Nonprofit · EIN 42-1225264
URBAN DREAMS
Tax-exempt · DES MOINES, IA 50314
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $959,832 | $851,175 | $108,657 | $2,935,742 | $43,137 | $2,892,605 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,242,273 | $1,060,590 | $181,683 | $2,828,449 | $44,501 | $2,783,948 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $498,569
- Program service revenue
- $436,160
- Investment income
- $24,103
- Other revenue
- $1,000
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $382,279
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $434,222
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $94,406
- Travel
- $9,979
- Depreciation
- $62,323
- Program services (functional)
- $488,110
- Management and general (functional)
- $243,012
- Fundraising (functional)
- $120,053
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,828,449
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,935,742
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $43,137
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,892,605
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,624,453
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,837,928
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $54,677
- Gross receipts
- $959,832
- Employees
- 43
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- IA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IZAAH JB KNOX | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $139,650 | $27,420 |
| AHMED AGYEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JON AUGSPURGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MARY CHAPMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS CONETZKEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS ESPERSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| BEN GRAEBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| SARA HOPKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HUEBSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JIM O'HALLORAN JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK KELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF KLEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN KNUPP | SECRETARY Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| SHEILA MASON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| BEATRIZ MATE-KODJO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JULIAN NEELY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CRAIG OWENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RONA BERINOBIS | CHAIR Officer | – | $0 |
| MATT JUFFER | TREASURER Officer | – | $0 |
| DENNIS ZACHARY | VICE-CHAIRMA Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IZAAH JB KNOX | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $139,200 | $21,355 |
| MARY CHAPMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS CONETZKEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| BEN GRAEBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| SARA HOPKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HUEBSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF KLEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN KNUPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| BEATRIZ MATE-KODJO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG OWENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL STAGEBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| AHMED AGYEMAN | CHAIR Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| RONA BERINOBIS | SECRETARY Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| MATT JUFFER | TREASURER Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS ZACHARY | VICE-CHAIRMA Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1615 2ND AVE, DES MOINES, IA 50314-3602
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- IZAAH JB KNOX, 1615 2ND AVE, DES MOINES, IA 50314
- Signed the 990
- IZAAH JB KNOX, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (515) 288-4742
- Website
- WWW.URBANDREAMS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ANDERSON LARKIN & CO PC
Mission
URBAN DREAMS IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF THE ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS OF DES MOINES, IOWA. THE ORGANIZATION IS A NONTRADITIONAL REFERRAL SERVICE AND OPERATES A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS TO COMBAT SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND OFFER THEIR CLIENTS EDUCATIONAL, EMPLOYMENT, AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY - THIS BUCKET OF WORK INCLUDES ALL OF OUR MONTHLY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS, COMMUNITY-POLICE RELATIONS INTIATIVES, AND PUBLIC SAFETY WORK. THESE EVENTS ARE HIGH-QUALITY, FREE OR VERY LOW COST, AND FOCUS ON POSITIVE OUT-OF-CAR EXPERIENCES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ENGAGE WITH NEIGHBORS AND TO EARN BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS' SUPPORT.Expenses $181,325 · revenue $436,160
- SUBSTANCE ABUSE - WITHIN OUR SUBSTANCE ABUSE DEPARTMENT, WE HOUSE OUR OWI WEEKEND DIVERSION CLASSES. WE OFFER CLASSES STATEWIDE IN SIX LOCATIONS: CEDAR RAPIDS/IOWA CITY, CHARLES CITY, COUNCIL BLUFFS, DES MOINES, OTTUMWA, AND SIOUX CITY. WE HELP OVER 1,750 INDIVIDUALS WITH CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY RELATED ISSUES, BETWEEN OUR OUTPATIENT TREATMENT, WORK AT THE CENTRAL IOWA SHELTER AND SERVICE (CISS), AND OUR OWI WEEKEND CLASSES.Expenses $248,036
- WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION - INCLUDES EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS WITH MULTIPLE BUSINESSES. WE HOST JOB FAIRS FOR EMPLOYERS, PROVIDE CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING, AND PARTNER WITH RECRUITING AGENCIES. WE ARE WORKING TO EXPAND OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE TO OTHER BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES. WE OFFER A DEFERRED EXPULSION PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS.Expenses $58,749
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 42-1225264
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P00L)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,935,742
- Income (IRS master file)
- $959,832
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $959,832 | $851,175 | $2,935,742 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,242,273 | $1,060,590 | $2,828,449 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,127,233 | $1,127,354 | $2,654,803 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 42-1225264).
Questions about URBAN DREAMS
- What is the EIN of URBAN DREAMS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of URBAN DREAMS is 42-1225264.
- Is URBAN DREAMS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
- Are donations to URBAN DREAMS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does URBAN DREAMS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of URBAN DREAMS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did URBAN DREAMS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of URBAN DREAMS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names IZAAH JB KNOX.
- Who are the officers and directors of URBAN DREAMS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $139,650 (IZAAH JB KNOX, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does URBAN DREAMS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $959,832, expenses of $851,175 and total assets of $2,935,742 at year end.
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