Urban League of Middle Tennessee

Analysis

Urban League of Middle Tennessee is a registered charity in United States, based in Nashville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1968, 58 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 2024, Urban League of Middle Tennessee reported income of $9.0m and spending of $8.5m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $348k to $9.0m (+2490%), an average of +92% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 226%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Urban League of Middle Tennessee 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 TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Racine Kenosha Community Action Agency Inc ($9.0m), Valley Residential Services Inc ($9.0m) and Union County Community Action Inc ($9.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $115k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. It paid $10k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $8.1m against liabilities of $7.3m, net assets of $832k. It reported 19 employees.