Urban Creators EIN 46-4004947

Urban Creators

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Empowers youth in frontline communities through gardening, curation, and education for resilience and self-determination. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $851K in revenue, $843K in expenses, and $375K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Food & Agriculture
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Website
www.phillyurbancreators.org
Filings
3 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$851KFY2022
Expenses
$843K
Net assets
$375K
People
12
Filings
3
Updates
0
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EIN  46-4004947 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Philadelphia, PA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers youth in frontline communities through gardening, curation, and education for resilience and self-determination.
Leadership
Alex Epstein · Treasurer · $59K
Money in and out
$851K revenue, $843K expenses
Bottom line
55% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$851K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$843K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$375K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $8K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.55 Management & general $0.45
Program efficiency
55%
of spending reaches programs▼ -25% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -26% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+0.9%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -89% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$851K
FY2022▲ +28%
Expenses
$843K
FY2022▲ +38%
Total assets
$375K
FY2022▲ +2%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2022
Total revenue
$851K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$843K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$375K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$8K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$375K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B55%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $336K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Community Organizing -The Urban Creators are committed to honoring tne

$126Kprogram expense
02

Education-The Urban Creators are committed to supporting the growth

$109Kprogram expense
03

Gardening-The Urban Creators are committed to building justice, access

$101Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CUrban Creators
EINHdr · item D46-4004947
Principal addressHdr · item CPhiladelphia, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.phillyurbancreators.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$58,993Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$58,495Pt VII · Sec A
Farm Education
$46,560Pt VII · Sec A
Orgnizing Mngr
$44,920Pt VII · Sec A
Farm Mngr
$44,640Pt VII · Sec A
Events Mngr
$27,600Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$13,460Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alex Epstein’s $59K as Treasurer is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1173 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Alex Epstein$58,993
E Okero$58,495
Alex Epstein$50,002
Justina Thomps$46,560$9,050
Tyler a Ray$44,920
Shawn Brody$44,640
Devon Bailey$41,299$42,350
Alexander Epstein$39,470

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$835K · 98%
Program service revenue$16K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$835K
Program service revenue2%$16K
— government grantsLn 1e$44K
Total revenueLn 12$851K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.55 Management & general $0.45
Program services55%$467K
Management & general45%$376K
Total functional expensesLn 25$843K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$372K
Total assetsLn 16$375K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$375K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $372K · Operating expenses/yr $843K
5.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $467K · Total expenses $843K
55%
Management & General
Management & general $376K · Total expenses $843K
45%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $843K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $608K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $835K · Total revenue $851K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $44K · Total revenue $851K
5%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $16K · Total revenue $851K
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $851K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $16K · Total expenses $843K
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $851K · Prior year $666K
+28%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $375K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $851K · Expenses $843K
+0.9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $375K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $375K · Total assets $375K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $375K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Alex Epstein · Reported title TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $59K · Total expenses $843K
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $356K · Total expenses $843K
42%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 55%
Overhead ratio 45%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 28%
Legal fee ratio 0.1%
Accounting fee ratio 0.7%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2022 (Latest)$851K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$666K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$427K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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