United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County

Analysis

United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County is a registered charity in United States, based in Lincoln, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1945, 81 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, United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County reported income of $7.6m and spending of $7.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $7.6m to $7.6m (-0.3%), an average of -0.1% a year. 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 Lincoln and Lancaster County sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sterling Donor Advised Fund ($7.6m), El Dorado Community Foundation ($7.6m) and Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo ($7.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $276k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $978k. At year end it held assets of $11.1m against liabilities of $8.4m, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 23 employees.