Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$3,747,181

Total expenses

$5,468,452

Contributions and grants received

$3,394,794

Grants paid

$2,886,195

Program service revenue

$27,066

Investment income

$334,421

Other revenue

-$9,100

Total assets, end of year

$10,439,387

Total liabilities, end of year

$2,448,487

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$7,990,900

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$4,341,794

Management and general expenses

$711,458

Fundraising expenses

$415,200

Program service expenses (Part III)

$4,341,794

Program services were 79.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2024

• CAMPAIGN AND GRANTS: UNITED WAY OF RACINE COUNTY IS COMMITTED TO INVESTING FUNDS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. UNITED WAY OF RACINE COUNTY STAFF AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS WORK HARD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT UNITED WAY OF RACINE COUNTY'S INVESTMENT STRATEGIES ARE FOCUSED IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY AND HEALTH - THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF A GOOD LIFE. WE FUND PROGRAMS THAT PREPARE CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL THROUGH EDUCATION; PREPARE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO BECOME FINANCIALLY STABLE AND INDEPENDENT; AND HELP INDIVIDUALS ACHIEVE MAXIMUM PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY OUTCOMES. THESE EFFORTS ALLOW RACINE COUNTY RESIDENTS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THAT WILL EMPOWER THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

  Expenses $2,886,195 · Grants $2,886,195 · Revenue $27,066

• FULL SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOL: FSCS IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN.

  Expenses $561,908

• COMMUNITY IMPACT: UNITED WAY TRANSFORMS THE COMMUNITY BY INITIATING AND FACILITATING SYSTEMS-WIDE PROJECTS AROUND EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY AND HEALTH, SUCH AS SCHOOLS OF HOPE, IMAGINATION LIBRARY, VITA AND LIFT. ADDITIONALLY, UNITED WAY IS WORKING TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING WITH A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. UNITED WAY ENGAGES IN THE COMMUNITY IN A NUMBER OF WAYS. UNITED WAY IS SEEKING TO LEARN THE ASPIRATIONS, HOPES AND CONCERNS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH A SERIES OF TARGETED COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS WITH DIVERSE SEGMENTS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. ALSO, UNITED WAY STAYS ABREAST OF COMMUNITY ISSUES BY RESEARCHING AND PUBLISHING A BIENNIAL COMMUNITY INDICATORS REPORT THAT INCLUDES CURRENT DATA ON COMMUNITY CONDITIONS. THE REPORT IS SHARED BROADLY WITH UNITED WAYS STAKEHOLDERS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

  Expenses $337,958

• LINK AND INSPIRE FOR TOMORROW: LIFT IS A PLACE-BASED STRATEGY THAT CREATES PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN NEIGHBORHOODS AND RESOURCES. LIFT IS BASED ON THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL MODEL FOUND IN 5,000 COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION, AND IT HAS AN INTEGRATED FOCUS ON ACADEMICS, HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT.

  Expenses $191,136

• IMAGINATION LIBRARY: THIS IS A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE BOOKS TO CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE FIVE.

  Expenses $159,832

• VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE: VITA IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM STAFFED BY LOCAL VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE FREE PREPARATION AND ELECTRONIC FILING OF TAX RETURNS.

  Expenses $87,484

• UNITED HORIZONS: UNITED HORIZONS BOARD TRAINING PROGRAM HELPS TO PREPARE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SERVE ON NONPROFIT BOARDS. THE PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO RACINE COUNTY RESIDENTS AND FREE TO ALL PARTICIPANTS.

  Expenses $52,218

• SCHOOLS OF HOPE: THIS PROGRAM IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RACINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT USING VOLUNTEER TUTORS TO ADDRESS EARLY GRADE READING PROFICIENCY.

  Expenses $46,940

• EMPLOYEE OF RECORD: UWRC PARTNERED WITH RACINE COUNTY TO BECOME ITS EMPLOYEE OF RECORD FOR A LITERACY COORDINATOR POSITION, FURTHERING UWRC'S FOCUS ON EARLY LITERACY.

  Expenses $15,471

• CSI SKILL SET: IN COLLABORATION WITH MICROSOFT, UWRC LAUNCHED AN AI SKILL-A-THON, A FREE SKILLING COMPETITION TO HELP LOCAL PROFESSIONALS, JOBSEEKERS, STUDENTS AND EMPLOYERS LEARN BASIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND COMPETENCIES IN AI TO HELP THEM IN THEIR CHOSEN CAREER PATH.

  Expenses $2,652

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

• EQUITY INNOVATION FUNDS - RACINE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $256,476

  EIF FUNDING

• FOCUS ON COMMUNITY

  $206,710

  GENERAL FUNDING, LIFT FUNDING, EQUITY TECHNOLOGY FUNDING

• BELEAF SURVIVORS INC

  $162,519

  GENERAL FUNDING, LIFT FUNDING, WOMEN UNITED FUNDING, EQUITY TECHNOLOGY FUNDING, MISSION GRANT

• HOMELESS ASSISTANCE LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION INC

  $102,469

  GENERAL FUNDING

• RACINE COUNTY PROJECT EMERGENCY

  $88,372

  GENERAL FUNDING

• RACINE FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

  $85,360

  LIFT FUNDING

• RACINE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION

  $84,000

  GENERAL FUNDING

• CHILDREN'S SERVICE SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN

  $81,600

  GENERAL FUNDING, LIFT FUNDING

• HEALTH CARE NETWORK

  $81,500

  GENERAL FUNDING

• SAFE HAVEN OF RACINE INC

  $77,536

  GENERAL FUNDING, LIFT FUNDING

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

24 July 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202502109349301315

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