Urban Rivers Inc

Analysis

Urban Rivers Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 Rivers Inc reported income of $709k and spending of $659k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $289k to $709k (+145%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 169%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Urban Rivers Inc sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ventana Wilderness Alliance a Non Profit California Corporation ($709k), Better Future Project Inc ($710k) and Oregon Progress Forum ($709k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $164k. At year end it held assets of $563k against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $535k. It reported 4 employees.