United Way of Adams County

Analysis

United Way of Adams County is a registered charity in United States, based in Gettysburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1967, 59 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 Adams County reported income of $247k and spending of $272k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $277k to $247k (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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 Adams County sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Calaveras Community Foundation ($247k), United Way of Whitewater Valley ($247k) and Brooklyn Community Foundation Inc ($247k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (26% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $68k. At year end it held assets of $465k against liabilities of $125k, net assets of $339k. It reported 5 employees.