United Way of Chester County

Analysis

United Way of Chester County is a registered charity in United States, based in Exton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1984, 42 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 Chester County reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $3.2m to $2.1m (-36%), an average of -8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 28%. 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 Chester County sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer ($2.1m), General Electric Employees Community Service Fund ($2.1m) and Yeshivas Dvar Torah Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $160k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $523k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 10 employees.