Urban Strategies Council

Analysis

Urban Strategies Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1987, 39 years ago. 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 September 2023, Urban Strategies Council reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $3.4m (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Urban Strategies Council sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas Inc ($3.4m), Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement ($3.4m) and Town & Country School Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $993k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $489k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 44 employees.