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UNITED WAY OF THE LAKELANDS

EIN 57-6005943 GREENWOOD, SC

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Revenue 2024
$972,774
Expenses 2024
$1,072,791

Program services were 77.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
1000
Street
929 PHOENIX ST

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

UNITED WAY OF THE LAKELANDS PROVIDES RESOURCES TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND FAMILIES THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS OF GREENWOOD, ABBEVILLE, MCCORMICK, AND SALUDA COUNTIES. OUR WORK IS GUIDED BY FOUR FOCUS AREAS: COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, HEALTHY LIVING, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES. ONE OF OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES IS THE GREENWOOD COUNTS COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM (GC3), WHICH SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR COLLECTIVE IMPACT ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. GC3 OPERATES THROUGH THREE STRATEGIC ALLIANCESLIVE HEALTHY, MENTAL HEALTH, AND FOOD AND HUNGERBRINGING TOGETHER PARTNERS TO ALIGN EFFORTS, ADDRESS ROOT CAUSES, AND DRIVE MEASURABLE OUTCOMES. UNITED WAY OF THE LAKELANDS ALSO EMPHASIZES DIRECT SERVICE COORDINATION THROUGH OUR HUB RESOURCE CONNECTION CENTER, A CENTRALIZED ACCESS POINT THAT CONNECTS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO VITAL SERVICES. ADDITIONAL KEY INITIATIVES INCLUDE VITA TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE FOR ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS AND THE UC3 ONE-STOP BUILDING, WHICH HOUS

  • COMMUNITY IMPACT PROGRAM UNITED WAY OF THE LAKELANDS PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN CONVENING AND COORDINATING COMMUNITY PARTNERS THROUGH THE GREENWOOD COUNTS COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM (GC3), SERVING AS A CATALYST FOR COLLECTIVE IMPACT ACROSS THE LAKELANDS. THROUGH GC3S THREE ALLIANCESLIVE HEALTHY, MENTAL HEALTH, AND FOOD AND HUNGER UNITED WAY HELPS ALIGN COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS, AND ADDRESS CRITICAL NEEDS. AS PART OF THIS WORK, UNITED WAY ALSO SUPPORTS SEVEN COMMUNITY GARDENS THAT PROMOTE FOOD ACCESS, NUTRITION, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION. UNITED WAY OF THE LAKELANDS OPERATES THE HUB RESOURCE CONNECTION CENTER, WHERE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES CAN CONNECT WITH A RESOURCE NAVIGATOR EITHER IN PERSON OR BY PHONE. RESOURCE NAVIGATORS LISTEN TO EACH CLIENTS NEEDS, ASSESS BARRIERS, AND CREATE A CASE USING UNITE US, A CLOSED-LOOP REFERRAL PLATFORM. THROUGH UNITE US, REFERRALS ARE SECURELY SENT TO MORE THAN 50 PARTNER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, ENSURING SERVICES ARE ACCESSED AND OUTCOMES ARE TRACKED. UNITED WAY ALSO FUNDS AND PARTICIPATES IN 211 SERVICES ACROSS ALL FOUR COUNTIES, PROVIDING ACCESS TO RESOURCE NAVIGATORS DURING EVENINGS, WEEKENDS, AND HOLIDAYS. THE HUB HOUSES SEVERAL ESSENTIAL SERVICES, INCLUDING VITA FREE TAX PREPARATION FOR ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS. IN 2024, VITA SERVED APPROXIMATELY 1,200 LAKELANDS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, GENERATING NEARLY 2 MILLION IN TAX REFUNDS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND SAVING RESIDENTS AN ESTIMATED 400,000 IN TAX PREPARATION FEES. ADDITIONAL HUB-BASED SERVICES INCLUDE THE MEDICAL SUPPLY CLOSET, WHICH PROVIDES ACCESS TO DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, AND GUIDED BEGINNINGS, A MATERNAL HEALTH NAVIGATION PROGRAM. THROUGH GUIDED BEGINNINGS, A DEDICATED MATERNAL AND INFANT SPECIALTY NAVIGATOR SUPPORTS PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS, YOUNG MOTHERS, AND FAMILIES BY CONNECTING THEM TO HEALTHCARE, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO PROMOTE HEALTHY STARTS FOR BOTH PARENTS AND CHILDREN. OUR UNITED WAY BUILDING AND HUB ALSO SERVE AS A HOST LOCATION FOR COMMUNITY TRAINING, SATELLITE SERVICES, AND COLLECTIVE IMPACT MEETINGS.

    Expenses $698,538 · Grants $94,212

  • FACILITY RENTAL PROGRAM

    Expenses $127,023

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.

  • Marisel Losa

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $85,912
    From this org
    $85,912
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Denise Holland

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $12,564
    From this org
    $12,564
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Brenda Anderson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Cooper

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amber Dipietro

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tim Evans

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tony Lawton

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kim McLaughlin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Schulze

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jessica Usherwood

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Holisa Whorton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
    $972,774
    Expenses
    $1,072,791
    Contributions
    $844,970
    Grants paid
    $94,212
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $841,102
    Expenses
    $1,061,753
    Contributions
    $738,443
    Grants paid
    $146,635
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $841,102
    Expenses
    $1,061,753
    Contributions
    $738,443
    Grants paid
    $146,635
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,764,633
    Expenses
    $1,714,593
    Contributions
    $1,621,829
    Grants paid
    $812,672

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
    $1,424,851
    Expenses
    $1,551,264
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,548,920

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $812,262
    Expenses
    $1,008,487
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,741,300

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,063,745
    Expenses
    $1,165,014
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,643,414

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $817,523
    Expenses
    $1,196,176
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,764,803

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,050,049
    Expenses
    $1,139,120
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,058,376

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,020,764
    Expenses
    $1,136,343
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,177,402

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,152,316
    Expenses
    $1,140,687
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,314,187

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,141,155
    Expenses
    $1,046,216
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,274,863

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,047,718
    Expenses
    $1,085,805
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,206,837

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $1,159,631
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,252,274

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

  • GREENWOOD FAMILY YMCA

    $17,180

    2022

  • FAITH HOMES INC

    $17,180

    2022

  • BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB

    $15,862

    2022

  • COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

    $15,198

    2023

  • COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

    $13,380

    2022

  • FAITH HOMES INC

    $12,034

    2023

  • PROJECT HOPE FOUNDATION

    $9,164

    2022

  • PATHWAY HOUSE

    $9,000

    2022

  • THE GREENWOOD PROMISE

    $9,000

    2022

  • PLAY SAFE

    $8,900

    2022

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

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.

Declared as related by

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 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.