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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by UNITED WAY OF SOUTH SARASOTA COUNTY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,408,045
Total expenses
$3,220,687
Contributions and grants received
$422,770
Grants paid
$155,962
Program service revenue
$1,909,139
Investment income
$56,152
Other revenue
$19,984
Total assets, end of year
$1,196,614
Total liabilities, end of year
$898,660
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$297,954
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,597,088
Management and general expenses
$316,377
Fundraising expenses
$307,222
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,218,698

Program services were 80.6% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $422,770

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Hurricane Ian

    total $143,692 · related or exempt $143,692

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Long Term Recovery Group

    total $951,727 · related or exempt $951,727

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Hurricane Milton

    total $93,500 · related or exempt $93,500

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Hurricane Debby- Helene

    total $310,310 · related or exempt $310,310

  • 2e · Program service revenue: VITA

    total $125,140 · related or exempt $125,140

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $284,770 · related or exempt $284,770

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $56,152 · related or exempt $56,152

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $35,500

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $29,121

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $6,379

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $6,379 · unrelated business $6,379

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $42,123

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $38,580

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $3,543

  • 11a · Other revenue: Rebates

    total $10,062 · related or exempt $10,062

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $10,062

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $155,962 · program services $155,962

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $139,496 · program services $13,950 · management and general $68,353 · fundraising $57,193

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,522,644 · program services $1,244,299 · management and general $116,021 · fundraising $162,324

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $14,950 · program services $14,950

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $240,499 · program services $93,324 · management and general $59,470 · fundraising $87,705

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $56,292 · management and general $56,292

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,096 · management and general $3,096

  • 24a · Other expenses: Donor Development

    total $23,840 · program services $23,840

  • 24b · Other expenses: Program expenses

    total $1,050,763 · program services $1,050,763

  • 24c · Other expenses: Telephone

    total $13,145 · management and general $13,145

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $102,775 · end of year $34,513

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $69,511 · end of year $789,283

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $139,140

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $19,485

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $355,223

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $195,497

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $165,225 · end of year $159,726

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,250,656 · end of year $73,952

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $94,994 · end of year $41,185

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $624,948 · end of year $336,696

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $520,779

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $887,710 · end of year -$231,283

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $529,237

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

See Schedule O

Activities or mission (Part I)

the United Way has adopted a modern model transitioning to a model that embraces providing direct services to those in need in the local area of Venice Florida The organization partners with Sarasota County Sheriffs Taskforce VITA with the IRS and Sarasota County Emgcy

  • VITA: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance. VITA is an IRS Program that utilizes certified volunteers to help provide free and accurate tax preparation services to low to moderate income taxpayers. These services are provided at a variety of public locations such as libraries, schools and neighborhood centers in high need areas. VITA has been instrumental in helping ALICE (asset limited, income constrained, employed) Households receive thousands of dollars in additional refunds.

    Expenses $115,057 · Revenue $125,140

  • Funding allocations to local United Way agencies providing Human services to Venice, Englewood, North Port, Nokomis, Laurel and Osprey Florida. These allocations include Long Term Recovery Group.

    Expenses $3,103,641 · Revenue $2,191,254

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Barbara Cruz

    President CEO

    Total calculated
    $139,496
    From this org
    $139,496
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Doug Divirgilio

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Kristen Myers

    VP and Governance Chai

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Sandra Dipentima

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Jennifer Huber

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Debbie Riley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Michelle Shiver

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Melissa Speciale

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

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

  • North Port Meals on Wheels

    $25,000

    Local Assistance Allocatio

  • Good Samaritan Pharmacy

    $25,000

    Local Assistance Allocatio

  • Family Promise of Sarasota

    $20,000

    Local Assistance Allocatio

  • Literacy Volunteers

    $20,000

    Local Assistance Allocatio

  • On the Spot Aid

    $20,000

    Local Assistance Allocatio

  • Twig Boutique

    $15,000

    Local Assistance Allocatio

  • CHAPS Food and Hygiene Pan

    $15,000

    Local Assistance Allocatio

  • Teen Court of Sarasota

    $8,000

    Local Assistance Allocatio

  • Venice Area Mobile Meals

    $5,000

    Local Assistance Allocatio

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
27 June 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202611789349300106

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