Academy for Urban School Leadership

Analysis

Academy for Urban School Leadership is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Academy for Urban School Leadership reported income of $9.5m and spending of $9.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $12.5m to $9.5m (-24%), an average of -6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Academy for Urban School Leadership sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Stroudsburg University Foundation ($9.5m), Westminster Christian Academy ($9.5m) and Marvelwood Preparatory School ($9.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.1m (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.5m. At year end it held assets of $9.4m against liabilities of $702k, net assets of $8.7m. It reported 50 employees.