Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$3,160,858

Total expenses

$3,090,245

Contributions and grants received

$2,987,604

Grants paid

$806,851

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$173,254

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$5,026,044

Total liabilities, end of year

$759,373

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$4,266,671

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,184,056

Management and general expenses

$532,324

Fundraising expenses

$373,865

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,184,056

Program services were 70.7% 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 · 2024

• 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., EARLY YEARS INITIATIVE) THROUGHOUT ALLEN COUNTY.

  Expenses $1,413,446 · Grants $785,000

• VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA): DURING THE 2025 VITA SEASON, TAX PREPARATION WAS OFFERED AT ONE SITE IN ALLEN COUNTY AND SIX SITES IN DEKALB, NOBLE AND STEUBEN COUNTIES. THIS YEAR, 25 VOLUNTEERS DONATED OVER 1,900 HOURS TO THIS EFFORT. OVER 2.9 MILLION WERE RETURNED TO OVER 2,900 RESIDENTS.

  Expenses $100,458

• KINDERGARTEN COUNTDOWN: KINDERGARTEN COUNTDOWN COMPLETED ITS ELEVENTH YEAR WHERE 115 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 17 PERCENT INCREASE IN BASIC LITERACY SKILLS AND A 18 PERCENT INCREASE IN SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SCORES FROM THE ASSESSMENTS COMPLETED AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE FOUR-WEEK PROGRAM. THERE WAS A 38 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER STUDENTS ABLE TO WRITE THEIR NAMES.

  Expenses $70,762

• COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS: UNITED WAY OF ALLEN COUNTY INVESTS IN NUMEROUS COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS THAT CONVENE MULTIPLE PARTNERS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL COMMUNITY ISSUES THROUGH OUR PRIORITY AREAS OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, FOOD SECURITY, HOUSING STABILITY, AND MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS USING COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTIONS. --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. --VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT AND DAY OF CARING: OUR TOTAL VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT COORDINATED OVER 1,700 VOLUNTEERS FOR OVER 9,700 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE WHICH EQUALS OVER 340,600 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 32ND ANNUAL UNITED WAY DAY OF CARING CONTINUED TO REBOUND IN TERMS OF VOLUNTEER NUMBERS. IN 2024, OVER 1,500 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED OVER 6,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS, AND COMPLETED 72 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. --PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF: PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF (PPO) IS AN 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 LUTHERN SOCIAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE STUDENTS EDUCATIONAL GOAL ATTAINMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCIAL LITERACY COACHING. THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX STUDENTS HAVE RECEIVED SERVICES THROUGH PPO IN FOUR AND A HALF ACADEMIC YEARS WITH A PERSISTENCE RATE OF 96%. THIS MEANS THAT 96% OF THE STUDENTS HAVE EITHER COMPLETED THEIR CERTIFICATION OR DEGREE OR HAVE RE-ENROLLED THE NEXT SEMESTER TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION.

  Expenses $599,390 · Grants $21,851

As filed on the 2024 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

  $180,000

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

• LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF IN

  $125,000

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

• CATHOLIC CHARITIES

  $70,000

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

• LEAGUE FOR THE BLIND AND DISABLED

  $50,000

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

• COMMUNITY HARVEST FOOD BANK

  $30,000

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

• HEADWATERS COUNSELING

  $30,000

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

• HEALTHIER MOMS AND BABIES

  $30,000

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

• ST JOSEPH MISSIONS INC

  $30,000

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

• YWCA NORTHEAST INDIANA

  $30,000

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

• A MOTHER'S HOPE

  $25,000

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

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

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

17 November 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

202543219349302219

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