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UNITED WAY OF NEW YORK CITY

EIN 13-2617681 NEW YORK, NY

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Revenue 2023
$81,248,728
Expenses 2023
$84,027,950

Program services were 89.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
T700
Classification
1000
Street
205 EAST 42ND STREET

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).

Other organizations at this address

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Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

UNITED WAY OF NEW YORK CITY (UWNYC) MOBILIZES COMMUNITIES, BREAKS DOWN BARRIERS, AND BUILDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL. WE HOLD A VISION FOR COMMUNITIES WHERE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION, EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO LEAD HEALTHY AND FINANCIALLY SECURE LIVES. UWNYC SERVES APPROXIMATELY 1 MILLION NEW YORK CITY RESIDENTS STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET, AS WELL AS THE AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, PARTNERS, AND INSTITUTIONS THAT SERVE THEM. WE SIT AT THE NEXUS OF THE CORPORATE, GOVERNMENT, AND NON-PROFIT SECTORS, WORKING CLOSELY WITH MORE THAN 300 CORPORATIONS, 600 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, CITY, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES,20,000 INDIVIDUAL DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS. WE BELIEVE IN OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY. OUR WORK RESPONDS TO STRUCTURAL AND SYSTEMIC FAILURES, INCLUDING PUBLIC POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICES DESIGNED TO DISADVANTAGE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR FOR GENERATIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

UNITED WAY OF NEW YORK CITY (UWNYC) MOBILIZES COMMUNITIES, BREAKS DOWN BARRIERS,(SEE SCHEDULE O) AND BUILDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL. WE HOLD A VISION FOR COMMUNITIES WHERE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION, EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO LEAD HEALTHY AND FINANCIALLY SECURE LIVES.

  • JUSTICE & OPPORTUNITYPARTNERING WITH GOVERNMENT AND TRUSTED COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY SAFETY. THROUGH ATLAS, A SIGNATURE INNOVATION IN JUSTICE REFORM DESIGNED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW YORK CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY, BUILDING NETWORKS OF SUPPORT FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND MENTORSHIP.

    Expenses $23,677,296 · Grants $19,572,371

  • FOOD AND BENEFITS ACCESS BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE EMERGENCY FOOD SYSTEM ACROSS NEW YORK CITY AND ENSURING PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO EMERGENCY FOOD AND PUBLIC BENEFITS. THROUGH THE HUNGER PREVENTION AND NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (HPNAP), PROVIDING OVER 600 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE FIVE BOROUGHS OF NYC WITH HIGH QUALITY, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOODS, NUTRITION EDUCATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. PROVIDING OPERATIONAL SUPPORT GRANTS AND CAPITAL EQUIPMENT GRANTS TO EMERGENCY FOOD PROVIDERS TO COVER COSTS SUCH AS RENT, UTILITIES, AND STAFF AS WELL AS PURCHASES OF REFRIGERATORS, FREEZERS, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT TO ENSURE FUNDED PROGRAMS CAN SUCCESSFULLY AND SAFELY STORE AND DISTRIBUTE FOOD. THROUGH FOOD SUPPORT CONNECTIONS (FSC), SUPPORTING LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ENROLL IN SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) BENEFITS, FORMERLY KNOWN AS FOOD STAMPS. UWNYC FUNDS COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS TO PROVIDE SCREENING, APPLICATION, AND ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE SERVICES FOR THE HARDEST TO REACH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.

    Expenses $12,309,642 · Grants $10,436,406

  • HEALTH EQUITYBOLSTERING THE PROVISION OF CULTURALLY COMPETENT HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND POLICIES IN NEW YORK CITY AND BEYOND TO MITIGATE HEALTH DISPARITIES PREVALENT IN BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES. THROUGH CHOOSE HEALTHY LIFE AND CONNECT2CARE, TRAINING TRUSTED MESSENGERS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO DISSEMINATE UP-TO-DATE PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION AND PROMOTE CONNECTIONS TO CARE.

    Expenses $8,449,277 · Grants $6,855,616

  • CLOSING GAPS IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY SUPPORTING CHILDREN, FAMILIES, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITIES TO FOSTER EQUITABLE ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.THROUGH READNYC, ALIGNING RESOURCES AND WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS TO INCREASE 3RD GRADE READING PROFICIENCY PARTICULARLY FOR CHILDREN OF COLOR. THROUGH MOTT HAVEN PARENT COLLECTIVE, SUPPORTING BOTH LITERACY AND FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT IN THE BRONX. THROUGH A CROSS-SECTOR COALITION WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS, DRIVING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A FIRST-OF-ITS KIND INTERDISCIPLINARY BLACK STUDIES CURRICULUM FOR ALL NYC STUDENTS (PRE-K 12) .

    Expenses $3,844,127 · Grants $2,422,120

  • INCOME AND CAPACITY BUILDINGALIGNING THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM WITH THE NEEDS OF JOBSEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS, TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE CAREER PATHWAYS. THROUGH TOGETHER WE THRIVE: BLACK BUSINESS NETWORK, PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES DESIGNED BY AND FOR BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES WHILE ALSO STRENGTHENING THE ENTIRE BLACK BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM TO PROMOTE SELF-DETERMINATION, GENERATIONAL WEALTH, AND EQUITABLE NEIGHBORHOODS. SUPPORTING NEW YORKERS TO DEVELOP THE SKILLS ALIGNED WITH HIGH-DEMAND, HIGH-PAYING INDUSTRIES THAT ARE POSITIONED FOR EXPANSIVE GROWTH IN TOMORROW'S ECONOMY. CONVENING A LEADERSHIP TABLE OF CORPORATE PARTNERS TO DRIVE STRATEGIC SECTOR-BASED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING.

    Expenses $5,047,667 · Grants $3,302,036

  • OTHER

    Expenses $21,483,516 · Grants $20,849,325 · Revenue $142,622

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Amani Toomer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew Bregenzer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anish Melwani

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ann M Vermes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Antonio Richardson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bernice A Clark

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brad A Rothbaum

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carolyn Bidwell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christine Fenske

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher J Perry

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Hw Turner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Denise M Pickett

    DIRECTOR & CO-VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dipti S Gulati

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donald F Donahue

    DIRECTOR & CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elly Keinan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Evan Kaufman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Evelyn Castillo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Felix V Matos Rodriguez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hedieh Fakhriyazdi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Helen Arteaga Landaverde

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jana Fleishman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Piepszak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Warren

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joseph A Cabrera

    DIRECTOR & VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joshua B Mason

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $81,248,728
    Expenses
    $84,027,950
    Contributions
    $80,858,765
    Grants paid
    $63,437,874
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $65,202,367
    Expenses
    $68,535,484
    Contributions
    $64,688,107
    Grants paid
    $48,239,288

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
    $63,579,225
    Expenses
    $55,964,691
    Assets (EOY)
    $37,721,981
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $61,047,819
    Expenses
    $60,785,875
    Assets (EOY)
    $40,512,646
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $60,257,092
    Expenses
    $57,174,386
    Assets (EOY)
    $45,472,498
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $54,123,366
    Expenses
    $56,694,269
    Assets (EOY)
    $32,015,615
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $60,701,464
    Expenses
    $62,094,965
    Assets (EOY)
    $33,339,996
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $62,476,395
    Expenses
    $64,320,545
    Assets (EOY)
    $35,875,990
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $62,707,663
    Expenses
    $63,906,712
    Assets (EOY)
    $36,693,033
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $57,469,666
    Expenses
    $55,302,541
    Assets (EOY)
    $36,674,022
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $58,716,947
    Expenses
    $58,541,865
    Assets (EOY)
    $37,750,326
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $66,950,520
    Assets (EOY)
    $39,108,870

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

  • DRISCOLL FOODS

    $9,488,890

    2023 HUNGER PREVENTION NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (HPNAP), EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM (EFSP), AND NOURISH NY ARE UWNYCS LARGEST PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO PANTRIES AND SOUP KITCHENS IN NEW YORK CITY. HPNAP AND EFSP HAVE BEEN CORNERSTONE PROGRAMS OF UWNYC FOR 40 YEARS.

  • 2023 ATLAS IS COMPRISED OF THREE PROGRAMS: ATLAS FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY, ATLAS INNOVATION FUND, AND ATLAS HOPE (HEALING, OPPORTUNITY, PROGRESS, EMPOWERMENT). ADDITIONALLY, UWNYC PROVIDES CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICES TO ALL PARTNERS. THE MISSION OF ATLAS IS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY BY PROVIDING VOLUNTARY, NON-COURT MANDATED PROGRAMS THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND PLACE-BASED STRATEGIES IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BORNE THE BRUNT OF VIOLENCE AND OVER-ENFORCEMENT

  • 2022 ATLAS/ONS - LED BY UWNYC AND ONS, ATLAS WILL WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH UWNYCS EXTENSIVE LIST OF COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBO) TO PROVIDE A SUITE OF SERVICES INCLUDING MENTORSHIPS FAMILY THERAPY, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION, AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS TO INDIVIDUALS AWAITING TRIAL WHO CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. AT THE SAME TIME, ATLAS IMPROVES THE VITALITY AND SAFETY OF A COMMUNITY BY STRENGTHENING LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ELEVATING COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PUBLIC SAFETY.

  • DRISCOLL FOODS

    $5,026,798

    2022 HUNGER PREVENTION NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (HPNAP) - HPNAP HELPS ENSURE THE ACCESSIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY OF SAFE, NUTRITIOUS FOOD IN NYCS MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES; SUPPORTS COMPREHENSIVE NUTRITION AND HEALTH EDUCATION EFFORTS; MONITORS NEED AND ISSUES RELATED TO FOOD SECURITY; AND PARTNERS WITH OTHER EMERGENCY FOOD PROVIDERS ON FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION ISSUES.

  • 2023 ATLAS IS COMPRISED OF THREE PROGRAMS: ATLAS FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY, ATLAS INNOVATION FUND, AND ATLAS HOPE (HEALING, OPPORTUNITY, PROGRESS, EMPOWERMENT). ADDITIONALLY, UWNYC PROVIDES CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICES TO ALL PARTNERS. THE MISSION OF ATLAS IS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY BY PROVIDING VOLUNTARY, NON-COURT MANDATED PROGRAMS THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND PLACE-BASED STRATEGIES IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BORNE THE BRUNT OF VIOLENCE AND OVER-ENFORCEMENT

  • 2023 ATLAS IS COMPRISED OF THREE PROGRAMS: ATLAS FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY, ATLAS INNOVATION FUND, AND ATLAS HOPE (HEALING, OPPORTUNITY, PROGRESS, EMPOWERMENT). ADDITIONALLY, UWNYC PROVIDES CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICES TO ALL PARTNERS. THE MISSION OF ATLAS IS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY BY PROVIDING VOLUNTARY, NON-COURT MANDATED PROGRAMS THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND PLACE-BASED STRATEGIES IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BORNE THE BRUNT OF VIOLENCE AND OVER-ENFORCEMENT

  • EMPASS MEDICAL SERVICES PA

    $2,273,025

    2023 PREVENTATIVE ACCESS CARE PROGRAM-UWNYC RECENTLY ESTABLISHED A PARTNERSHIP WITH MOBILE HEALTH PROVIDER VIP STARNETWORK AND THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CREATE POP-UP PREVENTATIVE CARE PROGRAMS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL SCREENINGS, EMPOWERING VULNERABLE NEW YORKERS TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR HEALTH THROUGH FREE HEALTHCARE SERVICES.

  • 2022 ATLAS/ONS - LED BY UWNYC AND ONS, ATLAS WILL WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH UWNYCS EXTENSIVE LIST OF COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBO) TO PROVIDE A SUITE OF SERVICES INCLUDING MENTORSHIPS FAMILY THERAPY, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION, AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS TO INDIVIDUALS AWAITING TRIAL WHO CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. AT THE SAME TIME, ATLAS IMPROVES THE VITALITY AND SAFETY OF A COMMUNITY BY STRENGTHENING LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ELEVATING COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PUBLIC SAFETY.

  • 2023 ATLAS IS COMPRISED OF THREE PROGRAMS: ATLAS FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY, ATLAS INNOVATION FUND, AND ATLAS HOPE (HEALING, OPPORTUNITY, PROGRESS, EMPOWERMENT). ADDITIONALLY, UWNYC PROVIDES CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICES TO ALL PARTNERS. THE MISSION OF ATLAS IS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY BY PROVIDING VOLUNTARY, NON-COURT MANDATED PROGRAMS THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND PLACE-BASED STRATEGIES IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BORNE THE BRUNT OF VIOLENCE AND OVER-ENFORCEMENT

  • 2023 ATLAS IS COMPRISED OF THREE PROGRAMS: ATLAS FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY, ATLAS INNOVATION FUND, AND ATLAS HOPE (HEALING, OPPORTUNITY, PROGRESS, EMPOWERMENT). ADDITIONALLY, UWNYC PROVIDES CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICES TO ALL PARTNERS. THE MISSION OF ATLAS IS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY BY PROVIDING VOLUNTARY, NON-COURT MANDATED PROGRAMS THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND PLACE-BASED STRATEGIES IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BORNE THE BRUNT OF VIOLENCE AND OVER-ENFORCEMENT

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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 11 November 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 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.