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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: February 2025 Expires: February 2027

National Urban League

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(212) 558-5300
80 Pine Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY, 10005
https://nul.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

National Urban League meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to help African-Americans and others in underserved communities achieve their highest true social parity, economic self-reliance, power and civil rights."

Year, State Incorporated:
1910, NY

The National Urban League (NUL) works to promote economic empowerment, equality, and social justice. The organization collaborates at the national and local levels with community leaders, policymakers, and corporate partners to improve the standards of living for African-Americans and other historically underserved groups. NUL's programs offer education and job training, housing and community development, workforce development, entrepreneurship opportunities, and access to health and quality of life care.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, National Urban League's program expenses were:

Economic empowerment: $54,858,137

Education and youth empowerment: $7,231,214

Civic engagement and leadership empowerment: $13,427,412

Technical assistance to affiliates: $2,783,656

Health and quality of life empowerment: $8,800,467

Civil rights and racial justice: $524,833

Urban empwerment: $562,968

Total Program Expenses: $88,188,687

Chief Executive
Marc H. Morial, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$1,284,284

Chair of the Board
Timothy Murphy

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Chief Administrative Officer, Mastercard

Board Size
44

Paid Staff Size
140

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio

Fundraising costs were 9% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $75,458,096, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on National Urban League's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Contributions $35,643,160
Interest income $119,475
Other income $1,048,216
Investment return, net $11,035,398
Government grants and contracts $33,476,006
In-kind contributions $4,094,508
Legacies and bequests $83,822
Special events $2,160,600
Program service fees $7,293,644
Franchise fees $208,500
Sales of publications $18,677
Total Income $95,182,006

Programs: 83% Fundraising: 6% Administrative: 10%

Total Income $95,182,006
Total expenses: $105,903,280
  Program expenses $88,188,687
  Fundraising expenses $6,623,725
  Administrative expenses $11,090,868
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-10,721,274
Beginning Net Assets $269,922,797
Other Changes In Net Assets $-1,584,014
Ending Net Assets $257,617,509
Total Liabilities $64,932,223
Total Assets $322,549,732

Note 1: As noted in the financial section above, "other changes in net assets" refers to gain in fair value of interest rate swap ($196,816) and pension-related changes other than net periodic pension costs (-$1,780,830).

Note 2: According to the organization's 2023 consolidated audited financial statements, NUL received in-kind gifts totaling $4,094,508 in the form of donated advertising ($2,144,169) and an affiliate match ($1,950,339).

Note 3: In response to the above financial summary, NUL states that, "The League uses a 'change in net assets from operations' as the measure of net assets that are available to support services in future periods. This 'Measure of Operations' excludes gains or losses on interest rate swaps, certain pension-related changes, the excess or deficit from the application of the League’s endowment spending policy rate, and Board-designated contributions. It does include a 'Net Assets released from restrictions' number when the restrictions are satisfied. The 'Change in Net Assets from Operations' in 2023 was a positive $710,586.”

 

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance