Urban Voices Project

Analysis

Urban Voices Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2018, 8 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 December 2023, Urban Voices Project reported income of $555k and spending of $564k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $234k to $555k (+137%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 156%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Urban Voices Project sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jackson-West Tennessee Coc Inc ($555k), Hilltop Urban Gardens ($555k) and Valley Guardians Inc ($554k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $141k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $225k. At year end it held assets of $424k against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $402k. It reported 12 employees.