United Way of South Central Illinois

Analysis

United Way of South Central Illinois is a registered charity in United States, based in Mount Vernon, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1984, 42 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 South Central Illinois reported income of $278k and spending of $323k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $227k to $278k (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 South Central Illinois sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mamies Poppy Plates ($278k), Chula Vista Rotary Foundation ($278k) and Continental Societies Inc ($278k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $61k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $22k. At year end it held assets of $593k against liabilities of $104k, net assets of $490k. 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.