Urban Concern Inc

Analysis

Urban Concern Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1991, 35 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, Urban Concern Inc reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.6m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $967k to $2.2m (+131%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Urban Concern Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Lakes Area Love Inc ($2.2m), Comprehensive Juvenile Services Inc ($2.2m) and American Muslim Social Services Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $43k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 55 employees.