Union League Boys & Girls Clubs

Analysis

Union League Boys & Girls Clubs is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1950, 76 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Union League Boys & Girls Clubs reported income of $7.8m and spending of $9.5m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.2m to $7.8m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Union League Boys & Girls Clubs sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County ($7.7m), Elite Learners Inc ($7.8m) and The American Friends of Migdal Ohr ($7.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $223k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.1m. At year end it held assets of $29.4m against liabilities of $986k, net assets of $28.4m. It reported 286 employees.