Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2018.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
8 people listed on the 990; $136K paid to officers and key staff.
Nigena Livingston’s $136K as Founder is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigena Livingston | $136,000 | $168,521 | $140,000 | $119,194 | $106,461 | $97,043 |
| Mark Humphrey | — | $115,026 | — | — | — | — |
| Theo Brannum | — | $85,645 | $100,000 | $84,162 | $75,417 | $68,494 |
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.
See Urban Act Academy INC executive salaries →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
Develops students into leaders, scholars, and informed citizens.
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Planning and Development for a New K2 School
Building on our commitment to early literacy and equitable education, we have begun formal planning efforts to launch a new k2 school in anderson, targeted for opening in fall 2026. This initiative represents a major step toward creating a comprehensive early learning ecosystem that supports children from their first school experiences…
Increased Community Engagement and Visibility
We actively participated in several community events across the city of anderson to strengthen relationships with families and local partners while increasing awareness of our educational initiatives. These events provided valuable opportunities to meet community members, share information about our programs, and listen to local needs.
Launch of the Hive Tutoring Program
In response to the need for stronger literacy foundations among early learners, we successfully launched the hive, a tutoring program designed to support students in grades 23 in anderson, indiana. The program provides targeted literacy intervention focused on reading fluency, comprehension, and foundational skills.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 3 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 4 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 5 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 2 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 2 findings: a weakness in money controls.
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $2.2M | $1.7M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.2M | $1.7M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $23K | $33K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.1M | $1.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $143K | $100K | $43K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $95K | $66K | $28K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $5K | $3K | $1K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $18K | $13K | $5K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $4K | $4K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $110K | $57K | $53K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $23K | $23K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $21K | $15K | $6K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $9K | $9K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $1K | $719 | $308 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $9K | $9K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $442K | $277K | $165K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 21, 2026 | $283 | $442K | −$442K | $1.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 12, 2025 | $5K | $539K | −$534K | $2.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 26, 2024 | $6.7M | $5.4M | $1.3M | $2.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 4, 2023 | $4.9M | $4.9M | $9K | $1.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 9, 2022 | $3.7M | $4.0M | −$319K | $1.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 | $4.1M | $3.2M | $887K | $1.7M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $283 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $283 across 3 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $441,996 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,726,127 assets, 8 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,693,472 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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