Tacoma Urban League

Analysis

Tacoma Urban League is a registered charity in United States, based in Tacoma, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2013, 13 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, Tacoma Urban League reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.9m, spending 185% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $796k to $1.0m (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 135%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Tacoma Urban League sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Glen-Ed Pantry ($1.0m), Detroit Phoenix Center ($1.0m) and Bethesda Center for the Homeless Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 115% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $246k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $334k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $352k, net assets of $911k. It reported 9 employees.