United Way of York County

Analysis

United Way of York County is a registered charity in United States, based in York, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1980, 46 years ago. 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 March 2024, United Way of York County reported income of $5.4m and spending of $5.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2024, income fell from $6.0m to $5.4m (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, United Way of York County sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cha Foundation ($5.4m), Asian Pacific Community Fund of Southern California ($5.4m) and United Way of Central and Southern Utah ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $317k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $8.6m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $6.8m. It reported 27 employees.