Nonprofit · EIN 27-1011744
URBAN GREEN LAB
Tax-exempt · NASHVILLE, TN 37206
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $696,565 | $779,377 | -$82,812 | $288,656 | $39,746 | $248,910 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $786,236 | $916,098 | -$129,862 | $390,821 | $59,099 | $331,722 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $638,700 | $987,919 | -$349,219 | $577,016 | $115,432 | $461,584 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $683,037
- of which government grants
- $17,000
- Program service revenue
- $11,594
- Investment income
- $574
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$681
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,691
- Other revenue
- $1,360
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $93,150
- Other salaries and wages
- $407,988
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $581,745
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $21,315
- Occupancy
- $13,904
- Travel
- $1,886
- Depreciation
- $9,977
- Program services (functional)
- $484,564
- Management and general (functional)
- $226,619
- Fundraising (functional)
- $68,194
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $390,821
- Total assets, end of year
- $288,656
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $39,746
- Net assets, end of year
- $248,910
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $21,747
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $248,910
- Gross receipts
- $700,022
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 31
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- TN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TODD LAWRENCE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $93,150 |
| SABRINA POWELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE DRONGOWSKI | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ERICA WEEKS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JAZ BOON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DEREK BLANK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KELLY BLANKENSHIP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NEELY BURKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA CORNEJO-NELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIMMIE COVINGTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRANDON HILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBIN LEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER NOVO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MAURA SULLIVAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN VICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZOE BECK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMY FAIR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TODD LAWRENCE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $93,600 |
| SABRINA POWELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE DRONGOWSKI | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ERICA WEEKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JAZ BOON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DEREK BLANK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KELLY BLANKENSHIP | BOARD INTERN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NEELY BURKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ED CALLAWAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA CORNEJO-NELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIMMIE COVINGTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRANDON HILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBIN LEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KRISTIN NELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER NOVO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAREIM OLIPHANT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BO ROBERTSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANA PAULA SERRA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALEXA VOYTEK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TODD LAWRENCE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $90,900 |
| PARRY HEALY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALEXA VOYTEK | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KRISTIN NELSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SABRINA POWELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BRAD PINSON | CHAIR - GOVERNANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JAZ BOON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ED CALLAWAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA CORNEJO-NELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE DRONGOWSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRANDON HILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ASHFORD HUGHES SR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELISE KARPINSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER NOVO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANA PAULA SERRA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERICA WEEKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANNA WEINROTH WARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAE OLESHANSKY | BOARD INTERN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 68348, NASHVILLE, TN 37206-8348
- In care of
- % JENNIFER TLUMAK
- Mailing address (990-N for 2010)
- PO Box 68348, Nashville TN 37206
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- TODD LAWRENCE, 1305 CLINTON STREET SUITE 230, NASHVILLE, TN 37203
- Principal officer (990-N for 2010)
- Dan Heller, PO Box 60865, Nashville TN 37206
- Signed the 990
- TODD LAWRENCE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (615) 442-7072
- Website
- urbangreenlab.org
- Return prepared by
- EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA
Mission
URBAN GREEN LAB'S MISSION IS TO TEACH COMMUNITIES HOW TO LIVE SUSTAINABLY BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, TOOLS, AND PROGRAMMING TO NASHVILLE HOUSEHOLDS, WORKPLACES, AND SCHOOLS FOCUSED ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, FOOD WASTE REDUCTION, AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE.
Program accomplishments
- SUSTAINABLE WORKPLACES - OUR WORKPLACES DIVISION WORKS WITH BUSINESSES, NONPROFITS, SCHOOLS, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES TO IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION FOR EMPLOYEES. WE HELP WORKPLACES ORGANIZE GREEN TEAMS, TEACH THEM ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY, AND CONNECT THEM TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THEIR BUSINESS THROUGH THE NASHVILLE SUSTAINABILITY ROUNDTABLE, SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORY AND B TENNESSEE. IN 2025, OUR WORKPLACES DIVISION PRIORITIZED OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. WE HOSTED IN-PERSON EVENTS, SUCH AS ROUNDTABLES, FOR ORGANIZATIONS LOOKING TO FOSTER A CULTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY IN THEIR WORKPLACES, AND SPOKE ON MULTIPLE PANELS ABOUT SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS. WE ALSO LAUNCHED THE SUSTAINABLE NASHVILLE DIRECTORY FEATURING BUSINESSES THAT BALANCE PROFIT WITH CARE FOR THE PLANET. IN 2025, THE WORKPLACES DIVISION ENGAGED 42 ORGANIZATIONS. PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES GAINED ACCESS TO B TENNESSEE CERTIFICATION SUPPORT, PEER TO PEER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE NASHVILLE SUSTAINABILITY ROUNDTABLE NETWORK.Expenses $173,727 · revenue $6,188
- SPECIAL INITIATIVES - OUR SPECIAL INITIATIVES ARE FOCUS AREAS OF SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION THAT URBAN GREEN LAB HAS CHOSEN TO HIGHLIGHT AND INCORPORATE THROUGHOUT THE DIVISIONS. OUR PROGRAMMING TOUCHES ON MANY OF THEM. HOWEVER, WE BELIEVE IT'S ESSENTIAL TO HIGHLIGHT AREAS WHERE RESIDENTS CAN MAKE A SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE IMPACT AND TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE DAILY DECISIONS THAT AFFECT OUR NEIGHBORS AND THE PLANET. IT'S WHY WE TEACH ABOUT FOOD WASTE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS, TWO CRITICAL TOPICS FOR NASHVILLE TO BE A GREENER AND MORE JUST CITY FOR EVERYONE. AS PART OF OUR SPECIAL INITIATIVES, URBAN GREEN LAB LAUNCHED SEVERAL INNOVATIVE PROJECTS TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE. NOTABLY, OUR VOICES OF RESILIENCE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT HIGHLIGHTED FRONTLINE CLIMATE EXPERIENCES IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE WASTE LESSTM MURAL SERIES CREATIVELY RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT FOOD WASTE THROUGH PUBLIC ART. ADDITIONALLY, WE CONVENED THE NASHVILLE SUSTAINABLE SPORTS ALLIANCE, UNITING PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS TO PROMOTE ZERO-WASTE STADIUMS. THESE INITIATIVES REFLECT OUR SYSTEMS-BASED APPROACH TO FOSTERING LASTING, EQUITABLE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. THE VOICES OF RESILIENCE PROJECT DOCUMENTED 4 COMMUNITY STORIES FROM FRONTLINE CLIMATE COMMUNITIES. THE NASHVILLE SUSTAINABLE SPORTS ALLIANCE LAUNCHED WITH ALL FOUR MAJOR PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS COMMITTED TO ZERO-WASTE STADIUM GOALS. THE WASTE LESS MURAL SERIES REACHED AN ESTIMATED 3,600 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PER WEEKEND AT THE NASHVILLE FARMER'S MARKET.Expenses $123,943
- SUSTAINABLE HOUSEHOLDS - THE HOUSEHOLDS DIVISION PROVIDES SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES TO NASHVILLE RESIDENTS THROUGH SUSTAINABLE IN THE CITY AND THE NEWLY LAUNCHED UGL VOLUNTEERS PROGRAM. SUSTAINABLE IN THE CITY IS A MONTHLY WEBINAR, PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ZERO WASTE NASHVILLE, THAT EDUCATES RESIDENTS ON SUSTAINABILITY AND WASTE-RELATED TOPICS. THIS YEAR'S GUESTS DISCUSSED EVERYTHING FROM POLLINATORS TO THE CITY'S CURBSIDE COMPOSTING PILOT. THE UGL VOLUNTEERS PROGRAM PROVIDES NASHVILLIANS WITH THE RESOURCES, TOOLS, AND TRAINING ON SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES TO SHARE WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND NEIGHBORS. THE PROGRAM EQUIPS VOLUNTEERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE TO FACILITATE MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS ON SUSTAINABILITY. IN 2025, SUSTAINABLE IN THE CITY PODCAST SERIES CONCLUDED WITH FOUR FINAL EPISODES REACHING 120 PARTICIPANTS. THE UGL VOLUNTEERS PROGRAM TRAINED 45 MORE NASHVILLIANS AS SUSTAINABILITY AMBASSADORS. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDED POLLINATORS, CURBSIDE COMPOSTING, AND FOOD WASTE REDUCTION.Expenses $106,005
- IN 2025, URBAN GREEN LAB UNDERTOOK A SIGNIFICANT ORGANIZATIONAL RENEWAL FOLLOWING UNEXPECTED FEDERAL GRANT RESCISSIONS. THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED A COMMUNITY-INFORMED STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS ENGAGING BOARD, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, RESTRUCTURED ITS OPERATING MODEL MID-YEAR IN RESPONSE TO A REVISED BUDGET, AND TRANSITIONED THE ANNUAL CLIMATE WEEK COOK-OFF FROM A PROGRAM ACTIVITY INTO A FULLY REALIZED FUNDRAISING EVENT, STRENGTHENING ITS LONG-TERM FINANCIAL RESILIENCE.Expenses $80,889 · revenue $5,406
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-1011744
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $288,656
- Income (IRS master file)
- $700,022
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $696,565 | $779,377 | $288,656 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $786,236 | $916,098 | $390,821 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $638,700 | $987,919 | $577,016 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $829,448 | $679,316 | $974,003 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2010 Officer: Dan Heller | December 31, 2010 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-1011744).
Questions about URBAN GREEN LAB
- What is the EIN of URBAN GREEN LAB?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of URBAN GREEN LAB is 27-1011744.
- Is URBAN GREEN LAB tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to URBAN GREEN LAB tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does URBAN GREEN LAB file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of URBAN GREEN LAB due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did URBAN GREEN LAB last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of URBAN GREEN LAB?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names TODD LAWRENCE.
- Who are the officers and directors of URBAN GREEN LAB?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $93,150 (TODD LAWRENCE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does URBAN GREEN LAB have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $696,565, expenses of $779,377 and total assets of $288,656 at year end.
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