Urban Strategies Inc

Analysis

Urban Strategies Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1980, 46 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 2022, Urban Strategies Inc reported income of $18.2m and spending of $15.7m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $8.7m to $18.2m (+110%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Urban Strategies Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Opportunities for Broome and Chenango Inc ($18.2m), Restoration Bridge International Inc ($18.2m) and Mission Road Developmental Center ($18.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $507k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $911k. At year end it held assets of $9.1m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $8.1m. It reported 203 employees.