Disable all preview features

Community Development : United Ways (Grantmaking)

United Way of Allen County

Give. Advocate. Volunteer. Live United.

four stars

90.68

334 East Berry Street Fort Wayne, IN 46802
tel: (260) 422-4776   Web Site
EIN: 35-0867932

Board Leadership
Sue Ehinger
Chair

CEO
Matthew Purkey
President & CEO

 
 
  Score
(out of 100) 		Rating
Overall Score & Rating 90.68 four stars
  Financial 86.83 three stars
  Accountability & Transparency 100.00 four stars
This rating was published 05/01/2019 and includes data from FY2018, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?

The VISION of United Way of Allen County is ...
An Allen County where all individuals and families discover and achieve their potential.

The MISSION of United Way of Allen County is to ...
Unite our community's time, talent, and treasure to cultivate and advance community solutions that address the most critical issues around basic needs, education, financial stability and healthy lives.

The VISION of United Way of Allen County is ...
An Allen County where all individuals and families discover and achieve their potential.

The MISSION of United Way of Allen County is to ...
Unite our community's time, talent, and treasure to cultivate and advance community solutions that address the most critical issues around basic needs, education, financial stability and healthy lives.

Impact Information

data icon
GuideStar is Charity Navigator's trusted partner in sharing information on how this organization seeks impact.  GuideStar has recognized this organization with a Gold Seal of Transparency for voluntarily and publicly describing their goals, strategies, and accomplishments.  Learn More about Impact Information.
Charting Impact

What is your organization aiming to accomplish?

What are your strategies for making this happen?

What are your organization's capabilities for doing this?

How will your organization know if you are making progress?

What have and haven't you accomplished so far?

GuideStar's Gold Seal of Transparency is earned by completing five questions around an organization's strategies, progress, and results, known as Charting Impact. Charting Impact encourages strategic thinking about how an organization intends to achieve its goals. The end result is a report that lets nonprofits share concise, detailed information about plans and progress with key stakeholders, including the public. This data is provided directly by nonprofits to GuideStar via their Nonprofit Profile.
This impact information is current as of January 2020, when it was provided to us by GuideStar. At this time, Impact information published on this organization's page has no effect on its rating per our methodology.

Learn more about how we calculate the overall score and rating.

Financial

three stars

86.83

Accountability & Transparency

four stars

100.00

This rating was published 05/01/2019 and includes data from FY2018, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?
Overall Rating Chart
  Program Expenses
(Percent of the charity's total expenses spent on the programs
and services it delivers)		 84.4%
  Administrative Expenses 2.5%
  Fundraising Expenses 12.9%
  Fundraising Efficiency $0.13
  Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.96
  Program Expenses Growth -3.5%
  Liabilities to Assets 5.4%
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by United Way of Allen County on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by United Way of Allen County on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
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 and Destruction Policy
  CEO listed with salary
  Process for determining CEO compensation
  Board Listed / Board Members Not Compensated
Is the following information easily accessible on the charity's website?  
  Donor Privacy Policy
  Board Members Listed
  Audited Financials
  Form 990
  Key staff listed

Highly Rated

Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
United Way of Allen County (IN) 90.68 four stars
Trident United Way (SC) 86.78 three stars
United Way of Will County (IL) 94.20 four stars
United Way of York County, South Carolina (SC) 90.05 four stars
Bergen County's United Way (NJ) 91.16 four stars

Compare These Charities (Highly Rated)

REVENUE  
Contributions  
   Contributions, Gifts & Grants $4,910,888
   Federated Campaigns $0
   Membership Dues $0
   Fundraising Events $0
   Related Organizations $0
   Government Grants $0
Total Contributions $4,910,888
   Program Service Revenue $0
Total Primary Revenue $4,910,888
   Other Revenue $396,823
TOTAL REVENUE $5,307,711
   
EXPENSES  
   Program Expenses $4,046,967
   Administrative Expenses $144,702
   Fundraising Expenses $704,205
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES $4,895,874
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $411,837
   
Net Assets $5,900,908

Program names and associated costs are listed for the top programs as reported on the charity's most recently filed Form 990. The top programs displayed will include the largest three programs, or those programs covering at least 60% of the charity's total expenses, whichever comes first.

Program Name Amount Spent % of Program Expenses
Community Investments $2,126,209 52.5%
United Way of Allen County 2-1-1 $825,624 20.4%
Donor Designations $682,265 16.9%

Ratings History
United Way of Allen County has received 2 consecutive 4-star ratings from Charity Navigator.

Form 990 FYE Date Published Overall Score Overall Rating
CN 2.1
2018-06 05/01/2019 90.68 four stars
2017-06 06/01/2018 91.50 four stars
2016-06 04/01/2017 89.17 three stars
2015-06 06/01/2016 91.56 four stars
 
CN 2.0
2015-06 03/01/2016 85.57 three stars
2014-06 10/01/2015 83.99 three stars
2014-06 08/01/2015 83.75 three stars
2013-06 06/01/2014 87.59 three stars
2012-06 05/01/2013 86.60 three stars
2010-12 09/01/2012 84.03 three stars

The data displayed on this tab is provided by the IRS in the form of Publication 78 and the Business Master File (BMF).

EIN 35-0867932
Name in IRS Master File UNITED WAY OF ALLEN COUNTY INC
NTEE Code T70
NTEE Classification Fund Raising Organizations That Cross Categories
NTEE Type Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
Classification Charitable Organization
Subsection 501(c)(3)  (View the list of codes)
Activities (600) Community Chest, United Way, etc.
(602) Gifts, grants, or loans to other organizations
Foundation Status Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public   170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
Deductibility Contributions are deductible
Affiliation Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations).
Group Name [Not Applicable]
Ruling Date June, 1964
Filing Requirement 990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Fiscal Year End June
IRS Forms 990
(provided courtesy of Foundation Center)		 (Log In or Register Now to View Forms 990!)
  • June, 2018
  • June, 2017
  • June, 2016
  • June, 2015
  • June, 2014
Compensation % of Expenses Paid to Title
$103,502 2.11% David M. Nicole President, CEO

Highly Rated

Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
United Way of Allen County (IN) 90.68 four stars
United Way of Gloucester County (NJ) 97.98 four stars
United Way of Santa Barbara County (CA) 91.20 four stars
The United Way of Greater Waterbury (CT) 91.16 four stars
United Way of Southeast Missouri (MO) 87.07 three stars

Compare These Charities (Highly Rated)

This charity has an official representative registered with Charity Navigator.

Charity Contact Info

United Way of Allen County
334 East Berry Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
tel: (260) 422-4776
fax: (260) 422-4782
EIN: 35-0867932

Mail donations to:
PO Box 11784
Fort Wayne, IN 46860

Visit Web Site

Board Leadership

Sue Ehinger
Chair

CEO

Matthew Purkey
President & CEO

please wait...

    • I want to donate to United Way of Allen County

      $
      next

    • Frequency

      back
      next

    • Would you like us to email someone and CC you?

      This email identifies you as the donor but does not specify the amount of your gift.
      back
    A donation of to has been added to your Giving Basket!

    Basket Total:
    Check Out Now or Continue Researching

Join Our Mailing List

Join over 400,000 other informed givers and get updates on charity ratings, new features, hot topics, and tips for donating.

As seen on