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US nonprofit · EIN 411977516 · Saint Paul, MNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 411977516) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Urban Academy

Donations deductible
Revenue
$7.7m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$8.7m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$13.6m
$13.8m liabilities
Net assets
Minus $182k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
7.5y av
Staff
75
5 volunteers
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Dr Tamara Mattison
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Urban Academy's network

8 people2 organisationsi8 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (2) 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

8 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Dr Tamara Mattison ChairFinance Chair2023
3 yrs
Melissa Jenson ChairBoard Chair2018
8 yrs
Caley LongCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Chao YangTeacher Member2019
7 yrs
Fong LORVice Chair2018
8 yrs
Nancy SmithBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Ronsoie XiongTeacher Member2019
7 yrs
Yuyin LiaoTeacher Member2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Mongsher LYExecutive Directorsince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Mongsher LyExecutive Director40$206k
Yuyin LiaoTeacher Member40$86k
Chao YangTeacher Member40$86k
Ronsoie XiongTeacher Member; Secretary (Part Year)40$80k
Melissa JensonBoard Chair1$0
Fong LorVice Chair1$0
Dr Tamara MattisonFinance Chair1$0
Caley LongSecretary (Part Year); Board Member1$0
Nancy SmithBoard Member1$0

About

Legal name
Urban Academy
EIN
411977516
Address
1668 Montreal Ave, Saint Paul, MN, 55116-2469
State
Minnesota
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. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B24 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2000
Principal officer
Mongsher Ly (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 2002
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsMelissa Jenson
≥8years on the filingsCaley Long
≥8years on the filingsFong LOR
≥8years on the filingsNancy Smith

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$13.6m
Total liabilities
$13.8m
Net assets or fund balances
Minus $182k
Contributions and grants received
$7.7m
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
75
Volunteers
5