Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$3,258,264

Total expenses

$3,170,137

Contributions and grants received

$2,947,752

Grants paid

$889,709

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$300,516

Other revenue

$9,996

Total assets, end of year

$5,549,350

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,037,829

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$4,511,521

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,367,898

Management and general expenses

$329,956

Fundraising expenses

$472,283

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,367,898

Program services were 74.7% 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

• PRIORITY AREA GRANT FUNDS: UNITED WAY OF ALLEN COUNTY PROVIDES FUNDING TO 19 ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES THAT HELP ACHIEVE COMMUNITY GOALS AROUND FOOD SECURITY, HOUSING STABILITY, AND MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS. ADDITIONALLY, UNITED WAY INVESTS IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS (KINDERGARTEN COUNTDOWN, VITA, PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF, ETC.) THROUGHOUT ALLEN COUNTY.

  Expenses $1,579,572 · Grants $785,000

• PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF: PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF (PPO) IS A NEW INITIATIVE OF UNITED WAY THAT WAS LAUNCHED IN APRIL 2021. THE GOAL OF THE INITIATIVE IS TO GET MORE STUDENTS TO COMPLETE THEIR COLLEGE DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE BY HELPING ELIMINATE SOME OF THE BARRIERS THAT STUDENTS ARE FACING. WE PARTNER WITH THE TRIO OFFICES AT IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE FORT WAYNE AND PURDUE FORT WAYNE ALONG WITH LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE STUDENTS EDUCATIONAL GOAL ATTAINMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCIAL LITERACY COACHING. IN ACADEMIC YEAR 21-22, OVER 90 STUDENTS RECEIVED SERVICES AND 88% OF THE STUDENTS EITHER RETURNED FOR CLASSES FOR THE NEXT ACADEMIC SEMESTER, COMPLETED THEIR CERTIFICATION, OR GRADUATED WITH THEIR ASSOCIATE OR BACHELOR'S DEGREE. ACADEMIC YEAR 22-23 RESULTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR THIS NARRATIVE.

  Expenses $132,299

• DONOR DESIGNATIONS: UNITED WAY OF ALLEN COUNTY (UWAC) DIRECTS DESIGNATED CONTRIBUTIONS (50 OR MORE) TO A SPECIFIC UWAC PRIORITY AREA(S), INITIATIVE(S), OR TO LOCAL UNITED WAYS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES. UWAC RETAINS 15% OF DESIGNATED GIFTS TO UNITED WAYS/FUNDS THAT ARE PART OF THE NORTHEAST INDIANA CONSORTIUM AND 15.1% ON GIFTS TO OTHER UNITED WAYS. NO OTHER FEES OR PERCENTAGES ARE CHARGED AGAINST THESE GIFTS.

  Expenses $104,709 · Grants $104,709

• COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS: UNITED WAY OF ALLEN COUNTY INVESTS IN NUMEROUS COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS THAT CONVENE MULTIPLE PARTNERS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS IN THE COMMUNITY IN A TWO-GENERATIONAL APPROACH THROUGH OUR PRIORITY AREAS OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, FOOD SECURITY, HOUSING STABILITY, AND MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTIONS. --VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT AND DAY OF CARING: OUR TOTAL VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT COORDINATED OVER 1,749 VOLUNTEERS FOR OVER 10,400 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE WHICH EQUALS OVER 314,290 WORTH OF SERVICE INVESTED BACK IN TO ALLEN COUNTY. WE WORK WITH CORPORATE PARTNERS TO CONNECT THEIR EMPLOYEES TO VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMMUNITY. WE COORDINATE KIT BUILDS FOR THEM TO COMPLETE OR COMPANIES PARTICIPATE IN OUR LARGEST VOLUNTEER EVENT, DAY OF CARING. OUR 30TH ANNUAL UNITED WAY DAY OF CARING CONTINUED TO REBOUND IN TERMS OF VOLUNTEER NUMBERS. IN AUGUST 2022, OVER 1,200 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED OVER 6,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS, AND COMPLETED 68 PROJECTS. PROJECTS SUBMITTED FOR DAY OF CARING ARE COMPLETED IN ONE DAY AND TYPICALLY CONSIST OF CLEANING, LANDSCAPING, PAINTING AND OTHER GENERAL MAINTENANCE. PROJECTS TAKE PLACE AT NON-PROFIT AGENCIES, SCHOOLS OR PRIVATE RESIDENCES COORDINATED BY NEIGHBORLINK. UNITED WAY WORKS TOGETHER WITH CORPORATE PARTNERS, NON-PROFIT AGENCIES AND VOLUNTEERS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, MAKING ALLEN COUNTY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK. --KINDERGARTEN COUNTDOWN: KINDERGARTEN COUNTDOWN COMPLETED ITS NINTH YEAR WHERE 114 CHILDREN ATTENDED CLASSES IN THE SCHOOLS THEY WILL BE ATTENDING IN THE FALL. THE PROGRAM OPERATES IN TWO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND EMPHASIZES CLASSROOM SKILLS LIKE RAISING HANDS AND LINING UP QUIETLY AS WELL AS STRENGTHENING THE LITERACY SKILLS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO LEARN TO READ. THIS YEAR'S STUDENTS SHOWED A 18 PERCENT INCREASE IN BASIC LITERACY SKILLS AND A 25 PERCENT INCREASE IN SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SCORES FROM THE ASSESSMENTS COMPLETED AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE FOUR-WEEK PROGRAM. THERE WAS A 48 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER STUDENTS ABLE TO WRITE THEIR NAMES. --VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA): DURING THE 2023 VITA SEASON, TAX PREPARATION WAS OFFERED AT ONE SITE IN ALLEN COUNTY AND FOUR SITES IN DEKALB, NOBLE AND STEUBEN COUNTIES. THIS YEAR, OVER 40 VOLUNTEERS DONATED OVER 2,500 HOURS TO THIS EFFORT. NEARLY 2.5 MILLION WERE RETURNED TO OVER 2,600 RESIDENTS.

  Expenses $551,318

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.

Grants on this return

• BRIGHTPOINT

  $135,000

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

• LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF IN

  $80,000

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

• CATHOLIC CHARITIES

  $70,000

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

• VINCENT VILLAGE INC

  $70,000

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

• COMMUNITY HARVEST FOOD BANK

  $50,000

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

• SALVATION ARMY

  $50,000

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

• HEADWATERS COUNSELING

  $40,000

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

• LEAGUE FOR THE BLIND AND DISABLED

  $40,000

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

• AMANI FAMILY SERVICES

  $35,000

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

• ASSOCIATED CHURCHES OF FORT WAYNE

  $30,000

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

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

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

1 September 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202332759349300833

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