
V Chair & Secretary → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joanne McFall
Board Member
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2021
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Clayton Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph C. Meade
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katherine L. Clupper
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marian B. Tasco
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Bullock
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Kelly Rev Tyler PhD
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nilda Ruiz
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Brauer
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Sauer
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronald A. Bradley
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Jean-Baptiste
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tina Dorazio Gedgard
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William H. Ewing Esq.
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Smith
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald Guy Generals
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Chin
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Harden Jr. Esq.
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharana Worsley
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terri Lee-Taylor
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Henneman
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracey Brand-Sanders
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dennis M. Allen
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jenise Rabb Fitzgerald
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leanne Wagner
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rina Desai
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alysea McDonald
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Westbrook
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Bauder
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Velazquez
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dominique Casimir-German
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Omar Dudyk
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Briggs
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: Donn G. Scott (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Monica L. Burch (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Patrick J. Eiding (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: William L. Wilson (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Adela Smith (2023–2024) — Vice President & Strategic Initiatives
- Former: Joseph F. Kirk (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Melchezedek Wells (2019–2023) — Executive Director & Odaat
- Former: Jeffrey Turi (2023) — Vice President & Partner Experience
- Former: Daniel K. Fitzpatrick CFA (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: David R. Bright (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Kafi Lindsay (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Kareem E. Thomas (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Hinson (2019–2022) — Executive Director, Self & Inc.
- Former: Rhonda H. Lauer (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Colandra Coleman (2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Cecilia Moy Yep (2019–2021) — Board Member to Feb
- Former: Dennis M. Allen Cpapfs CFP (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Jennifer Powell-Folks (2021) — Vice President, Stategy & Finance
- Former: Brian K. Edmonds (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Terri Lee Taylor (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Alexandria Casciato (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Folasade Olanipekum-Lewis (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jannet Walker Ford (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Drdonald Generals (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Robin Ingram (2019) — Executive Director Center for Hope
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $382K, to Sharmain Matlock-Turner (CEO, Ex-Officio). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Urban Affairs Coalition
How much does Urban Affairs Coalition give each year?
Urban Affairs Coalition gave $300K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.5M across 10 grants.
What is Urban Affairs Coalition's typical grant size?
Urban Affairs Coalition's median grant in 2025 was $90,000, and its average grant was $100,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Urban Affairs Coalition give grants?
Urban Affairs Coalition gives mostly in Maryland: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Pennsylvania (33%).
Does Urban Affairs Coalition give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Urban Affairs Coalition's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Urban Affairs Coalition?
Urban Affairs Coalition reported $24.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $77.0M.
What is Urban Affairs Coalition's EIN?
Urban Affairs Coalition's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7046393. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 18, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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