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Urban Communications Group

Huntington Woods, MIUnknown exempt organizationEIN 38-2277159Revenue $251K in FY2024

On file with the IRSurbancommunicationsgroup.org26311 Woodward Avenue · Huntington Woods, MI

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To help producers create films about subjects that we consider to be important but may not otherwise be told. Our financial help brings wider exposure to subjects and ideas we believe to be significant, though not necessarily popular.

90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$251K
-39% vs prior year
Spent
$264K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$251K
FY2024▼ -39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$107K
FY2021$196K
FY2022$329K
FY2023$413K
FY2024$251K
Expenses
$264K
FY2024▼ -34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$199K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$403K
FY2024$264K
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3K
FY2021−$432
FY2022$3K
FY2023$13K
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $237K Management & general 10% · $27K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jack Kaufman
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sue Smock
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds filmmakers telling important, underrepresented stories to gain wider exposure.

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2 programs · $237K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Enabling the creation of educational films, video and other media that is in the public interest.

$234Kprogram expense
02

Closing Down Operations

Final disbursement to 501(c)(3) organization as reported on schedule n

$3Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Marvin and Betty Danto Family FoundationFY2024$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.2M · 2020–2024
Visionalist Entertainment ProdFY2024$234,189
Visionalist EntertainmentFY2023$392,564
Visionalist EntertainmentFY2022$312,313
Visionalist EntertainmentFY2021$185,915
Visionalist EntertainmentFY2020$101,555

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$251K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$251K
Money outPt IX
$264K
Ln 25
Programscol B$237K
Managementcol C$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$251K
Total revenueLn 12$251K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Total assetsLn 16$20K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$0
Net assetsLn 32$13K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$237K$237K
Management feesLn 11a$8K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$450$450
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$160$160
Total functional expensesLn 25$264K$237K$27K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $251K$264K−$13K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $413K$403K$10K$13K 990 PDF
FY2022 $329K$326K$3K$3K 990 PDF
FY2021 $196K$199K−$3K−$432 990 PDF
FY2020 $107K$115K−$8K$3K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $251,450 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $413,225$251,450
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $413,225$251,450
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $392,564$237,324
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,613$26,913
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $403,177$264,237
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,048−$12,787
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $251,450 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$251,450
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$251,450
VIII-12 Total revenue$251,450
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $264,237 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $237,324$237,324
IX-11a Management feesManagement $7,600$7,600
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $450$450
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,703$18,703
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $160$160
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $237,324 · Management $26,913 · Fundraising $0$264,237
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,788$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,001$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,787$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,788$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$251,450
XI-2 Total expenses$264,237
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,787
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,787
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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