United Way of Fairfield County

Analysis

United Way of Fairfield County is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 2023, United Way of Fairfield County reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.7m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.6m (-5.2%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 206%. 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 Fairfield County sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Foundation of Otsego County Inc ($1.6m), Orange County Teachers of the Year Award Foundation ($1.6m) and East Texas Yamboree Association ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $147k (8.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $106k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $113k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 10 employees.