Urban League of the Upstate

Analysis

Urban League of the Upstate is a registered charity in United States, based in Belton, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1971, 55 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, Urban League of the Upstate reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.6m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.8m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 61%. 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, Urban League of the Upstate sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Commerce Childrens Center Assoc ($1.8m), YWCA Knoxville Foundation ($1.8m) and Connecticut Institute for the Blind ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $132k (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $323k. At year end it held assets of $469k against liabilities of $125k, net assets of $344k. It reported 12 employees.