United Way of San Luis Obispo County

Analysis

United Way of San Luis Obispo County is a registered charity in United States, based in SN Luis Obisp, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1980, 46 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 San Luis Obispo County reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.4m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $1.3m (-6.9%), an average of -6.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Luis Obispo County 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 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dogtopia Foundation ($1.3m), United Way of Cleveland County Inc ($1.3m) and Sanilac County Community Foundation ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 103% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $34k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $289k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $952k, net assets of $487k. It reported 6 employees.