Delaware · Nonprofit
METROPOLITAN WILMINGTON URBAN LEAGUEINC
METROPOLITAN WILMINGTON URBAN LEAGUEINC (Delaware) receives grants from 15 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,300,667 to it, the largest being LONGWOOD FOUNDATION INC ($720,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $822k
- Funders on record
- 15
- Grants received
- $1.3M
- Net assets
- $766k
What Metropolitan Wilmington Urban Leagueinc does
Mission
To empower people of color to achieve economic self reliance, parity, and civil rights. The mwul envisions a community where people from a wide array of backgrounds and experiences, contribute to and benefit from an alliance that is committed to (continued on schedule o) action-oriented public policy research and principled advocacy. The mwul seeks to address the problems of equality and fairness by assuring that those who influence change represent the broader community and understand the economic and social realities facing people of color. The mwul is an affiliate of the national urban league.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The mwul education and youth initiatives includes the following programs. 1)achievement matters works to ensure that all children are well educated and prepared for economic self-reliance in the 21st century by eliminating the achievement gap between minorities and increasing the graduation rate among african-americans and hispanics. 2)the james h. Gilliam sr. Fellowship brings leaders with diverse backgrounds together to work collaboratively in communities, while building their capacity as policy makers, advocates and community organizers. (continued on schedule o).during this 10-month immersive fellowship, fellows gain knowledge and experience in policy research, coalition building and learn to navigate delaware's political and economic arenas from a host of legislators, community advocates and business leaders across the state. Through a cross-sector collaboration with the wilmington education strategic think tank (westt) guided by authentic voice and evidence, the center for education equity and public policy envisions a wilmington where black and brown children will no longer be harmed by poor educational outcomes and children are guaranteed an exceptional education.
$149,725 spentof which $2,000 as grants$44,846 earned by the program37% of program spendingMwul partners with local community stakeholders to assist with the implementation of programs that provide emergency housing assistance to renters experiencing financial hardship and first time homeownership workshops and counseling.
$152,577 spent38% of program spendingThe building people power campaign promotes research, writing and editing by a team of faculty scholars, community leaders and practitioners to shed light on the current conditions in delaware's communities of color in the areas of housing, education, health, criminal justice and employment and provide data driven recommendations for our policy makers and elected officials with the goal of eradicating racial and ethnic disparities through collective advocacy and action.
$99,427 spent25% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $401,729.
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. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $282k to $714k (+153%).
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: 2017 54% · 2018 44% · 2019 30% · 2020 65% · 2021 17% · 2022 34% · 2023 28% · 2024 26%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
98% of METROPOLITAN WILMINGTON URBAN LEAGUEINC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 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
Jennifer Thompkins
Chief executive officer
Board chair
Joel Coppadge
Board chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2021 and FY2022 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 4 funders, grant income rose $35k → $105k.
1 of 15 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 2% 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 METROPOLITAN WILMINGTON URBAN LEAGUEINC’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
METROPOLITAN WILMINGTON URBAN LEAGUEINC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 55% of grant income and the top three 84%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2019 90% · 2020 44% · 2021 67% · 2022 77% · 2023 67% — 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
29% of METROPOLITAN WILMINGTON URBAN LEAGUEINC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 47% 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
80% of METROPOLITAN WILMINGTON URBAN LEAGUEINC's grant income comes from Delaware funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $25k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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.
Against its field
METROPOLITAN WILMINGTON URBAN LEAGUEINC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 21,616 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,616 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like METROPOLITAN WILMINGTON URBAN LEAGUEINC
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 Delaware
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
64% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
77%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds METROPOLITAN WILMINGTON URBAN LEAGUEINC?
- METROPOLITAN WILMINGTON URBAN LEAGUEINC (Delaware) receives grants from 15 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,300,667 to it, the largest being LONGWOOD FOUNDATION INC ($720,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does METROPOLITAN WILMINGTON URBAN LEAGUEINC have?
- IRS filings report 15 organizations giving $1,300,667 in grants to METROPOLITAN WILMINGTON URBAN LEAGUEINC, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of METROPOLITAN WILMINGTON URBAN LEAGUEINC?
- LONGWOOD FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $720,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like METROPOLITAN WILMINGTON URBAN LEAGUEINC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Delaware. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 15 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing