2026-05-12T10:44:47+00:00 2025-06-30 135381590 BDO USA 8001 FORSYTH BLVD STE 900 ST LOUIS MO 63105 990 2024-07-01 133554734 Urban Arts Partnership URBA 2129665881 39 West 19th Street New York NY 10011 Philip Courtney CEO 2129665881 2026-05-12 true KIMBERLY TORTORA P01856820 3148891100 2026-05-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z PHILIP COURTNEY 39 West 19th Street New York NY 10011 10178486 false X urbanarts.org X 1989 NY URBAN ARTS PARTNERSHIP (UA) TEACHES GAME DEVELOPMENT BY COMBINING COMPUTER SCIENCE, CODING, ANIMATION, MUSIC, AND STORYTELLING, WHILE PROVIDING TOP-TIER COLLEGE ACCESS SUPPORT, MAXIMIZING SCHOLARSHIPS, AND CONNECTING STUDENTS AND ALUMNI TO MENTORSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS AT LEADING MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES TO BUILD A DIVERSE TALENT PIPELINE. 17 17 62 20 0 0 6564898 6858726 155000 221900 176877 375009 64533 22799 6961308 7478434 60149 95913 0 3487275 4044851 0 1134547 2671879 2522798 6219303 6663562 742005 814872 9885154 14471034 2348362 5966927 7536792 8504107 URBAN ARTS USES GAME DEVELOPMENT AS A POWERFUL EDUCATIONAL TOOL TO TEACH COMPUTER SCIENCE, CREATIVITY, COLLABORATION, AND LEADERSHIP, WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS NATIONWIDE WITH EQUITABLE STEAM CURRICULA, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND RESOURCES ENDORSED BY THE COLLEGE BOARD AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. false false 3034694 0 244699 URBAN ARTS SERVES 3,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY WITH FOUR PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO HELP STUDENTS BUILD CREATIVE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS AS A PATHWAY TO COLLEGE AND CAREER. 1) CREATIVE CODERS IS A MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPUTER SCIENCE CURRICULUM THAT FOCUSES ON GAME CREATION AND WORLD BUILDING. 2) GAME ON IS A HIGH SCHOOL AP COMPUTER SCIENCE CURRICULUM ENDORSED BY THE COLLEGE BOARD. 3) GAME ACADEMY IS A FULL-SERVICE HIGH SCHOOL GAME DEVELOPMENT AND COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM WITH $46M IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO DATE. 4) ALUMNI SERVICES IS A COLLEGE PERSISTENCE PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES ACCELERATORS, MENTORSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS. FORMALLY KNOWN AS SCHOOL OF INTERACTIVE ARTS. 1704889 0 0 PARTNER SCHOOLS: WE SERVE THREE ANCHOR SCHOOLS WHERE UAP EMPLOYEES ARE STATIONED FULL TIME AS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DIRECTORS. WE PROVIDE WHOLE SCHOOL SUPPORT AND OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CORE UAP PROGRAMS DURING AND AFTER SCHOOL, AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. ANCHOR SCHOOLS ARE A CRITICAL LAB SPACE FOR UAP TO WORK WITH SCHOOL LEADERS AND TEACHERS TO TEST INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO ENGAGING STUDENTS THROUGH THE ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY. 95913 95913 0 NAGLER SCHOLARSHIP: THE NAGLER SCHOLAR IS A PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED BY BOARD MEMBER NICLAS NAGLER TO PROVIDE URBAN ARTS STUDENTS WITH THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT NEEDED TO REDUCE THE COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION, ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS AND GROW AS LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION TO ONE NAGLER SCHOLAR EACH YEAR, THE TOP THREE RUNNERS-UP FOR THE AWARD ALSO RECEIVE FUNDING TO OFFSET COLLEGE EXPENSES. 4835496 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 70 0 true 62 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 17 17 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false false false NY X X X The Organization 2129665881 39 West 19th Street New York NY 10011 ELYSE DREYER CHAIR 1.0 X X 0 0 0 JUSTIN SUNSHINE TREASURER 1.0 X X 0 0 0 ARIENNE THOMPSON-PLOURDE DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/24/24) 1.0 X 0 0 0 BEN STUART DIRECTOR (THRU 9/18/24) 1.0 X 0 0 0 BIANCA TENNYSON DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 CARLTON CHARLES DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 DAN PELSON DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 ELLEN FLAHERTY DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 ELSIE PAN DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 GREG FREIBERG DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 JOSH REYNOLDS DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 KATRINA DIBBINI DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY KING DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE GANELESS DIRECTOR (THRU 5/9/25) 1.0 X 0 0 0 NICLAS NAGLER DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 RACHEL ASCHALEW DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 RANDI ENGELBRECHT DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 RIKA LISSLO DIRECTOR (THRU 9/24/24) 1.0 X 0 0 0 STEVE GEISMAR DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 TANEKA STEVENSON DIRECTOR 1.0 X 0 0 0 AMY PATERSON CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 40.0 X 152758 0 16119 KATHLEEN ELIE CHIEF OPERATING AND FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.0 X 156912 0 17339 PHILIP COURTNEY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.0 X 305409 0 13128 JENIFER WALTER DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 40.0 X 142534 0 5669 JULIE WOLPOV CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 40.0 X 112310 0 9444 MEREDITH SUMMS DIRECTOR OF SIA MASTERY 40.0 X 109772 0 14252 RICHARD MORIN DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE PARTNERHIP 40.0 X 119785 0 9750 SHANNON MORAN DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS 40.0 X 142947 0 15621 1242427 0 101322 8 false true false WESTED 3020 OLD RANCH PARKWAY SUITE 220 SEAL BEACH CA 90740 EVALUATION 567110 ABNER PROPERTIES COMPANY PO BOX 265 EMERSON NJ 07630 RE MANAGEMENT 344278 COUNSELING IN SCHOOLS 505 EIGHTH AVENUE SUITE 12A-06 NEW YORK NY 10018 CONSULTING 190000 3 530689 3392360 2935677 6858726 PROGRAM FEES 611420 221900 221900 0 0 0 0 0 0 221900 317231 0 0 317231 0 0 2221584 2163806 57778 0 57778 0 0 57778 536246 530689 536246 0 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 22799 22799 0 0 0 0 0 0 22799 7478434 244699 0 375009 X 95913 95913 633866 447487 57048 129331 2744790 1937725 247030 560035 58758 41481 5288 11989 292022 202229 28628 61165 315415 226600 26041 62774 67124 0 67124 0 27142 0 27142 0 1094765 953846 68656 72263 6787 6787 110777 32454 25787 52536 465695 349271 46570 69854 74073 62298 2355 9420 114182 81829 25882 6471 40155 28348 3614 8193 PROGRAM SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT 326552 312102 7420 7030 PAYROLL SERVICE 73378 51802 6604 14972 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 60675 11292 33971 15412 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 38493 819 14359 23315 23000 0 0 23000 6663562 4835496 693519 1134547 764690 1343003 414129 98142 1723722 1531804 0 0 0 0 40938 214620 1779605 1552332 341455 227273 5317454 5926536 0 0 1282766 5129656 9885154 14471034 1075402 879446 0 0 1272960 5087481 2348362 5966927 X 7059374 8063323 477418 440784 7536792 8504107 9885154 14471034 814872 152443 0 X false true true true true X 5617302 7295047 5814285 6564898 6858726 32150258 0 0 5617302 7295047 5814285 6564898 6858726 32150258 161594 31988664 41656 99474 156056 214507 317231 828924 0 42345 26578 159858 64533 22799 316113 33295295 1344250 0.96076 0.9551 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income DESCRIPTION - MISCELLANEOUS INCOME, COLUMN A - 42345.0, COLUMN B - 26578.0, COLUMN C - 159858.0, COLUMN D - 64533.0, COLUMN E - 22799.0, COLUMN F - 316113.0; RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 809712 703901 105811 969893 848431 121462 227273 OPERATING LEASE ASSETS 4912998 SECURITY DEPOSIT 216658 5129656 Federal Income Taxes OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 5087481 5087481 X 7670333 152443 66598 0 219041 7451292 27142 0 27142 7478434 6703018 66598 0 66598 6636420 27142 0 27142 6663562 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote THE ORGANIZATION, AS DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, WAS GRANTED TAX EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRC AND HAS BEEN HELD TO BE A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION AND NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A) OF THE IRC. UNDER THE PROVISION, THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES AND IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM NEW YORK STATE AND NEW YORK CITY INCOME TAXES. UNDER GAAP, AN ORGANIZATION MUST RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT ASSOCIATE WITH TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR TAX-RETURN PURPOSES WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE IT HAS TAKEN ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, IT HAS NOT RECORDED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, THE ORGANIZATION WAS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY EXAMINATION BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. ANNUAL BENEFIT 866389 432377 434012 70475 97778 109150 156608 GOLF OUTING 200546 98312 102234 95923 400 5912 0 1066935 530689 536246 166398 97778 109550 162520 536246 0 true SCHOLARSHIPS 10 95913 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds YEARLY RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS IS DEPENDENT ON UNIVERSITY/ COLLEGE MATRICULATION 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. THE STUDENT WILL BE GIVEN ONE-YEAR PROBATIONARY PERIOD WITHOUT A DECREASE IN THEIR SCHOLARSHIP(S) IF THE CUMULATIVE GPA IS BELOW 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 $15,000 ALLOWANCE FOR THE RECIPIENT(S) ARE NOT BEING OVERDRAWN WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD MEMBER FUNDING THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. X X X X X false false false false false false false false false PHILIP COURTNEY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 305409 0 0 0 0 0 12400 0 728 0 318537 0 0 0 KATHLEEN ELIE CHIEF OPERATING AND FINANCIAL OFFICER 156912 0 0 0 0 0 6510 0 10829 0 174251 0 0 0 AMY PATERSON CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 152758 0 0 0 0 0 6286 0 9833 0 168877 0 0 0 SHANNON MORAN DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS 142947 0 0 0 0 0 5871 0 9750 0 158568 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body 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, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy 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, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official THE COMPENSATION REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR EXECUTIVES IS PERFORMED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CONDUCTS A COMPENSATION STUDY AND ANALYZES EXECUTIVE SALARIES AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. SALARIES ARE ALIGNED TO A SALARY GRADE TABLE THAT INCLUDES MINIMUM/MIDPOINT/MAXIMUM SALARIES FOR EACH POSITION. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY EMAIL. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees CONSULTANT AND PROFESSIONAL FEES - Total Expense: 1094765, Program Service Expense: 953846, Management and General Expenses: 68656, Fundraising Expenses: 72263;