Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$10,910,331

Total expenses

$9,679,312

Contributions and grants received

$10,776,482

Grants paid

$4,444,706

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$133,849

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$14,458,497

Total liabilities, end of year

$5,729,559

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$8,728,938

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$7,350,523

Management and general expenses

$819,823

Fundraising expenses

$1,508,966

Program service expenses (Part III)

$7,350,523

Program services were 75.9% 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 · 2022

• UNITED WAY IS FOCUSED ON THREE PRIORITY AREAS THAT WE BELIEVE ARE ESSENTIAL BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A GREAT LIFE: HEALTH ACCESS, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, AND EDUCATIONAL EQUITY. OUR APPROACH IS UNIQUE BECAUSE WE INVEST IN PROGRAMS THAT MEET A NEED, ACHIEVE RESULTS AND ARE GOOD STEWARDS OF RESOURCES. VOLUNTEERS, WHO ARE DONORS AND LEADERS, REVIEW AND ASSESS PROGRAMS TO DETERMINE FUNDING. EACH YEAR, PEOPLE ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT FROM PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, UNITED WAY FUNDING ENSURED HELP WAS AVAILABLE TO MEET THE GROWING NEEDS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY.

  Expenses $4,710,134 · Grants $4,444,706

• UNITED WAY PROGRAMSSTUFF THE BUS - EACH SUMMER, UNITED WAY PARTNERS WITH LOCAL COMPANIES AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO DONATE, COLLECT, SORT AND DISTRIBUTE SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN IN NEED. THIS INITIATIVE HELPS CHILDREN START THE YEAR WITH THE SUPPLIES THEY NEED.COMMUNITY SCHOOLS UNITED IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN UNITED WAY AND LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO TRANSFORM SCHOOLS INTO A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS, FAMILIES, STAFF AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE ALL STUDENTS THRIVE. OUR STRATEGY FOCUSES ON THE WHOLE CHILD BY PROVIDING ACADEMIC SUPPORT, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE CLIMATE. THIS STRATEGY LAUNCHED IN 2020 WITH DOROTHY HEIGHT ELEMENTARY AS THE FIRST FULL-SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION, AND HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE PHENIX CITY ELEMENTARY, BREWER ELEMENTARY AND MLK ELEMENTARY.THE BASICS CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY IS CENTERED ON THE EARLIEST YEARS, AIMING TO PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH A GREAT START IN LIFE THROUGH FIVE FUN, SIMPLE AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRINCIPLES THAT EVERY PARENT AND CAREGIVER CAN USE TO ENCOURAGE MENTAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELEOPMENT IN CHILDREN AGES 0-3 YEARS AND BEYOND. THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF LIFE CAN HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT ON A CHILD'S LEARNING, WITH 80% OF BRAIN GROWTH OCCURING DURING THIS TIME. UNITED WAY IS A PROUD LEADING PARTNER WORKING WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT THIS COMMUNITY WIDE INITIATIVE.WOMEN UNITED IS A LOCAL AFFINITY GROUP COMPRISED OF FEMALE DONORS GIVING $250 OR MORE TO UNITED WAY. THIS GROUP OF WOMEN FOCUSES THEIR EFFORTS ON THE PLATFORM OF "WOMEN HELPING WOMEN". THROUGH THEIR ANNUAL "POWER OF THE PURSE" FUNDRAISING EVENT, WOMEN UNITED FUNDS TWO PROGRAMS: THE UNDERGARMENT VOUCHER PROGRAM AND THE WOMEN UNITED SCHOLARSHIP. THE UNDERGARMENT VOUCHER PROGRAM PROVIDES VOUCHERS FOR WOMEN IN NEED THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF THE SOUTHERN RIVERS AND J.C. PENNEY. THE WOMEN UNITED SCHOLARSHIP IS FOR NON-TRADITIONAL FEMALE STUDENTS SEEKING EDUCATION FOR GREATER EMPLOYABILITY OPPORTUNITIES. HOME FOR GOOD FUNCTIONS AS THE BRIDGE BETWEEN SERVICE PROVIDERS, AS WELL AS BETWEEN SERVICE PROVIDERS AND THEIR CLIENTS. THIS ASSURES THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE USE OF A COLLABORATIVE SYSTEM TO MOVE INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES FROM HOMELESSNESS TO PERMANENT, STABLE HOUSING. BECAUSE OF THE COLLABORATIVE WORK BETWEEN HOME FOR GOOD AND OUR PARTNER AGENCIES THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IS DOWN 20% FROM 2016 AND 97% OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HOUSED REMAIN IN PERMANENT, STABLE HOMES.211 UNITED WAY OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY (211UWCV) IS AN INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICE CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED AS THEY FACE EVERYDAY CHALLENGES AND EMERGENCIES. 211 IS A FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL SERVIE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY. 211UWCV MAKES IT EASY FOR PEOPLE TO GET OR GIVE HELP. RESIDENTS CAN DIAL THE EASY-TO-REMEMBER THREE DIGIT CODE OF 2-1-1, TEXT THEIR ZIP CODE TO 898-211 OR SEARCH THE COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE ONLINE AT WWW.211UWCV.ORG TO CONNECT TO A VARIETY OF SERVICES. 211 HAS HELPED MORE THAN 25,000 PEOPLE FIND SERVICES.THE VOLUNTEER CENTER CONNECTS INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WITH AGENCIES IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS ON BOTH AN ON-GOING BASIS AND FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS. THE VOLUNTEER CENTER COORDINATES VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR CORPORATE TEAMS, ALLOWING THEM TO HELP OTHERS AS THEY ENGAGE IN TEAM BUILDING. THE VOLUNTEER CENTER ALSO RECRUITS VOLUNTEERS TO HELP SUPPORT UNITED WAY INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS. THROUGH THE VOLUNTEER CENTER, CORPORATE VOLUNTEER GROUPS DONATE MANY HOURS OF VALUABLE SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

  Expenses $2,640,389

As filed on the 2022 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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY

  $590,000

  SUPPORT OF DONEE PROGRAMS

• EASTER SEALS OF WEST GEORGIA INC

  $575,000

  SUPPORT OF DONEE PROGRAMS

• GIRLS INC OF COLUMBUS AND PHENIX CITYRUSSELL CO

  $400,000

  SUPPORT OF DONEE PROGRAMS

• FEEDING THE VALLEY INC

  $365,000

  SUPPORT OF DONEE PROGRAMS

• FAMILY CENTER OF COLUMBUS INC

  $287,380

  SUPPORT OF DONEE PROGRAMS

• YMCA OF METROPOLITAN COLUMBUS

  $263,450

  SUPPORT OF DONEE PROGRAMS

• HOPE HARBOUR (COLUMBUS ALLIANCE FOR BATTERED WOMEN)

  $233,400

  SUPPORT OF DONEE PROGRAMS

• HOUSE OF TIME INC

  $210,000

  SUPPORT OF DONEE PROGRAMS

• CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

  $193,600

  SUPPORT OF DONEE PROGRAMS

• SALVATION ARMY

  $181,075

  SUPPORT OF DONEE PROGRAMS

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

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

13 May 2024

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202411349349307781

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