NonprofitsColumbus Urban League

Columbus Urban League

COLUMBUS, OH

Total revenue

$14.4M

Total expenses

$17.3M

Net assets

$12.5M

Grants received

$24.4M

162 grants

EIN

314379453

Tax year

2023

Mission

Your columbus urban league is a trusted, community-driven organization. We create opportunity and access for all people through economic, educational, and social progress.

Programs

6 programs

Entrepreneurship & small business services: provides new opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs by working to equip participants with the knowledge, resources and support needed to transform their business ideas into reality. These services foster ventures that not only succeed but also make a meaningful impact on our local economy.

Expenses: $1.1MGrants: $125K

Financial empowerment services: provides participants with the tools, knowledge and resources necessary to understand and take control of their finances. This helps to ensure everyone can be part of a financially empowered community.

Expenses: $3.6MGrants: $2.4M

Head start: provides pre-kindergarten education services to children ages 3-5 years old. Head start also provides wrap-around services to families including resources for employment, housing and health services.

Expenses: $1.4M

Family enrichment: provides services to the entire family including safety and security, mental health, housing resources, employment, tutoring, violence intervention and education.

Expenses: $1.6M

Youth leadership: provides education, training, credentialing and job placement to youth between the ages of 14-21.

Expenses: $1.3M

Advocacy: provides needed advocacy to the families served by the columbus urban league. Ensures much needed community information is provided and distributed among the families served.

Expenses: $760K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$13.9M
Program service revenue
Investment income$125K
Other revenue$383K
Total revenue$14.4M

Expenses

Grants paid$2.5M
Salaries & benefits$8.2M
Fundraising$989K
Other expenses$6.6M
Total expenses$17.3M
Total assets$15.0M
Net assets$12.5M

People

24 listed

NameRoleCompensation

STEPHANIE HIGHTOWER

PRESIDENT & CEO

Board

$456K

50 hrs/wk

JEANEEN HOOKS

AVP OF FINANCIAL COMPLIANC

Board

$160K

40 hrs/wk

CHRISTINA BOULDING

VP OF ADVANCEMENT

Board

$154K

45 hrs/wk

NAZREE GORE

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Board

$129K

45 hrs/wk

MONICA OLIVERIO

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

TRISTAN HALL

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

VIREN PATEL

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

WILLIAM JEFFERSON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JIM NEGRON

BOARD CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

NICHOLE BARNES MARSHALL

BOARD VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

HUSSEIN AWADA

BOARD TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

STEPHANIE SHAW

BOARD SECRETARY

Board

1 hrs/wk

DARREN SHEPPARD

AT LARGE

Board

1 hrs/wk

BETH MURPHY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

BRANDON NELSON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

GIAVONNI LUCAS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

KEIRA CHATMAN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARK HALPIN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MELISSA BLOUNT-GARNER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MELISSA STIMAC

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JENNIFER MCKENZIE

AVP OF PROGRAMMING

Staff

$175K

40 hrs/wk

JOI ARMSTRONG

DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Staff

$132K

40 hrs/wk

MARY LOVE

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Staff

$118K

40 hrs/wk

MAUDE HILL

AVP OF COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

Staff

$102K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

UPRYS LLC

PAYROLL PROCESSING, STRATEGIC PLANNING

$1.6M

COLOR CODED LABS INC

TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

$324K

FREEDOM EQUITY INC

SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES

$250K

CHP AGLER ROAD OFFICE LLC

BUILDING RENTAL

$169K

ACCOUNTEMPS

TEMPORARY STAFFING

$154K

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
$933K
IN SUPPORT OF UNDERSERVED SMALL BUSINESS EXPANSION
2024
$410K
NEIGHBORHOOD
2024
$142K
PROGRAM OPERATING COSTS
2024
$118K
SEE PART IV
2024
$36K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2024
$25K
FY2024 - EMPOWERMENT SPONSOR
2024
$25K
DONOR DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$20K
Provide general operating support
2024
$15K
To empower African Americans and disenfranchised groups through economic educational and social progress.
2024
$15K
ANNUAL OPERATIONS
2024
$10K
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2024
$10K
To empower African Americans and underrepresented groups through economic educational and social progress.
2024
$1K
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$1K
SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2024
$457K
SOCIAL SERVICES & URBAN AFFAIRS
2023
$452K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$298K
SEE PART IV
2023
$142K
PROGRAM OPERATING COSTS
2023
$100K
General Operating Support
2023
$50K
CARDINAL HEALTH COMMUNITIES\CENTRAL OHIO
2023
$36K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$25K
To empower African Americans and disenfranchised groups through economic educational and social progress.
2023
$25K
CORPORATE DONATION
2023
$25K
FY2023 - GENERAL DONATION TO LOCAL PROGRAM.
2023
$25K
DONOR DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$15K
ANNUAL OPERATIONS
2023
$15K
ANNUAL OPERATIONS
2023
$15K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$14K
Sponsorship of Empowerment Day event
2023
$11K
Program Support
2023
$10K
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2023
$10K
PROJECT SURVIVAL & EMPOWERMENT DAY
2023
$8K
Program Support
2023
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$1K
SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2023
$78
General operating support
2023
$6.6M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$1.2M
IN SUPPORT OF UNDERSERVED SMALL BUSINESS EXPANSION
2022
$964K
SOCIAL SERVICES
2022
$300K
IN SUPPORT OF CREATING ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND CAREER PATHWAYS
2022
$250K
TO GROW WEALTH, EDUCATION, EARNING POWER AND SMALL BUSINESSES WHILE SUPPORTING STRONG FAMILIES AND ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
2022
$250K
DONATION FOR CAPACITY BUILDING.
2022
$195K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$150K
GRANT TO IMPLEMENT THE ONE MILLION BLACK WOMEN INITIATIVE IN OH.
2022
$142K
PROGRAM OPERATING COSTS
2022
$110K
SEE PART IV
2022
$100K
First Payment for Operating Support
2022
$75K
To empower African Americans and disenfranchised groups through economic educational and social progress.
2022
$50K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$36K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2022
$28K
CORPORATE DONATION
2022
$25K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$25K
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2022
$25K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$25K
DONATION TO SUPPORT EMPOWERMENT DAY 2022
2022
$25K
DONATION TO SUPPORT EMPOWERMENT DAY 2022
2022
$19K
PROJECT SURVIVAL & EMPOWERMENT DAY
2022
$16K
DONOR DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$15K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
$15K
Program Support
2022
$15K
ANNUAL OPERATIONS
2022
$10K
Sponsorship of the Empowerment Day event
2022
$8K
Program Support
2022
$5K
HELP ORG SERVE CHARITY
2022
$4K
Program Support
2022
$2K
Employee Match, Support of Minority-owned Businesses
2022
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$1K
SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2022
$200K
IN SUPPORT OF CREATING ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND CAREER PATHWAYS
2021
$175K
IN SUPPORT OF FINANCIAL HEALTH
2021
$127K
Program Services
2021
$107K
PROGRAM OPERATING COSTS
2021
$104K
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2021
$85K
SEE PART IV
2021
$50K
Their mission is to empower African Americans and disenfranchised groups through economic educational and social progress.
2021
$40K
MINORITY SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT FUND
2021
$27K
DONOR DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$17K
DONOR DESIGNATION PR
2021
$10K
CHARITABLE
2021
$10K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2021
$8K
Support Columbus Urban League's mission
2021
$4K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$250K
SOCIAL SERVICES
2020
$140K
SOCIAL SERVICES
2020
$125K
Mission to empower African Americans and disenfranchised groups through economic, educational and social progress.
2020
$101K
PROGRAM OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$100K
SOCIAL SERVICES
2020
$100K
SEE PART IV
2020
$100K
SEE PART IV
2020
$75K
SOCIAL SERVICES
2020
$60K
DONOR/VOLUNTEER DESIGNATED FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$60K
GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2020
$50K
SOCIAL SERVICES
2020
$50K
FRESH AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM
2020
$50K
SOCIAL SERVICES
2020
$33K
SOCIAL SERVICES
2020
$32K
SOCIAL SERVICES
2020
$25K
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2020
$25K
DONATION TO OHIO BASED CHARITY THAT WORKS WITH UNDERSERVED YOUTH.
2020
$20K
TO SUPPORT PROJECT SURVIVAL PROGRAM
2020
$20K
DONOR DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$16K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$15K
CHARITABLE
2020
$15K
GENERAL FUND
2020
$10K
ANNUAL OPERATIONS
2020
$10K
SOCIAL SERVICES
2020
$10K
CORPORATE DONATION
2020
$7K
ADVOCACY FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS AND DISENFRANCHISED GROUPS
2020
$7K
Support Columbus Urban League's mission
2020
$7K
Unrestricted
2020
$5K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$5K
SOCIAL SERVICES
2020
$5K
RECOVERY, REFORM & RESILIENCY INITIATIVE
2020
$5K
SOCIAL SERVICES
2020
$5K
SOCIAL SERVICES
2020
$5K
SOCIAL SERVICES
2020
$4K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$2K
SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2020
$500
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
2020
$135K
PROGRAM OPERATING COSTS
2019
$100K
IN SUPPORT OF FINANCIAL HEALTH
2019
$56K
SEE PART IV
2019
$25K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2019
$18K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$15K
PROGRAM OPERATING COSTS
2019
$4K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$114K
PROGRAM OPERATING COSTS
2018
$100K
IN SUPPORT OF FINANCIAL HEALTH
2018
$57K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$40K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$6K
DONOR DESIGNATION
2018
$5K
COMMUNITY BENEFIT
2018
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$250
URBAN AFFAIRS
2018
$100K
Community Impact Fund
2017

Funded by

$24.4M from 48 funders · 162 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$6.6M · 2 grants · 2020–2022

Young Mens Christian Association Of Central Ohio

$6.5M · 7 grants · 2018–2024

Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

$3.4M · 15 grants · 2018–2024

Columbus Foundation

$2.6M · 15 grants · 2020–2024

United Way Of Central Ohio Inc

$1.1M · 14 grants · 2018–2024

National Urban League Inc

$867K · 7 grants · 2019–2024

Ohio Child Care Resource And Referral

$378K · 9 grants · 2021–2023

Andre Agassi Foundation For Education

$375K · 6 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN314379453
Subsection03
Ruling date1941-12
Formed1918
Employees129
Volunteers50
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