Massachusetts · Nonprofit
URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSCHUSETTS INC
URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSCHUSETTS INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 46 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,687,487 to it, the largest being NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE INC ($401,029). 21 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.6M
- Funders on record
- 46
- Grants received
- $2.7M
- Net assets
- $1.6M
What Urban League of Eastern Masschusetts Inc does
Mission
The mission of the urban league of eastern massachusetts is to enable adults in eastern ma to overcome racial, social barriers, economic inequities, sexual and domestic violence to employment and economic development opportunities. For over 100 years, ulem's programs and services have given hope to participants and made a lasting, impactful statement in the community. It is a member of the national urban league, inc. (nul) and a member of the united way of massachusetts bay.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Employment resource center the employment and resource center (erc) at the urban league of eastern massachusetts plays a vital role in bridging the digital divide, which disproportionately affects communities of color in today's evolving job market. As the hybrid nature of employment continues to grow, the erc offers a comprehensive array of services designed to support both program participants and the broader community. These services include assistance with online job searches, resume building, up-to-date job listings, and access to a job board. In partnership with abcd masshire, the erc also provides career coaching and counseling to individuals seeking unemployment benefits from the commonwealth, ensuring those in need have the resources and guidance to succeed in today's workforce. Job placement the workforce development program at the urban league of eastern massachusetts is dedicated to empowering job seekers by not only helping them secure employment but also ensuring they find positions that align with their skills and career aspirations. Through strong partnerships with corporate employers, participants receive comprehensive support, including resume reviews, job-search…
$1,004,088 spentof which $38,098 as grants85% of program spendingDomestic and sexual violence project the domestic and sexual violence project is a culturally specific services program designed to improve outcomes for african american domestic and sexual violence victims/survivors and their families. The project's ovw objectives include: "delivering in-depth domestic violence awareness programs to the community "engaging with church leadership to provide training, education, and support for victims/survivors. "providing technical assistance to other ovw funded programs around the country.
$125,272 spent11% of program spendingProfessional skills and services programs msimbo ulem coding academy ulem's msimbo workforce development program continued its evolution as one of boston's only community-based training models integrating ai-enhanced workforce preparation for adult learners. In 2025, the cohort enrolled 11 participants, with six actively progressing despite significant economic barriers affecting persistence. Students completed more than six portfolio projects each, applying skills in automation, web development, marketing systems, data analysis, and healthcare workflows; they also contributed real work to organizations such as boston public schools and dothouse health. The program successfully implemented the google ai essentials certification and taught learners to use more than six ai platforms, earning high student satisfaction and ulem-issued credentials. However, challenges included the absence of a dedicated program director, limited employer partnerships, insufficient financial support, and attrition driven by economic need rather than academic readiness. Recommendations for 2026 include strengthening staffing, employer engagement, financial support, certification offerings, data tracking,…
$47,637 spent4% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,176,997.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 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 2020 to 2021, from $1.6M to $2.0M (+27%).
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: 2019 14% · 2020 22% · 2021 20% · 2022 12% · 2023 10% · 2024 7% · 2025 18%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
89% of URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSCHUSETTS INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 7 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.
Board chair
Josh Kraft
Board chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 8 funders to 12 funders, grant income fell $410k → $149k.
11 of 46 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 28% 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 URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSCHUSETTS INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 46 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
URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSCHUSETTS INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 15% of grant income, and it takes 6 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 6 funders to its left
70% 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 URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSCHUSETTS INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 43% · 2018 33% · 2019 24% · 2020 26% · 2021 19% · 2022 22% · 2023 21% — 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
39% of URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSCHUSETTS INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 46% 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
50% of URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSCHUSETTS INC's grant income comes from Massachusetts funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $748k arriving through sponsors registered in 9 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.
Against its field
URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSCHUSETTS INC is better cushioned than half of the 6,891 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 6,891 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSCHUSETTS INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $1.3M on record.
- Department of Justice$1.3M
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 URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSCHUSETTS INC
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 Massachusetts
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
62% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
93%
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 URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSCHUSETTS INC: 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 URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSCHUSETTS INC?
- URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSCHUSETTS INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 46 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,687,487 to it, the largest being NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE INC ($401,029). 21 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSCHUSETTS INC have?
- IRS filings report 46 organizations giving $2,687,487 in grants to URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSCHUSETTS INC, 21 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSCHUSETTS INC?
- NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE INC is the largest funder on record, with $401,029 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSCHUSETTS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. 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 2019–2025), and the filings of 46 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