United Way of Lawrence County

Analysis

United Way of Lawrence County is a registered charity in United States, based in New Castle, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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 December 2023, United Way of Lawrence County reported income of $355k and spending of $495k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $398k to $355k (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Lawrence County sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ribbon of Hope Foundation Incorporated ($355k), RSM Boston Foundation Inc ($355k) and Jacob Green Charity Classic ($354k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $41k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $1,749, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 3 employees.