National Urban League

New York City, NY, United States

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

Geographics of focus
USA
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Independent
Year founded
1910
Age (years)
National Urban League
 113
United States average
 40
Global average
 31
Founded by
Founders: George Edmund Haynes, Ruth Standish Baldwin
Founder gender: Both male and female co-founders
Leadership
Leader(s) (2023): Marc Morial
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2022): Marc H. Morial
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2021): Marc H. Morial
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2023
National Urban League
 10
United States average
 51
Global average
 66
2021
National Urban League
 12
2019
National Urban League
 10
% Female staff
2023
National Urban League
 40%
United States average
 51%
Global average
 50%
2021
National Urban League
 42%
2019
National Urban League
 30%

Organisational performance

Financials
2015
National Urban League
 $51,303,818
United States average
 $20,888,106
Global average
 $57,395,241

Social

Likes (2022)
National Urban League
 72,221
United States average
 87,085
Global average
 32,672
Likes (2021)
National Urban League
 71,616
Likes (2019)
National Urban League
 64,436
Twitter
Followers (2023)
National Urban League
 109,300
United States average
 50,073
Global average
 20,011
Followers (2022)
National Urban League
 112,357
Followers (2021)
National Urban League
 111,416
Subscribers (2023)
National Urban League
 3,240
United States average
 19,546
Global average
 6,278
Subscribers (2022)
National Urban League
 2,860
Subscribers (2021)
National Urban League
 2,370
Followers (2023)
National Urban League
 67,000
United States average
 15,953
Global average
 10,621
Followers (2022)
National Urban League
 59,890
Followers (2021)
National Urban League
 54,680
Followers (2023)
National Urban League
 23,753
United States average
 18,451
Global average
 12,056
Followers (2022)
National Urban League
 19,988
Followers (2019)
National Urban League
 11,356

Data notes

Last updated: 24/05/2023
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Observatoire des Think Tanks Directory, Organisation´s website
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