UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OHIO INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OHIO INC

EIN 31-4393712 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (T700)

What they do

UNITED WAY of CENTRAL OHIO is THE LOCAL ORGANIZATION THAT HARNESSES THE POWER of COMMUNITIES WORKING TOGETHER - PEOPLE, NONPROFITS, BUSINESSES and GOVERNMENT - to CREATE A STRONGER, MORE EQUITABLE CENTRAL OHIO. SEE SCHEDULE O.WE DO THIS PRIMARILY BY HELPING FAMILIES IN CRISIS MEET BASIC NEEDS and CHILDREN ACHIEVE STUDENT SUCCESS.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $84.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders40 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

81.46%of revenue went to mission work84.4% of expenses · Program services

7.56%of revenue went to fundraising7.8% of expenses

$96.47spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

7.45%of revenue went to management and office costs7.7% of expenses

$1.68in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

93.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$24,296,435

Mission workProgram services$19,792,68981.46% of revenue84.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,809,4417.45% of revenue7.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,835,9557.56% of revenue7.8% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$858,3503.53% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$23,438,08596.47% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 84.4% mission · 7.7% management · 7.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.47% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 84.4% mission · 8.3% management · 7.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.30% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 82.9% mission · 9.8% management · 7.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.31% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 83.2% mission · 8.9% management · 8.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.23% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 82.9% mission · 7.7% management · 9.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.25% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 82.4% mission · 7.5% management · 10.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 110.32% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 81.2% mission · 7.2% management · 11.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.10% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 86.1% mission · 6.3% management · 7.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.35% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$24,296,435

Expenses$23,438,085

Annual surplus $858,350 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$19,792,689 · 84.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,809,441 · 7.7% of expenses

Fundraising$1,835,955 · 7.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$24,296,435

Expenses$23,438,085

Assets$39,458,269

Income$24,296,435

Contributions$22,777,980

Mission work (program services)$19,792,689

Fundraising$1,835,955

Grants given$177,114,298

Average grant$73,309

Management and general$1,809,441

Accounting fees$45,300

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

LISA COURTICEPRESIDENT & CEO · 61 hrs/week $452,660Base $373,934 · Other $78,726

JULIANA HARDYMONVP OF FINANCE AND CFO · 45 hrs/week $202,181Base $155,276 · Other $46,905

MICHAEL WILKOSVP OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT · 42 hrs/week $197,219Base $153,439 · Other $43,780

MARY BIRCHARDVP OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT · 39 hrs/week $192,458Base $158,623 · Other $33,835

CHERYL WYATTVP SUCCESS BY THIRD GRADE · 40 hrs/week $175,617Base $149,825 · Other $25,792

DANITA ABNEYSENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $168,738Base $112,493 · Other $56,245

DAVID REIERSONVP PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS · 40 hrs/week $158,623Base $137,008 · Other $21,615

KOURTNI HATTONVP CHIEF PEOPLE & EQUITY OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $155,656Base $138,165 · Other $17,491

MELANIE GRESSONVP IT AND CIC · 42 hrs/week $133,880Base $128,152 · Other $5,728

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (40)

LISA COURTICEPRESIDENT & CEO

JULIANA HARDYMONVP OF FINANCE AND CFO

MICHAEL WILKOSVP OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

MARY BIRCHARDVP OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

CHERYL WYATTVP SUCCESS BY THIRD GRADE

DANITA ABNEYSENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR

DAVID REIERSONVP PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS

KOURTNI HATTONVP CHIEF PEOPLE & EQUITY OFFICER

MELANIE GRESSONVP IT AND CIC

MORGAN GLASSERTRUSTEE

MARK BIDSTRUPTRUSTEE

MARTYN REDGRAVETRUSTEE

MATT ZARNOSKYTRUSTEE

MELISSA MARINOTRUSTEE

MELODY BIRMINGHAMTRUSTEE

KATHRYN RAINIERITRUSTEE

RACHEL CAVINESSTREASURER

ROBERT TANNOUSTRUSTEE

ROCKY PARKERTRUSTEE

SELESHI ASFAWTRUSTEE

SHAREE WELLSTRUSTEE

STEVE MASONTRUSTEE

TAL BENDORBOARD FELLOW

DORIAN BASSTRUSTEE

AZURED METOYERTRUSTEE

BARBARA BENHAMPAST CHAIR AND SECRETARY

BILL MCGEETRUSTEE

DAN CRANECHAIR

DAVID LEETRUSTEE

DAWN BARKLEYTRUSTEE

DERRICK ANTWITRUSTEE

DOREEN DELANEY CRAWLEYTRUSTEE

KENNY MCDONALDTRUSTEE

DUANE CASARESTRUSTEE

ELIZABETH MARTINEZTRUSTEE

HOPE COTTERTRUSTEE

JEFF CARPERTRUSTEE

JEREMY GUTIERREZTRUSTEE

JOHN CONEGLIOTRUSTEE

ANGELA CHAPMANTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1952
Location: 215 N FRONT ST, COLUMBUS, OH 43215-2255
County: Franklin
In care of: JULIANA HARDYMON
Primary officer: JULIANA HARDYMON, VP OF FINANCE AND CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(614) 227-2700 Officer phone(614) 227-2752

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: April 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: GBQ PARTNERS LLC
NTEE classification: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (T700)
Grant-giving organization: Yes