United Way of San Diego County

Analysis

United Way of San Diego County is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1966, 60 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 2024, United Way of San Diego County reported income of $6.2m and spending of $6.7m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $8.8m to $6.2m (-29%), an average of -6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 San Diego County sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Foundation of Burke County ($6.2m), Parker Ranch Foundation TR 091092 ($6.2m) and Ohio Masonic Home Benevolent Endowment Foundation Inc ($6.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 9.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $506k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. It paid $31k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $16.5m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $14.1m. It reported 38 employees.