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Urban Learning Collaborative INC

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West Allis, WI501(c)(3)Education EIN 39-1865501Revenue $3.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSurban-learning.org6737 W Washington St Ste 1420, 53214-5651 · West Allis, WITax-exempt since Sep 1997School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Milwaukee teacher education center (mtec) is a not-for-profit organization that serves as an innovative, performance-based professional development center that recruits, prepares, supports, and certifies highly qualified teachers for wisconsin public, charter, and non-public schools. We are equally proud of the milwaukee environmental sciences academy (mesa), a mtec charter school educating children in grades k4-8. A design school, mesa provides the only Urban expeditionary Learning (el) experience in milwaukee.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 108 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $54K a year · 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
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$253K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 73% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$318K
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.9M
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$4.3M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$443K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$3.9M
FY2025▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$3.9M
Expenses
$4.3M
FY2025▼ -17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$4.3M
Net assets
$443K
FY2025▼ -49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$913K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$878K
FY2025$443K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1997.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $3.8M Management & general 9% · $402K Fundraising 3% · $116K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $253K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Laci Coppins Robbins Edd
Executive Director
$167,571Pt VII · Sec A
Steven Dittman
Director of Finance
$85,402Pt VII · Sec A
Amanda Albert
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bernardo Traversaro
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laci Coppins Robbins Edd’s $168K as Executive Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Dr Laci Coppins Robbins—$182,719$164,841$169,042—
Laci Coppins Robbins Edd$167,571————
Laci Coppins Robbins————$147,989
Steven Dittman$85,402$82,102$75,878$72,564—

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

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Prepares and certifies highly qualified teachers for Wisconsin schools.

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2 programs · $3.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Milwaukee environmental sciences academy (mesa) served over 250 students in grades K4-8TH through its milwaukee public schoolsteacher certification and professional learning services: non-instrumentality charter school.

$3.5Mprogram expense
02

Teacher Certification and Professional Learning Services

Certification: become a teacher with ulc. Ulc's model of personalized coaching-into-practice aligned to teaching standards lies at the core of certification programs and professional learning services.

$333Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Patrick and Anna M Cudahy FundFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$200K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Money outPt IX
$4.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.8M
Managementcol C$402K
Fundraisingcol D$116K
Owns and owesPt X
$443K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$357K
Total assetsLn 16$762K
LiabilitiesLn 26$318K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$200K
Investment incomeLn 3$40
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Total revenueLn 12$3.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$348K
SavingsLn 2$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$357K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$157K
Total assetsLn 16$762K
LiabilitiesLn 26$318K
Net assetsLn 32$443K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5108
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K$357K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$762K
LiabilitiesLn 26$938K$318K
Net assetsLn 32$878K$443K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$301K$273K$23K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.7M$150K$31K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$28K$26K$2K$448
Other employee benefitsLn 9$310K$281K$24K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$169K$153K$13K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$210K$77K$109K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31K$3K$2K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$51K$36K$15K$589
Information technologyLn 14$115K$109K$4K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$439K$434K$3K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$11K$2K$53
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$31K$31K
InsuranceLn 23$41K$40K$501$329
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$606K$606K
All other expensesLn 24e$48K$8K$23K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.3M$3.8M$402K$116K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.9M$4.3M−$435K$443K 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.1M$5.2M−$177K$878K 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.7M$4.8M−$68K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.1M$4.9M$210K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.4M$4.2M$200K$913K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,914,114 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,691,289$3,686,420
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,349,038$200,027
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,222$40
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,637$27,627
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,059,186$3,914,114
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,684,661$2,731,829
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,551,192$1,616,848
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,235,853$4,348,677
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$176,667−$434,563
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,914,114 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,661,044
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25,376
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,686,420
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $200,027$200,027
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $40$40
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $22,002$22,002
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,625$5,625
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $200,027 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,667$3,914,114
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,348,677 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $272,540 · Management $23,435 · Fundraising $4,783$300,758
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,743,336 · Management $149,905 · Fundraising $30,595$1,923,836
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $25,532 · Management $2,195 · Fundraising $448$28,175
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $281,181 · Management $24,178 · Fundraising $4,935$310,294
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $152,932 · Management $13,150 · Fundraising $2,684$168,766
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,096$1,096
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,275$30,275
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $76,795 · Management $108,555 · Fundraising $25,036$210,386
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,429 · Management $1,826 · Fundraising $25,475$30,730
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $35,947 · Management $14,940 · Fundraising $589$51,476
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $108,986 · Management $3,568 · Fundraising $2,095$114,649
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $434,078 · Management $3,407 · Fundraising $1,962$439,447
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,881 · Management $1,737 · Fundraising $53$12,671
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $31,255$31,255
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $40,225 · Management $501 · Fundraising $329$41,055
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $606,075$606,075
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,550 · Management $23,041 · Fundraising $17,142$47,733
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,830,742 · Management $401,809 · Fundraising $116,126$4,348,677
Part X · Balance sheet $761,587 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $117,529$347,516
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,855$9,707
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $921,524$124,329
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $99,471$112,100
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $89,819$10,445
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $23,228$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $554,759$157,490
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,816,185$761,587
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $277,000$159,660
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $561,234$158,539
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $938,234$318,199
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $699,048$422,655
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $178,903$20,733
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $877,951$443,388
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,816,185$761,587
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $443,388 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,914,114
XI-2 Total expenses$4,348,677
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$434,563
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$877,951
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$443,388

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