Urban League of Palm Beach County Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
591533710
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Phone
5618331461
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Human Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,839,121
Expenses
$4,863,509
Assets
$2,923,322
Liabilities
$568,830

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

Leadership & pay

25 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Marie E Sanches (Senior Vice President of Programs)
  • Soulan D Johnson (Vice President of Development and Marketing)

Highest reported compensation

  • Patrick Franklin (C.E.O): $224,499 total reported compensation
  • Marie E Sanches (Senior Vice President of Programs): $151,758 total reported compensation
  • Soulan D Johnson (Vice President of Development and Marketing): $128,254 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Urban League of Palm Beach County is creating pathways for our communities to access economic, social, and civic opportunities through education, advocacy, and training.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Organization creates pathways for individuals and families to achieve economic, educational, and social success through its Youth & Education, Housing and Economic Development, and Workforce Development initiatives. The Youth & Education Pathway empowers young people to achieve academic success, develop leadership skills, and make positive life choices through programs such as NULITES, National Achievers Society, Children and Families In Need of Services, Teen Outreach Program, STEAM Team, and Youth Crime Prevention and Intervention. The Housing and Economic Development Pathway homeownership through Foreclosure Mitigation, Homebuyer Education, Assistance, Pre- and Post- Purchase Counseling, and Financial Literacy Workshops. The Workforce Development Mortgage Application Pathway enhances employment opportunities by providing job training, digital skills education, and career readiness support.Collectively, these initiatives expand access to opportunity, promote self-sufficiency, and strengthen communities through education, advocacy, and empowerment.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 72
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 79.2%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $12.99 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.5%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.6; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.5%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.4% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80% of revenue deployed · 79.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $3.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $224K · 25 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $308K reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 46/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 21/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 45/100.