UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

T70Z

Classification

1000

Street

1999 WABASH AVE STE 107

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 · 2025

• YOUTH OPPORTUNITY - TOO MANY CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY- ESPECIALLY THOSE IN ALICE (ASSET LIMITED, INCOME CONSTRAINED, EMPLOYED) HOUSEHOLDS AND UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS- FACE BARRIERS THAT LIMIT THEIR ABILITY TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. WITHOUT STRONG EARLY FOUNDATIONS, THESE GAPS CAN WIDEN OVER TIME, IMPACTING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, CAREER PATHWAYS, AND LIFELONG WELL-BEING.UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING EVERY CHILD BUILDS A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR LIFELONG LEARNING. WE INVEST IN PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, LITERACY, ACADEMIC SUCCESS, AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FROM BIRTH THROUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

  Expenses $386,427 · Grants $386,427

• COMMUNITY RESILIENCY - FOR MANY ALICE HOUSEHOLDS, A SINGLE UNEXPECTED CRISIS- JOB LOSS, ILLNESS, NATURAL DISASTER, OR FAMILY VIOLENCE- CAN QUICKLY SPIRAL INTO LONG-TERM INSTABILITY. WITHOUT IMMEDIATE SUPPORT AND CLEAR PATHWAYS TO RECOVERY, SHORT-TERM EMERGENCIES CAN HAVE LASTING CONSEQUENCES. UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS STRENGTHENS OUR COMMUNITY'S ABILITY TO RESPOND TO AND RECOVER FROM CRISIS BY SUPPORTING A COORDINATED NETWORK OF FRONTLINE SERVICES THAT PROVIDE BOTH IMMEDIATE RELIEF AND CONNECTIONS TO LONGER-TERM SUPPORT.

  Expenses $247,979 · Grants $247,979

• FINANCIAL SECURITY - MANY HARDWORKING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OUR REGION- ESPECIALLY THOSE IN ALICE HOUSEHOLDS- STRUGGLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET DESPITE BEING EMPLOYED. RISING COSTS, LIMITED WAGES, AND UNEXPECTED EXPENSES CREATE ONGOING FINANCIAL INSTABILITY AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS IS FOCUSED ON HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN FINANCIAL STABILITY THROUGH EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT, HOUSING ACCESS, AND SKILL-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES.

  Expenses $213,984 · Grants $213,984

• HEALTHY COMMUNITIES - ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, TIMELY MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT REMAINS OUT OF REACH FOR MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY- ESPECIALLY FOR ALICE HOUSEHOLDS, SENIORS, AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. BARRIERS SUCH AS COST, TRANSPORTATION, AND STIGMA OFTEN PREVENT INDIVIDUALS FROM GETTING THE HELP THEY NEED.UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS IS WORKING TO ENSURE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES CAN ACCESS THE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE NEEDED TO NAVIGATE MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES.RED FEATHER GRANTS PROVIDE SPECIALIZED FUNDING FOR UNIQUE COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES THAT FALL OUTSIDE THE UNITED WAY'S STANDARD FUNDING NORMS.THE PROGRAM HAD TWO GRANTS TOTALING $20,000 FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2025: $10,000 FOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL IL (FUNDED VIA THE EMERGENCY FUND). $10,000 FOR A HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM STAFF POSITION, WHICH MANAGES DATA FOR 9+ ORGANIZATIONS.DIRECTED DESIGNATIONS - UNITED WAY ADMINISTERS THE DISTRIBUTION OF DESIGNATED DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO QUALIFYING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY (DPIL) IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ONE, FREE, AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOK PER MONTH FOR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE 5. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO INSTILL THE LOVE OF READING, PROVIDE BOOKS FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD THEM AND BETTER PREPARE CHILDREN TO ENTER KINDERGARTEN READY TO LEARN. TOTAL EXPENSES FOR DPIL WERE $40,466.82.211 IS A TOLL-FREE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICE PROVIDED TO CITIZENS IN SANGAMON AND MENARD COUNTIES. TOTAL EXPENSES FOR 211 WERE $8,453.33.DAY OF ACTION VOLUNTEERS SPEND THEIR AFTERNOON COMPLETING COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS AT VARIOUS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES IN SPRINGFIELD AND SURROUNDING AREAS. TOTAL EXPENSES FOR DAY OF ACTION WERE $3,360.GET CONNECTED IS UNITED WAY'S VOLUNTEER HUB. THE WEBSITE OFFERS ANY LOCAL NONPROFIT OR COMMUNITY GROUP IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS TO POST VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, IN-KIND NEEDS, UPCOMING EVENTS, AND EVEN EMPLOYMENT NEEDS. GET CONNECTED THEN ALLOWS MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO RESPOND TO THOSE NEEDS, EASILY SHARE WITH FRIENDS, CREATE VOLUNTEER GROUPS, TRACK SERVICE HOURS, AND EVEN RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS WHEN YOUR FAVORITE NONPROFIT POSTS A NEW NEED. THIS PLATFORM HAS QUICKLY BECOME OUR REGION'S #1 SOURCE FOR LOCATING AND RESPONDING TO LOCAL VOLUNTEER NEEDS. TOTAL EXPENSES FOR GET CONNECTED WERE $2,861.25.FOOD INSECURITY - UNITED WAY ISSUED $30,865 IN EMERGENCY FOOD INSECURITY PAYMENTS TO BRIDGE CRITICAL GAPS FOR VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFTER GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROGRAMS WAS HALTED. THIS RAPID-RESPONSE INITIATIVE PREVENTED A LAPSE IN BASIC NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT, ENSURING UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS TO FOOD FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING SEVERE HARDSHIP.

  Expenses $885,053 · Grants $189,649 · Revenue $66,777

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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

• 2025

  Revenue

  $2,443,126

  Expenses

  $2,137,302

  Contributions

  $1,776,991

  Grants paid

  $1,038,039

• 2023

  Revenue

  $2,121,159

  Expenses

  $2,126,829

  Contributions

  $1,506,309

  Grants paid

  $1,156,922

• 2022

  Revenue

  $2,790,259

  Expenses

  $2,093,515

  Contributions

  $1,979,008

  Grants paid

  $1,189,246

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

  $3,448,483

  Expenses

  $2,156,905

  Assets (EOY)

  $9,401,125

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,482,824

  Expenses

  $2,837,007

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,241,403

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,527,285

  Expenses

  $2,736,516

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,189,922

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,871,509

  Expenses

  $3,223,379

  Assets (EOY)

  $7,624,228

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,324,988

  Expenses

  $3,160,851

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,517,279

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,439,502

  Expenses

  $2,804,152

  Assets (EOY)

  $7,813,584

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,876,119

  Expenses

  $3,076,405

  Assets (EOY)

  $7,998,941

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,292,996

  Expenses

  $3,343,063

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,592,804

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,661,266

  Expenses

  $3,180,845

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,136,689

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $3,089,484

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,211,231

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

• COMPASS FOR KIDS - CAMP COMPASS

  $107,507

  2022 · A SUMMER PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN FOR HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME

• BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  $102,346

  2023 · COMPREHENSIVE MENTORING - SERVICE INCLUDES SCHOOL BASED MENTORING AND COMMUNITY BASED

• COMPASS FOR KIDS - CLUB COMPASS

  $96,757

  2022 · A FREE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS AND LOW INCOME ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

• COMPASS FOR KIDS INC

  $93,804

  2025 · CAMP COMPASS - A SUMMER PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN FOR HOMLESS AND LOW-INCOME

• COMPASS FOR KIDS INC

  $93,804

  2023 · CAMP COMPASS - A SUMMER PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN FOR HOMLESS AND LOW-INCOME

• BIG BROTHER BIG SISTER OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  $90,404

  2022 · COMPREHENSIVE MENTORING - SERVICE INCLUDES SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING AND COMMUNITY BASED

• BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  $85,000

  2023 · PROJECT LEARN - AN OUT OF SCHOOL TIME EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT AIME AS BRIDGING THE GAP

• SIU CENTER FOR FAMILY MEDICINE

  $83,680

  2022 · COMMUNITY INTEGRATED RESPONSE CONNECTION LEVERAGING

• BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  $81,625

  2022 · PROJECT LEARN - AN OUT OF SCHOOL TIME EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT AIMED AS BRIDGING THE

• SOJOURN SHELTER AND SERVICES INC

  $76,948

  2022 · ADULT AND CHILDREN EMERGENCY SHELTER AND PROVISIONS

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM

  $238,727

  2022 · SEE PART IV TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL STABILITY OF EVERY PERSON IN EVERY COMMUNITY.

• THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND

  $178,540

  2022 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM

  $164,225

  2024 · SEE PART IV TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL STABILITY OF EVERY PERSON IN EVERY COMMUNITY.

• MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM

  $153,556

  2023 · SEE PART IV TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL STABILITY OF EVERY PERSON IN EVERY COMMUNITY.

• THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND

  $98,159

  2025 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $19,120

  2024 · PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $15,900

  2022 · PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $15,500

  2023 · PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT

• UNITED WAY OF DECATUR AND MID ILLINOIS

  $12,087

  2022 · DESIGNATIONS

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $11,350

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

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

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