Community Improvement & Capacity Building
The Council Of Urban Professionals Institute
NEW YORK, NY
Total revenue
$1.5M
Total expenses
$1.4M
Net assets
$378K
Grants received
$315K
20 grants
EIN
010683413
Tax year
2024
Mission
To inspire, elevate and empower the next generation of diverse business, civil leaders and women.
Programs
2 programs
Summits & power forums: -- cup's 6th annual pipeline to power summit - hosted by white & case - in-person, wednesday, march 13th, 2024 2pm - 8pm et over 360 registered ales rudisar, director, global diversity & inclusion, white & case; melissa fenton, executive director, cup; hedieh fakhriyazdi, chief diversity officer, white & case; pamela everhart, head of regional public affairs, inclusion and impact, fidelity investments; kamalita abdool, managing director, head of securities services americas and global custodian coverage, deutsche bank; dale favors, managing partner, adaptive growth leadership; breen sullivan, founder, the fourth effect; captain zeita merchant, sector commander, captain of the port, u.s. Coast guard sector new york; kathryn burdett, americas head of diversity, equity & inclusion, deutsche bank; patricia pacheco de baez, managing director, senior private bank advisor, business development exec - diverse segment, bank of america private bank; sekou kaalund, head of branch and small business banking, u.s. Bank; sarah squiers, executive vice president, client relationships, televisaunivision; arlene arin hahn, partner, global head of the technology practice, white & case; alita t. Wingfield, managing director, head of talent for legal and compliance, morgan stanley; tyreek moore, founding partner of unified state group and ceo, tjt consulting services and culturevations; amanda samuel, head of s&p global market intelligence legal, global data business, s&p global; bola oyesanya, managing director, head of the law firm, j.p. Morgan private bank; jacqueline l. Chung, partner, white & case; jomaire crawford, litigation partner, quinn emanuel urquhart & sullivan, llp; pratik karia, head of engineering, buyside trading platform (aim), bloomberg lp; fernando a. Bohorquez jr., partner, litigation and intellectual property, bakerhostetler, nyct trustee, cup board member - -- cup media & entertainment summit - "navigating a changing landscape-; hosted by uta on friday, october 25th from 11:00am - 7:00pm et over 200 registered crescent muhammad - managing director, cup la; michael a. Persaud - portfolio manager, global sports and entertainment associate director, morgan stanley - cup board chair; jean-rene zetrenne - chief people officer, uta; karen toliver, producer, chasing miles productions; michael ealy - actor; matt johnson - founding partner, johnson shapiro slewett & kole llp; carla santiago - founder, stori.digital; steven wolfe pereira - ceo, alpha & co.; x. Eyee (they/them) - senior policy advisor, goldman school of public policy, uc berkeley; ceo, malo santo; gordon bobb - partner, del shaw; emerson davis - partner, uta; e. Brian dobbins - co- founder, co-president & producer, artists first; jamila hunter - president, macro tv studios; niija kuykendall - vice president film, netflix; dan limerick - chief operating officer, wme -- cup's alternative investments power forum, in-person, tuesday, may 7th, 2024, 4pm - 8pm et, "wealth creation in venture & infrastructure investing", hosted by morgan stanley, ares management, fidelity investments & gcm grosvenor; over 228 registered melissa fenton, executive director, cup; crescent muhammad, managing director, la, cup; michael a. Persaud, portfolio manager, global sports and entertainment associate director, morgan stanley, cup board chair; jay brown, co-founder and chairman, rocnation; indhira arrington, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, ares management, cup vice chair; cheryl alston, executive director and chief investment officer, dallas employees' retirement fund; jarvis v. Hollingsworth, vice chairman, irradiant partners, lp; edward keith iii, partner, head of infrastructure secondaries; troy duffie, director, financial markets, milken institute -- cup's 5th annual tech forum with partner "smart city expo usa" - wed/thurs, may 22nd & 23rd, 2024, 8am-5pm et, sponsored by s&p global, morgan stanley, nomura,over 150 registered melissa fenton, executive director, cup; wole coaxum, founder & ceo, mobility capital finance, inc. (mocafi) -- cup's 15th annual lawyers power forum & law catalysts recognition ceremony - hosted by sidley & weil, tuesday, october 8th, 2024, 5:00pm - 8:00pm et over 170 registered cup's 15th annual lawyers power forum & law catalyst recognition ceremony - hosted by sidley austin llp and weil. Cup's 15th annual lawyers power forum & law catalysts recognition ceremony - hosted by sidley & weil, tuesday, october 8th, 2024, 5:00pm - 8:00pm et over 200 registered melissa fenton, executive director, cup; leslie richards-yellen, chief diversity officer, sidley austin llp; alvin bragg, manhattan district attorney, office of new york, district attorney; ackneil m. Muldrow, iii (trey), partner, private equity, weil, gotshal & manges llp; kenny terrero, partner, sidley austin llp; damon hewitt, president and executive director, lawyers' committee for civil rights under law; rosevelie mrquez morales, chief diversity officer, hogan lovells; danielle cooper daughtry, general counsel and senior vice president of legal affairs, the national urban league; nate saint victor, general counsel and chief compliance officer, engine no. 1. -- cup's 16th annual wall street partners power forum & finance catalyst recognition ceremony - hosted by citi, monday, november 25th 2024, 5:00pm - 9:00pm et over 500 registered melissa fenton, executive director, cup; erika irish brown, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, and global head of talent, citi; shahmir khaliq, head of services, citi; stratford dennis co-head of emerging markets, equities for the americas, europe, middle east and africa, goldman sachs; selma bueno, global head of the morgan stanley inclusive ventures group, morgan stanley; meredith shields, managing director, head of the citi impact fund, citi; savita subramanian, managing director, head of environmental, social & governance (esg) research, head of u.s. Equity & quantitative strategy, bofa global research; timicka anderson, managing director, global consumer products & retail head, commercial bank, citi; indhira arrington, partner, global chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, ares management, cup vice chair.
Other programs: cup & nba foundation black history month celebration: creating equity pathways for black communities - tuesday, february 27th, 2024, 4:00pm - 8:00pm et over 50 registered genisha metcalf, partnerships lead, nba foundation; greg taylor, executive director, nba foundation; melissa fenton, executive director, cup; demetrius thornton, chro, leadership & workforce development consultant; jessica santana, chief executive officer, america on tech cup executive leadership program & cup catalysts program strategy session - wednesday, march 13th, 2024, 10:00am - 11:00am et over 15 registered melissa fenton, executive director, cup; michael a. Persaud, portfolio manager, global sports and entertainment associate director, morgan stanley; deb langford, managing director, head of black wealth initiatives, j.p. Morgan private bank; rossie turman, african practice, lowenstein sandler. Llp cup connections + bofa series pt i unlocking resilience: learning to thrive - virtual, wednesday, april 10th, 2024, 5:00pm - 6:00pm et, hosted by bank of america, over 80 registered lynne fairbanks svp, global women's talent strategy, bank of america; melissa fenton, executive director, cup; cicely washington vp, sr. Diversity b/aa strategy manager, bank of america, bank of america talent representative; dr. Shirley n. Morejon, svp, market executive, global commercial banking, bank of america; elisabeth dewailly, cfa, cfp, csric, cpfa, financial advisor, sports & entertainment, merrill lynch; jovada jordan, vp, hr manager, excellence consultant, bank of america -- cup connections + bofa series pt ii unlocking resilience: building legacy - virtual, wednesday, april 17th, 2024, 12:00pm - 1:00pm et, hosted by bank of america, over 250 registered lynne fairbanks, svp, global women's talent strategy, bank of america; melissa fenton, executive director, cup; cicely washington, vp, sr. Diversity b/aa strategy manager, bank of america, bank of america talent representative; dr. Shirley n. Morejon, svp, market executive, global commercial banking, bank of america; elisabeth dewailly, cfa, cfp, csric, cpfa, financial advisor, sports & entertainment, merrill lynch; jovada jordan, vp, hr manager, excellence consultant, bank of america; tiffany eubanks-saunders, managing director, head of diverse segments, bank of america - private bank -- cup pride conversation: resiliency & transformation through artistic expression - virtual, wednesday, june 12th, 2024, 12:00pm - 1:00pm et over 50 registered alexis jos rios, director of marketing and engagement, cup; jonathan mccrory, executive artistic director, national black theatre - "get out the vote: debating the debate" - virtual, thursday, september 12th, 2024 over 40 registered melissa fenton, executive director, cup; michael blake, ceo, kairos democracy project cup public service & social impact mixer - sponsored by equitable advisors - the tippler, thursday, november 21st, 2024 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm et over 246 registered melissa fenton, executive director, cup; charmaine browne, assistant director, nyc department of health and mental hygiene la holiday hangout: friday, december 13th, 2024; over 365 registered; sunset house la, los angeles, ca, sponsored by mar vista investment partners, mirror digital, harvard business school african-american alumni association. New york fellows holiday party: thursday, december 14th, 5:30pm - 8:00pm, mayfly nyc, over 45 registered, sponsored by the new york fellows
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
23 listed
MELISSA FENTON
EXECUTIVE DI
$211K
75 hrs/wk
INDHIRA ARRINGTON
VICE CHAIRMA
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2 hrs/wk
CHRISTOPHER AGUWA
TREASURER
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1 hrs/wk
TEJASH PATEL
TREASURER
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3 hrs/wk
HARRY VALETK
SECRETARY
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1 hrs/wk
TIMICKA C ANDERSON
BOARD MEMBER
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1 hrs/wk
SANDRA HURSE
BOARD MEMBER
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1 hrs/wk
FRANK DIX
BOARD MEMBER
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1 hrs/wk
FERNANDO RIVERA
BOARD MEMBER
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1 hrs/wk
NADJA WEBB
BOARD MEMBER
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1 hrs/wk
FERNANDO A BOHORQUEZ JR
BOARD MEMBER
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1 hrs/wk
MICHAEL A PERSAUD
CHAIRMAN
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5 hrs/wk
BARRY G SIMMONS
BOARD MEMBER
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1 hrs/wk
STEVEN WOLFE PEREIRA
BOARD MEMBER
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1 hrs/wk
RASHAAN REID
BOARD MEMBER
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1 hrs/wk
ROSSIE TURMAN III
BOARD MEMBER
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1 hrs/wk
IKENNA EMEHELU
BOARD MEMBER
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1 hrs/wk
KAREN TOLIVER
BOARD MEMBER
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1 hrs/wk
KENNY TERRERO
BOARD MEMBER
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1 hrs/wk
TARRUS RICHARDSON
BOARD MEMBER
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1 hrs/wk
DEBRA LANGFORD
BOARD MEMBER
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1 hrs/wk
KWAD ACHEAMPONG
BOARD MEMBER
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1 hrs/wk
JOSHUA HILL
BOARD MEMBER
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1 hrs/wk
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