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Indiana Association of United Ways
Also known as Indiana United Ways
Indiana Association of United Ways reported $18.3 million in revenue and $20.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.48 went to program services, $3.52 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 72.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $243,307 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 46% between 2020 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $21MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $18MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.5% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.5% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 72.8% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 5.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $243,307 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.19% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 57.3 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 18 of 22 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseFinancial operations and technology administration provides services to 31 local United Ways throughout the country who are interested in consolidating their back-office services in order to focus on fundraising, donor relationship cultivation, and putting systems in place to meet urgent community health and human service needs. Unifi's back-office services include cloud hosting, accounting, payroll, and campaign processing
Membership services strengthens the capacity, effectiveness, and sustainability of member United Ways. By providing limited funding, leadership and organizational development, governance support, and network-building opportunities, member United Ways are better poised to fulfill their missions and respond to the evolving needs of their communities
Statewide capital projects initiative (scpi): iuw seeks to provide funding to strategically important capital projects intended to expand or improve the quality of essential health and human services for individuals living in communities of all sizes across indiana through scpi grants. Grants will be distributed in partnership and coordination with member local United Ways serving the community for the purpose of advancing education, income, health, and basic needs priorities of the communities they serve. Grants range from $50,000 to $1,500,000 per award
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $189,000 | $0 | $54,307 | $243,307 |
| BOARD MEMBER Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $221,481 | $21,718 | $243,199 |
| BOARD MEMBER Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $170,000 | $0 | $170,000 |
| VP OF ORG DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $125,784 | $0 | $42,199 | $167,983 |
| CFO AND CIO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $156,975 | $0 | $9,495 | $166,470 |
| STATEWIDE CAPITAL PROJECT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $137,800 | $0 | $8,406 | $146,206 |
| BOARD MEMBER Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $121,796 | $23,357 | $145,153 |
| DIRECTOR - UNIFI SOLUTIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $102,781 | $0 | $26,027 | $128,808 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Indiana Association of United Ways (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $410K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b22 · 18 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 517
- Volunteers Part I, line 672
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| UNITY TEK It services | $183,251 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Indiana Association of United Ways totaling $89M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Indiana Association of United Ways's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Indiana Association of United Ways, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Indiana Association of United Ways spent in 2025, $96.48 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Indiana Association of United Ways's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Indiana Association of United Ways reported that 96.5% of its $20.5 million in expenses went to program services, 3.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Indiana Association of United Ways pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Indiana Association of United Ways reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $243,307, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Indiana Association of United Ways get its money?
Of $18.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 72.8% came from contributions and grants (including 0.9% from government grants) and 5.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Indiana Association of United Ways a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 35-1441961 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202602529349301535 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202532539349300213 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202442509349300439 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332509349301408 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243059349302184 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142729349300604 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 35-1441961: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.