Akron Community Service Center & Urban League

Analysis

Akron Community Service Center & Urban League is a registered charity in United States, based in Akron, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1946, 80 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, Akron Community Service Center & Urban League reported income of $2.5m and spending of $3.3m, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.5m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Akron Community Service Center & Urban League sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kids Korner Educare Centers Inc ($2.5m), Dutton Farm Inc ($2.5m) and Disability Network Southwest Michigan ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $273k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $7.4m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 45 employees.