Nonprofit · EIN 74-2334966
URBAN-15 GROUP
Tax-exempt · SAN ANTONIO, TX 78210
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $772,902 | $647,488 | $125,414 | $1,372,859 | $241,049 | $1,131,810 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $801,709 | $618,738 | $182,971 | $1,317,212 | $312,330 | $1,004,882 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $633,988 | $674,718 | -$40,730 | $1,117,902 | $297,429 | $820,473 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $731,255
- of which government grants
- $358,000
- Program service revenue
- $18,895
- Investment income
- $3,702
- Net rental income
- $19,050
- Other revenue
- $19,050
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $79,542
- Other salaries and wages
- $43,925
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $132,980
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $21,400
- Occupancy
- $15,000
- Travel
- $50
- Depreciation
- $48,659
- Program services (functional)
- $587,981
- Management and general (functional)
- $59,507
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,317,212
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,372,859
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $241,049
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,131,810
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $887,933
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,583
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,131,810
- Gross receipts
- $772,902
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 45
- Year formed
- 1974
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE CISNEROS | MUSIC & MEDIA DIRECTOR | 40 | $42,942 |
| CATHERINE CISNEROS | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 40 | $36,600 |
| CHRISTINE TOVAR | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Sara Vasquez Lucy | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LESLIE PROVENCE | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| HECTOR J GONZALEZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sam Chapper | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Gary F Coulton | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SOFIA ALEXE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Stella Bustos | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Rosalinda Ramirez | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Stephen Greenberg | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE CISNEROS | MUSIC & MEDIA DIRECTOR | 40 | $41,200 |
| CATHERINE CISNEROS | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 40 | $36,960 |
| CHRISTINE TOVAR | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DR JUDITH YORK | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LESLIE PROVENCE | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| HECTOR J GONZALEZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BILL BADGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMY CASTILLO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SOFIA ALEXE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BENI MATIAS | ADVISORY BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAY GARZA | ADVISORY BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GEORGE L HERRERA | ADVISORY BOARD Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE CISNEROS | MUSIC & MEDIA DIRECTOR | 40 | $43,000 |
| CATHERINE CISNEROS | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 40 | $38,690 |
| CHRISTINE TOVAR | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DR JUDITH YORK | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LESLIE PROVENCE | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| HECTOR J GONZALEZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BILL BADGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMY CASTILLO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SOFIA ALEXE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2500 S PRESA ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78210-2844
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CATHERINE CISNEROS
- Signed the 990
- Sara Vasquez Lucy, Vice President
- Phone
- (210) 736-1500
- Website
- https://urban15.org
- Return prepared by
- Oroian Guest & Little PC
Mission
URBAN-15. We cultivate talent, inspire imagination, and bring joy to our community through Music, Movement, and Media.Our programs create:* Art that merges Traditional Latino Culture, Contemporary Aesthetics and Creative Technologies* Educational programs that develop skills and imagination, * Life-long participation in artistic exploration for both artists and the community.We are transforming our community through a philosophy of inclusion that breaks prejudicial barriers of size, age, gender, class, religion, ethnicity, race; targeting economic and social disparity; Revolutionizing access to Music, Movement, Media.
Program accomplishments
- URBAN-15s CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTSIn 2003, URBAN-15 purchased a property at 2500 S. Presa. This site consists of a three-building, 22,777 sq. ft. Complex that includes a red brick church, a two-story dormitory, and a one-story structure with an enclosed garden. This is now the permanent home of the URBAN-15 Group, as it transforms the campus into the Center for Celebration Arts, to include a 100-seat auditorium a rehearsal, studio spaces, classrooms and internet broadcast studio as well as a licensed industrial kitchen. With its diversity of programs and projects, URBAN-15 remains committed to a broad vision of arts creation and mentoring into the future. Some of these ongoing programs and projects include:CARNAVAL DE SAN ANTO: Now in its 41th year, CDSA is our multi-generational, award winning drum and dance ensemble. With dancers and musicians of all ages, all sizes, and all abilities, CDSA has revolutionized community access to music and dance. Their major performances include Fiesta Parades. UTOPIAN PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE: The touring wing of CDSA, often used as cultural ambassadors for our beautiful city. This ensemble officially represented San Antonio at the presidential inaugurations of Obama, Bush, and Clinton; on tours of Mexico via the US State Department and in the annual Carnaval de los Muertos Procession. The audiences of their performances number in the millions through live and television appearances. THE CULTIVATION PROJECT: YOUTH: A free, year-round Music, Media, and Movement program with artists in the schools, events in our studio and major citywide concerts. Programs include the annual.Holiday Laser Show, which has served over 7,000 children from schools and community centers in and around San Antonio. Josiah Youth Media Festival celebrating its 17th year as one of the longest running international youth media festivals. Good things happen when good seeds are planted. We are planting seeds that cultivate the quality of life.INTERNET STREAMING VIDEO LAB: A real-time internet video streaming studio for broadcasting performances and classes. Free in U-15 Studio with live audience and Internet Live Streamed Broadcast. Productions include theHidden Histories an eMagazine web series that preserves the untold stories, which make San Antonio a cultural treasure highlighting the rich heritage of the past 300 years of its existence and provide a vision for the future MEDIA FESTIVALS AND WORKSHOPS: Screenings of local to international media productions, including the annual Manhattan Short Film Festival, as well as workshops which provide professional and community technical assistance.Expenses $587,981 · revenue $531,358
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
- 74-2334966
- 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
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,372,859
- Income (IRS master file)
- $772,902
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $772,902 | $647,488 | $1,372,859 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $801,709 | $618,738 | $1,317,212 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $633,988 | $674,718 | $1,117,902 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $917,527 | $574,941 | $1,258,700 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 74-2334966).
Questions about URBAN-15 GROUP
- What is the EIN of URBAN-15 GROUP?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of URBAN-15 GROUP is 74-2334966.
- Is URBAN-15 GROUP tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to URBAN-15 GROUP tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does URBAN-15 GROUP 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-15 GROUP 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-15 GROUP 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-15 GROUP?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CATHERINE CISNEROS.
- Who are the officers and directors of URBAN-15 GROUP?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $42,942 (GEORGE CISNEROS, MUSIC & MEDIA DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does URBAN-15 GROUP have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $772,902, expenses of $647,488 and total assets of $1,372,859 at year end.
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