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| Charity Name | United Way of Tarrant County | United Way of Greater Portland | Mesa United Way | United Way of Blount County | United Way of Southwest Louisiana |
| Location | Fort Worth, TX | Portland, ME | Mesa, AZ | Maryville, TN | Lake Charles, LA |
| Overall Rating |
(89.39) |
(84.84) |
(87.23) |
(94.13) |
(83.70) |
| Financial Rating | (85.00) |
(78.57) |
(85.69) |
(91.70) |
(77.31) |
| A&T Rating | (100.00) |
(100.00) |
(89.00) |
(100.00) |
(96.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 88.9% | 80.0% | 85.2% | 87.0% | 75.6% |
| Admin Expenses | 4.7% | 7.9% | 6.7% | 4.4% | 9.9% |
| Fund Expenses | 6.3% | 11.9% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 14.3% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.07 | $0.13 | $0.07 | $0.08 | $0.13 |
| Program Growth | -1.1% | -3.6% | 0.7% | 1.7% | -1.8% |
| Working Capital | 0.72 | 1.21 | 0.87 | 2.21 | 1.44 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 21.8% | 23.9% | 31.6% | 0.3% | 22.1% |
| Total Revenue | $27,128,851 | $9,007,101 | $3,559,790 | $2,093,865 | $4,161,674 |
| Total Expenses | $30,769,494 | $8,790,017 | $3,572,021 | $1,961,429 | $3,835,679 |
| Excess/Deficit | $-3,640,643 | $217,084 | $-12,231 | $132,436 | $325,995 |
| Net Assets | $24,336,549 | $14,035,022 | $3,485,771 | $4,347,813 | $5,494,465 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$231,474 0.75% |
$141,606 1.61% |
$6,083 0.17% |
$76,909 3.92% |
$124,748 3.25% |
| Accountability & Transparency Metrics | |||||
| Information Provided on the Form 990 | |||||
| Independent Voting Board Members |  | | | | |
| No Material diversion of assets | | | | | |
| Audited financials prepared by independent accountant | | | | | |
| Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties | | | | | |
| Documents Board Meeting Minutes | | | | | |
| Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing | | | | | |
| Conflict of Interest Policy | | | | | |
| Whistleblower Policy | | | | | |
| Records Retention Policy | | | | | |
| CEO listed with salary | | | | | |
| Process for determining CEO compensation | | | | | |
| Does Not Compensate Any Board Members | | | | | |
| Does the charity's website include readily accessible information about the following: | |||||
| Donor Privacy Policy | | |  | | |
| Board Members Listed | | | | | |
| Audited Financials | | | | | |
| Form 990 | | | | | |
| Key staff listed | | | | | |
