United Way Miami INC

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Miami, FL501(c)(3)Since 1957Foundations & Grantmakers EIN 59-0830840Revenue $71.7M in FY2025Latest return filed Dec 24, 2025

On file with the IRSunitedwaymiami.org3250 Sw 3rd Ave, 33129-2712 · Miami, FLTax-exempt since Dec 1957Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

The mission of United Way Miami is building the community by helping people care for one another.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 500 volunteers and 299 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7.6M a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.2M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $86.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $769K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$62.5M
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
49
of 50 voting members
Looks good: 49 of 50 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$71.7M
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$65.3M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$94.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$71.7M
FY2025▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$117.7M
FY2022$55.1M
FY2023$68.3M
FY2024$58.7M
FY2025$71.7M
Expenses
$65.3M
FY2025▲ +3%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$91.7M
FY2022$53.8M
FY2023$59.6M
FY2024$63.2M
FY2025$65.3M
Net assets
$94.7M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$91.2M
FY2022$80.3M
FY2023$84.0M
FY2024$84.5M
FY2025$94.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Dec 1957.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $55.8M Management & general 8% · $5.0M Fundraising 7% · $4.5M

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

60 people listed on the 990; $2.2M 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
President & CEO
$512,323Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial & Admin. Officer
$252,420Pt VII · Sec A
SR VP Development (thru 11/24)
$251,291Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$203,437Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, Mktg. Comm. & Chief of Staff
$183,029Pt VII · Sec A
SR VP People Engagement
$159,000Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Development
$129,808Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Community Impact
$129,456Pt VII · Sec A

Symeria T Hudson’s $512K as President & CEO is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Symeria T Hudson$512,323$495,769$239,551——
Maria C Alonso————$373,571
Maria Alonso——$263,671$373,083—
Carlos Molina$252,420$238,618$233,146——
Karla Hernandez$251,291$224,698———
Carlos G Molina———$210,927$234,515
Octavio Zubizarreta——$216,874——
Mary Donworth—$209,006$203,431$191,401$193,750

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

Programs and updates

Improves community well-being by providing mental health support, healthy aging services, nutritious meals, and counseling to individuals and families in need.

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3 programs · $32.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Education

Our three-pronged approach brings evidence-based best practices into classrooms and childcare environments: educate, demonstrate, ADVOCATE.THROUGH the united way connecting assessments with intentional teaching (cait) program, we served 389 classrooms, training 656 administrators and teachers in low-income areas of MIAMI-DADE.POSITIVELY…

$20.7Mprogram expense
02

Economic Mobility

Through our programs such as the center for financial stability, mission united, and upskill miami, and our partnerships with impact partner organizations, united way provides skill building, veteran job training, housing assistance, tax prep, financial coaching, student loan help, homeless support and MORE.THE united way center for…

$8.5Mprogram expense
03

Health & Wellbeing

Our initiatives and partnerships offer healthy aging services, mental health support, family counseling, and RX DISCOUNTS.MORE than 71,627 people accessed health and wellness SERVICES.10,516 older adults received services that included congregate and in-home nutritious meals, nursing assistance, referrals for intensive case management…

$3.3Mprogram 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 · FY2025
See all 7 funders →
Grants paid · 2,458 grants · $139.6M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,741,997
Easter Seals South Florida INCFL · FY2024$1,226,597
University of MiamiFL · FY2024$904,667
Tiny Kingdom Learning CenterFY2024$793,051
Overtown Youth Center INCFL · FY2024$782,271
The Miami Foundation INCFL · FY2024$662,057
Branches INCFL · FY2024$586,393
United Home Care Services INCFL · FY2024$524,381
Lotus Endowment Fund INCFL · FY2024$510,000
Tiny Smiles Learning Center II INCFY2024$393,088
The Florida International University Board of TrusteesFY2024$380,171
Kids Small World Learning CenterFY2024$376,425
Temple Beth SholomFL · FY2024$349,091
See all 2,458 grants →

By the numbers

Org confirmed 0 of 10 linesconfirmednot yet

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$71.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$6.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$993K
Money outPt IX
$65.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$55.8M
Managementcol C$5.0M
Fundraisingcol D$4.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$94.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34.1M
Total assetsLn 16$157.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
60
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a50
IndependentVI 1b49
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$14.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10.1M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$993K
Investment incomeLn 3$6.3M
Gains on assetsLn 7$2.5M
Total revenueLn 12$71.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$618K
SavingsLn 2$33.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$34.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$86.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24.7M
Other assetsLn 15$145K
Total assetsLn 16$157.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62.5M
Net assetsLn 32$94.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5299
VolunteersI 6500
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
BondsSch K, Pt X
Tax-exempt bond debt owedX 20$6.8M
Bond issues listedSch K Pt I1
Raised by those issuesSch K Pt I$15.4M
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$10.1M
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$41.2M$37.8M$33.9M$30.7M$35.8M
Given inLn 1b$503K$1.3M$1.2M$914K$3.2M
SpentLn 1d–1f$1.9M$2.3M$1.8M$1.5M$1.5M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31.3M$34.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$75.6M$86.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25.6M$24.7M
Total assetsLn 16$152.0M$157.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$67.6M$62.5M
Net assetsLn 32$84.5M$94.7M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$36.7M$36.7M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.7M$1.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.6M$1.0M$269K$294K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12.6M$8.1M$2.1M$2.3M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$541K$375K$78K$88K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.3M$909K$189K$213K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.1M$690K$169K$192K
Legal feesLn 11b$242K$242K
Accounting feesLn 11c$110K$110K
Investment management feesLn 11f$222K$222K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.6M$1.3M$78K$298K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$414K$201K$123K$89K
Office expensesLn 13$1.2M$560K$342K$248K
Information technologyLn 14$365K$178K$109K$79K
OccupancyLn 16$2.4M$2.0M$33K$384K
TravelLn 17$135K$66K$40K$29K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$632K$440K$120K$72K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.3M$388K$683K$191K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$9K$6K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$1.1M$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$65.3M$55.8M$5.0M$4.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 24, 2025 $71.7M$65.3M$6.4M$94.7M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 21, 2024 $58.7M$63.2M−$4.5M$84.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Dec 7, 2023 $68.3M$59.6M$8.7M$84.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 14, 2023 $55.1M$53.8M$1.3M$80.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 2, 2022 $117.7M$91.7M$26.0M$91.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $71,675,535 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $53,110,203$64,429,680
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $948,445$993,343
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,383,713$6,269,720
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $255,712−$17,208
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $58,698,073$71,675,535
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $35,336,586$38,452,829
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $16,467,411$17,092,964
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $11,425,915$9,742,643
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $63,229,912$65,288,436
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,531,839$6,387,099
Part VI · Governance 49 of 50 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body50
VI-1b Independent voting members49
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 $71,675,535 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $34,279 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,263,799
VIII-1e Government grants$14,913,569
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$47,252,312
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,086,120
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$64,429,680
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $993,343$993,343
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$9,479 · Excluded from tax $3,818,651$3,809,172
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $691,908$691,908
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,460,548$2,460,548
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$743,395−$743,395
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $993,343 · Unrelated business −$9,479 · Excluded from tax $6,261,991$71,675,535
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $65,288,436 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $36,710,832$36,710,832
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,741,997$1,741,997
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,033,893 · Management $269,341 · Fundraising $293,967$1,597,201
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,104,602 · Management $2,147,881 · Fundraising $2,338,890$12,591,373
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $374,794 · Management $77,932 · Fundraising $87,954$540,680
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $909,456 · Management $189,107 · Fundraising $213,426$1,311,989
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $690,155 · Management $169,196 · Fundraising $192,370$1,051,721
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $242,315$242,315
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $110,000$110,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $222,042$222,042
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,260,171 · Management $78,403 · Fundraising $297,911$1,636,485
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $201,482 · Management $123,149 · Fundraising $89,448$414,079
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $559,620 · Management $342,051 · Fundraising $248,444$1,150,115
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $177,783 · Management $108,664 · Fundraising $78,927$365,374
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,998,691 · Management $32,659 · Fundraising $383,827$2,415,177
IX-17 TravelPrograms $65,754 · Management $40,190 · Fundraising $29,191$135,135
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $439,953 · Management $120,111 · Fundraising $71,919$631,983
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $388,222 · Management $683,174 · Fundraising $191,037$1,262,433
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,309 · Management $5,690 · Fundraising $4,133$19,132
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,137,347 · Management $1,026$1,138,373
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $55,804,061 · Management $4,962,931 · Fundraising $4,521,444$65,288,436
Part X · Balance sheet $157,236,731 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $570,347$618,169
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $30,759,394$33,437,669
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $8,639,492$9,087,820
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,286,642$2,275,899
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $319,499$171,627
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,633,819$24,720,663
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $71,646,189$72,280,295
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,917,471$14,499,460
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $195,915$145,129
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $152,034,705$157,236,731
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,425,273$4,302,993
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $8,331,266$9,318,029
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $7,587,591$6,794,416
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $48,212,152$42,094,401
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $67,556,282$62,509,839
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $75,105,762$84,599,915
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,372,661$10,126,977
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $84,478,423$94,726,892
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $152,034,705$157,236,731
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $94,726,892 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$71,675,535
XI-2 Total expenses$65,288,436
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,387,099
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$84,478,423
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,861,370
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$94,726,892

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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