United Way of Kershaw County

Analysis

United Way of Kershaw County is a registered charity in United States, based in Camden, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1981, 45 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 Kershaw County reported income of $2.9m and spending of $3.0m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.9m (+122%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Kershaw County sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center ($2.9m), Olive Crest Abused Childrens Foundation ($2.9m) and Five Towns Community Center ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 5.7% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $166k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $477k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 67 employees.