United Way of Washington County

Analysis

United Way of Washington County is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1965, 61 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 Washington County reported income of $599k and spending of $752k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $758k to $599k (-21%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Washington County sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include TD Securities Underwriting Hope Fund Inc ($599k), Chance Letikva Inc ($599k) and Wells Community Health Services Foundation Inc ($599k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 2.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $103k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $290k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 3 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.