URBAN ACADEMY: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: URBAN ACADEMY (EIN 41-1977516)
Tax period: 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed: 2026-05-11
IRS object ID: 202641319349304884
Schema version: 2024v5.5
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-05-11T15:11:20-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	920370318	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	REDPATH AND COMPANY LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 ROBERT ST N SUITE 1600	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55101	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	411977516	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	URBAN ACADEMY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	URBA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6512159419	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1668 MONTREAL AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55116	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MONGSHER LY	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6512159419	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-05-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	CATHY A LYDON CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P03217215	PTIN
Phone	6514267000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2026-05-07	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MONGSHER LY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1668 MONTREAL AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55116	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$7,744,430	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	URBANACADEMYMN.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2000	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	INSPIRING, CHALLENGING, AND ENHANCING EVERY STUDENT'S INNATE ABILITY TO SUCCEED.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	75	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	5	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$7,719,151	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$7,676,155	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$71,739	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$58,225	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$10,050	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$7,790,890	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$7,744,430	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,527,463	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,652,925	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,960,294	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$4,002,094	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$8,487,757	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$8,655,019	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$696,867	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$910,589	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$16,014,647	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$13,614,039	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$14,836,035	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$13,795,801	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,178,612	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$181,762	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH URBAN PARENTS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY CHILD TO MEET OR EXCEED THEIR INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL IN BASIC ACADEMIC AND LIFE SKILLS BY UTILIZING RESEARCH-PROVEN METHODS IN A SAFE, STRUCTURED, AND RESPECTFUL COMMUNITY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$7,371,350	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	HONESTY, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, SELF-DISCIPLINE, COOPERATION AND RESPECT FOR OTHERS.URBAN ACADEMY PROVIDES A QUALITY EDUCATION FOR URBAN STUDENTS IN GRADES PREK-8. WE BELIEVE THAT EDUCATION PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN DEVELOPING CREATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE HUMAN BEINGS. CHILDREN HAVE AN INNATE ABILITY TO LEARN. WHEN NURTURED AND TAUGHT IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT RESPECTS THEIR UNIQUE CULTURE, ABILITIES, RESILIENCY, AND EFFORT, THEY AWAKEN THE DESIRE TO LEARN. READY AND WILLING TO BE TAUGHT, CHILDREN GROW AND FLOURISH AS CREATIVE CITIZENS, ABLE TO MAKE THEIR OWN DISTINCTIVE CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY.URBAN ACADEMY BELIEVES IN A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STUDENT'S HOME AND COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY RESIDE. EVERY STUDENT IS TO BE UNDERSTOOD HOLISTICALLY, BY UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT'S ACADEMIC ABILITIES, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL LIFE, WHICH IMPACTS THEIR ACADEMICS AND BEHAVIOR. OUR FAMILY SPECIALIST IS A RESOURCE TO THE PARENTS BY PROVIDING THEM RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED SO THAT THEY CAN SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN AT HOME. TO CREATE A SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROCESS AND PLAN THAT IS COLLABORATIVE, FOCUSES ON STUDENT LEARNING, AND IS MEASURED BY MULTIPLE SOURCES OF DATA.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$7,371,350	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (1)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	15	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	75	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6512159419	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1668 MONTREAL AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55116	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MELISSA JENSON
BOARD CHAIR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FONG LOR
VICE CHAIR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR TAMARA MATTISON
FINANCE CHAIR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CALEY LONG
SECRETARY (PART YEAR); BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NANCY SMITH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
YUYIN LIAO
TEACHER MEMBER	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$86,289	$0	$0
CHAO YANG
TEACHER MEMBER	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$86,215	$0	$0
RONSOIE XIONG
TEACHER MEMBER; SECRETARY (PART YEAR)	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$80,444	$0	$0
MONGSHER LY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$205,974	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$458,922	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
MONARCH TRANSPORTATION
101 E 10TH ST SUITE 300	HASTINGS	MN	55033	STUDENT TRANSPORTATION	$559,572
DONE RIGHT FOOD
PO BOX 21153	COLUMBIA HEIGHTS	MN	55421	STUDENT FOOD SERVICES	$447,326
DESIGNS FOR LEARNING
2233 UNIVERSITY AVE W SUITE 450	ST PAUL	MN	55114	ACCOUNTING, SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES	$190,533
ADVANCE SPEECH THERAPY
17835 179TH TRAIL W	LAKEVILLE	MN	55044	SPEECH/LANGUAGE SERVICES	$110,863
HUECHEE T LY
979 SUNRISE DRIVE	WOODBURY	MN	55125	PARAPROFESSIONAL & JANITORIAL SERVICES	$105,420

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$7,597,724	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$78,431	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$7,676,155	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$58,225	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$58,225	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$10,050	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$10,050	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$10,050	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,744,430	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$10,050	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$58,225	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$464,398	TotalAmt
Program Services	$255,198	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$209,200	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,244,236	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,730,662	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$513,574	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$309,628	TotalAmt
Program Services	$251,066	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$58,562	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$348,160	TotalAmt
Program Services	$285,674	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$62,486	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$286,503	TotalAmt
Program Services	$235,231	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$51,272	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$566,193	TotalAmt
Program Services	$396,930	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$169,263	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$330,822	TotalAmt
Program Services	$259,045	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$71,777	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$135,231	TotalAmt
Program Services	$94,981	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,250	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$391,202	TotalAmt
Program Services	$323,985	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$67,217	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,633	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,493	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,140	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$466,549	TotalAmt
Program Services	$466,549	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$569,593	TotalAmt
Program Services	$568,379	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,214	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
TRANSPORTATION	$702,388	$702,388
FOOD	$523,461	$523,461
INSTRUCTION MATERIALS	$206,755	$206,755

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,267	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,553	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,714	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,655,019	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,371,350	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,283,669	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$244,774	BOYAmt
EOY	$245,212	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,499,407	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,172,309	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$540,716	BOYAmt
EOY	$433,609	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,197	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,537	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,885,625	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$795,566	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$493,738	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,090,059	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,226,815	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,661,313	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,014,647	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,614,039	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,021,853	BOYAmt
EOY	$628,017	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,814,182	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,167,784	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,836,035	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,795,801	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$684,874	BOYAmt
EOY	-$1,271,821	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$493,738	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,090,059	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,178,612	BOYAmt
EOY	-$181,762	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,014,647	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,614,039	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$910,589	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$449,785	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,195,414	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$262,241	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$933,173	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$468,947	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$391,463	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$77,484	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$221,264	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$141,862	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$79,402	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,090,059	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES-PENSION	$1,281,896
RIGHT OF USE LEASED ASSET	$8,379,417

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$9,661,313	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
PENSION LIABILITY	$2,820,479
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES - PENSION	$1,159,881
LEASE LIABILITY	$9,187,424

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$13,167,784	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,844,633	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue	$100,203	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$100,203	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$7,744,430	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$7,744,430	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,205,007	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$549,988	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$549,988	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$8,655,019	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$8,655,019	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	A TAX EXPENSE OR BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITION (INCLUDING TAX-EXEMPT STATUS) MAY BE RECOGNIZED ONLY WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE SCHOOL HAS NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN AN ACCRUAL, EXPENSE OR BENEFIT UNDER THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT STANDARD.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	CHANGE IN PERA 23,656. CHANGE IN TRA 76,547.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	CHANGE IN PERA -61,598. CHANGE IN TRA 611,586.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (1)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (1)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	0	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	0	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	0	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	0	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	0	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	0	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (1)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	0	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (1)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3	OUR SCHOOL HAS A NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IN PLACE TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THIS MESSAGE IS RELAYED WITH ALL OF OUR PUBLICATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN ADVERTISING THE SCHOOL TO RECRUIT NEW STUDENTS.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6	URBAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL IS A PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT IS FUNDED AND SUPPORTED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MONGSHER LY	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$205,974	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$0	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$205,974	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	SCHOOL STAFF AND PARENTS ARE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	SCHOOL STAFF AND PARENTS ELECT BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	ONCE THE 990 FORM IS COMPLETED BY THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR, FINANCE MANAGER, AND CPA FIRM, IT GOES TO THE URBAN ACADEMY BOARD FOR APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE SCHOOL BOARD POLICY COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND MONITORS COMPLIANCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE URBAN ACADEMY BOARD DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY. INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN COMPENSATION REVIEWS THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT THEM (FOR EXAMPLE, TEACHER BOARD MEMBERS DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN SETTING TEACHER PAY SCALES). THE BOARD CONSIDERS COMPARABILITY DATA WHEN REVIEWING COMPENSATION, AS WELL AS URBAN ACADEMY'S OVERALL GOALS, STAFFING NEEDS, AND BUDGET.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	OUR AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE, UNDER "SCHOOL BOARD." ALL OTHER PUBLIC DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	CHANGE IN PERA & TRA -449,785.