Junior League of Milwaukee

Analysis

Junior League of Milwaukee is a registered charity in United States, based in Milwaukee, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1950, 76 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 May 2023, Junior League of Milwaukee reported income of $151k and spending of $192k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from April 2019 to May 2023, income fell from $208k to $151k (-27%), an average of -6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 12283%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Junior League of Milwaukee sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Berkshire Acres Community Association ($151k), Snohomish County Black Heritage Committee ($151k) and Spice-Southern Perry Incubation ($151k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $17k. At year end it held assets of $978k against liabilities of $230k, net assets of $748k. It reported 4 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.