California · Nonprofit
LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE (California) receives grants from 73 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,954,208 to it, the largest being NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE INC ($2,840,338). 33 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $3.3M
- Funders on record
- 73
- Grants received
- $12M
- Net assets
- $217k
What Los Angeles Urban League does
Mission
The Los Angeles Urban League (laul) is an independent affiliate of the national urban league. The laul was founded in 1921 to help african americans and others in underserved communities achieve their highest true social parity, economic self-reliance, power, and civil rights. The league promotes economic empowerment through education and job training, housing and community development, workforce development, entrepreneurship, health, and quality of life.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Entrepreneurship:intuit ideas: the intuit invest, develop, empower, accelerate, scale (ideas) supports locally owned small businesses representing a geographically diverse cross-section of los angeles.the program graduated 26 businesses with 190 hours of business counseling support.hospitality counseling by pepsi: hospitality counseling provides support to existing restaurant and food service businesses to improve and professionalize their operations through basic and advanced skills training. The program serviced 7 businesses with 53 hours of business counseling support.elevate together by office depot: elevate together provides support to small businesses who have five employees or less. It is designed to support business growth and profitability, and companies are assessed if they have potential to scale. $5,000 awards are provided to participants. The program serviced 7 businesses with 109 hours of business counseling.business counseling: the Los Angeles Urban League business counselors provide small business counseling working with entrepreneurs and emerging business enterprises to help them scale and achieve success in their market. The program serviced 343 businesses with…
$981,040 spent37% of program spendingEducation:project ready: project ready provides academic enrichment support, socio-emotional education, and college and career readiness for los angeles county youth. The program serviced 88 participants exceeding a target of 75.biz camp: biz camp is a 4-week entrepreneurship summer camp where students develop business ideas and turn them into reality through planning, analysis, and real-world application. The program serviced 42 participants exceeding a target of 40.biz institute: biz institute is a yearlong "advanced class" of biz camp. Students engage in a curriculum that teaches traditional business start-up skills and provides support for regional entrepreneurship competitions. The program serviced 30 participants exceeding a target of 25.oceanography: through a partnership with uc san diego and scripps college, the schools host a 5-day residential science program for high school students, igniting curiosity about the earth - ocean system through a fun-filled campus experience. The program serviced 35 participants.black high school graduation: the Los Angeles Urban Leagues black high school graduation honors graduates with scholarships, student spotlights, celebrity guests,…
$757,332 spentof which $9,500 as grants29% of program spendingWorkforce:construction career academy:the Los Angeles Urban League works in partnership with socalgas, the southern california building trades association, and other construction trade and utility unions to increase community access to apprenticeship programs. The program serviced 83 participants exceeding a target of 50.healthcare workforce:in partnership with ucla health, our medical assistance certification program offers trainees the opportunity to become certified medical assistants in 12 months and guarantees job placement at one of ucla's nine hospital and clinical sites. The program serviced 22 participants.backstage careers:backstage careers provides training and job opportunities for individuals who are interested in working "behind the scenes" jobs: technical crew roles in production for film, television, and live events.career fairs and corporate recruiting events:these events connect job seekers with employers, offering job placement services and partnering with local businesses to identify job opportunities. Ongoing services include resume building, interview preparation, and networking assistance. The career fairs serviced 702 participants exceeding a target of 500.…
$873,233 spent33% of program spendingWildfire relief grants
$22,500 spentof which $22,500 as grants1% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,634,105.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $592k to $1.6M (+169%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2025 6%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Cynthia Mitchell-Heard
President & CEO
Board chair
Elliot Hinds
Chair (through 04/30/25)
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2017 and FY2018, and between the FY2023 and FY2024 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 10 funders to 24 funders, grant income rose $587k → $1.5M.
15 of 73 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 14% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 73 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 24% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
54% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 47% · 2018 34% · 2019 37% · 2020 30% · 2021 29% · 2022 37% · 2023 34% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
26% of LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 45% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE draws 59% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 14 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.7M arriving through sponsors registered in 12 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Government funding LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $963k on record.
- Department of Justice$963k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
63% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE?
- LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE (California) receives grants from 73 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,954,208 to it, the largest being NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE INC ($2,840,338). 33 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE have?
- IRS filings report 73 organizations giving $11,954,208 in grants to LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE, 33 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE?
- NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE INC is the largest funder on record, with $2,840,338 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 73 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing