UNDERGROUND RAILROAD INC

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1977

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

CHRISTI BIRCHMEIER

Phone

9893990007

Tax Period

2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD INC, founded in 1977, is a community nonprofit in the Human Services sector that reported $4.0M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $3.8M left a modest 7% surplus.

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER SURVIVORS AND CREATE A CULTURE OF SAFETY AND RESPECT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $1,654,755

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMMING: THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD (URR) IS SAGINAW COUNTY'S ONLY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM SERVICE AGENCY. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY VICTIMS FREE OF CHARGE. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE 24 HOUR HELPLINE (4,610 CALLS); 46 BED EMERGENCY SHELTER (14,011 NIGHTS OF SHELTER); INDIVIDUAL CRISIS/SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING (19,629 UNITS); GROUP COUNSELING (1,050 UNITS); LEGAL ADVOCACY (2,672 COURT CASES ACCOMPANIED); PERSONAL PROTECTION ORDER ADVOCACY (631 PPO'S); AND SUPERVISED VISITATION (117 FAMILIES SERVED).

Program 2

Expenses: $1,143,663 Revenue: $2,454

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD (URR) OFFERS THREE TYPES OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT WHO NEED RELOCATION ASSISTANCE. RAPID REHOUSING IS A SIX MONTH SCATTERED SITE HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS VICTIMS TO TRANSITION FROM SHELTER/FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTO A NEW HOUSING SITUATION (11 FAMILIES SERVED). TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IS A 24-MONTH HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS LEAVING SHELTER/FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHO NEED LONGER TERM ASSISTANCE GAINING FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE. HOUSING IS PROVIDED IN ONSITE OR IN SCATTERED SITE RENTAL UNITS (60 FAMILIES HOUSED). PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS A LONG-TERM HOUSING PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS WHO HAVE DISABILITIES. THE PARTICIPANTS ARE HOUSED IN SCATTER-SITE HOUSING WITHIN SAGINAW COUNTY. (7 FAMILIES HOUSED).

Program 3

Expenses: $380,650 Revenue: $499,561

SEXUAL ASSAULT INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION: THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD (URR) PROVIDES ADVOCACY, COUNSELING AND PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY VICTIMS FREE OF CHARGE. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE 24 HOUR HELPLINE (92 CALLS); AND INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING (794 UNITS). VICTIM'S SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CITY OF SAGINAW. PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAMMING IS OFFERED AT K-12 SCHOOLS AND SUMMER CAMPS THROUGHOUT SAGINAW COUNTY. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES BULLYING PREVENTION AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP CURRICULUMS (3853 PARTICIPANTS). RESALE STORE: THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD (URR) OPERATES A RESALE STORE AS A REVENUE SOURCE TO SUPPORT ITS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND TO PROVIDE CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS FREE OF CHARGE TO CLIENTS. A TOTAL OF $66,507 WERE REDEEMED IN CLIENT VOUCHERS.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $3,360,259

Program Service Revenue $41,925

Investment Income $142,598

Other Revenue $494,235

TOTAL REVENUE $4,039,017

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $526,790

Salaries & Benefits $2,395,485

Fundraising Expenses $85,710

Program Expenses $3,312,521

Other Expenses $832,434

TOTAL EXPENSES $3,754,709

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$4,039,017	$4,020,859	+0.0%
Expenses	$3,754,709	$3,654,619	+0.0%
Net Income	$284,308	$366,240	-0.2%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

404

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$103,716

Total Directors