United Way of Tarrant County EIN 75-0858360

United Way of Tarrant County

EIN  75-0858360 Public foundation / grantmaker Fort Worth, TX Founded 1922
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Verified accurate 8/9/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Harnesses resources and provides leadership to solve Tarrant County's toughest social challenges through financial assistance, tax preparation services, and community outreach programs.
Leadership
Leah Michelle King · President & CEO · $204K
Money in and out
$22.9M revenue, $24.2M expenses
Bottom line
78% program efficiency

Harnesses resources and provides leadership to solve Tarrant County's toughest social challenges through financial assistance, tax preparation services, and community outreach programs. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $22.9M in revenue, $24.2M in expenses, and $7.7M in net assets.Pt I

Grants paid & assets · FY2025
Total revenue
$22.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$24.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$7.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$1.3M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs▼ -8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -76% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-6%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +55% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$22.9M
FY2025▼ -10%
Expenses
$24.2M
FY2025▼ -15%
Total assets
$12.5M
FY2025▼ -29%
Total liabilities
$4.8M
FY2025▼ -49%
Total revenue
$22.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$24.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$7.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$1.3M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$12.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 337
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 437
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $16.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Area Agency on Aging

United way of tarrant county's area agency on aging (aaa) is one of 28 aaas in texas supported by state and federal funds for older adult services. These funds are authorized by the older americans act and administered through the administration for community living and the state of texas legislature.

$8.5Mprogram expense
02

Economic Recovery

The health and well-being of our community is a top priority at united way of tarrant county. The economic impact of COVID-19 left large populations in need of social services and financial assistance. The volunteer income tax assistance (vita) program filed 3,809 tax returns that resulted in over $3,243,161 million in refunds.

$4.5Mprogram expense
03

Agency Allocations

United way of tarrant county financially supports numerous efforts targeting and addressing the four focus areas of need outlined in our latest community assessment. Through monitoring and careful examination of program outcomes, united way of tarrant county determines the specific level of funding for each of these programs, based on…

$3.0Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CUnited Way of Tarrant County
EINHdr · item D75-0858360
Principal addressHdr · item CFort Worth, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.unitedwaytarrant.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1922
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T70Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1953

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a37
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b37
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$204,308Pt VII · Sec A
$197,110Pt VII · Sec A
VP Community Investment
$134,202Pt VII · Sec A
EVP and Chief Aging Services Officer
$126,653Pt VII · Sec A
$124,938Pt VII · Sec A
$105,000Pt VII · Sec A
Interim President and CEO
$96,941Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Chief Development Officer
$96,734Pt VII · Sec A

Leah Michelle King’s $204K as President & CEO is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 658 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Leah King$323,218$309,428$274,597$206,971
TD Smyers Partial Year$271,884
Jeffrey Allison Partial Year$230,092
Gary Doubrava$204,659
Leah Michelle King$204,308
Elizabeth Anne Watson$197,110
Jeffrey Allison$182,712$174,269
Crystal Sands$182,008$181,396$140,154$89,505

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$22.8M · 99%
Investment income$176K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$22.8M
Investment income1%$176K
Program service revenue$12K
— government grantsLn 1e$13.6M
Total revenueLn 12$22.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.09
Program services78%$19.0M
Management & general13%$3.0M
Fundraising9%$2.2M
Total functional expensesLn 25$24.2M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$12.5M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4.8M
Total net assetsLn 32$7.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.1M · Operating expenses/yr $24.2M
0.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $19.0M · Total expenses $24.2M
78%
Management & General
Management & general $3.0M · Total expenses $24.2M
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2.2M · Total expenses $24.2M
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $3.0M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $9.1M
$0.33 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $22.8M · Total revenue $22.9M
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $13.6M · Total revenue $22.9M
59%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $12K · Total revenue $22.9M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $176K · Total revenue $22.9M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $12K · Total expenses $24.2M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $22.9M · Prior year $25.4M
-10%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $23.4M · FY2024 $22.9M
0%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $7.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $22.9M · Expenses $24.2M
-6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $12.5M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $7.7M · Total assets $12.5M
62%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $12.5M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Leah Michelle King · Reported title PRESIDENT & CEO · Highest reported compensation $204K · Total expenses $24.2M
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $7.7M · Total expenses $24.2M
32%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Revenue growth -10%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 728 grants · $70.0M · 2019–2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$22.9M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$25.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$25.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$24.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$22.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$23.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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