The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Analysis

The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1957, 69 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, The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania reported income of $36.4m and spending of $33.6m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $41.8m to $36.4m (-13%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania 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 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Petco Love ($36.0m), Community Foundation of Northern Nevada ($36.5m) and Harlem Rbi Incorporated ($35.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $881k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.6m. At year end it held assets of $83.6m against liabilities of $17.6m, net assets of $66.0m. It reported 119 employees.