Urban League Twin Cities

Analysis

Urban League Twin Cities is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1944, 82 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Urban League Twin Cities reported income of $1.2m and spending of $2.2m, spending 187% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.2m (-32%), an average of -9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Urban League Twin Cities sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lampion Center Inc ($1.2m), Fair Food Standards Council Inc ($1.2m) and Operation Shoebox ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $150k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $927k. It paid $30k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $427k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 22 employees.