URBAN ACADEMY: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: URBAN ACADEMY (EIN 41-1977516)
Tax period: 2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed: 2021-02-01
IRS object ID: 202130329349301518
Schema version: 2019v5.1
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	2021-02-01T13:10:46-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	410975573	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4810 WHITE BEAR PARKWAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	WHITE BEAR LAKE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55110	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-07-01	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	2021-01-27	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ASHLEY C REHN CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00965922	PTIN
Phone	6514267000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-01-27	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	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	$5,878,319	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	CHARTER SCHOOL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES PRE-K THROUGH 6TH.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	61	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	15	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$4,973,585	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$5,869,014	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,719	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$5,866	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$467	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$3,439	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,975,771	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$5,878,319	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	$2,792,999	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,094,212	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,678,110	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,839,295	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,471,109	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,933,507	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$504,662	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$55,188	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,220,180	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,366,781	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$5,264,552	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$5,466,341	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$1,044,372	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$1,099,560	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	$5,084,995	ExpenseAmt
Desc	URBAN ACADEMY PROVIDES A QUALITY EDUCATION FOR URBAN STUDENTS IN GRADES PRE-K THROUGH 6. WE BELIEVE THAT A QUALITY EDUCATION WILL LEAD TO A PRODUCTIVE FUTURE AND TO THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CHILDREN TO END THE CYCLE OF POVERTY IN THEIR LIVES. WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT STRONG COMMUNITY-BASED VALUES HAVE BEEN LOST TO A NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN THE INNER CITY, AND URBAN ACADEMY WILL WORK TOWARD RE-INSTILLING SUCH VALUES AS NON-VIOLENCE, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND SOCIAL RELIABILITY TO OUR CHILDREN.THE URBAN ACADEMY BOARD IS MADE UP OF PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HELP TO GUIDE URBAN ACADEMY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. MEMBERS PROVIDE THE STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION WITH ASSISTANCE NECESSARY IN RESEARCHING THE STUDENTS' NEEDS. OUR FAMILY SPECIALIST MEETS REGULARLY WITH THE PARENTS AND PARENT COMMITTEES IN ORDER TO GATHER INFORMATION, WORK WITH VOLUNTEERS, AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK CONCERNING NEEDS PARENTS FEEL WE HAVE NOT SUCCESSFULLY MET, ALONG WITH IDEAS FOR IMPROVEMENT. GENERATING IDEAS FOR IMPROVEMENT FROM PARENTS ALLOW THEM TO FEEL OWNERSHIP FOR THE SCHOOL, AS WELL AS FOR THE PROGRAM.URBAN ACADEMY PROVIDES AN URBAN TEACHING STRATEGY, WHICH IS IMPLEMENTED WITH GUIDANCE FROM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION (I.E. HAMLINE UNIVERSITY AND OTHER LOCAL HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES). THE STAFF IS TRAINED IN THE URBAN LEARNER FRAMEWORK AND CURRICULUM RESPONSIVE TO URBAN LEARNERS. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM HIGHER EDUCATION IS INVITED TO ATTEND MONTHLY MEETINGS AND MAKE OBSERVATIONS TO REVIEW IMPLEMENTATION BY STAFF AND GIVE FEEDBACK ON THE CHILDREN'S PROGRESS. URBAN ACADEMY PROVIDES TRAINING FOR OUR TEACHERS IN THE AREA OF URBAN CULTURE TO ENABLE THE TEACHERS TO BE MORE SENSITIVE AND RECEPTIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE URBAN LEARNERS.THE URBAN LEARNING EXPERIENCE IS A MULTICULTURAL CURRICULUM, WHICH IS THE CORE IN IMPLEMENTING THINKING SKILLS, CREATIVE THINKING, AND HIGHER ORDER OF THINKING. URBAN ACADEMY HAS DEVELOPED A UNIQUE, INTEGRATED CURRICULUM THAT IS BASED ON BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MINNESOTA GRADUATION STANDARDS. OUR CURRICULUM IS ARTICULATED THROUGHOUT THE VARIOUS GRADE LEVELS TO PROVIDE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND CONTINUITY THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL. URBAN ACADEMY USES A COLLABORATIVE TEAM APPROACH TO ACHIEVE A CONNECTED CURRICULUM THAT RECOGNIZES AND CELEBRATES DIVERSITY. AUDIO/VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS CROSSING ALL CULTURES ARE A PART OF THE MAKE-UP OF THE SCHOOL. THIS IS IMPLEMENTED THROUGH OUR CURRICULUM PARTICIPATION IN MUSIC, PLAYS, CONCERTS, ETC. THAT GIVES OUR STUDENTS A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE DIVERSE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE IN WHICH WE LIVE. OUR SMALL STUDENT RATIO DOES ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF THE TEACHER TO TEACH AND OF THE STUDENTS TO LEARN.LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, URBAN ACADEMY EMPLOYS CERTIFIED CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND PROVIDES THEM WITH THE ASSISTANCE THAT THEY NEED TO BE PRODUCTIVE EDUCATORS. THE EDUCATORS WE EMPLOY ARE ALL COMMITTED TO OUR PROGRAM AND MISSION, AS WELL AS TO OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. WE LOOK TO HIRE THE BEST TEACHERS, WHO HAVE THE DRIVE AND THE COMMITMENT TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN URBAN EDUCATION.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$5,084,995	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	6	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	61	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	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	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 (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MELISSA JENSON
BOARD CHAIR	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FONG LOR
VICE CHAIR	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TAMARA MATTISON
FINANCE CHAIR	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CALEY LONG
SECRETARY	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
YING THAO
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NANCY SMITH
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
YUYIN LIAO
TEACHER MEMBER	42.00	Yes (X)		$59,640	$0	$10,096
CHAO YANG
TEACHER MEMBER	42.00	Yes (X)		$60,734	$0	$10,150
RONSOIE XIONG
TEACHER MEMBER	42.00	Yes (X)		$56,319	$0	$17,294
MONGSHER LY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$140,723	$0	$16,901

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$317,416	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$54,441	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 (4 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	$426,178
DONE RIGHT FOOD
PO BOX 21153	COLUMBIA HEIGHTS	MN	55421	STUDENT FOOD SERVICES	$262,566
DESIGNS FOR LEARNING
2233 UNIVERSITY AVE W SUITE 450	ST PAUL	MN	55114	ACCOUNTING, SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES	$136,506
HUECHEE T LY
979 SUNRISE DRIVE	WOODBURY	MN	55125	PARAPROFESSIONAL & JANITORIAL SERVICES	$101,840

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$5,812,833	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$56,181	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$5,869,014	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,866	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,866	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$3,439	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,439	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,439	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,878,319	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$9,305	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$375,954	TotalAmt
Program Services	$215,490	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$160,464	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,104,690	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,839,771	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$264,919	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$185,083	TotalAmt
Program Services	$152,403	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,680	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$242,062	TotalAmt
Program Services	$209,279	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,783	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$186,423	TotalAmt
Program Services	$154,067	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,356	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$188	TotalAmt
Management And General	$188	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$85,968	TotalAmt
Management And General	$85,968	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$320,821	TotalAmt
Program Services	$290,775	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,046	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$118,650	TotalAmt
Program Services	$91,453	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,197	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,814	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,532	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,282	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,019,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$944,872	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$74,628	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,050	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,555	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,495	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,337	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,337	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,957	TotalAmt
Program Services	$54,957	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TRANSPORTATION	$453,323	$453,323
CHANGE IN TRA AND PERA	$310,486	$263,506	$46,980
FOOD	$294,582	$294,582
INSTRUCTION MATERIALS	$70,270	$70,270

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,349	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,823	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,526	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,933,507	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,084,995	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$848,512	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$167,620	BOYAmt
EOY	$221,827	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$941,865	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,349,889	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$673,233	BOYAmt
EOY	$890,680	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,646	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,725	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$575,134	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$343,396	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$151,635	BOYAmt
EOY	$231,738	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,274,181	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,646,922	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,220,180	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,366,781	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$381,026	BOYAmt
EOY	$346,176	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$570,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,883,526	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,550,165	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,264,552	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,466,341	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	-$1,196,007	BOYAmt
EOY	-$1,331,298	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$151,635	BOYAmt
EOY	$231,738	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	-$1,044,372	BOYAmt
EOY	-$1,099,560	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,220,180	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,366,781	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$55,188	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	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	$190,583	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$40,392	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$150,191	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$384,551	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$303,004	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$81,547	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$231,738	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES-PENSION	Desc
Book Value	$1,646,922	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$1,646,922	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
PENSION LIABILITY	$2,128,175
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES - PENSION	$2,261,707
DEFERRED LEASE INCENTIVE	$160,283

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$4,550,165	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,878,319	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$5,878,319	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$5,878,319	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,933,507	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,933,507	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,933,507	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	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.	ExplanationTxt

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	$140,723	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	$11,098	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$5,803	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$157,624	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 (7 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. 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. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2020.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	OUR AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE, UNDER "BOARD INFORMATION." ALL OTHER PUBLIC DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.