U B W INC
FOUNDED IN 1984 BY CHOREOGRAPHER JAWOLE WILLA JO ZOLLAR, URBAN BUSH WOMEN (UBW) SEEKS TO BRING THE UNTOLD AND UNDER-TOLD HISTORIES AND STORIES OF DISENFRANCHISED PEOPLE TO LIGHT THROUGH DANCE. WE DO THIS FROM A WOMAN-CENTERED PERSPECTIVE AND AS MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO CREATE A MORE EQUITABLE BALANCE OF POWER IN THE DANCE WORLD AND BEYOND. WE DO THIS BY FACILITATING THE USE OF ART AS A MEANS OF ADDRESSING ISSUES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ENCOURAGING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.
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This organization also receives grants. See Funding Received below for details.
IRS Classification Codes
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Funding Received
Verified from IRS Form 990 Schedule I filings by this organization's funders - 19 grants from 10 funders, 2017-2022.
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