Urban League of Portland

Analysis

Urban League of Portland is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1951, 75 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Urban League of Portland reported income of $24.7m and spending of $20.2m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.1m to $24.7m (+382%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Urban League of Portland sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Open Door Network ($24.7m), Admiral at the Lake ($24.7m) and Beaverbrook Step Inc ($24.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 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 $642k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.0m. At year end it held assets of $10.2m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $8.0m. It reported 162 employees.