Mesa United Way Inc

Analysis

Mesa United Way Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Mesa, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 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, Mesa United Way Inc reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.9m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $4.6m to $1.8m (-61%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Mesa United Way Inc 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 85th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of Horry County Inc ($1.8m), St Louis Cardinals Community Fund ($1.8m) and Community Roots Holding Foundation ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $196k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $681k. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $843k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 20 employees.