National Urban League Inc

Analysis

National Urban League Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1925, 101 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 December 2023, National Urban League Inc reported income of $83.4m and spending of $101.5m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $51.7m to $83.4m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 381%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, National Urban League Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The People Concern ($83.3m), The Hospice of Dayton Inc ($83.9m) and Miami Jewish Health Systems Inc ($83.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 9.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.5m (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $15.1m. It paid $654k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $318.7m against liabilities of $63.7m, net assets of $255.0m. It reported 152 employees.