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United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County reported $51.7 million in revenue and $56.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.95 went to program services, $5.02 to management and general costs and $9.03 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $400,209 (PRESIDENT AND CEO/BOARD OFFICER). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 14% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $56MFor 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
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $52MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.0% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.0% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 9.0% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.10 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.1% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 3.4% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $400,209 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.71% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.1 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 51 of 52 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseUnited Way of Greater Milwaukee & waukesha county's funding model is intentionally focused on impact based funding. Investments are made to organizations that demonstrate they can advance the work of our key initiatives. This will allow US to more effectively drive community-wide progress on important issues by allocating more funding and staff capacity to these initiatives.this is about investing more effectively and efficiently in our community. Our goal is to solve important issues faster with our donors.our vision: we envision a united community where people come together to invest in…
Donor directed designations to specific member and non-member agencies to address donor perceived community needs
Grantscommunity schools the milwaukee community schools partnership (mcsp) is a strategy implemented by milwaukee public schools and United Way to transform the way a school interacts with its students, their families and the surrounding community to better support all the needs of a child.the community schools model works to increase a school's capacity to grow strong partnerships with its surrounding community and better engage and align resources centered on the self-identified, real-time needs of communities. Our strategy places the focus on the whole child, with the understanding that a…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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/BOARD OFFICER Director/trustee, officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $354,577 | $0 | $45,632 | $400,209 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER/BOARD OFFICER Former, 50.00 hrs/week | $254,411 | $0 | $54,419 | $308,830 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $172,689 | $0 | $44,568 | $217,257 |
| VP ORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATION Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $169,097 | $0 | $34,092 | $203,189 |
| VP COMMUNITY IMPACT Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $139,589 | $0 | $44,568 | $184,157 |
| VP HUMAN RESOURCES & TALENT INITIATIVES Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $167,985 | $0 | $16,025 | $184,010 |
| VP FINANCE Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $131,193 | $0 | $32,445 | $163,638 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $731K (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
FY2025 · 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–1b52 · 51 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 4No
- 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 5134
- Volunteers Part I, line 613,625
Private foundation grants it received
54 private foundations reported grants to United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County totaling $8.9M 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 United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County spent in FY2025, $85.95 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County reported that 86.0% of its $56.1 million in expenses went to program services, 5.0% to management and general and 9.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $400,209, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO/BOARD OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County get its money?
Of $51.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 96.1% came from contributions and grants (including 3.4% from government grants) and 0.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 39-0806190 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202631289349303088 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202520319349301817 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202313269349300521 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310139349301771 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202210199349300826 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202033519349300408 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 39-0806190: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.