Shenango Valley Urban League

Analysis

Shenango Valley Urban League is a registered charity in United States, based in Farrell, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1968, 58 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, Shenango Valley Urban League reported income of $6.7m and spending of $6.8m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $6.7m (+460%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 345%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shenango Valley Urban League 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 PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ays Inc ($6.7m), Barshop Jewish Community Center of San Antonio ($6.7m) and Eastern Connecticut Area Agency on Aging Inc ($6.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (1.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $471k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $62k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 26 employees.