Organizations Filed Purposes:
URBAN VENTURES WORKS ALONGSIDE LOCAL PARTNERS TO ADDRESS OPPORTUNITY GAPS IN ACADEMICS, NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, PARENTING RESOURCES, AND MOREALL WITH THE OVERARCHING GOAL TO PREPARE AND SEND EVERY YOUTH IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO COLLEGE OR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.
YOUTH PROGRAMS - URBAN VENTURES YOUTH PROGRAMS INCLUDE UV ATHLETICS; MUSIC; AND UV COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER. EACH YEAR, 50+ FOUR-YEAR, FULL TUITION, FULL-NEED SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PROVIDED TO EMERGING COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO WANT TO USE THEIR COLLEGE EDUCATION TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR CAMPUS AND HOME COMMUNITY. THE SCHOLARS RECEIVE LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND ONGOING SUPPORT AS THEY LEARN TO LEAD FOR REAL. URBAN VENTURES ATHLETICS OFFERS YOUTH AGES 3-18 THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD CHARACTER THROUGH SOCCER OR BASKETBALL, EMPHASIZING BASIC SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, PLAYING AS A TEAM, AND LEADERSHIP. MUSIC ACADEMY OFFERS GUITAR AND PIANO LESSONS FOR YOUTH AGES 8-18 IN A SMALL GROUP SETTING. WE ALSO OFFER HIP HOP 4 LIFE, BEATS 4 LIFE, AND AN OPEN MIC NIGHT. 53 FOUR YEAR, FULL TUITION, FULL-NEED SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED THIS YEAR. 939 KIDS RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM URBAN VENTURES PROGRAMING THIS YEAR.
PROGRAM SERVICES SUPPORTS ALL UV PROGRAMS THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THIS YEAR, 581 VOLUNTEERS GENEROUSLY SERVED OUR COMMUNITY BY TUTORING, MENTORING, COACHING, GARDENING AND APPLYING THEIR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS. WE PARTNER WITH 87 OTHER NONPROFITS, SCHOOLS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO COORDINATE RESOURCES, INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORT.
FAMILY PROGRAMMING - URBAN VENTURES FAMILY PROGRAMMING OFFERS LIFE BLOOD; SIEMPRE PADRES, AND PATHWAYS. LIFE BLOOD IS DESIGNED TO HELP PARTICIPANTS BECOME BETTER PARENTS, PARTNERS, AND PEOPLE. SIEMPRE PADRES ASSISTS FAMILIES WHO WANT TO GROW IN THEIR INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND LEARN NEW DYNAMICS TO BE EVEN BETTER PARENTS. PATHWAYS IS A DIVERSION PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, DESIGNED AS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR THOSE CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANOR GUN OFFENSES. MEN AND WOMEN ARE WELCOME TO PROGRAMS. CHILDCARE AND A MEAL ARE PROVIDED WITH EACH PROGRAM. THE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AT NO COST. 1,186 HOUSEHOLDS SOUGHT SUPPORT THROUGH RECURRING URBAN VENTURES PROGRAMS. INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED MORE SUPPORT , THERE WAS A 24% INCREASE IN HOURS PER PARTICIPANT
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| David Hawn | CEO | 40 | $121,871 |
| Shanequa Williams | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Carrie Plack | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Morse | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Leah Mclean | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Dean Hager | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Dennis Gould | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Edwin Gage | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Folkman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Baumberger | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Roy Ferber | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Gaylen Knack | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Kathryn Graves Unger | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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