United South End Settlements

Analysis

United South End Settlements is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, United South End Settlements reported income of $5.9m and spending of $4.9m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.8m to $5.9m (+2.4%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 227%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, United South End Settlements sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Polish American Association ($5.9m), Crisis Center Inc ($5.9m) and United Childrens Services of Bennington County Inc ($5.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $221k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $19.0m against liabilities of $431k, net assets of $18.5m. It reported 118 employees.