EIN 61-0590564

United Way of Southern Kentucky (UWSK)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
17
Year formed
1956
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
Description
To bring people together to create opportunities that make a measurable difference in the quality of life for people where they live and work while adhering to a strict set of standards for financial accountability.
Total revenues
$6,047,163
2022
Total expenses
$2,878,650
2022
Total assets
$6,817,020
2022
Num. employees
17
2022

Program areas at UWSK

Fund distribution: United Way of Southern Kentucky's fund distribution process allocated $1,121,733 to programs serving the 10-county service area. Funding was awarded to more than 43 programs impacting United Way of Southern Kentucky's seven priority focus areas of education: kindergarten readiness, college & career readiness; income: workforce development; health: access to affordable health care, safe home & community; safety net: access to basic needs and transportation. This volunteer-driven process concentrates on a program's ability to address the root cause of issues rather than treating the symptoms. In addition to the fund distribution program, a hallmark of United Way, an additional $53,759 in donor directed contributions were processed and distributed.
In order to ensure children have the skills needed to enter kindergarten ready to learn, United Way continued the kindergarten readiness campaign that started in 2016/17 to help educate parents about how to better prepare their children for day one of kindergarten. As part of this effort, United Way encourages parents to read, play, count, and log off with their children. Parents can log onto the United Way microsite mychildisready.com to find information to determine if their child is kindergarten ready and if not, how they can adapt everyday activities to increase the level of their child's readiness. Another critical component in United Way's work in early childhood education is the expansion of an additional born learning trail, and United Way continues to expand its efforts to enroll eligible children in the dolly parton imagination library program. Since United Way began the management and facilitation of the program in 2011, more than 527,400 books have been distributed; between july 2021 and june 2022 a total of 90,384 books were distributed.
Covid 19 and disaster response & recovery:the tornado response & recovery fund was established to assist families and individuals who were impacted by december 11, 2021 and january 1, 2022 tornadoes which affected primarily warren county of our service area. These funds were utilized to assist with feeding programs, document replacement, moving those in emergency shelter to hotels and disaster case management program (dcmp) services. The goal of dcmp was to return survivors to a place of self-sufficiency which was as good or better than before the tornado. Survivors have received assistance with rehousing (temporary & permanent), replacing furniture & household items, and repairing structure damage. Uwsk partnered with the housing authority of bowling green, refuge bg, and the salvation army to provide the dcmp which worked with survivors to develop and execute an individualized disaster recovery plan. Through 2022, over 300 households were assisted through this partnership.
Uwsk coordinates many direct impact services to our communities. Additionally United Way held annual feed the need food drive and day of caring events, and worked to continue public awareness of the importance of early childhood education.
Southern Kentucky 2-1-1in july 2021 Southern Kentucky 2-1-1 completed its sixth year of information and referral services to the residents of the allen, barren, butler, edmonson, hart, logan, metcalfe, monroe, simpson and warren counties. In january 2021 text services became available, adding another Way those in need could reach out to 2-1-1. In fy2022, Southern Kentucky 2-1-1 provided more than 8,400 contacts with information about utility assistance, food pantries, rent assistance, emergency shelter, childcare, employment, transportation, and clothing, and more. Contacts via telephone or text are answered 24/7/365, and our online public search about available services can be accessed through www.navigateresources.net/uwsk/. The opening of Southern Kentucky 2-1-1 in july 2016 made information about community services available to more than 60% of kentuckians, and in 2021, 2-1-1 services became available state-wide. Since opening, a total of 42,810 contacts have come into the center.

Grants made by UWSK

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
WroteDisaster Assistance/tornado$190,000
Family Enrichment CenterProgram Operating Costs$179,230
The Salvation Army / Territorial HeadquartersDisaster Assistance/tornado$161,422
...and 19 more grants made totalling $1,345,200

Who funds United Way of Southern Kentucky (UWSK)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Wal-Mart FoundationDisaster Relief and Preparedness$150,000
Cathleen McFarlane FoundationUnrestricted$100,000
Tennessee Titans FoundationOperating Budget$75,000
...and 30 more grants received totalling $1,085,906

Personnel at UWSK

NameTitleCompensation
Debbie HillsPresident$102,333
Ellie HarbaughVice President
Ashley CarterDirector of Community Impact
Elizabeth NewbouldDirector of Marketing and Communications
Sheila SimmonsDirector of Administration
...and 7 more key personnel

Financials for UWSK

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$5,381,820
Program services$226,781
Investment income and dividends$56,998
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$257,837
Net income from fundraising events$118,204
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$5,523
Total revenues$6,047,163

Form 990s for UWSK

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-02-02990View PDF
2021-062022-03-31990View PDF
2020-062021-04-13990View PDF
2019-062020-08-27990View PDF
2018-062019-05-14990View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s
Data update history
June 19, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 16, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
June 13, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
May 23, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
May 7, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $62,992 from The Blackbaud Giving Fund
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsFamily service centersCharities
Issues
Community improvement
Characteristics
Provides grantsFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
1110 College St
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Metro area
Bowling Green, KY
County
Warren County, KY
Website URL
uwsk.org/ 
Phone
(270) 843-3205
Facebook page
theUWSK 
Twitter profile
@unitedwaysoky 
IRS details
EIN
61-0590564
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1956
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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