United Way of Southern Chester County

Analysis

United Way of Southern Chester County is a registered charity in United States, based in Kennett SQ, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1964, 62 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2024, United Way of Southern Chester County reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.1m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2024, income fell from $1.1m to $1.0m (-2.1%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Chester County sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spindletop Charities Incorporated ($1.0m), Green & Gold Guard ($1.0m) and Hearts of Gold Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $110k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $857k, net assets of $609k. It reported 5 employees.