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← URBAN LEAGUE OF KANSAS CITY MO

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by URBAN LEAGUE OF KANSAS CITY MO.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,175,730
Total expenses
$1,290,691
Contributions and grants received
$1,074,039
Grants paid
$36,068
Program service revenue
$49,575
Investment income
$72,667
Other revenue
-$20,551
Total assets, end of year
$3,229,577
Total liabilities, end of year
$75,449
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,154,128
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,055,531
Management and general expenses
$206,997
Fundraising expenses
$28,163
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,055,531

Program services were 81.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $3,500

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $164,315

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $906,224

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Revenue

    total $75 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Program Revenue

    total $49,500 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $72,667 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $72,667

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $15,425

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $164,315

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $36,976

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$21,551 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$21,551

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $1,000 · related or exempt $1,000 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $36,068 · program services $36,068

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $218,014 · program services $202,878 · management and general $7,382 · fundraising $7,754

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $335,708 · program services $313,083 · management and general $11,007 · fundraising $11,618

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $44,409 · program services $41,126 · management and general -$245 · fundraising $3,528

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $39,246 · program services $36,513 · management and general $1,334 · fundraising $1,399

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $157,076 · program services $0 · management and general $157,076 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $240,436 · program services $227,690 · management and general $12,746 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,790 · program services $2,534 · management and general $256 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $92,006 · program services $81,245 · management and general $8,715 · fundraising $2,046

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $29,548 · program services $26,244 · management and general $3,304 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $61,582 · program services $59,777 · management and general $1,805 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $995 · program services $902 · management and general $93 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $2,977 · program services $2,644 · management and general $333 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $11,090 · program services $9,850 · management and general $1,240 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,971 · program services $10,724 · management and general $1,247 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $6,775 · program services $4,253 · management and general $704 · fundraising $1,818

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,052,428 · end of year $963,655

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $276,785 · end of year $277,201

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $204,589 · end of year $89,715

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $14,615 · end of year $10,175

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $120,149

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $100,428

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $30,811 · end of year $19,721

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,775,511 · end of year $1,869,110

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $106,998 · end of year $62,252

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $13,197

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,617,446 · end of year $3,016,752

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $630,295 · end of year $137,376

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

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

  • 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

    Expenses $369,897 · Grants $23,000 · Revenue $2,575

  • Race relations/Social Justice - the Organization promotes civil rights by actively working to eradicate barriers to equal participation in all aspects of American society, whether political, economic, social, educational, or cultural. Civil rights and racial justice empowerment initiatives include research The State of Black Kansas City Equality Index, civil rights educational journeys and education, economics, health, social justice, and civic engagement advocacy efforts

    Expenses $288,026 · Grants $750 · Revenue $49,500

  • The Workforce Development program through partnerships with the corporate sector, the Career Marketplace provides Employment assistance services for African Americans and other disadvantaged populations in the Greater Kansas City area. Services include: Career Coaching, Job referrals, Career fitness workshops, Digital education workshops, Retention Coaching, pre-Apprenticeship Training.

    Expenses $360,006 · Grants $9,500

  • Health Equity The organization works to deliver sustainable programs to create greater access to healthcare. The Organization advocates eliminating health disparities in underserved urban communities through: Healthcare education , Health and wellness events, Urban health research & data dissemination, Advocacy for equitable access to quality and affordable healthcare

    Expenses $37,602 · Grants $2,818

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Joe Davis

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michelle Word

    PREVIOUS CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adam Sachs

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Corey Hampton

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Arthur Cheatham

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Art Chaudry

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Murray Woodard

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Cokethea Hill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • India Boulton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve Israelite

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffrey Simon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Cooper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tiffany Hamilton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kara Larson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anita Parran

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gwendolyn Grant

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $218,014
    From this org
    $210,890
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,124
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,890
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,124
    Filer's total
    $218,014

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
1 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202610139349303451

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