High Country United Way

Analysis

High Country United Way is a registered charity in United States, based in Boone, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1981, 45 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 2023, High Country United Way reported income of $330k and spending of $332k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $412k to $330k (-20%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 43%. 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, High Country United Way sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hartford Area Foundation Inc ($330k), America Viva Alliance Corp ($331k) and Impact100 Westchester ($330k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $54k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $28k. At year end it held assets of $551k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $551k. It reported 2 employees.