Urban Voices Project

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Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 82-4461292Revenue $553K in FY2025

On file with the IRSurbanvoicesproject.org420 S San Pedro St Apt 423, 90013-2192 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Oct 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Urban Voices Project uses music to create supportive community spaces that bridge vulnerable individuals to a sense of purpose and improved health. Our music workshops engage men, women and families across the greater LA area in partnership with social, civic and health care orgs

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 14 volunteers and 12 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $238 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$113K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 64% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$553K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$696K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$99K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$553K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$389K
FY2021$213K
FY2022$545K
FY2023$555K
FY2024$530K
FY2025$553K
Expenses
$696K
FY2025▲ +1.0%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$206K
FY2021$245K
FY2022$385K
FY2023$564K
FY2024$690K
FY2025$696K
Net assets
$99K
FY2025▼ -59%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$266K
FY2021$246K
FY2022$406K
FY2023$402K
FY2024$242K
FY2025$99K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2018.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $554K Management & general 13% · $87K Fundraising 8% · $55K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $113K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive and Artistic Director
$73,551Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$39,783Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President and CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leeav Sofer’s $74K as Executive and Artistic Director is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kate Richards Geller—$77,118$74,441$64,493$36,585$22,704
Leeav Sofer$73,551$69,764$66,612$35,346$31,761$24,138
Nancy Willard$39,783—————
Nicole Wallens Logan—————$26,588
Christopher Mack—$4,162$4,076$4,076$3,855$12,095
Nicole Wallens————$7,645—
Marilyn Irizarry—$600————
Bibi Rosalia————$100—

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

Creates supportive music spaces connecting vulnerable people to purpose and health.

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1 program · $554K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Delivered impactful arts wellness programs to over 5,000 individuals in skid row and throughout los angeles and orange county. Focused on supporting current staff through a deficit year. Successfully navigated an executive leadership transition in july. Strengthened program impact with new and expanded community partnerships.

$554Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$553K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$430K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$124K
Money outPt IX
$696K
Ln 25
Programscol B$554K
Managementcol C$87K
Fundraisingcol D$55K
Owns and owesPt X
$99K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$89K
Total assetsLn 16$133K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$430K
Government grantsLn 1e$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$124K
Total revenueLn 12$553K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$89K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$89K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$821
Total assetsLn 16$133K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
Net assetsLn 32$99K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 614
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$149K$89K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$821$821
Total assetsLn 16$266K$133K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$35K
Net assetsLn 32$242K$99K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$130K$91K$26K$13K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$3K$884$880$880
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$320K$256K$32K$32K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$36K$25K$7K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$30K$9K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$51K$51K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$43K$43K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$14K$4K$1K
TravelLn 17$18K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$696K$554K$87K$55K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $553K$696K−$143K$99K 990 PDF
FY2024 $530K$690K−$160K$242K 990 PDF
FY2023 $555K$564K−$10K$402K 990 PDF
FY2022 $545K$385K$160K$406K 990 PDF
FY2021 $213K$245K−$32K$246K 990 PDF
FY2020 $389K$206K$184K$266K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $553,382 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $408,225$430,384
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $123,615$123,683
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $65$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$2,293−$685
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $529,612$553,382
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $522,058$530,831
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $167,653$165,573
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $689,711$696,404
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$160,099−$143,022
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $553,382 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$1,116 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$13,750
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$416,634
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$430,384
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $123,683$123,683
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $431$431
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $122,998 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$553,382
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $696,404 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $90,679 · Management $25,908 · Fundraising $12,954$129,541
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $884 · Management $880 · Fundraising $880$2,644
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $255,732 · Management $31,967 · Fundraising $31,967$319,666
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,242 · Management $7,212 · Fundraising $3,606$36,060
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,044 · Management $8,584 · Fundraising $4,292$42,920
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $51,196$51,196
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,182$5,182
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $43,311$43,311
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,242$6,242
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,873 · Management $4,392 · Fundraising $1,098$19,363
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,487$18,487
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,110$3,110
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,682$18,682
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $554,372 · Management $87,235 · Fundraising $54,797$696,404
Part X · Balance sheet $133,313 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $148,855$88,742
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $114,863$43,750
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $821$821
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $265,748$133,313
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,039$34,626
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,039$34,626
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $241,709$98,687
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $241,709$98,687
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $265,748$133,313
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $98,687 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$553,382
XI-2 Total expenses$696,404
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$143,022
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$241,709
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$98,687

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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