Union Rescue Mission

Analysis

Union Rescue Mission is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1935, 91 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, Union Rescue Mission reported income of $45.7m and spending of $44.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $42.5m to $45.7m (+7.5%), an average of +1.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Union Rescue Mission sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amherst H Wilder Foundation ($45.7m), Integrated Services for Behavioral Health ($45.8m) and Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Comm Inc ($45.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.0m (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $10.4m. It paid $1.1m in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $83.5m against liabilities of $9.0m, net assets of $74.5m. It reported 266 employees.