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← UNITED WAYS OF CALIFORNIA

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by UNITED WAYS OF CALIFORNIA.

Totals

Total revenue
$25,099,810
Total expenses
$25,545,816
Contributions and grants received
$24,586,855
Grants paid
$19,557,594
Program service revenue
$512,955
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$5,380,898
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,427,484
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,953,414
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$24,071,741
Management and general expenses
$1,347,413
Fundraising expenses
$126,662
Program service expenses (Part III)
$24,071,741

Program services were 94.2% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $282,029

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $20,890,262

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,414,564

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

    total $512,955 · related or exempt $512,955

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $6,614,214 · program services $6,614,214

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $12,943,380 · program services $12,943,380

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $648,340 · program services $343,899 · management and general $297,015 · fundraising $7,426

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,675,868 · program services $2,105,679 · management and general $491,466 · fundraising $78,723

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $101,083 · program services $81,403 · management and general $16,499 · fundraising $3,181

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $396,392 · program services $303,099 · management and general $82,007 · fundraising $11,286

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $247,516 · program services $189,683 · management and general $50,724 · fundraising $7,109

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $80,530 · management and general $80,530

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,055,827 · program services $950,159 · management and general $94,668 · fundraising $11,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $117,177 · program services $54,800 · management and general $62,377

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $57,331 · program services $30,412 · management and general $26,919

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,913 · management and general $2,913

  • 17 · Travel

    total $94,598 · program services $56,999 · management and general $37,599

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $193,827 · program services $188,987 · management and general $4,840

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $16,069 · management and general $16,069

  • 24a · Other expenses: TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    total $204,834 · program services $185,990 · management and general $18,844

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $95,917 · program services $23,037 · management and general $64,943 · fundraising $7,937

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,467,029 · end of year $2,205,271

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,672,356 · end of year $2,993,102

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $225,964 · end of year $182,525

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

    $3,450

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

    $3,450

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,971,378 · end of year $983,237

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,979,053 · end of year $444,247

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,323,101 · end of year $1,673,122

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,091,817 · end of year $2,280,292

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

UNITED WAYS OF CALIFORNIA (UWCA) IMPROVES THE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR LOW INCOME CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BY ENHANCING AND COORDINATING THE COMMUNITY IMPACT WORK OF CALIFORNIA'S UNITED WAYS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

IMPROVES THE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR LOW INCOME CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BY ENHANCING AND COORDINATING THE COMMUNITY IMPACT WORK OF CALIFORNIA'S UNITED WAYS.

  • USDA FOOD AND FARMWORKERS RELIEF PROGRAM: UNDER THE USDA'S FOOD AND FARMWORKERS RELIEF PROGRAM, UWCA PARTNERED WITH 16 LOCAL UNITED WAYS TO DISTRIBUTE $600 PAYMENTS TO FOOD AND FARMWORKERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AS CONSIDERATION FOR THEIR CONTINUING TO WORK THROUGH THE PERIOD OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE ORGANIZATION WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS RELIEF TO MORE THAN 38,000 INDIVIDUALS, MANY OF WHOM ARE OUTSIDE THE REACH OF ORDINARY SOCIAL SERVICES. GRANTS WERE MADE TO INDIVIDUALS AND ALSO TO AGENCIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE OUTREACH AND DISTRIBUTION EFFORTS.

    Expenses $18,284,722 · Grants $19,413,142

  • CAL EITC. UNDER THE CALIFORNIA EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT PROGRAM (CAL EITC), UWCA PARTNERED WITH 13 LOCAL UNITED WAYS, LUTHERAN SERVICES, ONELA, AND JOHN BURTON ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH TO ENABLE OUR THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIA CUSTOMERS TO RECEIVE OVER $46 MILLION IN TAX CREDITS.

    Expenses $1,401,498 · Grants $100,922

  • 2-1-1: PARTNERING WITH 8 LOCAL UNITED WAYS AS WELL AS OTHER LOCAL PARTNERS, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED ACCESS FOR 96% OF CALIFORNIANS TO THE 2-1-1 NETWORK. THIS PROVIDES CALIFORNIANS WITH TRAINED CALL CENTER STAFF WHO OFFER SUPPORT, RESOURCES AND INFORMATION ABOUT ACCESS TO AVAILABLE SERVICES FOR SHELTER, FOOD, MEDICAL SERVICES AND EMERGENCY DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY SERVICES.

    Expenses $1,166,676 · Grants $43,530

  • FTPA PROGRAM. UNDER THE CALIFORNIA FREE TAX PREPARATION AASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FTPA), UWCA PARTNERED WITH 13 LOCAL UNITED WAYS, LUTHERAN SERVICES, ONELA, AND JOHN BURTON ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DELIVERY OF OVER 76,000 FEDERAL AND STATE TAX RETURNS, SAVING CALIFORNIANS OVER $6 MILLION IN TAX PREPARATION FEES.

    Expenses $1,060,075 · Revenue $512,955

  • OTHER PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION TO THE LARGER PROGRAMS MENTIONED ABOVE, THE ORGANIZATION OPERATED 27 OTHER PROGRAMS, PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES. THUS PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR CAREGIVERS IN CALIFORNIA AND PROVIDING WORKSHOPS FOR CALIFORNIANS TO ASSIST THEM IN ACCESSING SERVICES.

    Expenses $2,158,770

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Peter Manzo

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $357,369
    From this org
    $314,877
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,492
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $264,877
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,645
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,847
    Filer's total
    $357,369

  • Apple Musni

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anne Wilson

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Larry Olmstead

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Wright

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Olson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Huge Morales

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bob Walker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nancy Sasaki

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Albert Chavez

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $250,872
    From this org
    $219,150
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,722
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $219,150
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,911
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,811
    Filer's total
    $250,872

  • Nalleli S Contreras

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $134,700
    From this org
    $117,840
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,860
    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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE BONUS FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO WAS REVIWED AND APPROVED FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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
2024
Filed
12 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533189349307003

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