Civic Intelligence

Urban Activation Institute

EIN 82-2818347 • 501(c)4 • Denver, CO

Profile

Adding vibrancy to the urban downtown. A modern downtown entertainment district can increase light and activity, draw residents, tourists, and families downtown, support local art and culture, and provide downtown with a vibrant media-based infrastructure, all at no cost to the citizens.

216 S Milwauke StreetDenver, CO 80209

www.urbanactivationinstitute.com

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

91st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

27th percentile

-16%

Faster asset growth than 27% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Revenue Growth

3rd percentile

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Down

$9,934

Down $1,500 (-13%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$9,934

Down $1,500 (-13%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Expenses

Down

$1,500

Down $1,094 (-42%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

-$1,500

Up $1,094 (+42%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth27th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2017: $58Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $582017Assets 2018: $58Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $582018Assets 2019: $208Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $2082019Assets 2020: $208Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $2082020Assets 2021: $27,233Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $27,2332021Assets 2022: $14,028Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $14,0282022Assets 2023: $11,434Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $11,4342023Assets 2024: $9,934Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $9,9342024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$9,934
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$9,934
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth3rd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2017: $19,408Expenses 2017: $19,350Net Income 2017: $582017Revenue 2018: $96,913Expenses 2018: $96,913Net Income 2018: $02018Revenue 2019: $20,850Expenses 2019: $20,700Net Income 2019: $1502019Revenue 2020: $0Expenses 2020: $0Net Income 2020: $02020Revenue 2021: $106,400Expenses 2021: $79,375Net Income 2021: $27,0252021Revenue 2022: $100,000Expenses 2022: $113,205Net Income 2022: -$13,2052022Revenue 2023: $0Expenses 2023: $2,594Net Income 2023: -$2,5942023Revenue 2024: $0Expenses 2024: $1,500Net Income 2024: -$1,5002024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$0
Expenses$1,500
Net Income-$1,500
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$9,934
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$9,934
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$1,500
Net income
-$1,500
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.10$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.02$0.02
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.11$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.03$0.03
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.14$0.00$0.14$1.00$1.13$0.13
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.27$0.00$0.27$1.06$0.79$0.27
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.21$0.00
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.97$0.97$0.00
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.19$0.00
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 5, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Adding vibrancy to the urban downtown. A modern downtown entertainment district can increase light and activity, draw residents, tourists, and families downtown, support local art and culture, and provide downtown with a vibrant media-based infrastructure, all at no cost to the citizens.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
BRIGHTEN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH LOCAL CIVIC AND CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP OF ARTISTIC ACTIVATIONS, GENERATING INCREMENTAL REVENUE BY ATTRACTING ADDITIONAL VISITORS TO DOWNTOWN RESTAURANTS, BARS, AND ATTRACTIONS.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay91st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BENJAMIN P KEANEDirector-$0--
DAVID EHRLICHChair, Executive Director-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Urban Activation Institute
EIN
82-2818347
Phone
3037098089
Address
216 S MILWAUKE STREET, DENVER, CO 80209

Signing Officer

Name
David Ehrlich
Title
Executive Director
Phone
3037098089
Signed
2025-11-05
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Cbiz Advisors LLC
Address
4600 S ULSTER ST SUITE 900, DENVER, CO 80237
Preparer
Mark a Zeiden CPA
Phone
7202007000
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: accounting. Amount: 1,500.”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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