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Urban Assembly Inc

EIN 11-0332039 · New York, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood86 out of 100GovernanceStrong90 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

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Income
$7.8 million
Spending
$7.7 million
Spent on programs
73%
Reserves
6.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 71%
Employees
52
Volunteers
18
Highest pay
$294,742, chief executive officer

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 86 out of 100. Higher than 71% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 6.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 15% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 1% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    73% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    17 of 18 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $2.0 million spent. SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING:THE RESILIENT SCHOLARS PROGRAM (RSP) SCALES EVIDENCE- BASED SEL PRACTICES ACROSS SCHOOLS AND SYSTEMS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES SCHOOLS WITH A SUSTAINABLE, WHOLE-SCHOOL MODEL FOR EMBEDDING SEL INTO DAILY PRACTICE THROUGH UNIVERSAL STUDENT SUPPORT, DIRECT SEL INSTRUCTION, ADULT SEL DEVELOPMENT, DATA-INFORMED DECISION-MAKING, AND SCHOOL-WIDE INTEGRATION.
  2. $1.6 million spent. LEADERSHIP:THE URBAN ASSEMBLY USES INNOVATIVE TOOLS TO SCALE THE WORK BEING DONE AT UA AND PARTNER SCHOOLS. THESE TOOLS INCLUDE PROJECT CAFE AND COUNSELORGPT. PROJECT CAFE USES MACHINE LEARNING TO ANALYZE CLASSROOM VIDEO, PROVIDE ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS TO TEACHERS, AND GIVE EDUCATORS GREATER AUTONOMY OVER THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE PLATFORM ANALYZES CLASSROOM RECORDINGS IN NEAR REAL-TIME, DELIVERS SPECIFIC FEEDBACK TO TEACHERS, AND STREAMLINES COACHING FOR SCHOOL LEADERS AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES. COUNSELORGPT IS AN AI-POWERED PLATFORM THAT GIVES STUDENTS 24/7 ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, PERSONALIZED POSTSECONDARY GUIDANCE WHILE TRENGTHENING COUNSELORS' CAPACITY THROUGH A BUILT-IN CO-PILOT. USING LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS AND TRUSTED DATASETS, THE PLATFORM SUPPORTS STUDENTS WITH CAREER EXPLORATION, PATHWAY SELECTION, RETURN-ONINVESTMENT COMPARISONS ACROSS COLLEGE AND CAREER OPTIONS, AND LONG-TERM POSTSECONDARY PLANNING TASKS.OUR VISION IS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE GRADUATE FROM SCHOOL PREPARED TO EXCEL IN COLLEGE, CAREER, AND COMMUNITY. BY AGE 26, WE ENVISION UA ALUMS EARNING A POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIAL AND MAKING 20% OR MORE ABOVE THE LIVING WAGE.UA SCHOOLS ARE UNSCREENED AND SERVE APPROXIMATELY 8,000 STUDENTS YEARLY, OF WHICH 83% ARE BLACK AND LATINE, 83% ARE FROM LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, AND 29% HAVE SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS. UA'S THREE FL AGSHIP PROGRAM TEAMS SERVE 37,000+ STUDENTS IN NYC. NATIONALLY, OUR PROGRAM TEAMS SERVE STUDENTS ACROSS FOUR STATES: NY, GA, CT, AND OH.STUDENTS IN UA SCHOOLS GRADUATE AND PERSIST IN COLLEGE AT HIGHER RATES THAN THEIR PEERS IN SIMILAR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES AND AT LEVELS THAT CLOSE OR ELIMINATE DISPARITIES BY RACE, ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LEARNER STATUS, AND DISABILITY STATUS.
  3. $1.4 million spent. INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY, OPS & DATA, SCHOOL SUPPORT, AND UA SCHOOLS:THE INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY TEAM SUPPORTS SCHOOLS IN IMPLEMENTING STUDENT SUCCESS SYSTEMS (SSS), A COORDINATED, DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH DESIGNED TO KEEP STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY 9TH GRADERS, ON TRACK FOR GRADUATION AND POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS. GROUNDED IN EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH, OUR TEAM SUPPORTS SCHOOLS IN MONITORING EARLY WARNING INDICATORS SUCH AS COURSE PERFORMANCE, ATTENDANCE, AND BEHAVIOR, WHILE USING CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAMS TO IMPLEMENT TARGETED INTERVENTIONS BEFORE STUDENTS FALL BEHIND.
  4. $579,446 spent. POST SECONDARY READINESS AND SUCCESS:THE POST SECONDARY READINESS AND SUCCESS TEAM IMPLEMENTS A VARIETY OF SERVICES DESIGNED TO BUILD AWARENESS, READINESS, EXPERIENCES, AND SUCCESS IN THEIR COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAYS. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES CAREER PATHWAYS THROUGH WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES AND INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS; AND COLLEGE SELECTION, APPLICATION, MATRICULATION, AND PERSISTENCE SUPPORT.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 1991.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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