United Way of Ellis County

Analysis

United Way of Ellis County is a registered charity in United States, based in Hays, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1974, 52 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 Ellis County reported income of $404k and spending of $567k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $493k to $404k (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Ellis County sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Houston Food Bank Endowment Inc ($404k), Foundation for Christian Schools ($405k) and Key West Womans Club Inc ($404k).

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 $48k (8.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $11k. At year end it held assets of $682k against liabilities of $39k, net assets of $643k. It reported 3 employees.