Winston-Salem Urban League

Analysis

Winston-Salem Urban League is a registered charity in United States, based in Winston Salem, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1972, 54 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 June 2023, Winston-Salem Urban League reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $2.2m (+41%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Winston-Salem Urban League 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 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pittsburgh Community Services Inc ($2.2m), Marys Mercy Center ($2.2m) and Nourishnc Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $733k against liabilities of $126k, net assets of $607k. It reported 211 employees.