United Way of Lewis County

Analysis

United Way of Lewis County is a registered charity in United States, based in Chehalis, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1963, 63 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 Lewis County reported income of $402k and spending of $502k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $452k to $402k (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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 Lewis County sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One Equal Heart Foundation ($402k), Seeley Lake Community Foundation ($403k) and Vba Education Foundation ($402k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $183k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $874k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 6 employees.