UBW INC
Donations deductibleRevenue
$3.6m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$2.4m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$5.4m
$153k liabilities
Net assets
$5.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
14
5.7 years on average
Staff
32
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Tammy Bormann
Left since last filing
2
14% of the board
UBW INC's network
14 people3 organisationsi14 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
14 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy Bormann Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ashly Nikkole Davis | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Debra Brookes | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Elizabeth Williams-Riley | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jawole Willa JO Zollar | Director/Artistic Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jennifer Smith | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Karen Garrett | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kenya Nyota Lee | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kyishia Lewis | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Marc Bleyer | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Michelle Dorant-Smith | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ngozi Ogbonna | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tamara Greenfield | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Yvahn Martin | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Tahnia Belle | Executive Director | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahnia Belle | Executive Director (Thru 3/7/25) | 40 | $102k | $851 | |
| Jawole Willa Jo Zollar | Director/Artistic Director | 40 | $96k | ||
| Marjorie McFarlane Lucas | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Yvahn Martin | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Smith | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ashly Nikkole Davis | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tammy Bormann | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marc Bleyer | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Debra Brookes | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michelle Dorant | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tamara Greenfield | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karen Garrett | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kenya Lee | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kyishia Lewis | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ngozi Ogbonna | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Williams-Riley | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carolin Butler | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lynna Cobrall | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michele Kumi Baer | Executive Director (From 1/6/25) | 40 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Ubw Inc
- EIN
- 133645651
- Address
- 138 S Oxford St Ste 4b, Brooklyn, NY, 11217-1694
- State
- New York
- 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... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A620 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1984
- Principal officer
- Michelle Dorant (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1992
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsTammy Bormann
≥8years on the filingsAshly Nikkole Davis
≥8years on the filingsJawole Willa JO Zollar
≥8years on the filingsJennifer Smith
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $5.4m
- Total liabilities
- $153k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $5.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.1m
- Program service revenue
- $408k
- Employees
- 32
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.7m | $3.1m | Deficit $343k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.