United Way of Pickens County

Analysis

United Way of Pickens County is a registered charity in United States, based in Easley, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1971, 55 years ago. 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 Pickens County reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.3m (+108%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, United Way of Pickens County sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Croatian American Society ($2.3m), Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake Inc ($2.3m) and National Alliance on Mental Illness Greater Los Angeles Area Nami Glac ($2.3m).

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 $98k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $585k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $89k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 20 employees.