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← UNITED WAY OF SPOKANE COUNTY

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by UNITED WAY OF SPOKANE COUNTY.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,225,822
Total expenses
$3,095,987
Contributions and grants received
$2,210,596
Grants paid
$1,436,359
Program service revenue
$6,232
Investment income
$6,763
Other revenue
$2,231
Total assets, end of year
$2,319,731
Total liabilities, end of year
$667,352
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,652,379
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,925,272
Management and general expenses
$976,141
Fundraising expenses
$194,574
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,925,272

Program services were 62.2% 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

    $2,210,596

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Service Fees

    total $6,232 · related or exempt $6,232

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,763 · excluded $6,763

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $2,231

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $2,231

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $2,231 · excluded $2,231

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,436,359 · program services $1,436,359

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $218,834 · management and general $218,834

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $706,165 · program services $309,825 · management and general $269,028 · fundraising $127,312

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $17,651 · program services $11,363 · fundraising $6,288

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $111,756 · program services $49,380 · management and general $48,830 · fundraising $13,546

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $86,783 · program services $24,834 · management and general $51,743 · fundraising $10,206

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $28,645 · management and general $28,645

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $101,884 · program services $21,695 · management and general $75,997 · fundraising $4,192

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $45,777 · program services $42,359 · management and general $2,053 · fundraising $1,365

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $67,798 · program services $5,558 · management and general $34,468 · fundraising $27,772

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $77,266 · program services $1,989 · management and general $75,277

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $110,091 · management and general $110,091

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,886 · program services $4,472 · management and general $872 · fundraising $1,542

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $24,317 · program services $17,438 · management and general $5,444 · fundraising $1,435

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $43,054 · management and general $43,054

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,481 · management and general $1,565 · fundraising $916

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,371 · management and general $3,371

  • 24a · Other expenses: Recruiting

    total $4,783 · management and general $4,783

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,086 · management and general $2,086

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $422,801 · end of year $4,755

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,239,423 · end of year $1,054,924

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $638,484 · end of year $353,014

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $11,919 · end of year $45,232

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $31,364 · end of year $40,859

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

    $239,324

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

    $226,518

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,287 · end of year $12,806

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $322,050 · end of year $808,141

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $132,259 · end of year $83,964

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $78,953 · end of year $115,644

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $467,744

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,566,294 · end of year $1,149,782

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $903,822 · end of year $502,597

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

The mission of Spokane County United Way is to mobilize our community resources to create measurable results that improve the lives of the people living in our community and advance the idea of the common good. (Continued on Schedule O)Our vision is that Spokane County will be known for increasing health, prosperity, and educational attainment for at risk community members, and is a tool for breaking the local cycle of intergenerational poverty.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Creating measurable results that improve people's lives.

  • Health: Funding is provided to local impact partners for programs directed at improving the health and safety of families in Spokane County, WA. Spokane County United Way provides financial support to local organizations that focus on preventing or mitigating the impact of child abuse, child neglect, domestic violence, mental illness, and substance abuse.

    Expenses $392,000 · Grants $392,000 · Revenue $6,232

  • Education: Funding is provided primarily to local impact partners as part of the organizations goal of cutting educational achievement gaps in half, focusing resources on children and youth who are low-income, racial/ethnic minorities, and/or have special needs. Spokane County United Way is involved in providing over 14,251 community members access to bilingual trail markers through Born Again Learning Trails and 7,477 children under the age of 5 access to 1 free book every month through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library Foundation.

    Expenses $372,000 · Grants $372,000

  • Financial Stability: Funding provided to community agencies and community members for programs that support improving the financial stability of low-income households in Spokane County, WA, especially low-income families with children.

    Expenses $289,500 · Grants $289,500

  • Homelessness Initiatives: Spokane County United Way partners with A Way Home Washington to help participating communities improve their data collection methods, advocate for legislative change, develop partnerships with systems and service providers, and implement projects that improve access to services and lead to equitable outcomes for all young people. Building on the success of the Anchor Community Initiative, United Way is launching Built for Zero Initiative with Community Solutions; a new effort to support homeless veterans and chronically homeless adults. This work is supported by funding United Way received from the Kaiser Permanente Foundation. Spokane County United Way joined the Built for Zero collaborative which is made up of more than 90 communities that have committed to measurably ending homelessness, one population at a time. Using data, communities have changed how local homeless response systems work and the impact they can achieve. Fourteen of the collaborative communities have ended homelessness for a population by reaching a standard called functional zero. More than half have achieved reductions in the number of people experiencing chronic and veteran homelessness. Community Planning & Capacity: Staff participated in community collaborations to improve cultural competency, reduce youth and family homelessness, improve access to medical and dental services for low-income populations, reduce the impact of adverse childhood experiences, and improve the local early learning infrastructure.Donor Designated Gifts: Spokane County United Way runs a major fundraising program, the Workplace Campaign. Many of the donations to the campaign are specifically designated to qualified non-profit agencies. Acting as an agent, United Way ensures that these donations are collected and accurately distributed at least quarterly, under standards established by United Way Worldwide. The Organization collected and distributed $194,574 related to this campaign during the fiscal year.Volunteer Services: The organization supports individual, group, and corporate volunteer engagement as a strategy to fulfill its mission. To support its financial stability work, Spokane County United Way promoted a free self-filing tool, www.MyFreeTaxes.com. Members of the Emerging Leaders Society contributed talent and 170 volunteer hours to projects in the community with local nonprofit agencies. In addition, Spokane County United Way maintained a web-based platform, www.volunteerspokane.org, which served as a free resource to match community volunteers with opportunities at local nonprofit organizations. Spokane County United Way manages the selection and support of AmeriCorps VISTA projects and members in Spokane County in coordination with Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS).Excelerate Success: Excelerate Success addresses the impacts of racism, particularly structural racism. The initiative seeks to build community by promoting collaboration among Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and white people in Spokane County as well as among people with other marginalized identities. Excelerate Success has 3 core strategies: racial affinity groups; trainings led my impacted communities; and annual community learning events.Labor relations: Spokane County United Way Labor Services works with the labor community to educate interested members about available health and human care services, recruit volunteers, for food drives, and recruit and place members of organized labor with volunteer opportunities in human and health care organizations.

    Expenses $871,772 · Grants $382,859

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jason Thackston

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tim Fitzgerald

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stacy Cowles

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ann Gorman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ben Small

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cara Beatty

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Charlotte Nemec

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chris Preti

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Delores Duquette

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ken Brown

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ken Roberts

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lisa Lewis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lisa Sunderman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Neal Boling

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nicole Jenkins-Rosenkrantz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Benjamin Watson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cathie Winegar

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dan Springer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Leon Covington

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mona Terrell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • James Mohr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Traci McGlathery

    Campaign Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Aileen Luppert

    Community Impact Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Yolanda Gallardo

    DEI Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Frank Velazquez

    Immediate Past Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Larry Valadez - Immediate Past

    Community Impact Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gary Klingsporn

    Director (Until 9/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Dickson

    President, CEO & Secretary

    Total calculated
    $157,282
    From this org
    $137,202
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,080
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,202
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,860
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,220
    Filer's total
    $157,282
  • Lonni Marlow - Left 223

    Vice President Finance & Admin

    Total calculated
    $47,156
    From this org
    $42,413
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,743
    Hours/week
    40

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

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
1 July 2025
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202531909349300048

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