United Way of the Plains

Analysis

United Way of the Plains is a registered charity in United States, based in Wichita, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1961, 65 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, United Way of the Plains reported income of $14.0m and spending of $14.9m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $16.0m to $14.0m (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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 Plains sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yampa Valley Community Foundation ($14.0m), The Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico ($14.2m) and Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas ($14.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $623k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $21.6m against liabilities of $4.6m, net assets of $17.0m. It reported 48 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.