The Urban Assembly INC

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 1990InternationalEIN 11-0332039

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 18 volunteers and 52 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.0M a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$971K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 91% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $85K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.8M
+0.9% vs prior year
Spent
$7.7M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$7.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.8M
FY2024▲ +0.9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$9.8M
FY2023$9.2M
FY2024$7.8M
FY2024$7.8M
Expenses
$7.7M
FY2024▲ +0.5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.4M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$6.6M
FY2023$8.6M
FY2024$7.6M
FY2024$7.7M
Net assets
$7.0M
FY2024▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$6.7M
FY2024$6.8M
FY2024$7.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1991.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $5.6M Management & general 19% · $1.5M Fundraising 7% · $574K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

24 people listed on the 990; $971K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$274,614Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$156,561Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director of Programs
$152,162Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Finance and Admini
$145,429Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Continous Improvement
$121,607Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Advancement
$120,538Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Adams’s $275K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Adams$274,614$254,527$257,640$170,980$125,355$125,355
Kristin Kearns-Jordan————$187,496$187,496
Richard Kahan——$15,231$178,330$187,187$187,187
Steven Smith$145,429$169,426$177,855$156,199$160,617$160,617
Gillian Finley$156,561$169,137$161,629$121,218——
Alexis Goldberg——$162,571$138,637$139,901$139,901
Habib Bangura$152,162—————
Amy Greenwood—$118,822$144,374———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves public education to boost students' economic and social success.

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3 program services account for $5.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Social Emotional Learning

The resilient scholars program (RSP) scales evidence- based sel practices across schools and systems. The program provides schools with a sustainable, whole-school model for embedding sel into daily practice through universal student support, direct sel instruction, adult sel development, data-informed decision-making, and school-wide…

$2.0Mprogram expense
02

Leadership

The urban assembly uses innovative tools to scale the work being done at ua and partner schools. These tools include project cafe and counselorgpt. Project cafe uses machine learning to analyze classroom video, provide actionable insights to teachers, and give educators greater autonomy over their professional development.

$1.6Mprogram expense
03

Instructional quality, ops & data, school support, and ua schools:the instructional quality team supports schools in implementing student success systems (SSS), a coordinated, data-driven approach designed to keep students, particularly 9TH graders, on track for graduation and postsecondary success.

$1.4Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$85K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $153K · 2019–2024
New York City Department of EducationFY2024$24,000
New York City Department of EducationFY2022$44,430
Nyc Department of EducationFY2020$13,494
Nyc Department of EducationFY2019$70,944

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$238K
Money outPt IX
$7.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.6M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Fundraisingcol D$574K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$832K
Total assetsLn 16$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$238K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$7.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$832K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$832K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.6M
Other assetsLn 15$682K
Total assetsLn 16$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$7.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 552
VolunteersI 618
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$719K$832K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.2M$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$8.4M$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$6.8M$7.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$24K$24K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$374K$245K$99K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.3M$2.2M$880K$270K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$93K$64K$22K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$564K$389K$135K$40K
Payroll taxesLn 10$266K$184K$64K$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$104K$92K$3K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$33K$1K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$66K$66K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.2M$1.1M$40K$33K
Office expensesLn 13$269K$209K$42K$18K
Information technologyLn 14$202K$180K$6K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$309K$230K$53K$26K
TravelLn 17$78K$42K$35K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$512K$448K$43K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$58K$41K$13K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$219K$173K$34K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.7M$5.6M$1.5M$574K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $7.8M$7.6M$119K$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.2M$8.6M$574K$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.8M$6.6M$3.2M$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.7M$4.9M$837K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.7M$5.4M$313K$2.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,838,427 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,587,166
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,587,166
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,005,222$2,005,222
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $238,139$238,139
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,900$7,900
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,013,122 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $238,139$7,838,427
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,684,923 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $24,000$24,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $245,139 · Management $98,975 · Fundraising $30,340$374,454
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,156,986 · Management $879,536 · Fundraising $270,182$3,306,704
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $64,428 · Management $22,426 · Fundraising $6,641$93,495
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $388,576 · Management $135,251 · Fundraising $40,056$563,883
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $183,500 · Management $63,871 · Fundraising $18,916$266,287
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $92,371 · Management $3,289 · Fundraising $8,105$103,765
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $32,661 · Management $1,163 · Fundraising $2,866$36,690
IX-11d Lobbying feesFundraising $66,000$66,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,129,672 · Management $40,221 · Fundraising $33,125$1,203,018
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $208,885 · Management $41,740 · Fundraising $18,438$269,063
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $179,826 · Management $6,403 · Fundraising $15,779$202,008
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $229,704 · Management $52,997 · Fundraising $26,499$309,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $41,893 · Management $34,811 · Fundraising $1,194$77,898
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $448,211 · Management $43,050 · Fundraising $20,846$512,107
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $40,595 · Management $12,568 · Fundraising $4,683$57,846
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $173,270 · Management $34,498 · Fundraising $10,737$218,505
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,639,717 · Management $1,470,799 · Fundraising $574,407$7,684,923
Part X · Balance sheet $8,212,132 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $719,481$832,105
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,605,159$1,611,836
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $794,838$464,243
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $38,828$55,533
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,228,704$4,565,945
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $974,059$682,470
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,361,069$8,212,132
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $400,916$435,085
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,161,955$825,345
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,562,871$1,260,430
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,329,064$4,085,137
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,469,134$2,866,565
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,798,198$6,951,702
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,361,069$8,212,132
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,951,702 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,838,427
XI-2 Total expenses$7,684,923
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$153,504
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,798,198
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,951,702

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