Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis

Analysis

Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1975, 51 years ago. 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, Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis reported income of $48.1m and spending of $46.9m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $23.7m to $48.1m (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Missouri Coalition for Primary Health Care ($48.1m), Catholic Charities of Diocese of Albany ($48.1m) and Caringhouse Projects Incorporated ($48.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $15.9m. At year end it held assets of $63.5m against liabilities of $23.0m, net assets of $40.6m. It reported 785 employees.