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TRIDENT UNITED WAY INC

EIN 57-0314378 N CHARLESTON, SC

Revenue 2024
$6,147,271
Expenses 2024
$8,899,409

Program services were 68.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
T70
Classification
1000
Street
6296 RIVERS AVE STE 200

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TRIDENT UNITED WAY IS UNITING THE TRI-COUNTY TO UPLIFT FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY

  • COMMUNITY IMPACTTRIDENT UNITED WAY EXISTS TO STRENGTHEN WORKING FAMILIES ACROSS BERKELEY, CHARLESTON, AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES. TODAY, MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF HOUSEHOLDS IN OUR REGION ARE ALICE (ASSET LIMITED, INCOME CONSTRAINED, EMPLOYED) - FAMILIES WHO WORK HARD YET STILL STRUGGLE TO AFFORD THE BASICS DUE TO RISING HOUSING COSTS, INCOME VOLATILITY, AND FINANCIAL SHOCKS. THESE INCLUDE CHILDCARE WORKERS, HOSPITALITY STAFF, MEDICAL ASSISTANTS, TEACHERS' AIDES, RETAIL EMPLOYEES, AND OTHER FRONTLINE WORKERS WHO KEEP OUR REGION RUNNING, YET REMAIN ONE UNEXPECTED EXPENSE AWAY FROM HARDSHIP. IN 2025, TRIDENT UNITED WAY ESTABLISHED A BOLD GOAL: UPLIFT 15,000 FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY BY 2035. ACHIEVING THIS GOAL REQUIRES BUILDING A REGIONAL STABILITY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SURROUNDS FAMILIES WITH COORDINATED, HUMAN-CENTERED SUPPORT ACROSS MULTIPLE ACCESS POINTS - WORKPLACES, SCHOOLS, HOUSING COMMUNITIES, AND NEIGHBORHOOD HUBS. THIS STRATEGY IS DELIVERED THROUGH THE STRONG FAMILIES, STRONG COMMUNITY INITIATIVE, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER:1) CENTERS FOR STRONG FAMILIESCOMMUNITY-BASED HUBS IN MONCKS CORNER (500 S LIVE OAK DR, MONCKS CORNER, SC 29461) AND SUMMERVILLE (133 EAST 1ST NORTH ST, SUITE 3, SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483) SERVE AS TRUSTED ENTRY POINTS WHERE FAMILIES CONNECT WITH FINANCIAL COACHING, WORKFORCE NAVIGATION, STABILIZATION RESOURCES, AND COORDINATED REFERRALS. IN THE CENTERS ARE PROVIDED THROUGH A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDING ADULT EDUCATION, CHARLESTON LEGAL ACCESS, CHARLESTON PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES, FOODSHARE SOUTH CAROLINA, MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LOWCOUNTRY FOOD BANK, ORIGIN SC, PALMETTO COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP, PALMETTO GOODWILL, ROPER SAINT FRANCIS, SALVATION ARMY, SC THRIVE, SC DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE, SC WORKS, VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION, AND YOUNG MOMS TOGETHER. DURING FY 2024-2025, THE CENTERS FOR STRONG FAMILIES SERVED 6,219 HOUSEHOLDS COMPRISING 12,367 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AND PROVIDED 18,380 INSTANCES OF ASSISTANCE.2) THRIVE@ ACCESS POINTSTO REDUCE BARRIERS AND INCREASE ENGAGEMENT, TRIDENT UNITED WAY IS BUILDING A MULTI-ACCESS-POINT APPROACH THAT EMBEDS SERVICES WHERE FAMILIES ALREADY LIVE AND WORK. THIS INCLUDES THRIVE@WORK (SUPPORTING EMPLOYEES IN PARTNER COMPANIES), THRIVE@SCHOOL (SUPPORTING FAMILIES CONNECTED TO SCHOOL SYSTEMS), AND FUTURE PATHWAYS SUCH AS THRIVE@HOME AND THRIVE@WORSHIP, WHICH WILL EXTEND SUPPORT INTO HOUSING COMMUNITIES AND FAITH-BASED SETTINGS.3) CHANGEMAKER GRANTSTRIDENT UNITED WAY INVESTED OVER $500,000 IN CHANGEMAKER GRANTS SUPPORTING NONPROFIT PARTNERS ALIGNED WITH STRONG FAMILIES, STRONG COMMUNITY - STABILIZING FAMILIES, STRENGTHENING SERVICES, AND ADVANCING EQUITY FOR ALICE HOUSEHOLDS. 4) CHARITYTRACKER NETWORKTRIDENT UNITED WAY PROVIDES CHARITYTRACKER, A SECURE, COORDINATION TOOL CONNECTING MORE THAN 400 NONPROFIT PARTNERS AT NO COST. IN FY 2024-2025, THIS NETWORK SUPPORTED 13,844 HOUSEHOLDS, 27,189 INDIVIDUALS, AND 89,547 DOCUMENTED SERVICES. THIS COORDINATED APPROACH REDUCES DUPLICATION, IMPROVES ACCESS TO SUPPORT, AND STRENGTHENS LONG-TERM FAMILY STABILITY.

    Expenses $1,555,946 · Grants $320,048

  • FINANCIAL STABILITYFINANCIAL STABILITY SUPPORT HELPS FAMILIES MAINTAIN INCOME, MANAGE EXPENSES, AND REDUCE FINANCIAL STRESS - ENSURING THAT SHORT-TERM CRISES DO NOT BECOME LONG-TERM SETBACKS. THIS WORK IS GROUNDED IN TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS, COORDINATED REFERRAL SYSTEMS, AND FAMILY-CENTERED COACHING DELIVERED ACROSS MULTIPLE ACCESS POINTS IN THE STRONG FAMILIES, STRONG COMMUNITY INITIATIVE.1) FAMILY COACHING MODELAT THE CENTER OF TRIDENT UNITED WAY'S WORK IS A STRUCTURED COACHING APPROACH GROUNDED IN FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT, GOAL-SETTING, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. FAMILY COACHES HELP HOUSEHOLDS STABILIZE INCOME, ACCESS RESOURCES, IMPROVE CREDIT, REDUCE EXPENSES, AND BUILD SAVINGS. COACHING IS DELIVERED ACROSS CENTERS FOR STRONG FAMILIES AND THRIVE@ ACCESS POINTS TO ENSURE SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE WHERE FAMILIES ALREADY ARE. 2) AMERICORPS FAMILY NAVIGATORSTRIDENT UNITED WAY'S AMERICORPS PROGRAM BUILDS LOCAL WORKFORCE CAPACITY IN HUMAN SERVICES WHILE DIRECTLY SERVING FAMILIES SEEKING FINANCIAL STABILITY. AMERICORPS FAMILY NAVIGATORS PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING, RESOURCE NAVIGATION, BENEFITS ACCESS, AND REFERRALS - STRENGTHENING THE REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF SUPPORT FOR ALICE HOUSEHOLDS. DURING FY 2024-2025, AMERICORPS MEMBERS CONNECTED FAMILIES TO COORDINATED SERVICES THAT ADDRESSED BASIC NEEDS, EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS, INCOME STABILIZATION, AND LONG-TERM FINANCIAL PLANNING. IN TOTAL, AMERICORPS MEMBERS SUPPORTED 2,025 HOUSEHOLDS - INCLUDING 4,325 INDIVIDUALS - AND CONNECTED THEM TO 5,261 SERVICES, 3,116 OF WHICH ADDRESSED IMMEDIATE BASIC NEEDS. THE PROGRAM ALSO HELPED DEVELOP A STRONG PIPELINE OF TRAINED PROFESSIONALS PREPARED TO CONTINUE CAREERS IN THE NONPROFIT AND HUMAN SERVICES SECTOR.3) BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENTBARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT PROVIDES SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP INDIVIDUALS OVERCOME OBSTACLES THAT PREVENT THEM FROM FINDING OR KEEPING A JOB - SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION, CHILDCARE, UNIFORMS, EQUIPMENT, CERTIFICATION FEES, AND OTHER WORK-RELATED COSTS. THIS RESOURCE ALLOWS FAMILIES TO MAINTAIN STABLE EMPLOYMENT AND AVOID INCOME DISRUPTION DURING PERIODS OF FINANCIAL STRAIN.4) 2-1-1 INFORMATION & REFERRAL SERVICE2-1-1 PROVIDES FREE, CONFIDENTIAL, 24/7 CONNECTION TO ESSENTIAL HUMAN SERVICES VIA PHONE, TEXT, AND WEB. DURING FY 2024-2025, TRI-COUNTY RESIDENTS PLACED 17,084 CALLS, RESULTING IN 40,337 REFERRALS AND 19,515 WEBSITE VISITS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH HOUSING, UTILITIES, FOOD, AND EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES. TRIDENT UNITED WAY CONTRACTS WITH THE UNITED WAY OF ASSOCIATION OF SC, WHICH MANAGES THE CALL CENTER AND PROVIDES UP-TO-DATE, LOCAL INFORMATION ABOUT RESOURCES IN THE TRI-COUNTY TO TRI-COUNTY CALLERS.5) VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA)THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH THE IRS, FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME. IN FY 2024-2025, MORE THAN 450 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED FREE FEDERAL RETURNS GENERATING $354,514 IN REFUNDS INCLUDING $156,635 IN EARNED CREDITS. THESE SERVICES HELP FAMILIES KEEP MORE OF WHAT THEY EARN AND REDUCE RELIANCE ON HIGH-FEE TAX PREPARERS.6) FOODSHARE FOODSHARE EXPANDED ACCESS TO FRESH, AFFORDABLE PRODUCE ACROSS THE REGION BY ADDING NEW DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS AND STRENGTHENING RURAL DELIVERY POINTS, HELPING MORE FAMILIES STAY CONNECTED TO HEALTHY FOOD YEAR-ROUND. FOODSHARE BERKELEY COUNTY IS MAKING MEANINGFUL STRIDES IN ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY - DISTRIBUTING MORE THAN 70,000 POUNDS OF PRODUCE TO 1,041 CUSTOMERS, TOTALING OVER 4,300 BOXES IN FY 2024-2025, WITH SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 50% OF BOXES PURCHASED USING SNAP BENEFITS. THE PROGRAM ALSO IMPROVED CUSTOMER RETENTION AND LONG-TERM PARTICIPATION, REFLECTING STRONG SATISFACTION AND CONTINUED COMMUNITY DEMAND.

    Expenses $1,652,037 · Grants $87,887 · Revenue $116,341

  • CONNECTING THE COMMUNITYCONNECTING THE COMMUNITY INCLUDES INITIATIVES THAT PROVIDE MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES AND CLEAR INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORK OF TRIDENT UNITED WAY ACROSS THE TRI-COUNTY REGION. THIS WORK CENTERS ON STRATEGIC VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT AND STAKEHOLDER AND COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS - CREATING MULTIPLE WAYS FOR INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES, AND PARTNERS TO SUPPORT THE STRONG FAMILIES, STRONG COMMUNITY INITIATIVE.1) STRATEGIC VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENTSTRATEGIC VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT IS DESIGNED TO ALIGN VOLUNTEER INTERESTS WITH COMMUNITY-IDENTIFIED NEEDS, CREATING HIGH-IMPACT SERVICE EXPERIENCES FOR CORPORATE PARTNERS, DONORS, AND INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS. ENGAGEMENT RANGES FROM LEADERSHIP SERVICE ON COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES TO HANDS-ON COMMUNITY PROJECTS, OFFERING MULTIPLE ENTRY POINTS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CONTRIBUTE. CORPORATE AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN CUSTOMIZED VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES THROUGH TRIDENT UNITED WAY'S ENGAGE+ PLATFORM, WHICH SUPPORTS PLANNING, FACILITATION, AND IMPACT TRACKING.A CORNERSTONE OF THIS WORK IS DAYS OF CARING, THE REGION'S LARGEST VOLUNTEER ACTIVATION EVENT. OVER THREE DAYS OF SERVICE IN 2025, MORE THAN 2,000 VOLUNTEERS COMPLETED 151 PROJECTS AT 75 NONPROFITS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES, CONTRIBUTING OVER 8,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS AND GENERATING AN ESTIMATED $265,000 IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT. DAYS OF CARING CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A SIGNATURE PLATFORM FOR CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT, VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP, AND LARGE-SCALE COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION.2) STAKEHOLDER AND COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS TRIDENT UNITED WAY ALSO MAINTAINS YEAR-ROUND COMMUNICATION WITH DONORS, PARTNERS, AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY THROUGH EMAIL NEWSLETTERS, THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, AND MEDIA PARTNERSHIPS. THESE COMMUNICATIONS SHARE PROGRAM UPDATES, PROMOTE RESOURCES, HIGHLIGHT IMPACT, AND ENCOURAGE ONGOING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - HELPING ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS, PARTNERS, AND SUPPORTERS REMAIN INFORMED AND CONNECTED TO THE MISSION OF STRONG FAMILIES, STRONG COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $1,210,038 · Grants $21,500

  • Expenses $1,687,771 · Grants $720,617

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • CATHARINE ALMQUIST

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RITA BERRY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PJ BROWNING

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ERIC CRAINE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BRAD DAVIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KEITH B FAULKNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ROBERT FEI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TRAVIS FRANK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MOLLIE GORE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GREGORY HABIB

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SCOTT HOWELL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DEON JACKSON JR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • FRANCIS JOHNSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JULIE KORNAHRENS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TODD LANT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARK LATTANZIO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KATIE MCCRAVY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LAUREN NILAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • REV MARION PLATT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CASSANDRA PRICE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARCELA RABENS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MICHAEL SCARAFILE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GEONA SHAW JOHNSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JEROME SMALLS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RICHARD WARING

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $6,147,271
    Expenses
    $8,899,409
    Contributions
    $5,462,428
    Grants paid
    $1,150,052
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $5,521,631
    Expenses
    $7,519,041
    Contributions
    $4,701,453
    Grants paid
    $1,327,681
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $6,110,823
    Expenses
    $5,594,698
    Contributions
    $5,724,250
    Grants paid
    $721,520

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,714,976
    Expenses
    $7,683,838
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,655,508

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,996,754
    Expenses
    $7,056,598
    Assets (EOY)
    $21,229,103

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,069,654
    Expenses
    $8,402,269
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,063,609

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,213,892
    Expenses
    $9,044,019
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,380,310

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,234,532
    Expenses
    $8,947,135
    Assets (EOY)
    $20,677,821

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $10,539,372
    Expenses
    $9,311,453
    Assets (EOY)
    $20,671,242

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $10,475,295
    Expenses
    $10,832,034
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,801,511

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,079,549
    Expenses
    $10,453,097
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,303,118

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,133,736
    Expenses
    $10,805,082
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,886,076

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,133,736
    Expenses
    $10,805,082
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,886,076

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.