Great Rivers United Way Inc

Analysis

Great Rivers United Way Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Onalaska, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1954, 72 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, Great Rivers United Way Inc reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.3m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $3.0m (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Great Rivers United Way Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Florida Concrete Masonry Education Council Inc ($3.0m), Pink Aid Inc ($3.0m) and Alotian Charitable Events ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $170k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $671k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 20 employees.