2018-06-14T13:17:55-05:00 2017-07-31 131610809 FRIEDMAN LLP 100 EAGLE ROCK AVENUE STE 200 EAST HANOVER NJ 07936 990 2016-08-01 133554734 URBAN ARTS PARTNERSHIP URBA 2129665881 39 WEST 19TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10011 PHILIP COURTNEY CEO 2129665881 2018-06-13 1 SARAH AVERY P01470673 9739293500 2016 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z PHILIP COURTNEY 39 WEST 19TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10011 10961909 0 X URBANARTS.ORG X 1989 NY ADVANCES THE INTELLECTUAL, ARTISTIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERSERVED PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH ARTS-INTEGRATED EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP. 19 19 288 52 0 0 9442153 9827081 182308 414942 59090 118628 -132692 329977 9550859 10690628 49607 37950 0 0 6979783 7615835 0 0 714489 2434983 3168506 9464373 10822291 86486 -131663 7396478 8209097 1300692 2171237 6095786 6037860 X THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ARTS-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAMMING TO INFLUENCE AND AFFECT HOW SUBJECT MATTER IS TAUGHT IN PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS SO THAT THE STUDENTS WILL BE MORE ENGAGED IN THEIR LEARNING,DEVELOP 21ST CENTURY SKILLS,AND BE PREPARED FOR THE MODERN WORLD.NEARLY ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE SCHOOLS UAP SERVES ARE TITLE I (HIGH POVERTY) LEARNING COMMUNITIES. UAP AIMS TO ENGAGE AND IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF VARIOUS STUDENT GROUPS, INCLUDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (RECENT IMMIGRANTS), STUDENTS IN TEMPORARY HOUSING, STUDENTS WITH INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLANS (IEPS), STUDENTS WITH SOCIAL BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS, STUDENTS ENTERING SCHOOL AT LOW ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS, AND EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT PROVIDED WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPRESS THEIR CAPACITY. 0 0 8761360 37950 414942 AS NYCS LARGEST AND FASTEST GROWING ARTS EDUCATION ORGANIZATION, EVERY YEAR URBAN ARTS PARTNERSHIP REACHES MORE THAN 100 SCHOOLS, 15,000 STUDENTS AND 500 TEACHERS. BY INFUSING THE ARTS INTO THE ACADEMIC CURRICULUM, SUBJECT MATTER IS TAUGHT IN ENGAGING WAYS, DEVELOPING THE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND FORTITUDE NEEDED FOR SUCCESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY. IN ADDITION TO DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS, WE PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO SCHOOL EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS, AS WELL AS WORKSHOPS TO PARENTS AND FAMILIES, TO EQUIP THEM WITH A TRANSFORMATIONAL SET OF CREATIVE APPROACHES TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE IN UNLOCKING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. IN 2012, UAP WAS CHOSEN TO RECEIVE PRO-BONO STRATEGIC PLANNING SERVICES FROM MCKINSEY & CO., WHO SUPPORTED THE ORGANIZATION IN CREATING A 5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, WE MADE GREAT STRIDES IN ACHIEVING OUR TARGETED GOALS - 1)INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR PROGRAMS, 2)INTRODUCING NEW PROGRAMS TO FILL GAPS IN SERVICES, 3)EXPANDING OUR REACH BEYOND NYC AND 4)BUILDING OUR STRATEGIC FOUNDATIONS TO SUPPORT THIS GROWTH. UAP'S SUCCESS IN THESE AREAS IS EVIDENT BY THE TREMENDOUS INVESTMENT MADE IN UAP BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. UAP HAS BECOME SIGNIFICANT LEADER IN THE FIELD OF ARTS EDUCATION WINNING $11 MILLION IN SCHOOL TURNAROUND GRANTS, AS WELL AS RECENTLY BEING AWARDED THREE PRESTIGIOUS AND HIGHLY COMPETITIVE FEDERAL GRANTS TOTALING $6 MILLION FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S OFFICE OF INNOVATION. UAP WON THE INVESTING IN INNOVATION (I3) DEVELOPMENT GRANT AS WELL AS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ARTS EDUCATORS (PDAE) GRANT AND AN ARTS EDUCATION: MODEL DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION (AEMDD) GRANT. THESE THREE HIGH PROFILE RESEARCH GRANTS ARE DESIGNED TO TEST AND SCALE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO SOLVING THE COUNTRY'S MOST PRESSING EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGES AND WILL PROVIDE AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF DATA AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHAT WORKS IN ARTS EDUCATION. IN THIS WAY, UAP IS AN ORGANIZATION POISED TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE FIELD. FRESH PREPOUR FRESH PREP PROGRAM HARNESSES THE POWER OF HIP-HOP MUSIC AND YOUTH CULTURE TO HELP STUDENTS WHO HAVE FAILED THE REGENTS EXAM-REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION IN NEW YORK-TO GAIN THE CONFIDENCE, VOCABULARY, AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS THEY NEED TO PASS THE TEST AND GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL. NEARLY 85% OF PREVIOUSLY FAILING FRESH PREP STUDENTS PASS THE ELA REGENTS EXAM.OVER 50% OF PREVIOUSLY FAILING FRESH PREP STUDENTS PASS THE GLOBAL HISTORY REGENTS EXAM.NEARLY 65% OF PREVIOUSLY FAILING FRESH PREP STUDENTS PASS THE US HISTORY REGENTS EXAM.STORY STUDIO:THROUGH THE POWER OF VISUAL ARTS AND STORYTELLING, OUR STORY STUDIO PROGRAM ADVANCES LITERACY DEVELOPMENT FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS BY INCREASING ACHIEVEMENT IN READING, WRITING, SPEAKING AND LISTENING. 82% OF STORY STUDIO STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF EXPLICIT VOCABULARY.STORY STUDIO STUDENTS PERFORMED AT A RATE OF 17% HIGHER THAN THEIR MATCHED COMPARISON GROUP.THE ACADEMY:THE ACADEMY IS OUR ARTS AND LEADERSHIP OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS CUTTING EDGE ARTS PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP STUDENT VOICE, STRENGTHEN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, INCREASE COLLEGE READINESS AND POSITION GRADUATES AS AGENTS OF CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 100% OF ACADEMY STUDENTS GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL92% OF ACADEMY STUDENTS MAINTAIN COLLEGE MATRICULATION THE URBAN ARTS FESTIVAL IS THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE ACADEMIC AND ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR STUDENTS FROM OUR NETWORK OF OVER 100 SCHOOLS ACROSS NYC, PROVIDING OVER 1,000 STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THEIR WORKS IN A PROFESSIONAL SPACE FOR THEIR PEERS AND MEMBERS OF THE UAP COMMUNITY OF EDUCATORS, FUNDERS AND ACTIVE CITIZENS.FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT UAP'S SUCCESS AND COVERAGE IN PRESS INCLUDING THE NEW YORK TIMES,NBC,NY1,VANITY FAIR,GOTHAM SCHOOLS AND MORE, PLEASE VISIT WWW.URBANARTS.ORG. 8761360 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 71 0 288 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY CA X X THE ORGANIZATION 2129665881 39 WEST 19TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10011 ELYSE DREYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARJOT SANDHU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES DEL FAVERO TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LISA M HARBERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARSHA ASKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATHAN SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NEEL PAREKH CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NICLAS NAGLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL ASCHALEW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL WEXLER DIRECTOR (4/17) 1.00 X 0 0 0 RONNIE WEXLER DIRECTOR (4/17) 1.00 X 0 0 0 STAN LAI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN KEYES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE GEISMAR DIRECTOR (1/17) 1.00 X 0 0 0 TED HARBERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER LEE DIRECTOR (1/17) 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN PELSON DIRECTOR (4/17) 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAYLOR KUSHNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER LURIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP COURTNEY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 1.00 X 227475 0 16063 BRADLEY BOWEN CONTROLLER 40.00 X 101692 0 1933 JEREMY GOUGH EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 166396 0 0 KATRENA PEROU DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS 40.00 X 130077 0 1374 625640 0 19370 4 0 1 0 GLASS FROG PO BOX 9 SKILLMAN NJ 08558 PROGRAM EVALUATION SERVICES 168342 COMMUNITY COUNSELING & MEDIATION 25 ELM PLACE 2ND FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11201 COUNSELING & PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES 128455 WELLSPRING CONSULTING LLC 198 AMITY ROAD SUITE 23 WOODBRIDGE CT 06525 STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTANTS 108600 3 8097583 1729498 50000 9827081 PROGRAM FEES 900099 414942 414942 414942 97417 97417 21211 0 21211 21211 21211 601258 271281 329977 329977 10690628 414942 0 448605 X 37950 37950 230850 83106 83106 64638 6346307 5414362 555692 376253 1038678 868171 100880 69627 16793 16793 1229646 979354 186792 63500 11499 1035 115 10349 232058 74396 122789 34873 564801 451841 62128 50832 193987 180408 7759 5820 25552 25552 148615 32235 115367 1013 23373 8882 12154 2337 PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND EQ 480894 471276 4809 4809 PROGRAMMATIC EVENTS 144820 134683 10137 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 47494 20537 25536 1421 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 24740 1504 10572 12664 24234 1620 16398 6216 10822291 8761360 1346442 714489 176593 66689 2512 33804 3414431 3181529 182701 272446 1438693 194648 490891 1244045 2850564 3108042 278786 302542 7396478 8209097 300473 315274 67000 600000 1103000 400219 685963 1300692 2171237 X 5283013 5215744 812773 822116 6095786 6037860 7396478 8209097 -131663 73737 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 3501780 6054116 7340129 9442153 9827081 36165259 3501780 6054116 7340129 9442153 9827081 36165259 971852 35193407 184584 102485 79129 59090 118628 543916 36709175 2913987 0.95870 0.94580 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1438693 194648 1244045 1244045 DUE TO RELATED PARTY 400075 DEFERRED RENT EXPENSE 285888 685963 ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT 503540 503540 119844 6216 145221 GOLF OUTING 96621 96621 1 1097 1097 601258 601258 119844 6216 145221 271281 329977 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 4 37950 PART I, LINE 2: YEARLY RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS IS DEPENDENT ON ANNUAL REVIEWS AND EXCELLENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. RECIPIENTS MUST BE ENROLLED AS A REGULAR STUDENT IN AN ACCREDITED SCHOOL OR UNIVERSITY. IN ADDITION, A STUDENT MUST BE ENROLLED IN AT-LEAST 3 UNITS OR MORE EACH SEMESTER TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP.A MINIMUM CUMULATIVE COLLEGE GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 2.75 (ON A 4 POINT SCALE) IS REQUIRED FOR RENEWAL OF THE AWARD. A STUDENT WILL BE GIVEN A ONE-YEAR PROBATIONARY PERIOD WITHOUT A DECREASE IN THEIR SCHOLARSHIP(S) IF THE CUMULATIVE GPA IS BELOW A 2.75. IF THE CUMULATIVE GPA DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMUM STANDARDS AFTER THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD, BUT IS AT LEAST A 2.0, THE STUDENT WILL RETAIN 75% OF THE ORIGINAL SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT. THE STUDENT RECIPIENT'S YEARLY FUND BALANCE(S) ARE MONITORED BY THE ACCOUNTING STAFF TO ENSURE THE STUDENT REQUESTED EXPENSES TO BE PAID ARE FOR COLLEGE RELATED COSTS, AS WELL AS THE YEARLY $10,000 ALLOWANCE FOR THE RECIPIENT(S) ARE NOT BEING OVERDRAWN WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD MEMBER FUNDING THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PHILIP COURTNEY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 227475 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16063 0 243538 0 0 0 JEREMY GOUGH EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 166396 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 166396 0 0 0 X OFFICE FURNITURE AND SOFTWARE 3 50000 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BOARD MEMBERS LISA M. HARBERT AND TED HARBERT ARE SPOUSES. BOARD MEMBERS RACHEL WEXLER AND RONNIE WEXLER ARE SPOUSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WAS SENT TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW, PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTING TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C TO ENSURE THAT THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH ITS STATUS AS AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX, THE BOARD AUTHORIZES AND OVERSEES AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE REVIEW MAY BE WRITTEN OR ORAL. THE REVIEW CONSIDERS THE LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY, THE CONTINUING SUITABILITY OF THE POLICY, AND WHETHER THE POLICY SHOULD BE MODIFIED AND IMPROVED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION REVIEW AND APPROVAL FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) IS PERFORMED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY EMAIL. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 978,675. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 120,242. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 62,821. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,161,738. PAYROLL SERVICE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 679. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 66,550. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 679. TOTAL EXPENSES 67,908. 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