2024-08-13T14:40:37-05:00 2023-09-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2022-10-01 133645651 U B W INC A/K/A URBAN BUSH WOMEN INC UBWI 7183984537 138 SOUTH OXFORD STREET 4B BROOKLYN NY 11217 TAMMY L BORMANN CHAIRMAN 7183984537 2024-08-13 1 0 MICHAEL WALLACE P00881958 2126972299 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z TAMMY L BORMANN 138 SOUTH OXFORD STREET 4B BROOKLYN NY 11217 2097625 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. 11 10 35 6 0 0 1501043 1108426 692769 904744 4566 69043 17421 15412 2215799 2097625 86565 164628 0 0 1365647 1607344 0 0 218249 1041590 1498404 2493802 3270376 -278003 -1172751 5586480 4326429 230950 143650 5355530 4182779 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 2523107 164628 905455 UNDER THE ARTISTIC DIRECTION OF CHANON JUDSON AND MAME DIARRA SPEIS, UBW TOURS ITS RENOWNED AND AWARDED REPERTORY WORKS THROUGHOUT THE US AND INTERNATIONALLY. OVER ITS 40-YEAR HISTORY, THE COMPANY HAS TOURED FIVE CONTINENTS AND THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. IN 2023, URBAN BUSH WOMEN PREMIERED A NEW SITE-RESPONSIVE WORK, HAINT BLU, WHICH TOURED FIVE CITIES INCLUDING NEW ORLEANS, MIAMI, NORTH ADAMS, HARLEM, AND MARTHA'S VINEYARD.DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER, AND FOUNDER AND FORMER LONGTIME ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JAWOLE WILLA JO ZOLLAR IN ADDITION TO CREATING OVER 34 WORKS FOR URBAN BUSH WOMEN, IN 2023, WAS COMMISSIONED BY HOUSTON GRAND OPERA TO DIRECT AND CHOREOGRAPH A NEW JAKE HEGGIE OPERA, INTELLIGENCE AND BEGAN RESIDENCY FOR THE NEW DANCE-DRIVEN JAZZ CLUB SPECTACULAR SCAT!.. THE COMPLEX LIVES OF AL & DOT, AL & DOT ZOLLAR.URBAN BUSH WOMEN B.O.L.D.-BUILDERS, ORGANIZERS AND LEADERS THROUGH DANCE-IS THE UMBRELLA THAT COVERS THE COMPANY'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING. WITHIN B.O.L.D., THE CURRENT AND FORMER COMPANY MEMBERS TRAINED IN FACILITATION TECHNIQUES LEAD MOVEMENT WORKSHOPS AND EXPERIENTIAL DIALOGUES IN VARIOUS COMMUNITIES TO FOSTER LEADERSHIP, BUILD COMMUNITY, ORGANIZE FOR EQUITY, AND CREATE AN EXAMPLE OF ART AND CREATIVITY. WHILE URBAN BUSH WOMEN HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN THIS KIND OF WORK FOR MOST OF ITS HISTORY, THESE ACTIVITIES WERE FORMALIZED UNDER THE B.O.L.D. UMBRELLA IN 2012. IN AUGUST 2023, B.O.L.D FACILITATED TWO MULTIGENERATIONAL DANCE FOR EVERY BODY WORKSHOPS WITH SHARE THE MOVEMENT'S NEW INITIATIVE WITH BAND-AID BRAND OURTONE, AND IN SEPTEMBER 2023 B.O.L.D HELD AN AMBASSADORSHIP WITH SOUTH AFRICAN DANCE COMPANY GARAGE DANCE ENSEMBLE. THE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM SERVING UBW'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MISSION IS THE SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, A 10-DAY TRAINING FORUM THAT CONNECTS ARTS AND DANCE PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ACTIVISTS AND ORGANIZERS IN A LEARNING EXPERIENCE TO LEVERAGE THE USE OF THE ARTS AS A VEHICLE FOR SOCIAL ACTIVISM AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND TO STRENGTHEN THE NATIONAL NETWORK OF COMMUNITY ARTS PRACTITIONERS. IT BEGAN IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA IN 1997 AND WAS RE-LAUNCHED IN BROOKLYN IN 2004. SINCE 2009, THE SLI HAS BEEN HELD IN NEW ORLEANS, NEW YORK CITY AND TEMPE, AZ AND MOST RECENTLY IN 2023 AT WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY. UBW LAUNCHED THE CHOREOGRAPHIC CENTER INITIATIVE (CCI) IN JANUARY 2016. THE CCI SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN CHOREOGRAPHERS OF COLOR AND OTHER UNDER HEARD VOICES AT EVERY STAGE OF THEIR CAREER. PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE GENERATIVE DANCER WORKSHOP AND THE TWO-YEAR CHOREOGRAPHIC FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. IN 2022, URBAN BUSH WOMEN LAUNCHED CCI 2.0, A PILOT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO CULTIVATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN OF COLOR PRODUCERS. 2523107 1 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 76 0 1 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X HENRY C LILES 7183984537 138 SOUTH OXFORD STREET SUITE 4B BROOKLYN NY 112171604 TAMMY BORMANN CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ASHLY NIKKOLE DAVIS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER SMITH TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 YVAHN MARTIN VICE CHAIRMAN 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 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAMARA GREENFIELD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN HILLS DIRECTOR (THRU 5/23/23) 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 90442 0 0 90442 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 349750 758676 1108426 PERFORMANCE INCOME 711120 666142 666142 COMMISSIONS & WORKSHOP 711190 238602 238602 904744 69043 69043 711 0 711 711 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 14701 14701 14701 2097625 905455 0 83744 X 164628 164628 92959 92959 1285292 1013077 212653 59562 112322 90138 17330 4854 116771 93708 18017 5046 16090 16090 824341 544444 143229 136668 29618 4859 24759 4537 1323 2791 423 22425 16819 4485 1121 385658 381990 3668 4805 4805 8001 5724 2277 MISCELLANEOUS 104359 18921 74863 10575 PRODUCTION EXPENSE 94517 94517 MEMBERSHIP DUES 4053 4053 3270376 2523107 529020 218249 3264710 108454 979647 3263690 1270198 850246 36612 43207 8924 36285 57496 38571 20767 18925 5622 5622 5586480 4326429 116783 107483 114167 36167 230950 143650 X 3456592 2859779 1898938 1323000 5355530 4182779 5586480 4326429 -1172751 0 X 0 0 0 X 854950 876985 6449798 1501043 1108426 10791202 534838 149808 137093 692869 905455 2420063 1389788 1026793 6586891 2193912 2013881 13211265 9040 11120 23720 45705 28248 117833 169000 28251 108368 511018 816637 178040 39371 23720 154073 539266 934470 12276795 1735 431 1156 4566 69043 76931 1735 431 1156 4566 69043 76931 16927 1094 11955 17321 14701 61998 1408450 1028318 6600002 2215799 2097625 13350194 0.91960 0.95020 0.00580 0.00070 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 49261 30336 18925 8235 8235 0 18925 1 CHOREOGRAPHIC CENTER FELLOWSHIPS 16 164628 FMV PART I, LINE 2: THE URBAN BUSH WOMEN CHOREOGRAPHIC CENTER INITIATIVE (UBW CCI) REQUIRES ALL FELLOWS TO PREPARE A WRITTEN PROPOSAL THAT INCLUDES DETAILS ON THE USE OF THE FELLOWSHIP STIPENDS. THE PROPOSALS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY UBW CCI LEADERSHIP BEFORE THE FELLOWSHIP BEGINS. THE USAGE FOR THE STIPENDS ARE LISTED IN A LETTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FELLOW AND UBW, INC. THAT DETAILS APPROVED ACTIVITIES FOR THE FELLOWSHIP. FUNDS ARE RELEASED UPON THE FELLOW COMPLETING PRE-APPROVED ACTIVITY BENCHMARKS AS LISTED IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL LETTER OF AGREEMENT. FELLOWS COMPLETE BIMONTHLY CALLS WITH UBW CCI LEADERSHIP TO DISCUSS FELLOWSHIP PROGRESS INCLUDING THE USE OF THE STIPENDS. 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 544,444. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 143,229. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 136,668. TOTAL EXPENSES 824,341.