2026-08-14T08:25:13-05:00 2025-09-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2024-10-01 133645651 U B W INC A/K/A URBAN BUSH WOMEN INC UBWI 7183984537 138 SOUTH OXFORD STREET 4B BROOKLYN NY 11217 MICHELLE DORANT INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7183984537 2026-08-14 1 0 MICHAEL WALLACE P00881958 2126972299 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MICHELLE DORANT 138 SOUTH OXFORD STREET 4B BROOKLYN NY 11217 3567279 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. 17 16 32 0 0 0 1693966 3062692 931801 408079 102936 95897 2373 611 2731076 3567279 0 0 0 0 1706371 1389776 153600 191507 320472 1259279 797893 3119250 2379176 -388174 1188103 4010313 5414252 124291 153357 3886022 5260895 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 1254075 408229 FY25 SAW A CONTINUATION OF UBW'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS WITH OUR THIS IS RISK NATIONAL TOUR (OCTOBER 2024 - APRIL 2025), WHICH TRAVELED TO TALLAHASSEE, FL; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; BOSTON, MA; AND LARAMIE, WY, PERFORMING FOR 1,889 ATTENDEES. LOCALLY, FY25 PERFORMANCES OF THIS IS RISK AND OTHER UBW MIXED REPERTORY TOOK PLACE AT 92NY AND THE APOLLO FOR 1,520 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. WE ALSO TOURED EXCERPTS OF OUR SITE-RESPONSIVE WORK HAINT BLU TO WILLIAMSTOWN, MA AND BUFFALO, NY FOR 127 ATTENDEES.THE CENTERPIECE OF UBW'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY PROGRAMMING WAS THE NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE OF UBW FOUNDER JAWOLE WILLA JO ZOLLAR'S SCAT! THE COMPLEX LIVES OF AL & DOT, DOT & AL ZOLLAR IN FEBRUARY 2025 AT THE PERELMAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED BY ZOLLAR IN COLLABORATION WITH JAZZ COMPOSER CRAIG HARRIS AND CO-CHOREOGRAPHED BY ZOLLAR AND VINCENT THOMAS WITH DRAMATURGY BY TALVIN WILKS, 'SCAT!' IS A POWERFUL TALE OF THE ZOLLAR FAMILY AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DREAMS ENCOUNTER THE REALITIES OF AMERICAN LIFE IN THE '40S AND '50S, MODELED AFTER THE GREAT TRADITION OF BLACK FLOOR SHOWS. SCAT! RAN FOR FOUR PERFORMANCES AT THE PAC FOR 1,042 ATTENDEES. BEFORE ITS RUN AT PAC NYC, SCAT! HAD ITS WEST COAST PREMIERE AT THE MARK TAPER FORUM (NOVEMBER 2024), PERFORMING FOR 2,825 AUDIENCE MEMBERS OVER FOUR PERFORMANCES.IN APRIL 2025, UBW SPENT TWO WEEKS IN RESIDENCY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO TEACHING WORKSHOPS AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE LOCAL PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS COMMUNITY. IN MAY, UBW HOSTED OUR GENERATIVE DANCER WORKSHOP AT MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP. PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN A PROCESS-BASED APPROACH TO UBW'S ART-MAKING INFORMED BY WHO IS IN THE ROOM--GROUNDED IN BLACK FEMINIST THEORY AND CENTERING RADICAL BLACK EXPERIMENTATION IN THE FIELDS OF CULTURE, POLITICS, IDENTITY, AND HISTORY.ACROSS FY25, 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 FY25, BOLD REACHED 1,108 PARTICIPANTS ACROSS 11 ENGAGEMENTS WITH ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE MUSIC CENTER IN LOS ANGELES, THE LAUNDROMAT PROJECT, NATURALLY OCCURRING CULTURAL DISTRICTS NY, THE PEACE CORPS, BROOKLYN ARTS HIGH SCHOOL, 92NY, AND MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP, ARTSPOOL, SANTA FE COLLEGE, AND AND UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. 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'S SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (SLI) IS A 10-DAY CONVENING THAT SERVES AS AN INCUBATION SPACE FOR ARTISTS, ORGANIZERS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS SEEKING TO BUILD SKILLS IN CULTURAL LEADERSHIP, SOCIAL JUSTICE, STORYTELLING, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ART. THE SLI WAS FORMALIZED IN 1992 AND HAS SINCE SERVED OVER 2,000 PARTICIPANTS RANGING IN AGE FROM TEENS TO ELDERS AND COMING FROM ACROSS THE U.S. AND ABROAD. PARTICIPANTS REGISTER ONLINE, WITH A PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN ENROLLMENT FEE. EACH SLI CULMINATES WITH TWO FREE, PUBLIC PERFORMANCES BY PARTICIPANTS. FOLLOWING THE COVID-19 SHUTDOWN, SLI HAS EXPERIMENTED WITH DIFFERENT FORMATS. IN FY25, WE LED AN INTERNAL VERSION FOR THE UBW TEAM, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY PLANNING AND PURSUING FUNDING FOR THE NEXT FULL SLI. UBW'S CHOREOGRAPHIC CENTER INITIATIVE (CCI) BEGAN IN 2013 AS A 10-YEAR INVESTMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN+ OF COLOR CHOREOGRAPHERS. SINCE THEN, THE PROGRAM HAS TAKEN MANY FORMS TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF OUR ARTISTS AND THE NATIONAL ARTS ECOLOGY. IN FY25, WE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENTAL PLANNING AND EXPLORATORY WORK FOR FUTURE ITERATIONS OF CCI. IN 2021, UBW LAUNCHED THE UBW ARCHIVE PROJECT TO DOCUMENT, PRESERVE, AND DIGITIZE UBW'S 40 YEAR HISTORY OF CHOREOGRAPHY, PERFORMANCE, SOCIAL PRACTICE, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. 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. FROM JANUARY TO APRIL 2025, THE UBW ARCHIVE WAS FEATURED IN UBW'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION AT THE APOLLO, TITLED 'LEGACY, LINEAGE, AND LIBERATION: AN EXAMINATION OF URBAN BUSH WOMEN'S ART-MAKING AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING PRAXIS.' THE EXHIBITION RECEIVED A ONE-MONTH EXTENSION AND FEATURED SPECIAL POP-UP PERFORMANCES BY UBW COMPANY MEMBERS. IT SHOWCASED RARE PHOTOGRAPHS, PERFORMANCE FOOTAGE, MANUSCRIPTS, COSTUMES, AND MEMORABILIA FROM ACROSS THE ENSEMBLE'S 40-YEAR HISTORY. 1254075 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 66 0 1 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X MICHELLE DORANT 7183984537 138 SOUTH OXFORD STREET SUITE 4B BROOKLYN NY 112171604 MARJORIE MCFARLANE LUCAS 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 TAMMY BORMANN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARC BLEYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA BROOKES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE DORANT 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 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 CAROLIN BUTLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNNA COBRALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAWOLE WILLA JO ZOLLAR DIRECTOR/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 96034 0 0 TAHNIA BELLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 3/7/25) 40.00 X 101902 0 851 MICHELE KUMI BAER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM 1/6/25) 40.00 X 0 0 0 197936 0 851 1 0 0 0 0 202045 2860647 3062692 PERFORMANCE INCOME 711120 375902 375902 COMMISSIONS & WORKSHOP 711190 32177 32177 408079 95897 95897 150 0 150 150 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 461 461 461 3567279 408229 0 96358 239769 141468 95908 2393 941518 581151 348904 11463 108656 42362 66294 99833 59748 39920 165 27260 27260 191507 191507 20802 20802 110980 31311 62076 17593 26768 779 9489 16500 3465 105 3360 27218 25256 1962 129507 113269 9907 6331 5487 5487 30591 4957 25634 PRODUCTION EXPENSE 309048 268755 20339 19954 MISCELLANEOUS 102917 10170 40143 52604 MEMBERSHIP DUES 3850 3850 2379176 1254075 804629 320472 69363 210287 336805 10965 331935 781100 28481 24775 22050 5232 60864 49277 17074 11587 3198871 4364293 5734 6013 4010313 5414252 122691 153357 1600 124291 153357 X 3356022 3607562 530000 1653333 3886022 5260895 4010313 5414252 1188103 186770 0 X 0 0 0 X 6449798 1501043 964926 1693966 3062692 13672425 137093 692869 905455 933115 408229 3076761 6586891 2193912 1870381 2627081 3470921 16749186 23720 45705 28248 51162 28352 177187 108368 522498 531818 98060 1260744 23720 154073 550746 582980 126412 1437931 15311255 1156 4566 69043 84035 95897 254697 1156 4566 69043 84035 95897 254697 11955 17321 14701 1059 461 45497 6600002 2215799 1954125 2712175 3567279 17049380 0.89810 0.89270 0.01490 0.01100 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 52629 41042 11587 8235 8235 0 11587 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 191507 0 191507 NY 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.