UNITED WAY OF DANE COUNTY INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

UNITED WAY OF DANE COUNTY INC

EIN 39-0817532

What they do

United Way of Dane County Mobilizes The Caring Power of Our Community So All Can Thrive. From Advancing Health and Education to Strengthening Livelihoods and Local Resilience, We Connect People to Possibilities. Imagine A Future Where Families Are Healthy and Strong and Where All Children Can Learn and Succeed - This is The Future We Are Committed to Creating Through Our Plan for Community Well-Being, A Plan Built With Our Community, for Our Community. Our Plan for Community Well-Being Outlines How We Establish and Lead Collective Impact to Advance Family Well-being In Dane County. We Invest In Programs Aligned to Strategies That Have The Highest Opportunities for Meaningful and Measurable Impact Within The Areas of Youth Opportunity, Financial Security, Healthy Community and Community Resiliency. When You Look At What Makes United Way of Dane County Really Work, It Goes Beyond The Numbers - Its The Collective Spirit of Caring to Solve Whole Problems, Our Ability to Rally The Most

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Of every $100 spent, about $82.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders39 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

88.08%of revenue went to mission work82.8% of expenses · Program services

12.18%of revenue went to fundraising11.4% of expenses

$106.40spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

6.15%of revenue went to management and office costs5.8% of expenses

$0.99in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

99.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $1,327,470 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $337,091 for RENEE MOE (PRESIDENT/CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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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$20,731,016

Mission workProgram services$18,259,23988.08% of revenue82.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,274,8856.15% of revenue5.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$2,524,36212.18% of revenue11.4% of expenses

Total expenses$22,058,486106.40% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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: 82.8% mission · 5.8% management · 11.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.40% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 84.7% mission · 5.5% management · 9.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.08% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 84.4% mission · 5.8% management · 9.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.88% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 85.3% mission · 5.8% management · 9.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.32% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 85.8% mission · 5.4% management · 8.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.61% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 86.0% mission · 4.7% management · 9.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.43% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 85.7% mission · 4.9% management · 9.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.17% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 86.1% mission · 4.6% management · 9.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.28% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$20,731,016

Expenses$22,058,486

Annual shortfall $1,327,470 Expenses were higher than revenue 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)$18,259,239 · 82.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,274,885 · 5.8% of expenses

Fundraising$2,524,362 · 11.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$20,731,016

Expenses$22,058,486

Assets$21,898,523

Income$21,472,577

Contributions$20,524,269

Mission work (program services)$18,259,239

Fundraising$2,524,362

Grants given$89,149,678

Average grant$94,239

Management and general$1,274,885

Stocks and bonds$628,524

Accounting fees$62,920

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

RENEE MOEPRESIDENT/CEO · 41 hrs/week $337,091Base $263,878 · Other $73,213

JODY BARTNICKVICE PRESIDENT COMMUNITY IMPACT · 40 hrs/week $173,153Base $135,596 · Other $37,557

NICHOLAS WOODCFO/VICE PRESIDENT ADMINISTRATION · 41 hrs/week $172,678Base $135,103 · Other $37,575

KAREN BURCHVICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT/MARKETING · 40 hrs/week $159,466Base $121,920 · Other $37,546

JUSTIN HARDYVICE PRESIDENT RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $143,016Base $123,224 · Other $19,792

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 (39)

RENEE MOEPRESIDENT/CEO

JODY BARTNICKVICE PRESIDENT COMMUNITY IMPACT

NICHOLAS WOODCFO/VICE PRESIDENT ADMINISTRATION

KAREN BURCHVICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT/MARKETING

JUSTIN HARDYVICE PRESIDENT RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

NOLAN BROWNBOARD MEMBER

KIM SPONEMBOARD MEMBER

KRISSY WICKBOARD MEMBER

LARRY BARTONBOARD MEMBER

LISA PEYTONBOARD MEMBER

MARK KOEHLBOARD MEMBER

NOEL GALLAGHERBOARD MEMBER

WILLIAM WESTRATEBOARD MEMBER

PAUL KUNDERTBOARD CHAIR

PETE VOGELBOARD MEMBER

RACHEL NEILLBOARD MEMBER

ROBERT DURIANBOARD MEMBER

SCOTT STRONGBOARD MEMBER

SEAN LABORDEBOARD MEMBER

TIM RYANTREASURER

ADAM STEVENSONBOARD MEMBER

DEREK WALLACEBOARD MEMBER

AMBER WALKERBOARD MEMBER

BARBARA MCKINNEYBOARD MEMBER

BRYAN CHANBOARD MEMBER

CHIEF SHON BARNESBOARD MEMBER

CHRISTINE NEGOVANIBOARD MEMBER

CLAIBORNE HILLBOARD MEMBER

DAVE FLORINBOARD MEMBER

DAVID SWEITZERBOARD MEMBER

KAREN TIMBERLAKESECRETARY

DR CORINDA RAINEY-MOOREBOARD MEMBER

DR SILVIA JACKSONBOARD MEMBER

EVERETT MITCHELLBOARD MEMBER

GISELE SUTHERLANDBOARD MEMBER

JANE F ZIMMERMANVICE CHAIR

JAY SEKELSKYBOARD MEMBER

JEFF KEEBLERBOARD MEMBER

JESI WANGBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1951
Location: 2059 ATWOOD AVE, MADISON, WI 53704-6608
County: Dane
In care of: Renee Moe
Primary officer: Renee Moe, President

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailwriteuw@uwdc.org Phone(608) 246-4350

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN
Grant-giving organization: Yes