EIN 75-1251128

United Way of Denton County

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
74
City
State
Year formed
1951
Most recent tax filings
2023-03-01
Description
United Way of Denton County works to improve and transform lives in Denton County through community capacity building programs such as the DC Homelessness Leadership Team, Financial Coaching, VITA, DC Behavioral Health Leadership Team, and DC Workforce Success Leadership Team. The organization also invests in partner agency grants and agency relations to provide a safety net of services for those residents most in need. Its vision is to empower donors, volunteers, businesses, governments, nonprofits, and community groups to invest in neighbors for a better Denton County.
Total revenues
$10,826,430
2023
Total expenses
$10,479,936
2023
Total assets
$9,345,632
2023
Num. employees
74
2023

Program areas at United Way of Denton County

Community investment (partner agency grants, agency relations):eighteen agencies serving Denton County were provided with funds to maintain a "safety net" of services for those residents most in need. All agencies that received funds provided services that fall under at least one of the following focus areas:children & families, veterans, homeless/housing, health/mental healthfunding decisions are based on recognized existing and emerging needs in Denton County through a lens of racial equity to ensure services are accessible and equitable. Community volunteers reviewed the community needs assessment and evaluated partner agency programming, outcomes and financials to determine the most effective use of funds.funding for this process comes from uwdc's annual fundraising campaign which is conducted with the help of hundreds of local companies and volunteers. The campaign includes workplace and individual solicitation and corporate donations and sponsorships. Uwdc also provides donors the opportunity to designate their donations to local agencies. Local agencies must annually verify they are an agency in good standing as an irs code section 501(c)3 non-profit organizations.during 2022-2023 funding year, uwdc distributed a total of $384,000 to 18 partner agencies. Through these partnerships, uwdc partner agencies were able to serve more than 47,000 individuals and families in Denton county.in addition to funded partner agencies, uwdc has developed an extended network of nonprofit partners, some of which may receive funding, all of which work collaboratively with uwdc to work across sectors of the community to tackle complex socio-economical challenges. Uwdc also provides leadership and management assistance, training and supportive services to Denton County nonprofit organizations to raise the level of performance of our Denton County nonprofit sector.information about uwdc's partner agencies and network of partners can be found at httpwwwunitedwaydentonorgournetwo... 2022-2023, uwdc continued mobilizing covid-19 stimulus funding in partnership with Denton County, to support covid-19 response and recovery nonprofit grants, eviction prevention direct client assistance for households financially impacted by the pandemic. Our collaborative work with nonprofits across Denton County prevented an increase in holelessness across Denton County during covid-19 and enabled our Denton County nonprofit sector to rapidly respond to the pandemic crisis.
Community education (community needs assessment, board leadership institute):community needs assessment:our community needs assessment is a tool to help pinpoint unmet needs & gaps in services for the short term in Denton County due in part to the constantly changing nature of the local area. Population growth, changes in area demographics & the local economy influence & often stress the public & nonprofit health & human services.the community needs assessment provides essential information to develope a long-term plan for health & human services based on socio-economic trends & long-standing health, housing, & human service issues.all investment and programmatic activity of uwdc has been in response to key findings in the needs assessment.board leadership institute:uwdc's board leadership institute program is designed to train community volunteers to become qualified, quality board members of non-profit organizations in Denton County. The training consists of a series of meetings where the following areas are taught:parliamentary procedures, board operations & governance, board development, strategic planning, outcome assessment, resource development, marketing, advocacy, and finance.each module taught is presented by an expert in that field, with attendance requirements and group exercises. In 2022 uwdc graduated 15 community volunteers from this program.
Community capacity building (dc homelessness leadership team, dc behavioral health leadership team, dc workforce success leadership team):uwdc has developed a strong network of partneships & collaborative programs provided by our community partners. This work is driven by the following principals:-alignment to critical unmet needs mainly: children & families, veterans, homeless/housing, health/mental health-alignment with our uwdc mission of improving and transforming lives-must produce measurable results that indicate the level of outcomes expecteduwdc's cross-sector partnerships include universities, nonprofits, local govts, faith-based organizations, businesses and school districts. Our efforts include utilization of elected officials & other governance leaders who can influence policy across the community to improve systems and break down barriers.financial initiatives:vitavolunteer income tax assistance: irs-certified volunteers help low & moderately-low income taxpayers e-file their federal tax reurns for free in an accurate and timely manner. In Denton County, United Way of Denton County has operated vita sites since 2008. During the 2023 tax season, ending april 2023, vita volunteers provided free tax preparation services in person at six sites across Denton County. Volunteers filed 1018 tax returns, returning $930,157 to people in Denton County, and saving our community an estimated $319,000 in tax preparation fees.financial coaching: is a client-driven process through which coaches assist clients in reaching personalized goals to improve thier financial capabilities. The program is integrated into uwdc's working families success programs at north central Texas college and cumberland presbyterian youth and family services. Uwdc's long term goal is to align backbone support for financial coaching expansion across Denton County. Mental health initiative:denton County behavioral health leadership team (dcbhlt)dcbhlt convened as a policy making team to improve the planning, coordination, oversight, and implementation required to create systems change for behavioral health services in Denton County. The team is comprised of Denton County commissioners court, municipal government, health care providers, health insurance providers, educational institutions, law enforcement, non-profits, housing, and other community organizations.dcbhlt functions as a quasi-governmental team with guiding charter and bylaws under the backbone of United Way of Denton County Inc. (uwdc) collective impact model.dcbhlt vission: comprehensive behavioral health for every person in Denton county.2022-2023 achievements:1. Gathered date 2. Completed program design 3. Presented funding requests 4. Continued work in the substance use workgroup 5. Formed a suicide prevention workgroup 6. Formed a data workgrouphomelessness:denton County homelessness leadership teamthe Denton County homelessness leadership team (dchlt) is to convene as a policy making team to improve the planning, coordination, oversight, and implementation required to create a systems change, for homelessness and housing services in Denton County. The dchlt is comprised of: Denton County commissioners court, municipal government, health care providers, health insurance providers, educational institutions, law enforcement, non-profits, housing and homelessness agencies, and other community organizations. Dchlt functions as a quasi-governmental team with guiding charter and bylaws under the backbone of uwdc's collective impact model.dchlt vision: every person in Denton County has a place to call home that is safe, affordable, accessible & supported by commuity resources.in the 22-23 fiscal year the dchlt with uwdc backbone support achievd the following: 1. Created community events that recognized our system and providers for their work towards the goal of ending veteran homelessness and memorialized community members who had passed away while accessing homelessness resources. 2. Researched and wrote one grant renewal for uwdc as well as four new grants to operationalize for the Denton County housing crisis response system. 3. Reorganized existing workgroups under the leadership team in order to refocus from crisis response to our new normal post-pandemic. 4. Gathered data & built upon the current homelessness data dashboard & future racial equity data sets for our housing crisis response system and community to utilize. Education & workforce initiativesdenton County workforce success leadership team(dcwslt)in the 22-23 fiscal year the dcwslt achieved a successful year 3 renewal of the family child care network funding, which provides support for new and existing in-home child care providers with curriculum, business coaching, and free continuing education. Dcwsclt achieved funding to bring be strong families, parent cafes to Denton County. This initiative creates a parent support network while also following a curriculum that aims to reduce violence in homes.

Grants made by United Way of Denton County

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Communities in Schools of North Texas (CISNT)Assist With Exempt Purpose$51,000
Denton County Friends of the Family (DCFOF)Assist With Exempt Purpose$46,000
Childrens Advocacy Center for North TexasAssist With Exempt Purpose$38,000
...and 9 more grants made

Who funds United Way of Denton County

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Blackbaud Giving FundGeneral Support$28,807
American Online Giving FoundationGeneral Support$25,182
Prevent Child Abuse Texas / Texprotects-The Texas Association for the Protection of ChildrenCollaboration for Prenatal To 3 Age$25,000
...and 24 more grants received totalling $189,049

Personnel at United Way of Denton County

NameTitleCompensation
Gary HendersonChief Executive Officer$130,083
Vicki SmithChief Financial Officer$90,418
Alicia McElroyDirector of Financial Coaching and Navigation / LMSW Director of Education and Workforce Initiatives
Teddy YanDirector of Financial Initiatives
Leah JordanDirector of Community Impact / Community Impact Director
...and 21 more key personnel

Financials for United Way of Denton County

RevenuesFYE 03/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$10,465,839
Program services$100
Investment income and dividends$7,288
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$98,967
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$200,209
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$54,027
Total revenues$10,826,430

Form 990s for United Way of Denton County

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-032023-08-14990View PDF
2022-032022-08-12990View PDF
2021-032021-08-13990View PDF
2020-032020-12-18990View PDF
2019-032019-10-12990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 28, 2023
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $28,807 from The Blackbaud Giving Fund
September 29, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
September 29, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
September 24, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
August 21, 2023
Received grants
Identified 15 new grant, including a grant for $56,347 from The Blackbaud Giving Fund
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsFamily service centersCharities
Issues
Community improvementHomelessness
Characteristics
Political advocacyFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsTax deductible donations
General information
Address
1314 Teasley LN
Denton, TX 76205
Metro area
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
County
Denton County, TX
Website URL
unitedwaydenton.org/ 
Phone
(940) 566-5851
Facebook page
UnitedWayDentonCounty 
Twitter profile
@unitedwaydenton 
IRS details
EIN
75-1251128
Fiscal year end
March
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1951
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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