Funding search · EIN 131840489 · New York, NY

National Urban League

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

719
grants reported
$155.7M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$62,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

  • Operating support to local Urban League affiliates nationwide
  • Regrants to Indianapolis CDCs redistributing cash to small businesses
  • Neighborhood community centers and multi-service centers in Indianapolis
  • Black churches and denominational bodies as small-business intermediaries
  • Indiana universities and community foundations as program partners
  • Youth, workforce, and housing nonprofits in Marion County

Typical grant

Median grant is $62,500, with the middle half between $10,000 and $219,128. The seven-figure checks go almost entirely to established Urban League affiliates in large metros, topping out around $2.6 million, while the Indianapolis small-business regranting partners cluster at round numbers between $150,000 and $1,055,000. With 719 grants to 496 recipients over three years, most affiliates and Indianapolis partners appear more than once, so this is repeat, relationship-based giving rather than one-time awards.

Positioning adjacent work

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    2 grants matching “glick · $700,000

    • $450,000

      Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $250,000

      Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

      Direct grants to small businesses

    Top recipients

    Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

    • Urban League of Westchester3 grants · $7.7M
    • Urban League of Essex County3 grants · $7.0M
    • Urban League of Palm Beach County3 grants · $6.8M
    • Detroit Urban League3 grants · $6.1M
    • Louisville Urban League3 grants · $4.9M
    • Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh3 grants · $4.4M
    • Urban League of Greater Atlanta3 grants · $3.7M
    • Pinellas County Urban League2 grants · $3.6M
    • Urban League Metropolitan St Louis3 grants · $3.5M
    • Indianapolis Urban League3 grants · $3.5M

    Giving over time

    $48.8M
    2022
    $52.1M
    2023
    $54.8M
    2024

    Grant history

    The 100 largest of 719 grants.

    • $2.6M

      Urban League of Westchester · White Plains, NY · 2022

      See part iv

    • $2.6M

      Urban League of Westchester · White Plains, NY · 2024

      See part iv

    • $2.5M

      Urban League of Essex County · Newark, NJ · 2024

      See part iv

    • $2.4M

      Urban League of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022

      See part iv

    • $2.4M

      Urban League of Westchester · White Plains, NY · 2023

      See part iv

    • $2.4M

      Urban League of Essex County · Newark, NJ · 2022

      See part iv

    • $2.2M

      Urban League of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023

      See part iv

    • $2.2M

      Pinellas County Urban League · St Petersburg, FL · 2022

      See part iv

    • $2.2M

      Detroit Urban League · Detroit, MI · 2024

      See part iv

    • $2.1M

      Urban League of Essex County · Newark, NJ · 2023

      See part iv

    • $2.1M

      Urban League of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024

      See part iv

    • $2.1M

      Detroit Urban League · Detroit, MI · 2022

      See part iv

    • $2.0M

      Pinellas County Urban League · St Petersburg, FL · 2024

      See part iv

    • $1.8M

      Detroit Urban League · Detroit, MI · 2023

      See part iv

    • $1.8M

      Louisville Urban League · Louisville, KY · 2022

      See part iv

    • $1.7M

      Urban League Metropolitan St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022

      See part iv

    • $1.7M

      Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

      See part iv

    • $1.7M

      Louisville Urban League · Louisville, KY · 2024

      See part iv

    • $1.6M

      Pinellas County Urban League · St Petersburg, FL · 2023

      See part iv

    • $1.5M

      Louisville Urban League · Louisville, KY · 2023

      See part iv

    • $1.4M

      Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

      See part iv

    • $1.4M

      Houston Area Urban League · Houston, TX · 2022

      See part iv

    • $1.3M

      Urban League of Kansas City · Kansas City, KS · 2022

      See part iv

    • $1.3M

      Chicago Urban League · Chicago, IL · 2023

      See part iv

    • $1.3M

      Urban League of Greater New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2023

      See part iv

    • $1.3M

      Urban League of Greater Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024

      See part iv

    • $1.3M

      Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022

      See part iv

    • $1.3M

      Urban League of Greater Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2022

      See part iv

    • $1.3M

      Indianapolis Urban League · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

      See part iv

    • $1.2M

      Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

      See part iv

    • $1.2M

      Indianapolis Urban League · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

      See part iv

    • $1.1M

      Urban League of Greater Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2023

      See part iv

    • $1.1M

      Chicago Urban League · Chicago, IL · 2024

      See part iv

    • $1.1M

      Urban League Metropolitan St Louis · St Louis, MT · 2023

      See part iv

    • $1.1M

      Knoxville Area Urban League · Knoxville, TN · 2022

      See part iv

    • $1.1M

      Martindale Brightwood Community Development Corp · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $1.0M

      Houston Area Urban League · Houston, TX · 2023

      See part iv

    • $1.0M

      Indianapolis Urban League · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

      See part iv

    • $967,500

      Urban League of Greater New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2022

      See part iv

    • $950,000

      Flanner House of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $900,000

      Westside Community Development Corporation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $874,520

      Houston Area Urban League · Houston, TX · 2024

      See part iv

    • $850,000

      Community Action of Greater Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $850,000

      Kheprw Institute · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $832,000

      Community Alliance of the Far Eastside · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $807,527

      Urban League of Greater New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2024

      See part iv

    • $800,000

      Martindale Brightwood Community Development Corp · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $795,809

      Austin Area Urban League · Austin, TX · 2023

      See part iv

    • $795,544

      Urban League of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

      See part iv

    • $774,068

      Austin Area Urban League · Austin, TX · 2024

      See part iv

    • $752,456

      Buffalo Urban League · Buffalo, NY · 2024

      See part iv

    • $750,000

      Hope Community Development Corporation of Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $750,000

      Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $750,000

      Kheprw Institute · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $750,000

      Martindale Brightwood Community Development Corp · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $749,352

      Mississppi Urban League · Jackson, MS · 2022

      See part iv

    • $746,554

      Urban League of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

      See part iv

    • $745,000

      Flanner House of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $722,429

      Chicago Urban League · Chicago, IL · 2022

      See part iv

    • $700,000

      Community Alliance of the Far Eastside · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $700,000

      Englewood Community Development Corporation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $700,000

      Local Initiative Support Corporation · New York, NY · 2024

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $700,000

      Flanner House of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $693,421

      Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024

      See part iv

    • $676,479

      Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2023

      See part iv

    • $671,572

      Los Angeles Urban League · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

      See part iv

    • $661,743

      Urban League of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

      See part iv

    • $661,353

      Urban League Metropolitan St Louis · St Louis, MT · 2024

      See part iv

    • $660,006

      Los Angeles Urban League · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

      See part iv

    • $649,362

      Knoxville Area Urban League · Knoxville, TN · 2023

      See part iv

    • $600,000

      Local Initiative Support Corporation · New York, NY · 2023

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $599,539

      Martin Luther King Multi-Service Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $580,215

      Community Action of Greater Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $578,910

      Urban League of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022

      See part iv

    • $556,665

      Urban League of Central Carolinas · Charlotte, NC · 2024

      See part iv

    • $515,388

      Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023

      See part iv

    • $515,000

      Los Angeles Urban League · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

      See part iv

    • $500,000

      Eastern Star Jewel Human Services Corporation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $500,000

      Mapleton-Fall Creek Development Corporation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $500,000

      United Way of Central Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $500,000

      Westside Community Development Corporation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $500,000

      Eastern Star Jewel Human Services Corporation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $500,000

      Iff · Chicago, IL · 2023

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $500,000

      Mapleton-Fall Creek Development Corporation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $500,000

      Eastern Star Jewel Human Services Corporation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $500,000

      Iff · Chicago, IL · 2022

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $500,000

      Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $500,000

      Indy Black Chamber of Commerce · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $500,000

      Pathway To the Future Learning Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $497,659

      Urban League of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

      See part iv

    • $482,960

      Near North Development Corporation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $480,600

      Indiana Black Expo · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $478,252

      New York Urban League · New York, NY · 2022

      See part iv

    • $469,454

      Urban League of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

      See part iv

    • $451,896

      Urban League of San Diego County · San Diego, CA · 2023

      See part iv

    • $450,000

      Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $450,000

      United Northeast Community Development Corporation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $450,000

      United Northeast Community Development Corporation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $450,000

      Westside Community Development Corporation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

      Direct grants to small businesses

    • $416,240

      Austin Area Urban League · Austin, TX · 2022

      See part iv

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    Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.