Totals
- Total revenue
- $676,600
- Total expenses
- $1,120,155
- Contributions and grants received
- $536,232
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $82,070
- Investment income
- $44,043
- Other revenue
- $14,255
- Total assets, end of year
- $829,066
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $829,066
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $931,896
- Management and general expenses
- $182,506
- Fundraising expenses
- $5,753
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $931,896
Program services were 83.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$248,275
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$287,957
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICES
total $82,070 · excluded $82,070
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3 · Investment income
total $44,043 · excluded $44,043
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$3,210
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$3,210 · excluded -$3,210
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $17,465 · excluded $17,465
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11e · Other revenue, total
$17,465
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $135,850 · program services $118,665 · management and general $17,185
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $406,649 · program services $355,208 · management and general $51,441
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $167,295 · program services $111,285 · management and general $56,010
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $57,580 · program services $49,899 · management and general $7,140 · fundraising $541
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11g · Fees: other
total $214,463 · program services $185,853 · management and general $26,594 · fundraising $2,016
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13 · Office expenses
total $22,856 · program services $3,654 · management and general $18,852 · fundraising $350
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17 · Travel
total $59,539 · program services $57,449 · management and general $1,620 · fundraising $470
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSE
total $37,637 · program services $37,637
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24b · Other expenses: TELEPHONE
total $9,059 · program services $6,070 · management and general $1,811 · fundraising $1,178
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24c · Other expenses: FEES
total $6,118 · program services $4,092 · management and general $1,232 · fundraising $794
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24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTION
total $3,109 · program services $2,084 · management and general $621 · fundraising $404
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $132,291 · end of year $57,904
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,091,081 · end of year $735,267
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $46,709 · end of year $26,293
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $2,540 · end of year $9,602
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,272,621 · end of year $819,066
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
end of year $10,000
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE MISSION OF URBAN WORD NYC (THE ORGANIZATION) CHAMPIONS AND ELEVATES YOUNG, MARGINALIZED VOICES AS LEADERS AT THE INTERSECTION OF LITERARY ARTS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF THE WRITTEN AND SPOKEN WORD, URBAN WORD EQUIPS YOUTH WITH THE TOOLS, TRAINING, AND PLATFORMS TO REWRITE THE NARRATIVES THAT SHAPE THEIR LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. AS ONE OF THE NATION'S OLDEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH LITERARY ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, URBAN WORD LEADS BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE NATIONAL YOUTH POET LAUREATE PROGRAM, CULTIVATING A NETWORK OF POETS, CIVICALLY ENGAGED LEADERS, AND EDUCATORS DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CREATIVE CHANGEMAKERS.
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PROVIDING PLATFORMS FOR CRITICAL LITERACY, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH FREE AND UNCENSORED WRITING, COLLEGE PREPARATION AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES. WORKSHOPS ARE STUDENT-CENTERED ENVIRONMENTS WHERE YOUNG WRITERS CAN EXPERIMENT, EXPLORE AND EVENTUALLY PERFORM THEIR WORK. PERFORMANCES HELP TEENS ANNUALLY WITH FREE WRITING AND PERFORMANCEOPPORTUNITIES THAT ENGAGE EDUCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL, ARTISTIC AND PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT WITH VARIOUS COMPETITIONS AND OPEN MIC NIGHTS.URBAN WORD HOLDS VARIOUS TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT AIM TO EXAMINE CRITICAL ISSUES AFFECTING TODAYS YOUTH, WHILE PROVIDING CREATIVE AND PRACTICAL RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THEM.
Expenses $931,896
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Kevin BrownKEVIN BROWN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Eric AdisaERIC ADISA
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kevin BuddhdewKEVIN BUDDHDEW
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Camonghne FelixCAMONGHNE FELIX
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dk BartleyDK BARTLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Michael CirelliMICHAEL CIRELLI
DIRECTOR, NATIONAL YOUTH POET LAUREATE
- Total calculated
- $135,850
- From this org
- $135,850
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Erica Chito ChildsERICA CHITO CHILDS
ACTING DEAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Melisha JackmanMELISHA JACKMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 45
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 19 December 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202523539349300932
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