United Way of the West Shore

Analysis

United Way of the West Shore is a registered charity in United States, based in Ludington, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1992, 34 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 March 2023, United Way of the West Shore reported income of $688k and spending of $752k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $688k (-35%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 the West Shore sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newman and Zeneth Ward Family Foundation ($688k), Oswego Health Foundation Inc ($689k) and Access-Supports for Living Foundation Inc ($688k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 7.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $294k. At year end it held assets of $450k against liabilities of $55k, net assets of $395k. It reported 8 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.