Greater Sacramento Urban League

Analysis

Greater Sacramento Urban League is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1970, 56 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 June 2023, Greater Sacramento Urban League reported income of $7.2m and spending of $4.1m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $7.2m (+389%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 161%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Greater Sacramento Urban League sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence ($7.2m), Jubilee Park & Community Center Corporation ($7.2m) and Los Angeles Police Foundation ($7.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 62% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $7.5m against liabilities of $740k, net assets of $6.8m. It reported 60 employees.