Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$2,642,067

Total expenses

$2,880,428

Contributions and grants received

$2,470,394

Grants paid

$1,345,977

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$115,700

Other revenue

$55,973

Total assets, end of year

$4,387,684

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,025,608

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$3,362,076

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,209,196

Management and general expenses

$388,919

Fundraising expenses

$282,313

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,209,196

Program services were 76.7% 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 · 2023

• COMMUNITY IMPACT - INVOLVES THE PROCESS OF PLANNING, INVESTING AND EVALUATING RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE MEASURABLE AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY CHANGE IN THREE PRIORITY AREAS: EMPOWERING CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, HELPING WORKING FAMILIES BECOME FINANCIALLY STABLE AND INDEPENDENT, AND CREATING A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY. MORE THAN 150 ORGANIZATIONS HAVE PLEDGED TO WORK COLLECTIVELY ON ACHIEVING THIS HIGH LEVEL OF COMMUNITY IMPACT.UNITED WAY OF GREATER LORAIN COUNTY (UWGLC) PLACES A HIGH PRIORITY ON WORKING WITH SYSTEMS AND PARTNERS TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN ENTER KINDERGARTEN READY TO LEARN AND THAT EARLY ADOLESCENTS HAVE THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO SUCCEED IN HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND. UWGLC IS INVESTING IN A VARIETY OF INITIATIVES, INCLUDING AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT, IN-SCHOOL ACADEMIC SUPPORT, MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT, EXERCISE AND NUTRITION IMPROVEMENT, PARENTING EDUCATION AND RESOURCING, AND RISKY BEHAVIOR PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION. MULTI-YEAR FUNDING HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS TO MEASURE BASELINE DATA, PILOT TEST BEST-PRACTICE PROGRAMS WITH SMALL GROUPS, AND IMPLEMENT LARGER-SCALE PROGRAMS WITH PROMISING EARLY RESULTS. FOR EXAMPLE, LITERACY PROGRAMS ARE BRINGING AGE- AND LANGUAGE-APPROPRIATE BOOKS TO 61% OF ALL CHILDREN 0-5 LIVING IN ELYRIA, LORAIN AND OBERLIN EACH MONTH; AND AN ADDITIONAL 2,617 LITERACY KITS WERE DELIVERED TO PRESCHOOLERS. FURTHER, 87% OF PARTNER EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN ELYRIA HAVE ACHIEVED "HIGHLY-RATED" STATUS IN THE STEP UP TO QUALITY STATE RATING SYSTEM. ACROSS THE THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN COMMON VIEW, OVER 1,000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL PROGRAMMING; 225 STUDENTS ATTENDED COLLABORATIVE SPONSORED SUMMER CAMPS IN LORAIN; 414 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THE EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY; 625 WERE PART OF BIKE AND WALK TO SCHOOL DAYS; AND 46 ELYRIA YOUTH COMPLETED MENTORING PROGRAMMING SPONSORED BY THE COLLABORATIVE. ADDITIONALLY, 51 PARENTS IN LORAIN LEARNED TECH SKILLS TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION. OVER 10,000 YOUTH ARE CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMING.UWGLC PLACES A HIGH PRIORITY ON WORKING WITH SYSTEMS AND PARTNERS TO ENSURE THAT WORKING FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY INCREASE THEIR INCOMES, BUILD SAVINGS, AND GAIN ASSETS TO IMPROVE THEIR FINANCIAL STABILITY. UWGLC IS INVESTING IN ACTIVITIES THAT ENSURE THAT FAMILIES SUFFERING A SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL CRISIS AVOID EVICTION, UTILITY TERMINATION, AND JOB LOSS AND ARE ABLE TO BUILD FUTURE RESOURCES. TENTH-YEAR COLLABORATIVE FUNDING HAS RESULTED IN THE UCAN PARTNERSHIP ASSISTING 498 HOUSEHOLDS (OVER 1500 PERSONS) AVOID EVICTION (368 HOUSING BILLS), UTILITY DISCONNECT (149 PAYMENTS), AND JOB LOSS (21 JOBS), WITH A LESS THAN 8% RECIDIVISM RATE. HEALTH CUTS ACROSS THE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND EDUCATION IMPACT AREAS OF THE AGENDA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT. OUR AGENDA PROMOTES HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH DIET AND EXERCISE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON REDUCING RISK FACTORS FOR METABOLIC SYNDROME, INCLUDING DIABETES, OBESITY, AND HEART DISEASE. UWGLC IS INVESTING IN ACTIVITIES THAT INCREASE ACCESS TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF ALL TYPES, INCLUDING THE WINTER MONTHS; ENSURE ACCESS TO LOCALLY GROWN HEALTHY FOODS; MAINTAIN HEALTHY WORKPLACES; AND IMPROVE NUTRITION. MULTI-YEAR FUNDING HAS ALLOWED COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS TO MEASURE DATA, CONTINUE TO PILOT TEST BEST-PRACTICE PROGRAMS ON A SMALL SCALE, AND IMPLEMENT LARGER-SCALE INITIATIVES. THIS INCLUDES FRESH AFFORDABLE PRODUCE PICKUPS IN NORTH RIDGEVILLE AND LAGRANGE, WITH 920 PRODUCE BAGS THIS YEAR; AND 85 SENIORS AND FAMILIES WITH DISABILITES IN THE WELLINGTON AREA RAISING, CONSUMING AND SHARING HOME-GROWN RAISED-BED VEGETABLES. ADDITIONALLY, KEY- AND H&S-SPONSORED INDOOR AND OUTDOOR FITNESS EVENTS HAD A TOTAL OF 4,752 ATTENDEES, INCLUDING DURING WINTER MONTHS. A NEW 5-K WALK-RUN EVENT IN WELLINGTON ATTRACTED 117 PARTICIPANTS OF ALL AGES. PARTNERING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN LORAIN COUNTY, UNITED WE SWEAT WAS FORMED IN 2011 TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING IN GREATER LORAIN COUNTY BY RAISING AWARENESS OF AND ACCESS TO FITNESS AND NUTRITION OPTIONS. 8,010 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED IN-PERSON INITIATIVE-SPONSORED FREE FITNESS EVENTS THIS YEAR.

  Expenses $1,819,074 · Grants $1,345,977

• INFORMATION AND REFERRAL REFERS PEOPLE TO SERVICES AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT LOCAL AGENCIES THROUGH UNITED WAY'S 2-1-1 FIRST CALL FOR HELP, A CONFIDENTIAL, FREE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICE. THERE WERE 16,219 CALLS AND 31,789 UNIQUE WEBSITE USERS.

  Expenses $128,345

• TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVES ACCESS TO RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION AFFECTS THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF PEOPLE IN ALL PARTS OF GREATER LORAIN COUNTY. UNITED WAY INVESTS IN EFFORTS TO LINK RIDERS WITH CRITICLLY NEEDED RIDES, SUCH AS TO MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH APPOINTMENTS, MAXIMIZING THE USE OF LOCALLY-AVAILABLE AND COORDINATED RESOURCES THROUGH MOBILITY MANAGEMENT. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO EXPAND TO INCLUDE PARTNERING IN THE ELYRIA AND LORAIN VIA LC PILOT IN THE UPCOMING 12 MONTHS. THE 2024-2028 LORAIN COUNTY COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION PLAN WAS SUBMITTED AND ACCEPTED BY THE LORAIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; 27 PERSONS RECEIVED INDIVIDUALSIZED TRAVEL TRAIING; AND CARFIT CERTIFICATION WAS COMPLETED AND USED TO ASSIST EVENT ATTENDEES IN MAKING THEIR VEHICLES SAFELY ACCESSIBLE.

  Expenses $105,543

• DIRECT SERVICES - DIRECT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY UWGLC THROUGH THE LORAIN COUNTY FREE TAX PREP COALITION. INCOME TAX PREPARATION PARTNERS COORDINATED BY UWGLC COMPLETED 1,899 FEDERAL (AND A SIMILAR NUMBER STATE) TAX RETURNS FOR A TOTAL REFUND OF $1,803,430, OF WHICH $488,452 WAS FROM THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT. THE FREE TAX PROGRAM SAVED TAXFILERS $518,427 IN PREP AND FILING FEES.UNITED WAY VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES MATCH INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS OF PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND STRIVES TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND PARTICIPATION OF ALL SEGMENTS OF VOLUNTEER RESOURCES THROUGH RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RECOGNITION. 697 DUPLICATED (234 UNDUPLICATED) VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 2,669 VOLUNTEER HOURS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.

  Expenses $79,531

• HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (ALSO KNOWN AS CONTINUUM OF CARE COORDINATION) HOMELESSNESS SHOULD BE RARE, BRIEF, AND RESOLVABLE THROUGH SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES. UNITED WAY INVESTS IN A CONTINUUM OF CARE THAT SEEKS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS, ALIGN EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNHOUSED, AND RESULTS IN SERVICE-ENRICHED PERMANENT HOUSING. HOUSING RELATED RESOURCES WERE COORDINATED FOR OVER 50 PERSONS (DUPLICATED) MONTHLY; AND BETWEEN 5 AND 10 LANDLORDS RECEIVE LANDLORD-TENANT COUNSELING AND CRISIS INTERVENTION EACH MONTH.

  Expenses $76,703

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

• BRAD CALABRESE

  CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• BRAD YURONICH

  VICE-CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• WILL NORDLOH

  TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JOSE GONZALEZ III

  SECRETARY

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• STACY KILGORE

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• DAWN DAILEY

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JADE BLAIR

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• FRANCO GALLO

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• KEITH BROWN

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• MATT MILLER

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• MICHELLE BURGESS

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ED OLIVERAS

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• PAM URWIN

  MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• RYAN ARONEY

  PRESIDENT & CEO

  Total calculated

  $109,658

  From this org

  $96,212

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $13,446

  Hours/week

  45

• DIANNE BREHM

  CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

  Total calculated

  $99,523

  From this org

  $86,467

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $13,056

  Hours/week

  45

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

• NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE

  $189,650

  EDUCATION - KINDERGARTEN READINESS/FINANCIAL STABILITY - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE - BASIC NEEDS

• HORIZON EDUCATION CENTER

  $176,667

  EDUCATION - KINDERGARTEN READINESS/MIDDLE SCHOOL SUCCESS

• LORAIN COUNTY GENERAL HEALTH DISTRICT

  $170,000

  HEALTH - REDUCING CHRONIC DISEASE/EDUCATION - MIDDLE SCHOOL SUCCESS

• CATHOLIC CHARITIES CORPORATION

  $106,227

  FINANCIAL STABILITY - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE - BASIC NEEDS

• OBERLIN COMMUNITY SERVICE COUNCIL

  $93,259

  FINANCIAL STABILITY - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE - BASIC NEEDS

• KENDAL AT OBERLIN

  $91,666

  EDUCATION - KINDERGARTEN READINESS

• EL CENTRO DE SERVICIOS

  $85,000

  EDUCATION - MIDDLE SCHOOL SUCCESS

• SALVATION ARMY ELYRIA

  $67,300

  FINANCIAL STABILITY - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE - BASIC NEEDS

• SALVATION ARMY LORAIN

  $47,582

  FINANCIAL STABILITY - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE - BASIC NEEDS

• NORTH RIDGEVILLE COMMUNITY CARE

  $34,475

  FINANCIAL STABILITY - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE - BASIC NEEDS

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

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

3 February 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202540369349300314

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