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Heart of Florida United Way
Heart of Florida United Way reported $21.8 million in revenue and $22.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $76.94 went to program services, $13.49 to management and general costs and $9.57 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 80.1% of the total. Government grants made up 33.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $460,689 (PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 5% 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 $22MFor 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 $22MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 76.9% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.5% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 9.6% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.12 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 80.1% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 33.5% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 11.5% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $460,689 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.09% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 12 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 24.4 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 33 of 33 | 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 expenseFounded in 1939, Heart of Florida United Way (United Way) is central florida's largest supporter of local health and human service agencies. In 2024-2025, $21 million dollars were invested into central florida, including over $6.7 million dollars raised during the annual campaign that helps fund local health and human service programs. With these investments, United Way touched the lives of 870,113 individuals through community partnerships, as well as through direct services designed to create a thriving community where adults and children achieve their full potential with access to a solid…
In FY 2024-2025, Heart of Florida United Way 211 and crisis services contact center managed grants and fee-for-service contracts, totaling $4.4 million, to provide 24/7 information, referral, and crisis support services via phone, chat, text, email and online database access in the tri-county area of orange, osceola and seminole, florida. Hfuw 211 is also contracted to provide services in 17 additional counties in florida, as well as serving as the national disaster distress helpline text center and regional 988 suicide & crisis lifeline. Hfuw 211 and crisis services answered over 242,000…
Heart of Florida United Way serves as the lead agency for ryan white part b/general revenue, a florida department of health-funded program that provides care and support to people living with HIV in orange, osceola, seminole and brevard counties. Additionally, Heart of Florida United Way receives federal funding from orange county government to provide technical assistance for the central florida HIV planning council, a community planning group that makes recommendations to the recipient offices on ryan white part funds, through the management of the planning council support program. The…
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 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $415,030 | $0 | $45,659 | $460,689 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $288,751 | $0 | $33,984 | $322,735 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $282,188 | $0 | $32,230 | $314,418 |
| SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT COMMUNICATIONS & EXTERNAL RE Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $143,707 | $0 | $24,838 | $168,545 |
| SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT TECHNOLOGY Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $139,361 | $0 | $16,650 | $156,011 |
| SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT AND CEO Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $116,454 | $0 | $23,362 | $139,816 |
| SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTSTRATEGIC IMPACT & COMMUNITY Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $111,376 | $0 | $23,800 | $135,176 |
12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Heart of Florida United Way (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $994K (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–1b33 · 33 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 5195
- Volunteers Part I, line 68,883
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
16 private foundations reported grants to Heart of Florida United Way totaling $2.2M 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 Heart of Florida United Way's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Heart of Florida United Way, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Heart of Florida United Way spent in FY2025, $76.94 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Heart of Florida United Way's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Heart of Florida United Way reported that 76.9% of its $22.0 million in expenses went to program services, 13.5% to management and general and 9.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Heart of Florida United Way pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Heart of Florida United Way reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $460,689, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Heart of Florida United Way get its money?
Of $21.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 80.1% came from contributions and grants (including 33.5% from government grants) and 11.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Heart of Florida United Way a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 59-0808854 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 202610229349300511 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202530359349300148 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202420269349300727 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202330259349300628 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202240339349300604 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130269349300923 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 59-0808854: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.