Public Charity

U B W INC A/K/A URBAN BUSH WOMEN INC

U B W INC A/K/A URBAN BUSH WOMEN INC, of BROOKLYN, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $2.7M in revenue, $3.1M in expenses, $4.0M in total assets. 38 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 133645651 BROOKLYN, NY Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.7M
Total Expenses$3.1M
Total Assets$4.0M
Grant Records38
Funding Total$5.1M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

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.

Sample Grants Received

$200,000
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$131,000
Solidaire Network Inc
2024
General support
$50,000
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$143,950
$12,500

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Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Ashly Nikkole Davis
DIRECTOR Debra Brookes
DIRECTOR Elizabeth Williams-Riley
DIRECTOR/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
TREASURER Jennifer Smith
DIRECTOR Karen Garrett

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Top Grant Purposes

CULTURE & ARTS
$3,000,500 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$759,550 7 grants
COHI GAMMA - GOS
$200,000 1 grant
General Support for 501c3 activities
$150,000 2 grants
HUMAN SERVICES
$150,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.7M $3.1M $4.0M
2023 $2.1M $3.3M $4.3M
2022 $2.2M $2.5M $5.6M
2021 $7.0M $1.6M $6.2M
2020 $1.0M $1.1M $982K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.0M to $2.7M (+164%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.0M.

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