United Way of the Blue Mountains

Analysis

United Way of the Blue Mountains is a registered charity in United States, based in Walla Walla, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1959, 67 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 the Blue Mountains reported income of $1.4m and spending of $877k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $374k to $1.4m (+267%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 146%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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 the Blue Mountains sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harvard Lampoon Trust Under Declaration of Trust ($1.4m), United Way of the Eastern Panhandle Inc ($1.4m) and Edison Charitable Foundation ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $92k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $230k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $374k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 7 employees.