Livingston County United Way

Analysis

Livingston County United Way is a registered charity in United States, based in Brighton, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1978, 48 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, Livingston County United Way reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.2m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $1.5m to $1.1m (-24%), an average of -6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Livingston County United Way sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Artz-White Foundation ($1.1m), Catawba County United Way Inc ($1.1m) and The Education Foundation of Harris County ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 4.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $16k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $206k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $62k, net assets of $2.1m. 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.