URBAN STRATEGIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: URBAN STRATEGIES INC (EIN 43-1141027)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-11-15
IRS object ID: 202143199349329094
Schema version: 2020v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-15T19:35:33-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390758449	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WIPFLI LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7733 FORSYTH BLVD SUITE 1200	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63105	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	431141027	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	URBAN STRATEGIES INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	URBA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3144214200	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	720 OLIVE STREET NO 2600	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63101	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ESTHER SHIN	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3144214200	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-11-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	ESTHER	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	SHIN	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KARYN A NUNN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00958489	PTIN
Phone	3148622070	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-11-15	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ESTHER SHIN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	720 OLIVE STREET NO 2600	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63101	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$13,620,861	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.URBANSTRATEGIESINC.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1978	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	ALL FAMILIES WILL BE STABLE AND THRIVING.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	169	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	150	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,689,370	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$5,084,621	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$5,814,789	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$5,884,082	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$45,279	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$102,496	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,652,158	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$8,651,934	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$13,620,861	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,874,622	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$6,691,218	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$140,665	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,156,055	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,772,023	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$8,030,677	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$9,463,241	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$621,257	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$4,157,620	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$10,853,323	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$21,916,746	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,570,342	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$8,476,145	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,282,981	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$13,440,601	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ARE STABLE AND THRIVING.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$6,585,527	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$4,438,653	RevenueAmt
Desc	INTEGRATED SERVICE DELIVERY :URBAN STRATEGIES PLANS, IMPLEMENTS, OR DIRECTS COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT MEET SOCIAL SUPPORT NEEDS AND PROMOTE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR FAMILIES IN MIXED-INCOME HOUSING COMMUNITIES IN DISTRESSED URBAN CORE NEIGHBORHOODS. THE ORGANIZATION SERVED A POPULATION IN 28 COMMUNITIES ACROSS 22 CITIES. DONATED SERVICES OF $571,020 BENEFITTED THIS PROGRAM, BUT ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE PROGRAM SERVICES BASED ON IRS GUIDELINES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,715,194	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$818,750	RevenueAmt
Desc	LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & SUSTAINABILITY: URBAN STRATEGIES PROVIDES SERVICES THAT BUILD THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTS TO ACT AS LEADERS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, TO SEEK OUT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT BENEFIT THEIR FAMILIES, TO ADVANCE THE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF THEIR FAMILIES, TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, AND TO PROMOTE THE OVERALL STABILITY AND QUALITY OF MIXED-INCOME HOUSING COMMUNITIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$567,049	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$188,362	RevenueAmt
Desc	PLANNING: URBAN STRATEGIES WORKS WITH RESIDENTS, DEVELOPERS, LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, FUNDERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO PLAN MIXED-INCOME HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROJECTS WITH PHYSICAL, SOCIAL SERVICE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMPONENTS. URBAN STRATEGIES DEVELOPS HUMAN CAPITAL PLANS THAT INTEGRATE SOCIAL SERVICE SUPPORT INTO THE PHYSICAL REDEVELOPMENTS OF COMMUNITIES AND MATCH LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL, AND PRIVATE RESOURCES TO THOSE EFFORTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$71,231	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$3,090,475	RevenueAmt
Desc	AFFORDABLE HOUSING - PROGRAM RELATED INVESTMENT - INTEREST INCOMEAFFORDABLE HOUSING - PROGRAM RELATED INVESTMENT - LOAN ABATEMENTSPOLICY DEVELOPMENT - URBAN STRATEGIES USES ITS PRACTITIONER KNOWLEDGE FROM THE GROUND WORK TO INFORM POLICY CHANGES IN THE AREAS OF HOUSING, EDUCATION, HEALTH AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES AT THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS.AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT - URBAN SERVES AS LENDER TO 12 AFFORDABLE HOUSING SITES IN ST. LOUIS AND KANSAS CITY THROUGH THE MISSOURI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (AHAP), WHICH COLLECTIVELY HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 1,600 HOUSEHOLDS.DONATED SERVICES OF $0 BENEFITED THIS PROGRAM, BUT ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE PROGRAM SERVICES BASED UPON IRS GUIDELINES.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$71,231	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$3,090,475	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$8,939,001	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	Yes (1)	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	78	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	169	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ESTHER SHIN	PersonNm
Phone	3144214200	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	720 OLIVE SUITE 2600	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63101	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
RICHARD D BARON
BOARD CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CARL LANG
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ED NEPPL
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ZACHARY BOYERS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL BOWEN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KARLA MCLUCAS
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRANK FARROW
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LISA CYLAR-BARRETT
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ESTHER SHIN
PRESIDENT	50.00		Yes (X)	$250,384	$0	$19,500
DONOVAN DUNCAN
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	50.00		Yes (X)	$164,460	$0	$13,850
ALEICA LEONARD
REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT	50.00			$101,583	$0	$5,055	Yes (X)
TYRONDA WILLIAMS MINTER
VICE PRESIDENT, EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES	50.00			$104,796	$0	$6,460	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$621,223	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$44,865	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WORKFORCE DIRECTIONS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	907 S DETROIT AVE SUITE 210	AddressLine1Txt
City	TULSA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OK	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	74120	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	SERVICES FOR JOB READINESS, EDUCATION, T	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$178,894	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$4,388,237	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$696,384	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$577,800	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$5,084,621	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
INTEGRATED SERVICE DELIVERY PROGR	624200	$4,438,653	$4,438,653
LEADERSHIP/SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM	624200	$818,750	$818,750
PLANNING PROGRAM	624200	$188,362	$188,362
PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTION INCOME	531390	$172,603	$172,603
PROGRAM NOTES RECEIVABLE INTEREST	531390	$161,784	$161,784

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$103,930	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$103,930	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$5,884,082	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
BARGAIN PURCHASE PRICE INCOME	531390	$2,637,602	$2,637,602
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	900099	$14,556	$14,556

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$2,652,158	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$13,620,861	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$8,536,240	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$448,194	TotalAmt
Program Services	$423,328	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,866	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,000	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,265,265	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,973,142	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$209,890	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$82,233	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$535,632	TotalAmt
Program Services	$510,867	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,794	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,971	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$442,127	TotalAmt
Program Services	$416,586	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,351	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,190	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$202,836	TotalAmt
Program Services	$179,277	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,936	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,623	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,037	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,901	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,244	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$892	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,545	TotalAmt
Management And General	$24,545	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$687,432	TotalAmt
Program Services	$687,432	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$85,841	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,991	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,855	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,995	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,833	TotalAmt
Program Services	$55,246	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,140	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$447	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$168,738	TotalAmt
Program Services	$146,116	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,254	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,368	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$115,395	TotalAmt
Program Services	$108,680	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,825	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,890	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$69,817	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,040	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,714	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,063	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
COMMUNITY SUPPORT	$833,188	$833,188	$0	$0
COMPUTER SUPPLIES AND E	$252,596	$238,393	$10,205	$3,998
FINANCE CHARGES, POSTAG	$120,943	$97,991	$16,491	$6,461
TELEPHONE, FAX, AND INT	$72,242	$70,903	$962	$377

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,580	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,920	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,503	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,157	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,463,241	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,939,001	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$383,575	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$140,665	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,097,002	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,199,221	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$278,974	BOYAmt
EOY	$127,500	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,260,505	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,664,909	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,500,000	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$75,646	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$75,646	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,216,842	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,425,116	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,853,323	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,916,746	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,001,506	BOYAmt
EOY	$498,780	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$481,272	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,254,615	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$87,564	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,722,750	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,570,342	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,476,145	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,305,798	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,696,532	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,977,183	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,744,069	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,282,981	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,440,601	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,853,323	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,916,746	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$4,157,620	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,491,623	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,124,994	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,486,283	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,689,370	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,084,621	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,876,891	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,351,548	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,365,640	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,299,392	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,642,863	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,722,298	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$29,381,741	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,843,171	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,490,634	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,785,675	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,332,233	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$10,806,919	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$44,258,632	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,200,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$235,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$100,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$3,535,000	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,200,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$235,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$100,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$3,535,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$40,723,632	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$204,404	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$215,975	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$270,532	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$319,701	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$161,784	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,172,396	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$204,404	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$215,975	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$270,532	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$319,701	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$161,784	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,172,396	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$2,652,158	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,652,158	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$11,047,575	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,706,609	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,056,207	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,651,934	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$13,620,861	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$48,083,186	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.84690	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.87930	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.02440	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.03150	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$9,202	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$9,202	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$66,444	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$66,444	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
INTEREST RECEIVABLE	$1,548,878	F
DEVELOPMENT LOANS	$2,876,238	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd	$4,425,116	TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE STATE LAW. THE RETURNS OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR 2020 (WHEN FILED), 2019, 2018, AND 2017 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE RESPECTIVE TAXING AUTHORITIES GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS "FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES OVERALL". THE ORGANIZATION HAS ASSESSED ITS FEDERAL AND STATE TAX POSITIONS AND DETERMINED THAT IT IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. THE ORGANIZATION FILES AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) TO REPORT ITS UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME, WHEN APPLICABLE. THERE WAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AFFECTING ITS ANNUAL FILING REQUIREMENTS, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION WOULD RECOGNIZE FUTURE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND LIABILITIES IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IF SUCH INTEREST AND PENALTIES ARE INCURRED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ESTHER SHIN
PRESIDENT	$250,384	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$19,500	$0	$0	$0	$269,884	$0	$0	$0
DONOVAN DUNCAN
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	$164,460	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,850	$0	$0	$0	$178,310	$0	$0	$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$200,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$146,350	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	COST	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	TICKETS/GIFT CARDS	$131,300	FMV
Yes (X)	SUPPLIES	$79,750	FMV
Yes (X)	MISCELLANEOUS	$20,400	FMV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE URBAN STRATEGIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DESIGNATED THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE 990 TAX FORM. THE 990 TAX FORM AS APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND FILED IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD AT THE NEXT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF EACH YEAR, THE DIRECTORS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW AND COMPLETE DISCLOSURE FORMS AND THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCUSSION OF ANY FINANCIAL INTERESTS THAT ARE DISCLOSED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS ANNUALLY REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS PART OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS FOR EACH YEAR. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD MAKES A RECOMMENDATION FOR A PAY RAISE AND/OR BONUS ON THE BASIS OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S PERFORMANCE AND THROUGH COMPARISON OF CURRENT SALARIES OF OTHER 501C3 ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE WITH GROWTH POTENTIAL. BASED ON THE BOARD'S DETERMINATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY, REMAINING SALARIES WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION ARE DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
PART XII LINE 2	THE AUDIT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 IS STILL IN PROGRESS AS OF THE 990 FILING DATE.
PART XII LINE 2C	THE BOARD AUDIT COMMITTEE HANDLES THE OVERSIGHT OF AUDIT AND THE AUDITOR SELECTION PROCESS. NO CHANGE IN PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.