United Way of Lane County

Analysis

United Way of Lane County is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1992, 34 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 Lane County reported income of $5.0m and spending of $5.2m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $7.8m to $5.0m (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Lane County sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of Racine County Inc ($5.0m), Community Clinics at MRH ($5.0m) and William H Miner Foundation ($5.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $286k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $4.4m. It reported 37 employees.