Urban Triage

Analysis

Urban Triage is a registered charity in United States, based in Madison, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 Triage reported income of $10.5m and spending of $10.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $10.5m (+694%), an average of +100% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 377%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Urban Triage sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Valley Community Foundation ($10.5m), Northshore Community Foundation ($10.6m) and Hollis Foundation ($10.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $292k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 24 employees.