Urban League of Louisiana

Analysis

Urban League of Louisiana is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1953, 73 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 Louisiana reported income of $10.6m and spending of $6.8m, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.7m to $10.6m (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Urban League of Louisiana 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 LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fort Bend County Womens Center Inc ($10.6m), Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children ($10.6m) and Irwin a and Robert D Goodman Community Center Inc ($10.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. At year end it held assets of $13.4m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $11.6m. It reported 88 employees.