United Planning Organization

Analysis

United Planning Organization is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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 September 2023, United Planning Organization reported income of $41.5m and spending of $40.8m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $34.5m to $41.5m (+20%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, United Planning Organization sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childhelp Inc ($41.5m), Mission Neighborhood Centers Inc ($41.5m) and Food Bank of Delaware Inc ($41.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $945k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $22.8m. At year end it held assets of $18.0m against liabilities of $6.5m, net assets of $11.5m. It reported 506 employees.