EIN 35-0867932

United Way of Allen County

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
18
State
Year formed
1962
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
United Way of Allen County boldly impacts critical community issues through collaborative efforts that convene multiple partners. They address concerns in a two-generational approach through their impact areas of childhood success, and youth success. In March 2020, they launched an emergency relief fund to help meet the needs of Allen County residents affected by COVID economic impacts. They established an advisory committee made up of representatives from local foundations and United Way board members.
Total revenues
$3,258,264
2023
Total expenses
$3,170,137
2023
Total assets
$5,549,350
2023
Num. employees
18
2023

Program areas at United Way of Allen County

Priority area grant funds: United Way of Allen County provides funding to 19 organizations that provide services that help achieve community goals around food security, housing stability, and mental health access. Additionally, United Way invests in various community collaborations (kindergarten countdown, vita, persistence pays off, etc.) Throughout Allen County.
Donor designations: United Way of Allen County (uwac) directs designated contributions (50 or more) to a specific uwac priority area(s), initiative(s), or to local United ways in other communities. Uwac retains 15% of designated gifts to United ways/funds that are part of the northeast Indiana consortium and 15.1% on gifts to other United ways. No other fees or percentages are charged against these gifts.
Persistence pays off: persistence pays off (ppo) is a new initiative of United Way that was launched in april 2021. The goal of the initiative is to get more students to complete their college degree or certificate by helping eliminate some of the barriers that students are facing. We partner with the trio offices at ivy tech community college fort wayne and purdue fort wayne along with lutheran social services to provide students educational goal attainment, case management, life skills development and financial literacy coaching. In academic year 21-22, over 90 students received services and 88% of the students either returned for classes for the next academic semester, completed their certification, or graduated with their associate or bachelor's degree. Academic year 22-23 results were not yet available for this narrative.
Community collaborations: United Way of Allen County invests in numerous collaborative efforts that convene multiple partners to address concerns in the community in a two-generational approach through our priority areas of educational opportunities, food security, housing stability, and mental health access through community-based solutions. --volunteer engagement and day of caring: our total volunteer engagement coordinated over 1,749 volunteers for over 10,400 hours of community service which equals over 314,290 worth of service invested back in to Allen County. We work with corporate partners to connect their employees to volunteer opportunities in the community. We coordinate kit builds for them to complete or companies participate in our largest volunteer event, day of caring. Our 30th annual United Way day of caring continued to rebound in terms of volunteer numbers. In august 2022, over 1,200 volunteers contributed over 6,000 volunteer hours, and completed 68 projects. Projects submitted for day of caring are completed in one day and typically consist of cleaning, landscaping, painting and other general maintenance. Projects take place at non-profit agencies, schools or private residences coordinated by neighborlink. United Way works together with corporate partners, non-profit agencies and volunteers to meet the needs of our community, making Allen County a better place to live and work. --kindergarten countdown: kindergarten countdown completed its ninth year where 114 children attended classes in the schools they will be attending in the fall. The program operates in two public school districts and emphasizes classroom skills like raising hands and lining up quietly as well as strengthening the literacy skills that are necessary to learn to read. This year's students showed a 18 percent increase in basic literacy skills and a 25 percent increase in social emotional scores from the assessments completed at the beginning and end of the four-week program. There was a 48 percent increase in the number students able to write their names. --volunteer income tax assistance (vita): during the 2023 vita season, tax preparation was offered at one site in Allen County and four sites in dekalb, noble and steuben counties. This year, over 40 volunteers donated over 2,500 hours to this effort. Nearly 2.5 million were returned to over 2,600 residents.

Grants made by United Way of Allen County

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
BrightpointProgram Support$135,000
Lutheran Social ServicesProgram Support$80,000
Vincent VillageProgram Support$70,000
...and 23 more grants made totalling $866,213

Who funds United Way of Allen County

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Blackbaud Giving FundGeneral Support$492,941
Lincoln Financial FoundationUnited Way Programs$270,000
Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne (CFGFW)Charitable Support$126,626
...and 30 more grants received totalling $1,220,868

Personnel at United Way of Allen County

NameTitleCompensation
Rob HaworthPresident and Chief Executive Officer$0
Beth PeterInterim Chief Financial Officer$0
Greg JohnsonChief Financial Officer Part Yea$134,740
Amanda DavisExecutive Division
Brandi BuckDirector of Operations
...and 13 more key personnel

Financials for United Way of Allen County

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,947,752
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$43,536
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$256,980
Net income from fundraising events$-7,951
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$17,947
Total revenues$3,258,264

Form 990s for United Way of Allen County

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062023-10-02990View PDF
2022-062022-11-15990View PDF
2021-062022-01-07990View PDF
2020-062021-03-31990View PDF
2019-062020-06-08990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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Data update history
December 2, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
December 1, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
October 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $492,941 from The Blackbaud Giving Fund
August 19, 2023
Received grants
Identified 25 new grant, including a grant for $1,134,258 from Indiana United Ways
August 13, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsFamily service centersCharities
Issues
Community improvement
Characteristics
LobbyingFundraising eventsState / local levelEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
347 W Berry St Suite 300
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Metro area
Fort Wayne, IN
County
Allen County, IN
Website URL
unitedwayallencounty.org/ 
Phone
(260) 422-4776
IRS details
EIN
35-0867932
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1962
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T00: Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking Foundations: General
NAICS code, primary
624190: Individual and Family Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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