Union Mission

Analysis

Union Mission is a registered charity in United States, based in Norfolk, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1947, 79 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, Union Mission reported income of $9.2m and spending of $10.3m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $8.6m to $9.2m (+6.8%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Union Mission sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Threshold Coc ($9.2m), Peak Community Services Inc ($9.2m) and Chicago Chesed Fund Inc ($9.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 8.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $269k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.6m. It paid $131k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $14.5m against liabilities of $492k, net assets of $14.0m. It reported 169 employees.