The National Urban League is a historic civil rights organization dedicated to economic empowerment in order to elevate the standard of living in historically underserved urban communities. Founded in 1910 and headquartered in New York City, the National Urban League spearheads the efforts of its local affiliates through the development of programs, public policy research and advocacy. Today, the National Urban League has 88 affiliates serving 300 communities, in 36 states and the District of Columbia, providing direct services that impact and improve the lives of more than 2 million people nationwide.
Contact details
- Website:
- https://nul.org
- Address:
- 80 Pine Street, 9th Floor Floor New York, NY 10005
- Country:
- United States
- Sub-region:
- Northern America
Areas of focus
Topics of research
Geographics of focus
USA
Operating languages
English
Organisation details
Business model
Non-profit
Year founded
1910
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Founded by
Founders: George Edmund Haynes, Ruth Standish Baldwin
Founder gender: Both male & female co-founders
Founder gender: Both male & female co-founders
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Marc Morial
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2024): Marc Morial
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2023): Marc Morial
Leader gender: Male
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2024): Marc Morial
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2023): Marc Morial
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2025
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United States average
Global average
2024
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2023
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% Female staff
2025
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Global average
2024
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2023
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Age (years)
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Organisational performance
Financials
2015
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Social
Facebook
Likes (2022)
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Likes (2021)
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Likes (2019)
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Twitter
Followers (2025)
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Followers (2024)
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Followers (2022)
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Subscribers (2025)
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Subscribers (2024)
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Subscribers (2023)
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Instagram
Followers (2025)
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Followers (2024)
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Followers (2023)
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Followers (2025)
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Followers (2024)
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Followers (2023)
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Data notes
Last
updated: 24/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Observatoire des Think Tanks Directory, Organisation´s website
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Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Observatoire des Think Tanks Directory, Organisation´s website
Have we got something wrong?: Contact us to update this record. There is more information in the database, you can download it here.