Centre County United Way

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State College, PA501(c)(3)EIN 25-1215290Revenue $1.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRSccunitedway.org112 W Foster Ave Ste 301, 16801-4867 · State College, PATax-exempt since Jul 1973Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Raise community funds to allocate among member agencies

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2,600 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $81K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$113K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $186K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$57K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1973.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.3M Management & general 2% · $32K Fundraising 9% · $136K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

23 people listed on the 990; $113K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$67,168Pt VII · Sec A
Former Executive Director
$45,433Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Paula Williams$45,433$76,221————
Wendy Vinhage————$75,000$30,865
Leanne Lenz——$69,730$40,385——
Megan Evans$67,168—————
Tammy Gentzel—————$49,204

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Raises funds to distribute among member agencies for community support.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Education

Provide access to pre-k and after school programs that encourage successful transition to kindergarten, provide early diagnosis of learning disorders, and improve literacy skills among adults.

$486Kprogram expense
02

Financial stability provides support in managing crisis related to financial stability and support in understanding money investment and management. Measurable outcomes include: 1) safe and warm living environment; 2) prevention of loss of home; 3) food security; 4) appropriate management of limited income; 5) connection to appropriate…

$448Kprogram expense
03

Health

Provide access to health care and prevention programs for those who have difficulty providing for themselves. Measurable outcomes include: 1) early diagnosis and treatment of sight loss, cancer, and sexually transmitted disease; 2) appropriate and compassionate end-of-life care; 3) integration of the disabled into day care, school and…

$346Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 153 grants · $6.7M · 2019–2024
Centre HelpsPA · FY2024$90,000
Centre SafePA · FY2024$77,500
Housing Transitions INCPA · FY2024$62,000
Arc of Centre County INCPA · FY2024$50,000
Easter Seals Central PAFY2024$33,600
Strawberry Fields INCPA · FY2024$25,000
Tides INCCA · FY2024$22,000
Boy Scouts of America - JuniataPA · FY2024$20,000
American Red Cross - Centre CountyFY2024$17,739
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$331K
Other incomeLn 4–11$208K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$136K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$489K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$331K
Other incomeLn 4–11$208K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$489K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$489K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Other assetsLn 15$946K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 62,600
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$806K$489K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$85K$57K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$900K$900K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$145K$83K$6K$57K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$104K$58K$3K$42K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$6K$397$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$14K$964$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$9K$615$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$28K$21K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K$139$748
Information technologyLn 14$15K$14K$224$1K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$24K$400$2K
TravelLn 17$381$345$6$30
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$5K$89$476
InterestLn 20$1K$1K$20$108
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$8K$131$704
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$52$280
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$120K$119K$109$587
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$5K$90$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.3M$32K$136K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.4M$129K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.6M−$192K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.7M−$95K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.9M−$83K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$2.0M−$286K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.9M$39K$3.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $1,577,393 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,096,997$1,036,883
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,194$1,074
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $62,644$331,327
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $199,111$208,109
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,363,946$1,577,393
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,053,220$900,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $336,642$299,447
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $165,938$248,888
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,555,800$1,448,335
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$191,854$129,058
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,577,393 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,074 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,036,883
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,036,883
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $331,327$331,327
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $208,109$208,109
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,074 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $539,436$1,577,393
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,448,335 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $900,000$900,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $82,673 · Management $5,801 · Fundraising $56,567$145,041
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $58,010 · Management $3,302 · Fundraising $42,444$103,756
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,658 · Management $397 · Fundraising $3,872$9,927
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,741 · Management $964 · Fundraising $9,401$24,106
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,405 · Management $615 · Fundraising $6,597$16,617
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,846$19,846
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $21,035 · Fundraising $7,124$28,159
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,524 · Management $139 · Fundraising $748$9,411
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,686 · Management $224 · Fundraising $1,201$15,111
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,462 · Management $400 · Fundraising $2,147$27,009
IX-17 TravelPrograms $345 · Management $6 · Fundraising $30$381
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,428 · Management $89 · Fundraising $476$5,993
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,232 · Management $20 · Fundraising $108$1,360
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,023 · Management $131 · Fundraising $704$8,858
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,196 · Management $52 · Fundraising $280$3,528
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $119,119 · Management $109 · Fundraising $587$119,815
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,485 · Management $90 · Fundraising $3,842$9,417
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,280,022 · Management $32,185 · Fundraising $136,128$1,448,335
Part X · Balance sheet $3,023,350 assets, 15 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $805,535$489,219
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $460,909$353,452
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,593$2,877
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,799$13,218
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $1,132,081$1,218,959
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $715,977$945,625
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,130,894$3,023,350
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,469$14,988
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $40,549$28,506
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $18,947$13,574
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $84,965$57,068
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,903,848$1,740,393
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,142,081$1,225,889
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,045,929$2,966,282
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,130,894$3,023,350
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,966,282 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,577,393
XI-2 Total expenses$1,448,335
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$129,058
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,045,929
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$208,076
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$629
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,966,282

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