United Way of Lancaster County

Analysis

United Way of Lancaster County is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 2023, United Way of Lancaster County reported income of $6.7m and spending of $7.4m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $8.1m to $6.7m (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, United Way of Lancaster County sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brink Technology Inc ($6.7m), Childrens Museum of Phoenix ($6.7m) and Mingei International Inc ($6.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $232k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $9.6m against liabilities of $3.4m, net assets of $6.2m. It reported 70 employees.