Urban Creators

Analysis

Urban Creators is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, 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 2022, Urban Creators reported income of $851k and spending of $843k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $262k to $851k (+225%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 63%. 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, Urban Creators sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Staircase Runaway & Youth Services Incorporated ($851k), Carolines Nonprofit ($851k) and Hekima Place Inc ($851k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $131k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $148k. At year end it held assets of $375k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $375k. It reported 10 employees.