Milwaukee Urban League

Analysis

Milwaukee Urban League is a registered charity in United States, based in Milwaukee, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1943, 83 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Milwaukee Urban League reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.8m, spending 146% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $1.9m (+21%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Milwaukee Urban League sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brave Space Alliance ($1.9m), United Hmong Family Inc ($1.9m) and Family and Childrens Service of the Capital Region Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 119% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $195k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $832k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 26 employees.