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Mile High United Way
Mile High United Way reported $43.4 million in revenue and $43.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.18 went to program services, $3.27 to management and general costs and $9.55 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 48.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $452,125 (CEO). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 23% 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 $43MFor 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 $43M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$40.49 $18M
- Government grants$4.80 $2.1M
- Program service revenue$48.03 $21M
- Investment income$6.68 $2.9M
Other revenue was negative: −$4,853. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 87.2% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.3% | 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 | $0.21 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 45.3% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 48.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $452,125 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.05% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 17.1 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 49 of 50 | 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 expenseMile High United Way distributed 22.8 million to the community through community partnership & impact investments grants. Grants were awarded to nonprofit agencies that provide services in four interconnected initiatives: giving all children a strong start, reading matters, developing tomorrow's talent, and creating economic opportunity for all. The initiatives are aimed to ensure all children are ready for school and reading at grade level or beyond by the end of third grade. Developing tomorrow's talent strives to ensure all youth graduate from high school and are ready to transition to…
Community impact services consist of technical assistance and programmatic support which is offered to nonprofit agencies in our community. Mile High United Way invested in advocacy, technical assistance, program development, evaluation (data tracking, analysis, and collection), volunteers, program quality improvement, and professional development. Expenses for internal programs totaled 7.9 million and include the 2-1-1 help center, a free confidential community referral service, which received approximately 120,000 contacts from people looking for resources such as food, shelter, rent…
Mile High United Way responsibly fulfills donor intent, including donations that donors designate to nonprofit agencies other than Mile High United Way. Mile High United Way processed 3.8 million in donor designations, distributing funds to over 1,000 non-profit agencies across the united states. Mile High United Way verifies that each agency is eligible to receive charitable donations and requires each agency to certify its compliance with the USA patriot act and other counterterrorism laws
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $424,121 | $0 | $28,004 | $452,125 |
| COO Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $170,634 | $0 | $26,990 | $197,624 |
| CIO Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $159,218 | $0 | $24,562 | $183,780 |
| CHIEF HR OFF Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $160,839 | $0 | $22,761 | $183,600 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $158,645 | $0 | $22,793 | $181,438 |
| CDO Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $156,677 | $0 | $22,188 | $178,865 |
| DATABASE ARC Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $141,116 | $0 | $16,372 | $157,488 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mile High United Way (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $643K (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–1b50 · 49 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 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5154
- Volunteers Part I, line 6900
Private foundation grants it received
47 private foundations reported grants to Mile High United Way totaling $2.7M 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 Mile High 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 Mile High United Way, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Mile High United Way spent in FY2025, $87.18 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Mile High United Way's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Mile High United Way reported that 87.2% of its $43.1 million in expenses went to program services, 3.3% to management and general and 9.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Mile High United Way pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Mile High United Way reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $452,125, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Mile High United Way get its money?
Of $43.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 45.3% came from contributions and grants (including 4.8% from government grants) and 48.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Mile High United Way a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 84-0404235 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 (amended), object 202502949349301595 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202413029349301751 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202343049349302804 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202243079349303174 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202122999349301327 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202043089349301209 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 84-0404235: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.