2015-04-29T09:36:54-05:00 2014-07-31 131610809 FRIEDMAN LLP 100 EAGLE ROCK AVENUE STE 200 EAST HANOVER NJ 07936 990 2013-08-01 133554734 URBAN ARTS PARTNERSHIP URBA 2129665881 21 HOWARD STREET NO 5 NEW YORK NY 10013 PHILIP COURTNEY CEO 2129665881 2015-04-20 1 SARAH AVERY P01470673 9739293500 2013 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z PHILIP COURTNEY 21 HOWARD STREET NO 5 NEW YORK NY 10013 7214599 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. 20 20 183 50 0 0 3501780 6054116 936532 882400 184584 102485 -56823 -36556 4566073 7002445 0 53239 0 0 2966725 4750639 0 0 637375 892034 1197517 3858759 6001395 707314 1001050 4480758 5798140 284289 228372 4196469 5569768 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 4776141 53239 882400 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE THROUGH THE ARTS IS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH TWO NOTABLE UAP INITIATIVES:-FRESH PREP IS A HIP-HOP BASED CURRICULUM AND TRAINING MODEL THAT IS PROVEN EFFECTIVE TO INCREASE STRUGGLING STUDENTS'PERFORMANCE ON THE REGENTS EXAMS, MAKING GRADUATION A REALITY FOR YOUTH IN DANGER OF FALLING BEHIND; ONLINE COMPONENT AVAILABLE AT WWW.MYFRESHPREP.ORG; 20 SCHOOL NETWORK EXPANSION IN SEPTEMBER 2011. (MADE POSSIBLE BY TIGER FOUNDATION, ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION, AND HECKSCHER FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN)-STORYSTUDIO IS AN ARTS-INTEGRATED LITERACY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (RECENT IMMIGRANT STUDENTS) CURRENTLY REACHING 5 SCHOOLS (MADE POSSIBLE BY A US DOE OFFICE OF INNOVATION ARTS IN EDUCATION MODEL DEVELOPMENT & DISSEMINATION GRANT WHICH UAP'S PROPOSAL RANKED 4TH IN THE NATION)SOCIALLY-RELEVANT, EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT ARTWORKS ARE DEMONSTRATED THROUGH THESE TWO PROGRAMS:- MEDIALAB CONNECTS STUDENTS FROM 10 SCHOOLS TO VITAL SOCIAL ISSUES THROUGH ADVANCED TRAINING IN FILMMAKING, DIGITAL EDITING AND PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL PRODUCTION AND PROMOTION. ORIGINAL STUDENT DOCUMENTARIES HAVE BEEN OFFICIAL SELECTIONS IN TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL, NEW YORK INDEPENDENT VIDEO & FILM FEST, HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST, AMONG OTHERS. (MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, NBC UNIVERSAL FOUNDATION, ADOBE FOUNDATION, AND PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS)- LIFE STORIES IS AN ADVANCED ACTING AND PLAYWRITING SERIES FOR YOUTH IN A NETWORK OF 15 TITLE I PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM ACROSS NYC, WITH ORIGINAL WORKS PRESENTED IN PROFESSIONAL OFF-BROADWAY THEATRES AND ACROSS NEW YORK STATE. (MADE POSSIBLE BY A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW GROUP, NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS AND PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS)UAP'S METHODOLOGY IS SUPPLEMENTED BY A MASTER CLASS PROGRAM, INTEGRATING A NETWORK OF ACCLAIMED PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS WHO SUPPORT THE ROSTER OF TEACHING ARTISTS IN CLASSROOMS: HTTP://WWW.URBANARTS.ORG/PROGRAMS/MASTERSHARING OUR STUDENTS' SUCCESS:-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.- ONLINE DIGITAL SHARING THROUGH OUR ACTIVE WEBSITE (GOOGLE ANALYTICS OF MONTHLY FOUR-FIGURE HITS), BLOGS UPDATED WEEKLY AT HTTP://WWW. URBANARTS.ORG/CURRENT-PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS ROBUST SOCIAL MEDIA SITES.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. 4776141 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 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 18 0 183 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X X THE ORGANIZATION 2129665881 21 HOWARD STREET NO 5 NEW YORK NY 10013 TAYLOR KUSHNER CO-CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 NEEL PAREKH CO-CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTY TURNER TREASURER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN CHINOY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES DEL FAVERO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABBY DRUCKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN ELLIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDD GROSSMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA M HARBERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TED HARBERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN KEYES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER LURIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICLAS NAGLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN ORLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE RUSSO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARJOT SANDHU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATHAN SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC SOBEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW STERN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANJAY VALVANI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP COURTNEY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 1.00 X 168904 0 10500 ELIZABETH SANTISO CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 93701 0 8837 JENNIFER DIFIGLIA VP OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 103121 0 0 365726 0 19337 2 0 1 0 0 635961 4129485 1288670 40672 6054116 PROGRAM FEES 900099 882400 882400 882400 100072 100072 2413 0 2413 2413 2413 86700 635961 212154 -125454 -125454 SERVICE FEE 900099 85000 85000 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 3898 3898 88898 7002445 882400 0 65929 53239 53239 318545 119718 77082 121745 3779978 3274235 235629 270114 214283 177947 16053 20283 437833 363590 32801 41442 15959 15959 206222 128475 5483 72264 48653 1464 4391 42798 135672 24577 103638 7457 130440 112177 6181 12082 6240 6240 53779 41948 7529 4302 26385 11570 11685 3130 PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND EQ 457974 441580 6325 10069 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 36682 5145 31537 PROGRAM EVENTS 36578 18417 18161 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 17474 1815 13386 2273 25459 244 13960 11255 6001395 4776141 587879 637375 1383659 408334 2975 2977 164879 2150252 12977 75204 398585 227893 89998 170692 2790151 2949312 36119 41369 4480758 5798140 247089 209722 37200 18650 284289 228372 X 3756071 5186851 440398 382917 4196469 5569768 4480758 5798140 X 1001050 73086 299163 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2448548 2702069 3210883 3501780 6054116 17917396 2448548 2702069 3210883 3501780 6054116 17917396 1857034 16060362 17997 33466 56129 184584 102485 394661 18312057 0.87700 0.84510 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 102315 63048 39267 269398 151384 118014 26872 13461 13411 170692 X PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL AND STATE TAX RETURNS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO FISCAL YEAR 2011 ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES. 24 HOUR PLAYS 722661 635961 86700 82904 11000 118250 722661 635961 86700 82904 11000 118250 212154 -125454 0 SCHOLARSHIPS 7 53239 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PHILIP COURTNEY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 143904 0 25000 0 0 0 7030 0 3470 0 179404 0 0 0 X 9 9972 COST BASIS X COMPUTERS AND 3 26200 COST BASIS X MISCELLANEOUS 2 4500 COST BASIS 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BOARD MEMBERS LISA M. HARBERT AND TED HARBERT ARE SPOUSES. BOARD MEMBERS HARJOT SANDHU AND SANJAY VALVANI ARE SPOUSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 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 SHALL AUTHORIZE AND OVERSEE AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE REVIEW MAY BE WRITTEN OR ORAL. THE REVIEW SHALL CONSIDER 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 OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) ARE 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 XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING POLICIES HAVE NOT CHANGED. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 8 CERTAIN ERRORS RESULTING IN AN UNDERSTATEMENT OF PREVIOUSLY REPORTED UNCONDITIONAL PROMISES TO GIVE, SPECIAL EVENT REVENUE, PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT IN SERVICE WERE DISCOVERED DURING THE CURRENT YEAR. ACCORDINGLY, AN ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE IN THE AMOUNT OF $299,163 DURING THE YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2014 TO INCREASE PROMISES TO GIVE AND ADJUST PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT COST BASIS AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION AS OF THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. THE MANHATTAN NEW MUSIC PROJECT INC 21 HOWARD STREET 5TH FLR NEW YORK NY 10013 133565438 EDUCATION NY 501(C)(3) LINE 7 URBAN ARTS PARTNERSHIP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 THE MANHATTAN NEW MUSIC PROJECT INC L 85000 SERVICES PER AGREEMENT