Uptown Peoples Law Center

Analysis

Uptown Peoples Law Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1980, 46 years ago. 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, Uptown Peoples Law Center reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $962k to $1.8m (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 155%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Uptown Peoples Law Center 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 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Beaver Creek Reserve Inc ($1.8m), Ellendale Fire Co Inc ($1.8m) and Niad Center for Human Development ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (8.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $748k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $191k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 19 employees.