Liabilities / Assets
85th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 85% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 45-3663891 • 501(c)3 • Weehawken, NJ
Profile
UCMP (alternately called "United Children's Music Project") creates a better life for underserved children and youth through affordable music education. We envision a world where kids reach their full potential by developing academic and life skills through increased access to low-cost, high-quality musical training and arts. UCMP's After School Orchestral Music Programs transform Hudson County, NJ's 3-to-18-year-olds through free instruments, affordable instruction, and performances.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
85th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 85% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
78th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
50th percentile
Higher net margin than 50% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
89th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 6.3% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
99th percentile
Faster asset growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
70th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 70% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$32,483
Up $31,539 (+3341%) from 2023
Liabilities
Down$10,000
Down $39,607 (-80%) from 2023
Net Assets
Up$22,483
Up $71,146 (+146%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$192,523
Up $28,865 (+18%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$189,215
Down $19,269 (-9.2%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$3,308
Up $48,134 (+107%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
The union city music project is a bilingual education organization that uses music as a vehicle for social change for at-risk children and youth in union city, nj by providing intensive afterschool orchestral, vocal, and movement instruction and performance. Through a disciplined, cooperative, and fun-learning environment that integrates parental involvement, the structured grassroots program inspires academic excellance, enhanses life skills, and builds community.
UCMP (alternately called "United Children's Music Project") creates a better life for underserved children and youth through affordable music education. We envision a world where kids reach their full potential by developing academic and life skills through increased access to low-cost, high-quality musical training and arts. UCMP's After School Orchestral Music Programs transform Hudson County, NJ's 3-to-18-year-olds through free instruments, affordable instruction, and performances.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| FOUNDED IN 2012, UCMP IS NJ'S FIRST EL SISTEMA-INSPIRED AFTER SCHOOL ORCHESTRAL MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM. NOW IN ITS 11TH YEAR, UCMP HAS SERVED OVER 800 UNDERSERVEDPRE-K-TO-12TH GRADERS FROM HUDSON COUNTY'S URBAN COMMUNITIES THROUGHLOW-COST MUSIC INSTRUCTION AND FREE INSTRUMENTS. BEGINNING WITH "PAPER ORCHESTRA" MUSIC IMMERSION, STUDENTS THEN ARE TRAINED IN STRINGS, WOODWINDS, BRASS AND PERCUSSION SIX HOURS/WEEK, TEN MONTHS/YEAR BY PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS. UCMP'S AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM IS ENHANCED BY ARTS ELECTIVES, SUMMER DAY CAMP, FIELD TRIPS, PARENT WORKSHOPS, VISITING ARTISTS, STUDENT MENTORS, AND REGULAR AREA PERFORMANCES OF UCMPS CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH ORCHESTRAS AND CHORUS. | - | $189,215 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELINA GARCIA | Executive Director | FT | $0 | - | - |
| SANDRA VASQUEZ | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| MARGO PARKS | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| JUDITH BRO | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| DONNA HOCHHAUSER | Trustee | - | $0 | - | - |
| THOMAS R ZUPPA JR | Trustee | - | $0 | - | - |
“Travel $30”
“General operating expenses $149824”
“FUNDRAISING FEES $17629”
“BUSINESS EXPENSES $15363”
“Program operating expenses $4643”
“SCHOLARSHIPS $1300”
“Repairs & maintenance $426”
“Accounts Receivable - Beginning $0 Accounts Receivable - Ending $18195”
“OTHER - Beginning $0 OTHER - Ending $1700”
“Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $39607 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $0”
“Payable to Officers, Directors, Etc. - Beginning $10000 Payable to Officers, Directors, Etc. - Ending $10000”
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