Houston Area Urban League Inc

Analysis

Houston Area Urban League Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1968, 58 years ago. 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 December 2023, Houston Area Urban League Inc reported income of $6.4m and spending of $6.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $6.4m (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Houston Area Urban League Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 95th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay Inc ($6.4m), Guardianship Program of Dade County Inc ($6.4m) and Church of the Valley Retirement Homes Inc ($6.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $343k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $11.8m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $9.2m. It reported 64 employees.