Jamestown United Way

Analysis

Jamestown United Way is a registered charity in United States, based in Jamestown, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1971, 55 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 April 2023, Jamestown United Way reported income of $171k and spending of $188k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2019 to April 2023, income fell from $210k to $171k (-18%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2020, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Jamestown United Way sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gilfillan M and a Charitable Trust ($171k), Capital City AIDS Fund Inc ($171k) and Linn-Mar Boosters Club Inc ($171k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $20k (11% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $286k against liabilities of $78k, net assets of $207k. It reported 1 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.