United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey

Analysis

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadeplhia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1991, 35 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 2023, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey reported income of $23.2m and spending of $28.4m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $40.0m to $23.2m (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pratham USA ($23.1m), College Foundation of the University of Virginia ($23.2m) and Worldwide Inventory Network Inc ($23.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.3m (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.6m. At year end it held assets of $114.7m against liabilities of $13.8m, net assets of $100.8m. It reported 64 employees.