United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc

Analysis

United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1972, 54 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, United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc reported income of $106.4m and spending of $105.7m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $111.5m to $106.4m (-4.6%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Greater Atlanta Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel Supporting Foundation ($105.1m), United Israel Appeal of Canada Inc ($107.6m) and Daffy Charitable Fund ($104.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 6.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.6m (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $16.1m. At year end it held assets of $118.8m against liabilities of $20.3m, net assets of $98.5m. It reported 219 employees.