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United Way of King County
United Way of King County reported $49.7 million in revenue and $52.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $75.06 went to program services, $10.36 to management and general costs and $14.58 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.7% of the total. Government grants made up 39.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $484,851 (PRESIDENT CEO). 40 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 38% 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 $53MFor 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 $50MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 75.1% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.4% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 14.6% | 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 | 95.7% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 39.5% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $484,851 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.92% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 40 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 11.4 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 37 of 37 | 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 expenseSupporting youth & early learning (education strategies): parentchild+ (pc+) is a home-visiting program that connects families to resources, promotes parent-child verbal interaction through play, and prepares the family for kindergarten. Since the start of pc+, more than 14,000 children and families have been served with 830 children served this past year. Participants are more likely to demonstrate kindergarten readiness, more likely to meet 3rd grade math and reading standards, and 30% more likely to graduate high school
Homelessness prevention & rental assistance: the organization received another year of keep King County housed funds. More than 500 households received rental assistance providing up to 9 months of back rent and 3 months forward rent to keep families in their homes. Additionally, the organization worked with 400 rental properties to provide and prevented eviction for over 200 households
Equitable philanthropy: our equitable philanthropy program in FY25 encompassed the black community building collective (bcbc), the indigenous communities fund (icf), and backbone support for our county's portion of the state department of commerce's community reinvestment plan (crp). Bcbc addresses historic underinvestment in black-led organizations, combining flexible, trust-based funding with intentional relationship-building to strengthen organizational sustainability and collective impact across King County. In FY25 we supported 14 organizations. Icf supports tribes and native-led…
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, 40.00 hrs/week | $452,236 | $0 | $32,615 | $484,851 |
| CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $230,880 | $0 | $16,236 | $247,116 |
| CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $225,198 | $0 | $16,794 | $241,992 |
| CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $215,755 | $0 | $10,549 | $226,304 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $220,116 | $0 | $5,685 | $225,801 |
| CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $197,118 | $0 | $18,750 | $215,868 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR, IT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $140,915 | $0 | $20,836 | $161,751 |
40 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from United Way of King County (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $743K (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–1b37 · 37 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 11aNo
- 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 5358
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,824
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| NETWORK TECHNOLOGY SERVICES Technology support | $619,677 |
| CLARK NUBER PS Accounting | $281,172 |
| CAMBER COLLECTIVE Management consulting | $160,000 |
| CFO SELECTIONS LLC Cfo consulting | $109,890 |
| HATHEWAY TENNENT CONSULTING Food security consulting | $103,521 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
46 private foundations reported grants to United Way of King County totaling $6.0M 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 King 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 King County, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 United Way of King County spent in FY2025, $75.06 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of United Way of King County's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, United Way of King County reported that 75.1% of its $52.8 million in expenses went to program services, 10.4% to management and general and 14.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does United Way of King County pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation United Way of King County reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $484,851, for the role of PRESIDENT CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does United Way of King County get its money?
Of $49.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 95.7% came from contributions and grants (including 39.5% from government grants) and 0.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is United Way of King County a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 91-0565555 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 202641269349303539 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (amended), object 202532609349301028 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431369349312613 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321359349320602 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241369349314874 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101369349301475 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 91-0565555: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.