THE UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

T700

Classification

1000

Street

PO BOX 735

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

• MEETING BASIC NEEDSBASIC NEEDS, SUCH AS FOOD AND SAFE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ARE THE FOUNDATION OF WELL-BEING AND MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES REGARDLESS OF RACE, AGE OR ABILITY TO HAVE HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS. THE ABILITY TO GET TO SCHOOL AND WORK, PAY FOR UTILITIES AND RENT AND FUND NECESSARY HOME REPAIRS KEEPS FAMILIES ON TRACK AND OUT OF FINANCIAL CRISIS. A STRONG NETWORK OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT POSITIVELY IMPACTS PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND HELPS PEOPLE LIVE MEANINGFUL LIVES. WHEN FAMILIES ARE STRONG AND ALL MEMBERS ARE SAFE, THEY CAN THEN FULFILL THEIR DREAMS OF EDUCATION, GOOD JOBS AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. UNITED WAY INVESTS IN PARTNERS COMMITTED TO: ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD; PROVIDING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACCESS TO SAFE AND SECURE HOUSING THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SHELTER, ADDRESS EVICTION PREVENTION, SUPPORT HOME REPAIRS AND OFFER UTILITY ASSISTANCE; PROVIDING ACCESS TO RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION; OFFERING SAFETY AND SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; AND COMBATTING SOCIAL ISOLATION BY PROVIDING INTERVENTIONS THAT PROMOTE CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY.

  Expenses $6,245,799 · Grants $3,448,800

• BUILDING FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND LIFEALL YOUNG PEOPLE DESERVE THE CHANCE TO HAVE A POSITIVE START TOWARD ADULTHOOD, TO LEARN AND SUCCEED TO THE LEVEL OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL ABILITY AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. CHILDREN ENTERING KINDERGARTEN NEED THE PREPARATION AND FOUNDATIONAL SKILL SETS TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF RACE OR ABILITY, THRIVE WHEN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS HELP THEM ACHIEVE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AND TAKE A TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH THAT HELPS CHILDREN AND YOUTH OVERCOME CHALLENGES. ACCESS TO SAFE, AFFORDABLE AND EDUCATIONAL OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMMING BUILDS ON SKILLS LEARNED AT SCHOOL AND INSTILLS A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING. UNITED WAY INVESTS IN PARTNER AGENCIES COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, PREPARING CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN AND SUPPORTING THE ENTIRE FAMILY SO THEY CAN GROW AND LEARN TOGETHER; WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE POSITIVE OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME OPPORTUNITIES THAT KEEP YOUNG PEOPLE SAFE AND ENGAGED AND HELP THEM RETAIN WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED; SUPPORTING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING SO THAT STUDENTS IN ALL GRADE LEVELS CAN SUCCEED BOTH IN AND BEYOND SCHOOL; AND PROVIDING A WIDE VARIETY OF CAREER, TRADE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE-READINESS SUPPORT, INCLUDING PROGRAMMING, TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO STUDENTS WHO LIVE IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCED UNDERINVESTMENT.

  Expenses $3,726,615 · Grants $2,057,759

• MOVING TO FINANCIAL STABILITYTO FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT PEOPLE EARN A LIVING WAGE AND HAVE THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO BUILD WEALTH. SUCCESS SHOULD NOT BE DEPENDENT ON RACE, GENDER AND ABILITY, AND ALL PEOPLE DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE FINANCIAL FREEDOM. ACCESS TO AND AWARENESS OF SERVICES AND BENEFITS, INCLUDING FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND ASSET BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES, TRANSFORMS THE LIVES OF WORKING FAMILIES. MEANINGFUL WORK HELPS PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF AGE, DISABILITY, GENDER AND PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS, HAVE PRIDE AND CONFIDENCE THAT THEY CAN SUPPORT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE AND TRANSPORTATION HELP PEOPLE FIND AND SUSTAIN GOOD JOBS THAT ADVANCE THEIR GOALS AND HELP THEM BECOME VITAL CONTRIBUTORS TO THEIR COMMUNITY. UNITED WAY INVESTS IN PARTNER AGENCIES COMMITTED TO CONNECTING PEOPLE TO EMPLOYMENT THROUGH SKILL-BUILDING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND WORKING WITH EMPLOYERS TO ENSURE THAT ALL WORKERS ARE POSITIONED TO ACHIEVE JOB SUCCESS; PROVIDING ACCESS TO SAFE AND RELIABLE CHILD CARE AND TRANSPORTATION SO THAT FINDING AND MAINTAINING MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT IS POSSIBLE; OFFERING EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS RACE, GENDER AND ABILITY SO THAT ALL PEOPLE CAN ACCESS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT INCREASE THEIR INCOME AND FINANCIAL SECURITY; HELPING WORKING FAMILIES TO MOVE FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING AND PROMOTING TWO-GENERATION APPROACHES THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY MEET THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR ADULTS TO FOSTER ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ASSETS THROUGH FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT.

  Expenses $3,282,857 · Grants $1,812,725

• COMMUNITY SERVICES: OTHER PROGRAM SUPPORT:UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA INVESTS IN COMMUNITY SUPPORT, 2-1-1 CONTACT CENTER AND VOLUNTEERISM. THESE INVESTMENTS INCLUDE SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND PROJECTS, DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO NONPROFITS AND VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE.UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA MANAGES THE PA 211 CONTACT CENTER FOR 30+ COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA. OUR RESOURCE NAVIGATORS ARE REAL PEOPLE AVAILABLE BY PHONE, TEXT AND CHAT 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR. RESOURCE NAVIGATORS ASSESS THE NEEDS OF EACH PERSON AND OFFER CONNECTIONS TO MORE THAN 7,000 AGENCIES THAT UPDATE THEIR LISTINGS WITH US REGULARLY. OUR 211 CONTACT CENTER ALSO CONNECTS PEOPLE TO SERVICES SUCH AS FREE TAX PREP APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING AND REFERRALS FOR LOW-COST INTERNET AND DIGITAL DEVICES.

  Expenses $13,197,374 · Grants $9,593,072 · Revenue $3,934,916

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.

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

  $38,540,763

  Expenses

  $32,663,476

  Contributions

  $31,911,998

  Grants paid

  $16,912,356

• 2023

  Revenue

  $36,410,338

  Expenses

  $33,616,325

  Contributions

  $29,024,228

  Grants paid

  $18,607,778

• 2022

  Revenue

  $36,607,504

  Expenses

  $34,630,646

  Contributions

  $30,361,243

  Grants paid

  $19,805,958

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

  $41,142,392

  Expenses

  $38,008,664

  Assets (EOY)

  $71,821,513

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $53,624,606

  Expenses

  $41,987,504

  Assets (EOY)

  $76,936,352

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $44,115,100

  Expenses

  $38,843,606

  Assets (EOY)

  $60,269,380

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $41,788,306

  Expenses

  $39,871,041

  Assets (EOY)

  $54,240,024

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $38,800,845

  Expenses

  $38,439,035

  Assets (EOY)

  $54,169,901

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $39,069,410

  Expenses

  $37,508,330

  Assets (EOY)

  $51,288,173

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $35,952,323

  Expenses

  $34,947,501

  Assets (EOY)

  $46,256,439

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $36,334,453

  Expenses

  $34,255,419

  Assets (EOY)

  $45,697,506

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $33,425,271

  Assets (EOY)

  $41,756,828

• 2011 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $31,970,894

  Assets (EOY)

  $38,574,850

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

• JEWISH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES OF PGH

  $573,024

  2022 · UNITED WAY GRANT

• JEWISH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES OF PGH

  $496,000

  2024 · UNITED WAY GRANT

• JEWISH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES OF PGH

  $496,000

  2023 · UNITED WAY GRANT

• JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER PGH

  $430,000

  2022 · UNITED WAY GRANT

• WESLEY FAMILY SERVICES

  $395,000

  2022 · UNITED WAY GRANT

• ACTION-HOUSING INC

  $370,000

  2022 · UNITED WAY GRANT

• JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER PGH

  $365,000

  2024 · UNITED WAY GRANT

• JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER PGH

  $365,000

  2023 · UNITED WAY GRANT

• BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF WPA

  $350,000

  2022 · UNITED WAY GRANT

• MACEDONIA FAMILY & COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT CENTER

  $300,537

  2022 · UNITED WAY GRANT

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• UNITED WAY OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY

  $2,416,223

  2022 · Grant

• UNITED WAY OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY

  $2,088,769

  2023 · OPERATING GRANT

• THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION

  $1,159,647

  2022 · FEDERATED GIVING PROGRAMS

• THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION

  $767,441

  2024 · HUMAN SERVICES

• DIETRICH FOUNDATION

  $711,993

  2023 · CHILDREN & YOUTH PROGRAMS

• THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION

  $686,357

  2023 · HUMAN SERVICES

• DIETRICH FOUNDATION

  $624,738

  2024 · CHILDREN & YOUTH PROGRAMS

• DIETRICH FOUNDATION

  $585,528

  2022 · CHILDREN & YOUTH PROGRAMS

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $332,370

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $316,169

  2022 · GENERAL SUPPORT

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

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

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