EIN 04-2104017

United Way of Central Massachusetts

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
61
Year formed
1920
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
United Way is working to advance the common good by focusing on education, income, and health. These are the building blocks for a good life-a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health. Our goal is to create long-lasting changes that prevent problems from happening in the first place. Our vision is for central Massachusetts to be a safe, healthy, and nurturing community where children, youth , and families thrive and succeed and where basic needs are available to everyone.
Total revenues
$9,976,770
2023
Total expenses
$9,169,788
2023
Total assets
$15,750,854
2023
Num. employees
61
2023

Program areas at United Way of Central Massachusetts

Community impact program - the community impact program plays a critical role in improving our community. Our work is organized around education, improving family financial stability, advancing racial equity, and fostering healthy behaviors. In addition, this program helps to provide services to meet basic needs such as food, shelter, protective services, and crisis intervention. United Way of Central Massachusetts' (uwcm) staff and volunteers, through a competitive process, evaluate funding proposals, select the highest quality agency programs to fund, and monitor program results to ensure maximum community impact. During fy 2023, 36 funded programs provided services in one or more of our focus areas.during fy23, uwcm received an after school and out of school time rebound grant from the Massachusetts department of elementary and secondary education. The funding was made avaialable from the american rescue plan - elementary & secondary education emergency relief act.a total of $2,609,435 was provided for 78 agency programs to support youth programming for children in pre-k to 12th grade. This funding was provided to help after school programs rebound and strengthen their quality after the negative impacts of covid-19.
Youthconnect program - youthconnect worcester provides high quality, year-round, neighborhood-based youth development opportunities for recreation, education, and culture to isolated and under-served worcester youth aged 5-24. Focusing on the middle school-aged youth residing in worcester's most at risk neighborhoods, we do this through the establishment of a seamless, inclusive youth-serving consortium. Modeled on best practices and utilizing a common system of measures to drive efficient use of resources, the prgram is built on a framework that delivers positive outcomes in the areas of health, education, and family stability. Partners include: boys and girls club of worcester, friendly house, girls Inc. of worcester, ymca of Central ma, y.o.u. Inc., ywca of Central ma, and worcester youth center.youth center.
Women's initiative community impact program - the women's initiative focuses on building, strengthening, and supporting the development of confident and safe adolescent girls, and has successfully brought about lasting change. Through educational events, grants for area programs, dollar $cholar financial literacy education, and sponsorship of a comprehensive local needs assessment, the women's initiative of the United Way is a thriving vehicle of change for girls in Central Massachusetts. The women's initiative community impact program funded 8 community-based programs and sponsored 8 local educational events. The dollar $scholar prgram ran 23 sessions with 775 students and 150 mentors.
United Way of Central ma (uwcm) operates its community services and labor community services programs, supports the mass 211 state-wide informaiton and referral hotline, and serves as fiscal sponsor for the worcester education collaborative, investing in girls alliance, worcester healthy babies collaborative, and amor para puerto rico. In addition, uwcm granted additional funds for saftey net and refugee assistance programs through its community support campaign. 28 grants were awarded.the community services' wooserves program provided volunteer opportuniites for youth aged 13 to 18. 32 students participated donating 852 service hours for 28 projects at 11 nonprofit partners agencies.the community services' day of caring enlisted over 1200 volunteers working on 65 project at 31 nonprofit partner agencies in 7 towns in Central Massachusetts.

Grants made by United Way of Central Massachusetts

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Worcester Community Action Council (WCAC)Community Support Grant$405,000
United Way of North Central Massachussets (UWNCM)Program Grant$400,025
Boys and Girls Club of WorcesterProgram Grant$205,304
...and 162 more grants made totalling $5,942,076

Who funds United Way of Central Massachusetts

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack ValleyCommunity Impact$941,425
Nellie Mae Education FoundationAdvancing Community-School Partnerships$900,000
Greater Worcester Community FoundationCommunity Improvement & Capacity Building$283,788
...and 57 more grants received totalling $4,282,532

Personnel at United Way of Central Massachusetts

NameTitleCompensation
Timothy J GarvinPresident and Chief Executive Officer$174,307
James HayesChief Operating Officer$128,141
Jennifer Davis CareyExecutive Director - Worc Education Collaborative$126,462
Sheilah H DooleyClerk$0
Naomi SleeperChair$0
...and 3 more key personnel

Financials for United Way of Central Massachusetts

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$9,306,564
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$44,529
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$458,289
Net income from fundraising events$12,982
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$154,406
Total revenues$9,976,770

Form 990s for United Way of Central Massachusetts

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-05-15990View PDF
2021-062022-04-11990View PDF
2020-062021-04-27990View PDF
2019-062020-09-24990View PDF
2018-062019-08-07990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 20 new grant, including a grant for $900,000 from Nellie Mae Education Foundation
October 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 64 new grant, including a grant for $941,425 from United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
August 9, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 30, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsFamily service centersCharities
Issues
Community improvement
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringAuction fundraisersTax deductible donationsFiscal sponsorAccepts online donations
General information
Address
484 Main St No 300
Worcester, MA 01608
Metro area
Worcester, MA-CT
County
Worcester County, MA
Website URL
unitedwaycm.org/ 
Phone
(508) 757-5631
Facebook page
UnitedWayCentralMA 
Twitter profile
@unitedwayofcm 
IRS details
EIN
04-2104017
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1920
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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