United Way of the Capital Region

Analysis

United Way of the Capital Region is a registered charity in United States, based in Enola, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1955, 71 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 the Capital Region reported income of $10.3m and spending of $11.0m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $10.6m to $10.3m (-3.4%), an average of -0.9% a year. 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 the Capital Region sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wichita Foundation ($10.2m), United Way Fox Cities Inc ($10.3m) and Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation ($10.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $539k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $28.6m against liabilities of $3.5m, net assets of $25.1m. It reported 34 employees.