United Way of Southern Chautauqua County

Analysis

United Way of Southern Chautauqua County is a registered charity in United States, based in Jamestown, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1954, 72 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, United Way of Southern Chautauqua County reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.7m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $1.8m to $1.6m (-8.3%), an average of -2.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, United Way of Southern Chautauqua County sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Team Up ($1.6m), World Education and Development Fund ($1.6m) and National Christian Charitable Foundation Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $182k. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $179k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 7 employees.