2026-06-03T08:12:33-05:00 2024-09-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2023-10-01 133645651 U B W INC A/K/A URBAN BUSH WOMEN INC UBWI 7183984537 138 SOUTH OXFORD STREET 4B BROOKLYN NY 11217 MARJORIE MCFARLANE LUCAS CHAIR 7183984537 2026-06-03 1 0 MICHAEL WALLACE P00881958 2126972299 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X MARJORIE MCFARLANE LUCAS 138 SOUTH OXFORD STREET 4B BROOKLYN NY 11217 2981876 0 X WWW.URBANBUSHWOMEN.ORG X 1984 DE FOUNDED IN 1984 BY JAWOLE WILLA JO ZOLLAR, URBAN BUSH WOMEN IS A DANCE ENSEMBLE THAT ENGAGES A DIVERSE AUDIENCE BY PRODUCING BOLD AND LIFE-AFFIRMING WORK BASED ON WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES, AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURAL INFLUENCES OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA. COMPANY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE CREATION AND PERFORMANCE OF WORKS FOR THE STAGE; ARTIST TRAINING IN DANCE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; AND PUBLIC PROJECTS WHICH ENCOURAGE CULTURAL ACTIVITY AS AN INHERENT PART OF COMMUNITY LIFE. IN 2020, THE FORD FOUNDATION NAMED URBAN BUSH WOMEN ONE OF "AMERICA'S CULTURAL TREASURES," A GRANT RECIPIENT DESIGNATION THAT PROVIDES FOR SIGNIFICANT MULTI-YEAR FUNDING, AS WELL AS A DEEPLY-APPRECIATED RECOGNITION OF THE COMPANY'S IMPACT ON AMERICA'S ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE. 14 13 34 0 0 0 964926 1693966 904744 931801 69043 102936 15412 2373 1954125 2731076 164628 0 0 0 1606895 1706371 0 153600 523985 1498549 1259279 3270072 3119250 -1315947 -388174 4174881 4010313 135298 124291 4039583 3886022 X CHOREOGRAPHER JAWOLE WILLA JO ZOLLAR FOUNDED URBAN BUSH WOMEN (UBW) IN 1984 AS A PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE DEDICATED TO EXPLORING THE USE OF CULTURAL EXPRESSION AS A CATALYST FOR SOCIAL CHANGE. UBW WEAVES CONTEMPORARY DANCE, MUSIC AND TEXT WITH THE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE AFRICAN DIASPORA. UBW'S ARTISTIC WORK IS UNIQUE AND REQUESTED AROUND THE WORLD. UBW HAS A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO CHOREOGRAPHY AND PERFORMANCE AND WORKS WITH AN IMPRESSIVE LIST OF COLLABORATORS FROM THE WORLDS OF DANCE, MUSIC AND LITERATURE. 0 0 1880446 933115 ACROSS FY24, UBW CONTINUED TO IMPLEMENT AND STRENGTHEN OUR EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF UNDER-RESOURCED ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES OF COLOR. BUILDERS, ORGANIZERS, AND LEADERS IN DANCE (BOLD) WORKSHOPS ARE LED BY UBW STAFF AND A ROSTER OF TRAINED ARTIST-FACILITATORS. IN FY24, BOLD REACHED APPROXIMATELY 2,000 PARTICIPANTS ACROSS 65+ WORKSHOPS WITH 16 ORGANIZATIONS. BOLD OFFERINGS WERE CONSOLIDATED INTO 4 CORE WORKSHOPS: 1) DANCE FOR EVERY BODY, EMBRACING EACH INDIVIDUAL'S UNIQUE AND POWERFUL CONTRIBUTION; 2) MINDFUL BODIES & REFLECTIVE PRACTICES, FOCUSING ON SELF-CARE, REJUVENATION, AND (RE-)CONSTRUCTING HEALTHFUL IMAGES OF OURSELVES AND OUR COMMUNITIES; 3) ENTERING, BUILDING, AND EXITING COMMUNITY (EBX), ROOTED IN UBW'S VALUE-CENTERED APPROACH FOR WORK IN COMMUNITIES; AND 4) COLLABORATION LAB, FACILITATING ARTISTIC CREATION BASED ON THEMES THAT EMERGE FROM THE GROUP. EACH WORKSHOP IS LED BY ONE OR MORE TRAINED ARTIST FACILITATORS, INCLUDING UBW COMPANY MEMBERS. WORKSHOP SIZE, DURATION, AND FEES ARE BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE GROUP.UBW CONCLUDED THE PILOT OF THE CHOREOGRAPHIC CENTER INITIATIVE'S NEW ARM FOCUSING ON WOMEN+ OF COLOR CREATIVE PRODUCERS (CCI 2.0). THE PILOT PROVIDED UBW WITH INVALUABLE LEARNINGS ABOUT HOW THE PROGRAM CAN BEST SUPPORT THESE ARTISTS, AND SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELATED NEAR-TERM INITIATIVES, SUCH AS 'WHEN BLACK WOMEN+ SPEAK,' A 40TH ANNIVERSARY CONVERSATION SERIES CONVENING WOMEN+ OF COLOR LEADERS TO EXPLORE THE NUANCES OF IDENTITY, COMMUNITY, VALUES, SUPPORT, AND SUCCESS AMONG BIPOC WOMEN+ PRODUCERS. ON MAY 8, 2024, BAM HOSTED THE INAUGURAL CONVERSATION, FOLLOWED BY THE SECOND EVENT AT LINCOLN CENTER ON JULY 31, 2024. FINALLY, WE COMPLETED THE THIRD AND FINAL YEAR OF OUR EXPANDED, THREE-YEAR PAID UBW APPRENTICE PROGRAM WITH SUPPORT FROM THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST'S VAN LIER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM, LED BY CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CHANON JUDSON AND ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR COURTNEY J. COOK, PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ARTISTIC TRAINING FOR SIX YOUNG BLACK WOMEN+ DANCERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SIX YOUNG ARTISTS PARTICIPATED AS APPRENTICES DURING FY24. THIS FINAL YEAR OF AN EXTENDED 3-YEAR PROGRAM CULMINATED WITH AN INFORMAL SHOWCASE ON SEPT 28 IN BROOKLYN FEATURING CURRENT AND PAST APPRENTICES. TWO OF THESE APPRENTICES HAVE SINCE JOINED THE UBW COMPANY AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN ENGAGED AS BOLD FACILITATORS-IN-TRAINING, PERFORMER SUBSTITUTES, AND MORE.FINALLY, THE UBW ARCHIVE WAS LAUNCHED IN 2021 TO PRESERVE UBW'S FOUR DECADES AS AN UNPARALLELED BLACK DANCE COMPANY. THIS PROJECT IS CRUCIAL TO DOCUMENTING, IMPLEMENTING, AND INNOVATING EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT WORK. THE UBW ARCHIVE FEATURES THE VOICES OF THE BLACK WOMEN+ ARTISTS, MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA, AND COUNTLESS COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE SHAPED UBW'S GROUNDBREAKING FUSION OF AFRICAN DIASPORIC CULTURAL PRACTICES WITH MODERN DANCE AND AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS 40 YEARS. DURING FY24, UBW CONTINUED TO DIGITIZE AND CATALOG ARCHIVAL MATERIALS AND BEGAN BUILDING A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE ONLINE PORTAL TO BE ACTIVATED DURING THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY, PROVIDING AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE TO DANCERS, CHOREOGRAPHERS, STUDENTS, SCHOLARS, AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC SEEKING TO LEARN FROM UBW'S BODY OF WORK. 1880446 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 68 0 1 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X LESLEY HUNTER 7183984537 138 SOUTH OXFORD STREET SUITE 4B BROOKLYN NY 112171604 TAMMY BORMANN CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 YVAHN MARTIN VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER SMITH TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ASHLY NIKKOLE DAVIS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARC BLEYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA BROOKES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE DORANT-SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAMARA GREENFIELD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN GARRETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENYA NYOTA LEE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYISHIA LEWIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NGOZI OGBONNA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH WILLIAMS-RILEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAWOLE WILLA JO ZOLLAR DIRECTOR/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 92514 0 0 TAHNIA BELLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 98554 0 0 191068 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 222195 1471771 30540 1693966 PERFORMANCE INCOME 711120 857416 857416 COMMISSIONS & WORKSHOP 711190 74385 74385 931801 84035 84035 269701 250800 18901 18901 18901 1314 0 1314 1314 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 1059 1059 1059 2731076 933115 0 103995 X 191432 94581 48709 48142 1257488 818238 371478 67772 132572 83520 38446 10606 124879 78674 36215 9990 17144 17144 153600 153600 14258 14258 638133 475040 79173 83920 118843 829 8964 109050 4531 1144 3359 28 24086 24086 264611 252058 9476 3077 5219 5219 10186 10186 MISCELLANEOUS 89784 17112 40315 32357 PRODUCTION EXPENSE 72484 59250 7791 5443 3119250 1880446 714819 523985 108454 69363 3263690 336805 707050 331935 43207 28481 27933 22050 60864 43790 18925 17074 3198871 5622 5734 4174881 4010313 99131 122691 36167 1600 135298 124291 X 3363275 3356022 676308 530000 4039583 3886022 4174881 4010313 -388174 234613 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 876985 6449798 1501043 964926 1693966 11486718 149808 137093 692869 905455 933115 2818340 1026793 6586891 2193912 1870381 2627081 14305058 11120 23720 45705 28248 51162 159955 28251 108368 522498 531818 1190935 39371 23720 154073 550746 582980 1350890 12954168 431 1156 4566 69043 84035 159231 431 1156 4566 69043 84035 159231 1094 11955 17321 14701 1059 46130 1028318 6600002 2215799 1954125 2712175 14510419 0.89270 0.91790 0.01100 0.00580 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 52629 35555 17074 8235 8235 0 17074 3042503 234613 91072 325685 2716818 14258 14258 2731076 3196064 91072 91072 3104992 14258 14258 3119250 X X X X X X 1 ADVANCE NYC INC PO BOX 445 PLEASANTVILLE NY 10570 OVERSIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL AND MAJOR GIFT STRATEGY, MANAGING PR 0 0 153600 0 153600 NY X 1 30540 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS PROVIDED BY EMAIL TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISCUSSED AND APPROVED COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 475,040. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 79,173. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 83,920. TOTAL EXPENSES 638,133. FORM 990 - AMENDED RETURN FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF URBAN BUSH WOMEN, INC.'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT, THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN AMENDED: PAGE 1, PART I - LINES 8, 12, 15, 16B, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 AND 22 PAGE 2, PART III - 4A AND 4E PAGE 3, PART IV - LINE 12A AND LINE 17 PAGE 9, PART VIII - LINES 1E, 1H, 7, 11 PAGE 10, PART IX - LINES 5, 7, 9 AND 10, 11G, 12, 13, 16, 24A, AND 24B PAGE 11, PART X - LINES 3, 9, 16, 17, 26, 27, 28, 32, AND 33 PAGE 12, PART XI- LINES 1, 2, 3, AND 10 PAGE 12, PART XII - LINES 2B AND 2C SCHEDULE A - PART III - LINE 1(E), 7B(E) AND 12 SCHEDULE B SCHEDULE D - PART XI AND PART XII SCHEDULE G