United Way of Erie County

Analysis

United Way of Erie County is a registered charity in United States, based in Erie, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1959, 67 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 Erie County reported income of $12.5m and spending of $5.2m, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $4.8m to $12.5m (+160%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 149%. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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 Erie County sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Foundation of South Georgia Inc ($12.5m), United Way of Southeast Louisiana ($12.5m) and Scranton Area Foundation Inc ($12.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 7.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $473k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $37.9m against liabilities of $513k, net assets of $37.4m. It reported 53 employees.