Urban League of Kansas City Mo

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
440546273
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Kansas City, MO, USA
Phone
8164710550
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Salvation Army

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,175,730
Expenses
$1,290,691
Assets
$3,229,577
Liabilities
$75,449

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GWENDOLYN GRANT (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • GWENDOLYN GRANT (PRESIDENT): $218,014 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To enable African Americans and other disadvantaged persons to secure economic self reliance, parity, power and civil rights.

What it reported doing in 2024

Education/ Youth Development/Family Engagement: The Urban League provides comprehensive educational support and advocacy services that combine quality tutorial support, study skills guidance, parent education and empowerment, and research to increase student academic performance and college eligibility, especially for high-risk students. Program components include: Project Ready: ACT Now! - a comprehensive ACT test preparation, college and career planning program that seeks to improve student performance on ACT tests, increase college eligibility, and prepare participants for college, careers, financial self-sufficiency and life-long success. The program aligns with the National Urban League framework for youth development. On average, our students have increased their composite ACT test scores by 2 to 3 points upon completion of a four-week course with some students achieving 4 and 5-point gains. Parent Education and Empowerment Center - equips parents with the necessary skills, resources and technical supports to serve as engaged advocates throughout their childs education journey. Services include one-on-one coaching, assistance with Individual Education Plans, 504 Plans, school discipline issues and more. Accelerated Learning Lab - individual and small-group academic coaching for K-12 grade students

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 90% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 96% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90.4%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 81.8%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $38.14 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -9.8%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.5; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16.9%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.7% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21.6% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 90.4% of revenue deployed · 81.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $218K · 16 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $249K reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 19/100.