About National Urban League
A historic civil rights and urban advocacy organization providing economic empowerment, educational opportunities and the guarantee of civil rights for underserved communities across the United States.
Focus Areas
EducationWorkforce development / JobsSmall business / EntrepreneurshipHousing stabilityHealthCriminal justice / Equitable justiceAdvocacy and policyCommunity development
Who They Fund
small businessesmicroenterpriseslocal/community-based businesses
Funding Style
direct grants
About National Urban League
National Urban League Inc. repeatedly directs some of its largest grants to local Urban League affiliates, especially organizations in White Plains, Newark, and West Palm Beach. Those recipients show how the funder operates through its network: supporting affiliate infrastructure and local service delivery at a scale that regularly reaches the seven-figure range. Recent awards also show multi-year support for affiliates in Detroit, Pinellas County, Louisville, and Pittsburgh, indicating an ongoing relationship rather than isolated one-off gifts. The foundation’s giving is tied to the Urban League system and its broad civil rights mission. Its stated focus areas include education, workforce development, small business and entrepreneurship, housing, health, criminal justice, advocacy and policy, and community development. The recent grants list reflects that structure, with major support flowing to affiliates in cities such as Chicago, Houston, Kansas City, New Orleans, Atlanta, Oklahoma City, and Indianapolis. National Urban League Inc. also maintains scholarship and community grant programs on its website, linking its grantmaking to both education and community-based service delivery.
What National Urban League Funds
Education appears through the National Urban League Scholarships program, which is listed as an active grant program on the organization’s site. The same site also identifies Community Granting Programs that connect to economic empowerment, jobs, entrepreneurship, housing, and health. In workforce and economic mobility work, the funder gave $1,390,553 in 2023 to Houston Area Urban League in Houston for a local Urban League affiliate program. Small business and entrepreneurship support is visible in grants to Urban League of Kansas City, which received $1,317,489 in 2023, and to Urban League of Greater Atlanta, which received $1,275,104 in 2025. Housing and health also appear in the active community-grant descriptions, which link those areas to local affiliates and community organizations served through the Urban League network.
How National Urban League Gives
Typical grant sizes span a wide range: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $38,700, and the 75th percentile is $203,734. The recent-grants list also shows repeated awards to the same affiliates across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including Urban League of Westchester, Urban League of Essex County, and Detroit Urban League. That pattern points to ongoing institutional support. National Urban League Inc. is a regular funder, does not fund individuals, and is not a program-related-investment sponsor. Its grant programs are not described as accepting unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$54.8M
Total Assets
$280.5M
Total Revenue
$87.1M
Total Expenses
$109.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $204K, with a median of $39K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$39K
75th Percentile
$204K
Geographic Reach
National35 states funded
About 2% of grants go to recipients in IN.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SIDNEY H EVANS JR
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