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United Way of the Midlands
United Way of the Midlands reported $14.1 million in revenue and $15.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.07 went to program services, $6.30 to management and general costs and $13.63 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 90.0% of the total. Government grants made up 6.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $313,770 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 2% 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 $15MFor 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 $14MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.1% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.3% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 13.6% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.16 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 90.0% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 6.6% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $313,770 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.05% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 22.0 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 27 of 35 | 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 expenseEducation. Education is key to an individual's long-term success and financial stability. Uwm focuses on early education and key transitions in school to improve on-time graduation. During the 2024-2025 school year,midlands reading consortium. (mrc) served a total of 4,652 students across all initiatives, including: 127 students through one-on-one reading sessions, 940 through classroom readings and literacy events, 120 through STEM summer camps, and 3,455 students through STEM engagement events and activities. One-on-one sessions were supported by 118 mrc volunteers with 578 hours of reading…
Financial stability and basic needs initiatives. Uwm serves as lead U.S. Housing and urban development department (hud) agency for the midlands area consortium for the homeless (mach) which is the hud designated homeless continuum of care covering 13 counties stretching from york, through the midlands to aiken. As a team, we are committed to ending homelessness in the midlands. Mach member agencies and other partners provide direct services, shelter and housing that assist our community's homeless families, individuals, youth and veterans to stability. The complexity of the issue, diversity…
Donor designations. As a convenience to its donors, United Way of the midlands allows direct unrestricted contributions to other united ways or specific agencies. United Way of the midlands supports 74 partner agencies in the areas of building resiliency and providing safety net services. United Way of the midlands does not require the recipient organizations to provide information relative to the use results of these contributions
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 & CEO Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $269,251 | $0 | $44,519 | $313,770 |
| COMM. PTRS MIDLANDS, LLC EMPLOYEE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $169,256 | $0 | $50,290 | $219,546 |
| VP OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $133,046 | $0 | $39,989 | $173,035 |
| VP COMMUNITY IMPACT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $131,933 | $0 | $38,181 | $170,114 |
| VP FINANCE & ADMIN. (TO 7/2024) Officer, 20.00 hrs/week | $64,806 | $0 | $11,319 | $76,125 |
| VP FINANCE & ADMIN. (FROM 11/2024) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $16,843 | $0 | $718 | $17,561 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from United Way of the Midlands (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $383K (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–1b35 · 27 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 2Yes
- 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 586
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,371
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| IRONLOGIX LLC Information tech services | $196,584 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
19 private foundations reported grants to United Way of the Midlands totaling $1.9M 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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Of every $100 United Way of the Midlands spent in FY2025, $80.07 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of United Way of the Midlands's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, United Way of the Midlands reported that 80.1% of its $15.3 million in expenses went to program services, 6.3% to management and general and 13.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does United Way of the Midlands pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation United Way of the Midlands reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $313,770, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does United Way of the Midlands get its money?
Of $14.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 90.0% came from contributions and grants (including 6.6% from government grants) and 3.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is United Way of the Midlands a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 57-0314396 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 202513179349302146 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501269349300515 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202343199349304749 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202300329349301500 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202123199349316512 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202023219349309057 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 57-0314396: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.