- Revenue 2024
- $170,236,163
- Expenses 2024
- $170,155,766
Program services were 98.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- P22Z
- Classification
- 2100
- Street
- 2901 14TH ST NW
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE GREATER WASHINGTON URBAN LEAGUE ("GWUL OR "THE LEAGUE") ENVISIONS A DC METRO AREA INCLUSIVE OF FLOURISHING, MULTI-GENERATIONAL, BLACK COMMUNITIES WHERE MEMBERS THRIVE WITHOUT THE HINDRANCE OF SYSTEMIC MINORITIZATION AND RACIAL VIOLENCE. THUS, THE LEAGUE IS ON A MISSION TO INCREASE THE MONETARY AND POLITICAL WELLNESS AND POWER OF HISTORICALLY DISENFRANCHISED AND ECONOMICALLY EXCLUDED BLACK AND OTHER POPULATIONS OF COLOR. GWUL CONCURRENTLY WORKS TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY AS A MECHANISM TO ACHIEVE EQUITY WHILE ALSO PROMOTING SELF-RELIANCE AND POLITICAL PARITY. OUR WORK COMBATS GENERATIONAL WEATHERING, PSYCHOLOGICAL OPPRESSION, STRUCTURAL BARRIERS, LOST WEALTH, AND COMMUNITY DISPLACEMENT.FOR 84 YEARS, THE LEAGUE HAS IMPACTED MILLIONS OF LIVES, STANDING BOTH ON SOCIETY'S FRONTLINES AND IN THE TRENCHES, SERVING AS A SAFETY NET AND OPPORTUNITY FACILITATOR IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON DC COMMUNITY.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE GREATER WASHINGTON URBAN LEAGUE (GWUL OR THE LEAGUE) IS ON A MISSION TO INCREASE THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL POWER OF HISTORICALLY ENDANGERED, EXCLUDED, AND DIVERSE POPULATIONS. FOR OVER 83 YEARS, THE LEAGUE HAS STOOD ON SOCIETY'S FRONTLINES AS WELL AS IN THE TRENCHES SERVING AS A SAFETY NET AND FACILITATOR OF OPPORTUNITY IN WASHINGTON, DC AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND. AS ONE OF THE DISTRICT'S OLDEST CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS, THE LEAGUE CONTINUES TO CARVE A DISTINCTIVE PATH TOWARDS JUSTICE AND FAIR PLAY BY PUTTING FAMILIES FIRST AND CATERING TO THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN. SINCE 1938, GWUL HAS GUIDED INDIVIDUALS ON THE ROAD TO SELF-RELIANCE, IMPACTING OVERFIVE MILLION LIVES. THE GREATER WASHINGTON URBAN LEAGUE IS A 501(C) (3) NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION, A MEMBER AGENCY OF THE UNITED WAY OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA AND ONE OF OVER 90 AFFILIATES OF THE NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE.
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EMERGENCY ASSISTANCESTABILITY PATHWAYS: EASING ACCESS TO EMERGENCY FUNDS AND PUBLIC BENEFITSWE PROVIDE CHANNELS OF FINANCIAL RECOVERY BY DISTRIBUTING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES AT RISK OF EVICTION, FOOD INSECURITY, UTILITY DISRUPTIONS, EDUCATION DELAYS OR MEDICAL NEGLECT. OUR FINANCIAL AID INCLUDES: PAYMENT OF RENTAL ARREARS PAYDOWN OF PAST DUE UTILITY BILLS CASH FOR LIFE'S EMERGENCIES EVICTION DIVERSION SUPPORT ACCESS SUPPORT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ADVOCACY TO END POVERTY POLICIES
Expenses $9,685,503
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HOUSING SERVICESHOMEOWNERSHIP PATHWAYS: FROM ROOMING TO RENTING TO OWNINGOUR WORK STRETCHES FROM PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS TO MAKING HOMEOWNERSHIP A REALITY BY HELPING CLIENTS AVOID THE TRAUMAS OF EVICTION AND FORECLOSURE WHILE PREPARING OTHERS FOR THE RIGORS AND REWARDS OF HOME OWNERSHIP. OUR SERVICES INCLUDE: CLOSING COST & DOWN PAYMENT FUNDING HOUSING COUNSELING & EDUCATION HOME OWNERSHIP ACADEMY FORECLOSURE & LOAN MODIFICATION SUPPORT WEATHERIZATION ADVOCACY FOR FAIR CREDIT REPORTING
Expenses $156,448,707 · Grants $30,000
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FAMILY WELLNESS
Expenses $1,263,329
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Dawn C Hendricks PmpDAWN C HENDRICKS PMP
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Rev Dr Kendrick CurryREV DR KENDRICK CURRY
FIRST VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Brandi PetwayBRANDI PETWAY
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Rizwan Rizzy Qureshi EsqRIZWAN RIZZY QURESHI ESQ
GENERAL COUNSEL
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Charles W Johnson IVCHARLES W JOHNSON IV
CHAIR GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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David R WhiteDAVID R WHITE
CHAIR FINANCE COMMITTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Jesse J PriceJESSE J PRICE
CHAIRMAN-OFFICIO
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Monique LanauxMONIQUE LANAUX
CHAIR DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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John HoustonJOHN HOUSTON
PRESIDENT, THURSDAY NETWORK
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Robin T BrowderROBIN T BROWDER
PRESIDENT, GWUL GUILD
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Richard FortuneRICHARD FORTUNE
GENERAL BOARD MEMBERS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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David GeanacopoulosDAVID GEANACOPOULOS
GENERAL BOARD MEMBERS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Michelle Kimbrough MaMICHELLE KIMBROUGH MA
GENERAL BOARD MEMBERS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Anna SchneiderANNA SCHNEIDER
GENERAL BOARD MEMBERS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Travoris CulpepperTRAVORIS CULPEPPER
GENERAL BOARD MEMBERS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Ellen GranbergELLEN GRANBERG
GENERAL BOARD MEMBERS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Barbara Mitchell EsqBARBARA MITCHELL ESQ
GENERAL BOARD MEMBERS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Tatiana RoysterTATIANA ROYSTER
GENERAL BOARD MEMBERS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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George H Lambert JrGEORGE H LAMBERT JR
CEO
- Total calculated
- $225,184
- From this org
- $225,184
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $200,556
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $24,628
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $225,184
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Kimberly CorbinKIMBERLY CORBIN
CAFO
- Total calculated
- $221,612
- From this org
- $221,612
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $194,253
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $27,359
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $221,612
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Fells EricaFELLS ERICA
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $129,155
- From this org
- $129,155
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Lafontant SylvieLAFONTANT SYLVIE
FINANCE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $126,986
- From this org
- $126,986
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Oates KendraOATES KENDRA
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $114,334
- From this org
- $114,334
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Tate FurardTATE FURARD
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $115,549
- From this org
- $115,549
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Cummings BetsyCUMMINGS BETSY
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $114,930
- From this org
- $114,930
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $170,236,163
- Expenses
- $170,155,766
- Contributions
- $170,164,107
- Grants paid
- $30,000
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2023
- Revenue
- $159,911,816
- Expenses
- $159,261,808
- Contributions
- $160,083,520
- Grants paid
- $50,885
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2022
- Revenue
- $125,125,831
- Expenses
- $124,329,016
- Contributions
- $125,515,862
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $125,125,831
- Expenses
- $124,329,016
- Contributions
- $125,515,862
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $37,579,443
- Expenses
- $37,670,139
- Assets (EOY)
- $11,622,213
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $10,848,206
- Expenses
- $10,784,626
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,816,976
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,559,769
- Expenses
- $4,531,116
- Assets (EOY)
- $8,556,240
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,351,919
- Expenses
- $4,272,203
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,512,911
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,169,934
- Expenses
- $5,242,064
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,861,951
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,822,991
- Expenses
- $4,860,421
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,345,828
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,698,245
- Expenses
- $4,647,910
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,508,292
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2011 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $4,667,622
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,504,478
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2010 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $4,991,667
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,970,099
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$4,525,860
2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
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$331,942
2022 SEE PART IV
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$316,963
2024 SEE PART IV
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$304,853
2023 SEE PART IV
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2024 DESIGNATED AND/OR GRANTED IN SUPPORT OF AGENCY PROGRAMS
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2022 DESIGNATED AND/OR GRANTED IN SUPPORT OF AGENCY PROGRAMS
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2023 DESIGNATED AND/OR GRANTED IN SUPPORT OF AGENCY PROGRAMS
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2022 General Support
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$80,000
2025 UTILITY BILL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
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$80,000
2022 TO FUND THE MISSION
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2024 return
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501(C)(3) · COMMUNITY SERVICES · NY
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.