2024-05-15T10:48:59-07:00 2023-06-30 954401626 Vasin Heyn & Company 5000 N Parkway Calabasas 201 Calabasas CA 91302 990 2022-07-01 951691288 Los Angeles Urban League Inc LOSA 3232999660 4401 Crenshaw Blvd Suite 201 Los Angeles CA 90043 Cynthia Mitchell-Heard President & CEO 2024-05-15 true Cynthia Mitchell-Heard 999009999 true Rolland Vasin P00644882 8182223500 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Cynthia Mitchell-Heard 4508410 false X www.laul.org X 1921 CA To help African Americans and others in underserved communities achieve their highest true social parity, economic self-reliance, power, and civil rights. See Schedule O for further details. 35 35 18 50 0 3113240 2303021 12500 38000 3 5 713897 1619260 3839640 3960286 11750 0 0 1503196 1848161 0 161949 1876713 1968378 3391659 3816539 447981 143747 2453715 2544092 484158 457561 1969557 2086531 The Los Angeles Urban League (LAUL) is an independent affiliate of the National Urban League. The LAUL was founded in 1921 to help African Americans and others in underserved communities achieve their highest true social parity, economic self-reliance, power, and civil rights. The League promotes economic empowerment through education and job training, housing and community development, workforce development, entrepreneurship, health, and quality of life. false false 711220 The Urban Center for Entrepreneurship is designed to help local and smallminority-owned businesses thrive, by providing technical assistance, training workshops, and one-on-one consultation to business owners. Training and consultation is provided by seasoned entrepreneurs, professional business coaches, and guest speakers with expertise in finance, sales, accounting, and other disciplines. Workshops are co-sponsored by corporations, banks, community organizations, and other entities, like the SBA, that have a shared interest in increasing the financial literacy, business acumen, and scale of disadvantaged businesses. Training content includes: accounting; digital marketing; certification; loan readiness; contract readiness; and a variety of other topics aimed at helping owners to grow their businesses, earn higher profits, and hire more local employees. 618870 In partnership with UCLA Health, the Urban League's Medical Assistant Certification program offers trainees ages 18 and up the opportunity to become certified Medical Assistants in 12 months, and guaranteed job placement at one of UCLA's nine hospitals and clinical sites. In addition, all Medical Assistants receive national certification as phlebotomists, and eligibility for the University Professional and Technical Employees union.Urban Leagues Backstage Careers is a workforce development program that provides training to under-resourced people to work in production for film, television, recording and live events. This program is targeted to young adults ages 18-35 who have left the foster care system or were formerly incarcerated for non-violent offenses. Participants receive hard skills training provided by LA City College that range from 2-day workshops to 18-month associate degrees. Additionally, Urban League facilitates soft skill training with the help of broadcast networks, live event companies and movie studios. Graduates receive production assistant opportunities or internship opportunities from our employing partners. Mentors and studio site visits are incorporated into the experience.Construction Career Academy (CCA) is comprised of a series of 10-week training courses for men and women with employment challenges, including those affected by homelessness; foster youth; formerly incarcerated men and women; victims of domesticabuse; and veterans. CCA trainees are prepared for careers in construction by a teamof union tradespeople who teach construction mathematics, practical skills, and soft skills, the combination of which allows trainees to take and pass exams to gain entry into skilled union trades. Trainees receive case management and supportive services including transportation allowances, work clothes and boots, tools, hard hats, and more. Upon completion of the training and achievement of a satisfactory union exam score, trainees are placed into full-time jobs or apprentice positions with local firms.Total Education program expenses were $618,870. 536730 Biz Camp, in partnership with the Network for Teach entrepreneurship (NFTE), is an entrepreneurial education program comprising about eighty teens aged 13-18. Each session includes instruction provided by paid professionals, plus guest speakers, executives who volunteer as business coaches and competition judges, and college interns; field trips to businesses and the Junior Achievement Financial Park; a Saturday Sales Day where student sell goods to the public and retain the profits; and a Business Plan Pitch Competition with a top prize of $750, followed by a graduation ceremony. In addition to learning practical business skills, students improve their financial literacy skills and are taught the volute of education, planning and strategy in their personal lives.Project Ready integrates academic enrichment support, socio-emotional education, and college and career readiness sixty middle and high school students throughout Los Angeles County. The three major components are 1) Academic Empowerment, 2) Social Emotional Learning, and 3) College and Career Readiness. Each part is set for explicit student outcomes guided by the Individual College Development Plan (ICDP), a guided assessment tool. The targeted population for Project Ready is students in grades 8 through 12 and undergraduate college students. Specifically, programmatic goals for Project Ready post-secondary success include ensuring students are exposed to post-secondary options to advance in life, are introduced to A-G requirements to be college-ready, participate in experiential programming such as college campus visits, attend the virtual education and career pathways series, learn and embrace the meaning of academic empowerment and develop social and emotional skillsets, secure an internship, and master financial literacy. Oceanography Camp, a component of our summer STEM education, is a 5-day residential education program conducted in partnership with University of California, San Diego Scripps College, San Diego Birch Aquarium, and Bridge Builders Foundation. This program provides thirty-five students with the opportunity to explore marine and expand possibilities in STEM education and career pathways in Earth-ocean systems, the life supports in our ocean planet.The Los Angeles Black High School Graduation event highlights Black and other minority students across Los Angeles to celebrate academic achievements and award scholarships for post-secondary education. Curated during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was inspired to recognize students who would not have been able to enjoy graduation festivities in a traditional way. This event is designed to celebrate academic excellence, elevate the pursuit of vocational training as a post-secondary option, and give current and soon-to-be graduates insight into the multitude of great options that their figures can manifest. Since its inception, the event has featured inspiring profiles of Black graduates, highlighting academic all-stars, and sharing congratulatory messages from university presidents, celebrities, and community leaders.Total Education Program Expenses were $536,730. 1866820 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 75 0 false 18 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 35 35 false true false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X Cynthia Mitchell-Heard 3232999660 4401 Crenshaw Blvd Suite 201 Los Angeles CA 90043 Michael A Lawson President & CEO 40.00 0.00 X 257136 0 672 Brian Williams VP & COO 40.00 0.00 X 190292 0 8232 Deidra Sherman CFO 40.00 0.00 X 138750 0 9706 Shannon Nelson VP of Fund Dev. 40.00 0.00 135846 0 7069 Otelia Marshall VP of Programs 40.00 0.00 130800 0 5242 Michael B Rodriguez Communications Dir 40.00 0.00 112110 0 6042 Noel Massie Chair Emeritus 1.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Elliot Hinds Chairman 1.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael Ferrera Treasurer 1.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Faye Williams Craddolph Secretary 1.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Fred Abdelnour Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rick Barragan Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Opio Dupree Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Gonring Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Janice Bryant Howroyd Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Duncan Hughes V Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jessie Kornberg Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Andrea Ambrose Lobato Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dhananjay S Manthripragada Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey TD Wallace Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stanely Washington Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Susana Sandoval-Young Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Cornwell Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Keith Drake Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Pierre Pendergrass Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marcus Reese Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Candace Rohr Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 William Rusnack Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Raphael Henderson Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Todd E Hollander Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Julia Romano Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Angela J Reddock-Wright Esq Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Wallace Rawls Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kendall Simmonds Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Caprice C Willard Bent Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Janene Darfs Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lillian Wilson Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Comfort Agara Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marc A Jones Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rosey Miller Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Pamela Wiley Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 964934 36963 6 false true false Azurest Partners LLC 610 5th Avenue 3942 New York NY 10185 Consultant 150271 Handy Foundation Inc 386 E Elizabeth St Pasadena CA 91104 Training 129481 2 2303021 2303021 Program Fees 900099 38000 38000 38000 5 5 0 0 0 0 2212201 548124 1664077 0 0 Other income 900099 -58462 -58462 Sale of fixed assets 900099 13645 13645 -44817 3960286 -6817 5 X 0 0 0 0 576914 230247 346667 0 1078045 399894 678151 0 68849 29147 39702 124353 48918 75435 0 0 22025 22025 0 0 0 0 49768 16112 33656 0 0 0 86410 86410 0 0 0 0 0 17892 17892 108456 108456 Professional Fees and Contract 737123 605012 63111 69000 Sub-contractors and training 298279 298279 Graduation and special events 108638 108638 Provision for bad debts 72800 2800 70000 466987 130573 313465 22949 3816539 1866820 1787770 161949 1648456 1588796 5793 15301 257248 291100 486063 536028 0 0 0 0 13304 13304 266694 216930 38601 49764 4250 0 0 0 0 49799 2453715 2544092 384158 368218 100000 39000 50343 484158 457561 X 1041277 407192 928280 1679339 1969557 2086531 2453715 2544092 X 143747 -4250 -22523 X false true X true false X 1578282 2051103 3528586 3113240 4515222 14786433 103670 12000 12500 38000 166170 0 0 0 1578282 2154773 3540586 3125740 4553222 14952603 0 0 14952603 176 65 3 3 5 252 0 176 65 3 3 5 252 0 24781 406150 36087 23893 -44817 446094 1603239 2560988 3576676 3149636 4508410 15398949 0.97100 0.95830 0.00000 0.00010 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 37430 30313 7117 229264 186617 42647 49764 Lease Liability 50343 50343 X 4481637 -4250 525601 521351 3960286 3960286 4364663 548124 548124 3816539 3816539 Part X : FIN48 Footnote LAUL is exempt from taxation under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 23701(d). The IRS classified the organization as one that is not a private foundation within the meaning of section 509(a) of the Code because it is an organization described in section(s) 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi).LAUL has adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Section 740-10, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. ASC Section 740-10 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Section 740-10 requires that an organization recognize in the financial statements the impact of the tax position if that position will more likely than not be sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position. As of and for the year ended June 30, 2023, LAUL had no material unrecognized tax benefits, or interest.LAULs Forms 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax, for tax years ended June 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020, are subject to examination by the IRS, generally for 3 years after they were filed.LAULs Forms 199, California Exempt Organization Return, for each of the tax years ended June 30, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019, are subject to examination by the Franchise Tax Board, generally for 4 years after they were filed. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Adjustments to trial balance $-22523 Fundraising expenses $548124 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Fundraising expenses $548124 X X false Impact Enterprises 1050 Wilshire Blvd 602 Los Angeles CA 90017 false 42000 DP Consulting Group LLC 2060 Vine Street Los Angeles CA 90068 false 35000 BHF Enterprises LLC 468 N Camden Drive 200 Beverly Hills CA 90201 false 31000 108000 CA Whitney M. Young Jr. Gala 2212201 2212201 14000 185773 5225 343126 2212201 2212201 14000 185773 5225 343126 548124 1664077 X X X X false false false false false false false false false Brian Williams VP & COO 190292 8232 198524 Michael A Lawson President & CEO 257136 672 257808 Michael A Lawson CEO Loan X 146000 60000 false false true 60000 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Board's Finance Committee conducted a review of the Form 990 and the Form 990was distributed to the Board before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Officers and Board of Directors sign an annual conflict of interest statement, to ensure disclosures are updated. The Audit Committee is responsible for ensuring all Board Members submit a completed statement. The Audit Committee also reviews the CEO's statements. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a LAUL's Board Executive Compensation Committee conducts reviews of the CEO's compensation and performance on an annual basis and has outside resources as necessary to complete their review and report to the Board of Directors and the CEO. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b LAUL's Board Executive Compensation Committee conducts reviews of the compensation and performance of Officers and Key Employees on an annual basis and has outside resources as necessary to complete their review and report to the Board of Directors and the CEO. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Automobile Expense: Column (A) - Total = $2838; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $2838; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Bank and fee expense: Column (A) - Total = $14600; Column (B) - Program Services = $97; Column (C) - Management & General = $14312; Column (D) - Fundraising = $191 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Books, subscriptions and refer: Column (A) - Total = $1006; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $1006; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Donations: Column (A) - Total = $44146; Column (B) - Program Services = $19182; Column (C) - Management & General = $24964; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Dues and Memberships: Column (A) - Total = $11301; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $11301; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Equipment leases, repairs and: Column (A) - Total = $5703; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $5703; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Facility costs: Column (A) - Total = $2334; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $2334; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Field Trips: Column (A) - Total = $2909; Column (B) - Program Services = $2909; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Food and meals: Column (A) - Total = $5547; Column (B) - Program Services = $3638; Column (C) - Management & General = $1909; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Licenses, permits and registra: Column (A) - Total = $276; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $276; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Marketing and outreach: Column (A) - Total = $46411; Column (B) - Program Services = $29405; Column (C) - Management & General = $17006; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Miscellaneous Expense: Column (A) - Total = $2886; Column (B) - Program Services = $-150; Column (C) - Management & General = $-1247; Column (D) - Fundraising = $4283 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Moving and storage: Column (A) - Total = $13237; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $13237; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Office and program supplies: Column (A) - Total = $51798; Column (B) - Program Services = $28758; Column (C) - Management & General = $23040; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Payroll and processing fees: Column (A) - Total = $9394; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $9394; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Postage and Shipping: Column (A) - Total = $1067; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $1067; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Printing and Publications: Column (A) - Total = $10393; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $10393; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Recruiting services: Column (A) - Total = $69836; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $69836; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Reimbursements: Column (A) - Total = $11835; Column (B) - Program Services = $2524; Column (C) - Management & General = $9311; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Scholarships: Column (A) - Total = $2500; Column (B) - Program Services = $2000; Column (C) - Management & General = $500; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Special event decorations: Column (A) - Total = $3662; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $3662 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Special event meals and cateri: Column (A) - Total = $5500; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $5500 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Special event miscellaneous: Column (A) - Total = $20653; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $15328; Column (D) - Fundraising = $5325 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Special event professional ser: Column (A) - Total = $3700; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $3700 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Stipends: Column (A) - Total = $37320; Column (B) - Program Services = $37320; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Supportive services: Column (A) - Total = $430; Column (B) - Program Services = $430; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Telephone and Communications: Column (A) - Total = $13321; Column (B) - Program Services = $2821; Column (C) - Management & General = $10500; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Transportation : Column (A) - Total = $7708; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $7420; Column (D) - Fundraising = $288 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Travel, training and conferenc: Column (A) - Total = $64676; Column (B) - Program Services = $1639; Column (C) - Management & General = $63037; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Adjustments = -$22523 Form 990, Part III Line 4a Program Service Accomplishment - Continued The remainder of program expenses were incurred for client supportive services (e.g., transportation, clothing, union dues, etc.); outreach efforts like job fairs and community events; staffing of job recruitment and placement initiatives; and development of new programs, specifically: 1. Bridge Builders Youth STEM program2. Obama Boulevard Festival Community outreach event3. 2020 Virtual Black High School Graduation Educational initiative4. Backstage Careers Workforce programBackstage Careers (BSC) is a workforce development program that trains Black and other under-resourced persons to work in production for film, television, recording, and live events. BSC provides union-approved training for entertainment careers that can be performed remotely or in-person. The program consists of both hard skills and soft skills training, equipping trainees with the tools needed to work in visual effects, video editing, and other entertainment trades. Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, BSC trained nearly fifty low- to moderate-income people including men and women who are former foster youth; formerly incarcerated; recently homeless; veterans; disabled; LGBTQ young adults; and workers displaced due to COVID-19.Total program expenses were $248,954. Part I Organization's Mission Summary To help African Americans and others in underserved communities achieve their highest true social parity, economic self-reliance, power, and civil rights. The Los Angeles Urban League promotes economic empowerment through education and job training, housing and community development, workforce development, entrepreneurship, health, and quality of life.