United Way of the Flint Hills Inc

Analysis

United Way of the Flint Hills Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Emporia, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1944, 82 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 Flint Hills Inc reported income of $379k and spending of $455k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $594k to $379k (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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 Flint Hills Inc sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yeshuas Chaim Inc ($379k), Christian Community Development Fund Inc ($379k) and Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation on Health Care ($379k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $69k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $38k. At year end it held assets of $701k against liabilities of $69k, net assets of $632k. It reported 2 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.