Urban Content Studios: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 82-5237123)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$304K
FY2021	$470K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$358K
FY2021	$509K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	−$47K
FY2021	−$86K

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $509K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Kerlin Blaise

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Broughton

Officer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ebony Flake

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

William Smith

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Britteny Webster

Co-Exec Dire

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Devon Williams

Co-Exec Dire

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shawn Wilson

Board Chair

$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 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Incubates and accelerates creative entrepreneurs to produce community-driven content.

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1 program · $509K · in their own filed words · FY2021

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Urban content studios is an incubator and accelerator for creative entrepreneurship. Our goal is to create authentic content for the community, by the community.

$509Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$470K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$470K

Money outPt IX

$509K

Ln 25

Programscol B$509K

Owns and owesPt X

−$86K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K

Total assetsLn 16$64K

LiabilitiesLn 26$150K

PeoplePt VI, VII

7

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Fees for servicesLn 2g$470K

Total revenueLn 12$470K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$64K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$64K

Total assetsLn 16$64K

LiabilitiesLn 26$150K

Net assetsLn 32−$86K

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$102K	$64K
Total assetsLn 16	$102K	$64K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$150K	$150K
Net assetsLn 32	−$47K	−$86K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K	$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$9K	$9K
Office expensesLn 13	$4K	$4K
TravelLn 17	$2K	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$3K	$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$488K	$488K
All other expensesLn 24e	$50	$50
Total functional expensesLn 25	$509K	$509K	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2021 Latest Viewing	$470K	$509K	−$39K	−$86K	990 PDF
FY2020	$304K	$358K	−$54K	−$47K	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

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Part I · Summary $470,075 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,000$0

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $302,252$470,075

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $304,253$470,075

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $129,856$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $228,353$508,810

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $358,209$508,810

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$53,956−$38,735

Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members0

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

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $470,075 across 2 lines filed

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $470,075$470,075

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $470,075$470,075

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $508,810 across 7 lines filed

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,139$2,139

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,596$8,596

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,202$4,202

IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,356$2,356

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,215$3,215

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $488,252$488,252

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $50$50

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $508,810 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$508,810

Part X · Balance sheet $63,696 assets, 7 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $102,431$63,696

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $102,431$63,696

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $149,900$149,900

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $149,900$149,900

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$47,469−$86,204

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$47,469−$86,204

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $102,431$63,696

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$86,204 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$470,075

XI-2 Total expenses$508,810

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$38,735

XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$47,469

XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$86,204

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Urban Content Studios

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV