Unless U

Analysis

Unless U is a registered charity in United States, based in Vestavia HLS, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2015, 11 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 June 2024, Unless U reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.2m to $2.1m (+72%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Unless U sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oaks Indian Mission Inc ($2.1m), Bridge-The-Gap Inc ($2.1m) and United Action for Youth ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $923k. At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $271k, net assets of $4.8m. It reported 40 employees.