Urban Sustainability Directors Network

Analysis

Urban Sustainability Directors Network is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 Sustainability Directors Network reported income of $15.8m and spending of $11.3m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.0m to $15.8m (+294%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Urban Sustainability Directors Network sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Naturebridge ($15.6m), Ecology Center ($15.9m) and Iowa Confluence Water Trails ($15.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $354k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.4m. At year end it held assets of $17.8m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $16.1m. It reported 49 employees.