Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$794,649

Total expenses

$770,870

Contributions and grants received

$721,430

Grants paid

$565,432

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$3,720

Other revenue

$69,499

Total assets, end of year

$845,501

Total liabilities, end of year

$91,277

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$754,224

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$666,240

Management and general expenses

$93,560

Fundraising expenses

$11,070

Program service expenses (Part III)

$666,240

Program services were 86.4% 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

• THE MISSION OF THE UNITED WAY OF COLQUITT COUNTY, INC. IS TO ORGANIZE, COORDINATE, AND MAXIMIZE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE. IN 2024, THE UNITED WAY OF COLQUITT COUNTY, INC. PROVIDED OVER $550,000 IN GRANTS TO 27 HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES BY FUNDING 54 PROGRAMS SERVING MORE THAN 45,286 INDIVIDUALS IN COLQUITT COUNTY.IN 2024, WE CELEBRATED OUR 27TH ANNUAL DAY OF ACTION. THIS EVENT PROVIDES HANDS ON VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. DAY OF ACTION WAS HELD SEPTEMBER 25, 2024, WHERE MORE THAN 160 VOLUNTEERS WORKED AT 16 AGENCIES ON PROJECTS OF NEED. AMERICAN RED CROSS, ARTS CENTER, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, BABY PACKER KITS, CC FAMILIES IN TRANSITION, CHILDRENS CHEER AND TOY SHOP, COLQUITT FOOD BANK, CROSSROADS MISSION, GREEN OAKS CENTER, HERO HOUSE, HUMANE SOCIETY, YMCA OF THE GA SUNBELT, SPECIAL OLYMPICS, UNITED WAY (2 PROJECTS) ALL HAD TEAMS OF VOLUNTEERS WORKING AND A WHEELCHAIR RAMP WAS BUILT FOR A FAMILY IN NEED BY OUR KINETIC BY WINDSTREAM TEAM. MORE THAN 640 HOURS WERE GIVEN BY VOLUNTEERS. SPONSORS FOR 2024 INCLUDED SOUTHERN POWDER COATING, LAZARUS MOULTRIE, HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS, LASSETER MOTOR COMPANY, CBC BANK, MOULTRIE BANK AND TRUST, MCCPRA, FIRST NATIONAL BANK, ESG OPERATIONS, SWARTZENTRUBER MEDICAL, AND GEORGIAS OWN CREDIT UNION. IN-KIND SPONSORS INCLUDED NATIONAL BEEF (PROVIDED MEAT), PUBLIX (PROVIDED CAKES AND FOOD), WAL-MART (PROVIDED WATER AND FOOD), HAT CREEK RESTORATION (GRILLED HAMBURGERS), LONGHORN (PROVIDED SALADS), AND SOUTHERN REGIONAL (PROVIDED LOCATION). STATISTICS SHOW THAT 44.1% OF COLQUITT COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE ONE VEHICLE OR LESS IN THEIR HOME. IN 2022 WE APPLIED FOR A $13,000 GRANT WITH UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE AND LYFT TO ESTABLISH A TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM, RIDE UNITED, TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION ACCESS TO OUR LOCAL RESIDENTS FOR THINGS SUCH AS NON-EMERGENT MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, JOB INTERVIEWS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAININGS AND OTHER HEALTH AND HUMAN RELATED SERVICES. IN 2023, WE PROVIDED 563 RIDES TO INDIVIDUALS AND AT THE END OF THE YEAR REVAMPED THE PROGRAM TO WORK WITH A LOCAL BUSINESS, ALL DIRECTIONS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. IN 2024, WE PROVIDED 77 RIDES WITH ALL DIRECTIONS UNTIL IT CLOSED ITS BUSINESS IN JULY. WE QUICKLY MADE A NEW CONNECTION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH RMS OUR REGIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM TO PROVIDE ANOTHER 13 RIDES IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER OF 2024. UNITED WAY COMPLETED THE THIRD YEARS PAYMENTS TOWARD THE FOLLOWING THREE-YEAR COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANTS THAT WERE AWARDED IN 2022: BOYS & GIRLS CLUB KEYS TO EXCELLENCE PROGRAM; COLQUITT COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEMS EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT BABY PACKER WELCOME HOME KITS; AND MOULTRIE-CC LIBRARY SYSTEM TO IMPLEMENT THE BASICS, A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS WITH THE TOOLS TO TEACH AND ENGAGE WITH BABIES AT A YOUNG AGE TO ASSIST IN EARLY LITERACY.UNITED WAY CONTINUES TO FUND THREE THREE-YEAR COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANTS THAT WERE AWARDED IN 2023: COLQUITT REGIONAL MEDICAL FOUNDATION TO ASSIST WITH A PRESCRIPTION PLAN PROGRAM FOR DISCHARGED PATIENTS WHO ARE UNDERINSURED OR UNINSURED TO HELP SUPPORT THE UNCOVERED COSTS OF MEDICATION; COLQUITT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENTS REACH GEORGIA PROGRAM A NEEDS-BASED SCHOLARSHIP AND MENTORING PROGRAM FROM 8TH-12TH GRADE, UPON COMPLETION AN AWARD OF UP TO $10,000, WILL BE GIVEN TO ATTEND A GEORGIA HOPE-ELIGIBLE TWO OR FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE OF THEIR CHOICE; MUSTARD SEED COTTAGES BRIGHT COURSE PROGRAM WILL ALLOW RESIDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT TOPICS SUCH AS PRENATAL CARE, PARENTING, RELATIONSHIPS, LIFE SKILLS, AND MORE; TEENS HAVE VISION 2S THE RAISING HER PROJECT TO PROMOTE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON EMPOWERMENT, BONDING, HEALING, AND GROWTH; AND THE BREATHE ORGANIZATIONS PARENTING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WORKSHOPS TO EDUCATE PARENTS ON TOPICS THAT RELATE TO THEM AND TO GUIDE THEM IN APPLYING FOR NEEDED RESOURCES.IN 2024, WE TOOK ON THE ROLE AS FIDUCIARY AGENT FOR TEEN MAZE. THE 12TH ANNUAL TEEN MAZE ENGAGED AROUND 750 NINTH-GRADE STUDENTS AT C.A. GRAY JUNIOR HIGH IN A LIFE-SIZED GAME OF LIFE SIMULATION DESIGNED TO EXPLORE THE REAL-WORLD CONSEQUENCES OF DECISIONS. IT BROUGH OVER 176 VOLUNTEERS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY SERVICES, BANKING, HEALTHCARE, AND OTHER COMMUNITY SECTORS.MYFREETAXES CONTINUES TO BE A PROGRAM THAT WE OFFER TO HELP INDIVIDUALS FILE FEDERAL AND STATE TAX RETURNS WITH EASE. IN 2024, SEVEN COLQUITT COUNTY RESIDENTS USED THE SERVICE, CLAIMING $979 IN REFUNDS WITH AN AVERAGE ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME OF $37,247.THROUGH THE EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER BOARD, UNITED WAY CONTINUES TO ADMINISTER AND ALLOCATE FUNDS TO LOCAL AGENCIES ASSISTING WITH FOOD, SHELTER AND RENT/UTILITIES. IN 2024, WE DISTRIBUTED $14,108 IN FEDERALS EFSP FUNDS.IN 2024, WE CREATED A HYGIENE HUB, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, TO PROVIDE FREE FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE NEED-TACKLING PERIOD POVERTY IN A COMMUNITY WHERE MANY STRUGGLE TO AFFORD THE BASICS. IN GEORGIA, MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS ARE TAXED, ADDING ABOUT $5/MONTH IN EXTRA COSTS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS. THIS EFFORT IS EXPANDING INTO BRIGHT BEGINNINGS, A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITED WAY, COLQUITT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, DENISE POPE, AND THE HOPE HOUSE. IN 2024, WE JOINED EFFORTS IN MOULTRIE AND VALDOSTA TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE HELENE. WE PARTNERED WITH PUBLIX AND PROVIDED HUNDREDS OF DELI SANDWICHES AND BOTTLED WATER TO THOSE IN NEED. THROUGH A $10,000 GRANT RECEIVED BY SOUTHEASTERN CREDIT UNION WE WERE ABLE TO ASSIST SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS WITH CRITICAL REPAIRS AND HURRICANE DAMAGE, INCLUDING REMOVING A DANGEROUS TREE THREATENING AN 86-YEAR-OLD WOMANS WELL AND STORAGE SHED.IN 2024, UNITED WAY ORGANIZED AND HOSTED STAMP OUT HUNGER AFTER NOT HAVING IT IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR 4 YEARS. TEAMING UP WITH USPS AND LOCAL LETTER CARRIERS, WE COLLECTED OVER 4,000 POUNDS OF FOOD FOR COLQUITT FOOD BANK. WE BEGAN A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH AMERIS BANK IN 2024, STUFF THE BUS. THIS EVENT WAS AN INAUGURAL SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE, WHERE ALL SUPPLIES WERE DONATED TO THE COLQUITT COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEMS SOCIAL WORKERS AND DISTRIBUTED EVENLY THROUGHOUT ALL SCHOOLS IN OUR COUNTY, WHICH ENSURED EVERY STUDENT BEGAN THE YEAR EQUIPPED FOR SUCCESS. WE HOSTED OUR FIFTH ANNUAL BID UNITED: AUCTION FOR ACTION FUNDRAISING EVENT. THIS SOCIAL MEDIA AND RADIO AUCTION WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVER $70,000 OF FUNDS RAISED DURING THE YEAR. THIS YEAR WE PARTNERED WITH THE WEEKS GROUP TO UTILIZE THEIR WEEKS APP TO PROMOTE AND RUN OUR AUCTION. THE WEEKS GROUP WAS OUR DIGITAL SPONSOR, WHILE OUR HEADLINE SPONSORS WERE LAZARUS OF MOULTRIE, STERLING PHYSICIAN GROUP, FREEDOM LOGISTICS, MOBLEY GREENHOUSES, BIRCH & PINE REAL ESTATE, SWARTZENTRUBER MEDICAL, AND AMERIS BANK. OUR SUPPORTING SPONSORS WERE LASSETER TRACTOR, CBC BANK, PROSPEX PROMOTIONS, SOUTHERN POWDER COATING, HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS, LASSETER MOTOR COMPANY, AND THE YMCA. WE ADDED SPIRIT NIGHTS TO BID UNITED TO DRAW UP SOME EXCITEMENT A FAMILY FRIENDLY NIGHT AT DOUGHBOYS PIZZA AND A FUN ADULT NIGHT AT BANDWAGON BREWING COMPANY. LASTLY, WE INTRODUCED UNITED FOR ALICE (ASSET LIMITED, INCOME CONSTRAINED, EMPLOYED). THIS NEW INITITAIVE BRINGS FRESH NEW COUNTY-WIDE DATA THAT EXPLAINS THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITY. THERE ARE OVER 9,000 HOUSEHOLDS (54%) THAT CANT AFFORD THE BASICS. THESE HOUSEHOLDS FALL BELOW THE ALICE THRESHOLD, WHICH INCLUDES HOUSEHOLDS IN POVERTY AND ALICE HOUSEHOLDS. STRUGGLING YET HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT, ALICE EARNS ABOVE THE POVERTY LEVEL, BUT LESS THAN THE COST OF BASICS. OUR GOAL IS TO TAKE THIS DATA AND PROVIDE PROGRAMS THAT HELP THOSE FAMILIES STAY ABOVE THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND TO THRIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

  Expenses $666,240 · Grants $565,432

As filed on the 2024 return.

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

• SW GA COMMUNITY ACTION

  $77,000

  HOUSING REPAIR

• BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MOULTRIE

  $68,000

  YOUTH PROGRAMS

• MCC PARKS & RECREATION

  $65,000

  MINI PITCH - SOCCER FIELD

• CC ARTS COUNCIL

  $39,200

  ART PROGRAMS

• CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER

  $28,000

  HERO HOUSE

• MOULTRIE YMCA

  $25,000

  CHILDCARE AND MENTORING, HEALTHY CC

• SERENITY HOUSE

  $25,000

  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

• COLQUITT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUC

  $20,000

  DOLLY PARTON GRANT & BABY PACKER KI

• AMERICAN RED CROSS

  $17,500

  DISASTER SERVICES

• CROSS ROADS MISSION

  $17,000

  HOMELESS SHELTER

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

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

1 October 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202533079349302818

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