United Way of West Central Ms

Analysis

United Way of West Central Ms is a registered charity in United States, based in Vicksburg, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1965, 61 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 West Central Ms reported income of $2.2m and spending of $1.7m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $857k to $2.2m (+160%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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 West Central Ms 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 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anchor Impact Fund Inc ($2.2m), Moments of Hope Outreach Inc ($2.2m) and Bob Belloni Ranch Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $215k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $273k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 6 employees.