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United Way of Addison County Inc

EIN 03-0221018 · Middlebury, VT

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood76 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

FOR 57 YEARS, OUR MISSION HAS BEEN TO MOBILIZE THE COMPASSION AND GENEROSITY OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN ADDISON COUNTY TO IMPROVE LIVES AND STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY.

Income
$1.9 million
Spending
$1.8 million
Spent on programs
81%
Reserves
5.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 74%
Employees
11
Volunteers
445
Highest pay
$111,109, executive di

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 40% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 16% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 1% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    80% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    10 of 10 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (5)
  1. $494,208 spent. COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP & INITIATIVES: THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES INITIATIVES THAT ARE DEVELOPED AND LED BY UWAC TO BRING COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMING TO MEET UNMET OR UNDER-MET NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ALIGN WITH OUR IMPACT AREAS: 1. HEALTH (& EDUCATION) - THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS THREE MULTI- YEAR FEDERAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION GRANTS. THE FIRST OF WHICH WAS THE PARTNERS FOR SUCCESS (PFS) GRANT, WHICH ENDED IN DECEMBER 2025 UPON CONCLUSION OF ITS PROGRAMMATIC OBLIGATION.FOR FIVE YEARS, PARTNERS FOR SUCCESS FUNDING WAS USED TO INFORM AND EDUCATE YOUTH POPULATIONS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF UNDERAGE SUBSTANCE USE, EMPOWERING YOUTH TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. PROVIDING YOUTH LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND INCREASING YOUTH PROTECTIVE FACTORS THROUGH EDUCATION, SPECIAL TRAININGS, EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAMMING, AND POLICY CHANGE WERE KEY OBJECTIVES OF THE PFS INITIATIVE. FINAL PFS GRANT FUNDING IN FY25 TOTALED 103,727. UWAC CONTINUED ITS DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES(DFC) FUNDING USED TO INFORM AND EDUCATE PARENTS AND ADULT POPULATIONS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF UNDERAGE SUBSTANCE USE, EMPOWERING THEM TO MORE EFFECTIVELY INFLUENCE AND GUIDE YOUTH INTO BETTER DECISION-MAKING AND AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF POSITIVE OUTCOMES. MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, EVENTS, SPECIAL TRAININGS, AND POLICY CHANGE ARE THE MAIN STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS UNDER THE DFC INITIATIVE. DFC GRANT YEAR 6 FUNDING TOTALS 125,000 AND OVERLAPS FISCAL YEARS 2025 AND 2026. UWAC ALSO CONTINUED ITS SECOND YEAR OF FUNDING UNDER THE STOP ACT GRANT, ALSO CALLED THE "SOBER TRUTH ON PREVENTING UNDERAGE DRINKING ACT GRANT". THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE ALCOHOL USE AMONG YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 12-20. IT AIMS TO ADDRESS THE NORMS REGARDING ALCOHOL USE BY YOUTH, REDUCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERAGE DRINKING, CREATE CHANGES IN UNDERAGE DRINKING ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS, ADDRESS PENALTIES FOR UNDERAGE USE, AND REDUCE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH UNDERAGE DRINKING. THE STOP ACT GRANT PROVIDES UWAC WITH 60,000 IN FUNDING PER YEAR FOR FOUR YEARS, THE SECOND YEAR OF WHICH OVERLAPS FISCAL YEARS 2025 AND 2026.UWAC CONCLUDED ITS THIRD AND FINAL YEAR OF LOCAL YOUTH VAPING PREVENTION INITIATIVES FUNDED BY THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DIVISION OF SUBSTANCE USE PROGRAMS(DSU) IN THE AMOUNT OF 23,392. 2. EDUCATION - THE ORGANIZATION PURCHASED 628 BACKPACKS WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR DISTRIBUTION AT PARTNER SITES IN ADDISON COUNTY FOR LOCAL KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY, AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. 3. FINANCIAL STABILITY - THE ORGANIZATION RELEASED 15,000 IN PREVIOUSLY DESIGNATED FUNDS TO ASSIST ADDISON COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO HAVE EITHER EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS OR ARE IN IMMEDIATE RISK OF IT, CONTINUING A COMMUNITY COLLABORATION FORMED IN FISCAL YEAR 2022 WITH OUR PARTNER AGENCIES WHO OFFER DIRECT SERVICES TO AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS. THIS COLLABORATION MEETS AS A GROUP AT LEAST MONTHLY TO CONFIDENTIALLY DISCUSS VARIOUS FUNDING REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL. UPON APPROVAL BY THE GROUP, CASE MANAGERS THEN FILE THE APPROPRIATE REIMBURSEMENT PAPERWORK WITH UWAC AFTER THEIR ORGANIZATION HAS INITIATED THIRD-PARTY PAYMENTS FOR ITEMS SUCH AS BACK RENT, SECURITY DEPOSITS, OVERDUE UTILITY BILLS, AND EMERGENCY MOTEL HOUSING. THIS FUNDING IS SPECIFICALLY TARGETED AT REQUESTS THAT ARE OTHERWISE INELIGIBLE FOR ANY OTHER FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. AN ADDITIONAL 120,000 IN DESIGNATED FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE WILL BE RELEASED AT A RATE OF 20,000/YEAR IN FISCAL YEARS 2026 THROUGH 2031. COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP & INITIATIVES: THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES INITIATIVES THAT ARE DEVELOPED AND LED BY UWAC TO BRING COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMING TO MEET UNMET OR UNDER-MET NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ALIGN WITH OUR IMPACT AREAS: 1. HEALTH (& EDUCATION) - THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS THREE MULTI- YEAR FEDERAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION GRANTS. THE FIRST OF WHICH WAS THE PARTNERS FOR SUCCESS (PFS) GRANT, WHICH ENDED IN DECEMBER 2025 UPON CONCLUSION OF ITS PROGRAMMATIC OBLIGATION.FOR FIVE YEARS, PARTNERS FOR SUCCESS FUNDING WAS USED TO INFORM AND EDUCATE YOUTH POPULATIONS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF UNDERAGE SUBSTANCE USE, EMPOWERING YOUTH TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. PROVIDING YOUTH LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND INCREASING YOUTH PROTECTIVE FACTORS THROUGH EDUCATION, SPECIAL TRAININGS, EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAMMING, AND POLICY CHANGE WERE KEY OBJECTIVES OF THE PFS INITIATIVE. FINAL PFS GRANT FUNDING IN FY25 TOTALED 103,727. UWAC CONTINUED ITS DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES(DFC) FUNDING USED TO INFORM AND EDUCATE PARENTS AND ADULT POPULATIONS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF UNDERAGE SUBSTANCE USE, EMPOWERING THEM TO MORE EFFECTIVELY INFLUENCE AND GUIDE YOUTH INTO BETTER DECISION-MAKING AND AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF POSITIVE OUTCOMES. MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, EVENTS, SPECIAL TRAININGS, AND POLICY CHANGE ARE THE MAIN STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS UNDER THE DFC INITIATIVE. DFC GRANT YEAR 6 FUNDING TOTALS 125,000 AND OVERLAPS FISCAL YEARS 2025 AND 2026. UWAC ALSO CONTINUED ITS SECOND YEAR OF FUNDING UNDER THE STOP ACT GRANT, ALSO CALLED THE "SOBER TRUTH ON PREVENTING UNDERAGE DRINKING ACT GRANT". THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE ALCOHOL USE AMONG YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 12-20. IT AIMS TO ADDRESS THE NORMS REGARDING ALCOHOL USE BY YOUTH, REDUCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERAGE DRINKING, CREATE CHANGES IN UNDERAGE DRINKING ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS, ADDRESS PENALTIES FOR UNDERAGE USE, AND REDUCE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH UNDERAGE DRINKING. THE STOP ACT GRANT PROVIDES UWAC WITH 60,000 IN FUNDING PER YEAR FOR FOUR YEARS, THE SECOND YEAR OF WHICH OVERLAPS FISCAL YEARS 2025 AND 2026.UWAC CONCLUDED ITS THIRD AND FINAL YEAR OF LOCAL YOUTH VAPING PREVENTION INITIATIVES FUNDED BY THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DIVISION OF SUBSTANCE USE PROGRAMS(DSU) IN THE AMOUNT OF 23,392. 2. EDUCATION - THE ORGANIZATION PURCHASED 628 BACKPACKS WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR DISTRIBUTION AT PARTNER SITES IN ADDISON COUNTY FOR LOCAL KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY, AND S
  2. $374,698 spent. ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: SUPPORTING THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN AREAS SUCH AS BOARD DEVELOPMENT, STRATEGIC PLANNING AND FUNDRAISING AND RESULTS BASED ACCOUNTABILITY EFFORTS. SUPPORT ALSO INCLUDES ACTING AS FISCAL AGENT OR MANAGING FUNDING STREAMS ON BEHALF OF GRASSROOTS EFFORTS IN THE COMMUNITY: CHILD CARE CONSORTIUM, ADDISON COUNTY READERS, ADDISON COUNTY FIELD SERVICE DIRECTOR FUNDS, AND ADDISON COUNTY FOSTER CAMP FUND.
  3. $78,733 spent. VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS: THE ORGANIZATION HELD ITS ANNUAL DAYS OF CARING IN SEPTEMBER 2024. 306 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN DIRECT SERVICE ACTIVITIES, CONTRIBUTING AN ESTIMATED 1,530 HOURS VALUED AT 53,228 IN DONATED TIME SERVED.
  4. $531,539 spent. FUNDING & AGENCY RELATIONS: SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDING PROCESS AND GRANTS. THIS INCLUDES EFFORTS TO DEVELOP AND DEEPEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH FUNDED PARTNERS (SUCH AS OUTCOME MEASUREMENT TRAININGS AND SITE VISITS) AND EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY IMPACT VOLUNTEERS AS THEY LEARN ABOUT COMMUNITY ISSUES, THE SYSTEMS MEETING THOSE NEEDS, AND MAKING GRANT FUNDING DECISIONS. FUNDING ALIGNS WITH OUR COMMUNITY IMPACT AREAS AS FOLLOWS: (1) HEALTH AND INDEPENDENT LIVING - FUNDED 16 PROGRAMS FOR 115,841. (2) LIFE-LONG LEARNING - FUNDED 17 PROGRAMS FOR 131,375. (3) IMMEDIATE NEEDS & FINANCIAL STABILITY - FUNDED 10 PROGRAMS FOR 155,000.
  5. FUNDING & AGENCY RELATIONS: SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDING PROCESS AND GRANTS. THIS INCLUDES EFFORTS TO DEVELOP AND DEEPEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH FUNDED PARTNERS (SUCH AS OUTCOME MEASUREMENT TRAININGS AND SITE VISITS) AND EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY IMPACT VOLUNTEERS AS THEY LEARN ABOUT COMMUNITY ISSUES, THE SYSTEMS MEETING THOSE NEEDS, AND MAKING GRANT FUNDING DECISIONS. FUNDING ALIGNS WITH OUR COMMUNITY IMPACT AREAS AS FOLLOWS: (1) HEALTH AND INDEPENDENT LIVING - FUNDED 16 PROGRAMS FOR 115,841. (2) LIFE-LONG LEARNING - FUNDED 17 PROGRAMS FOR 131,375. (3) IMMEDIATE NEEDS & FINANCIAL STABILITY - FUNDED 10 PROGRAMS FOR 155,000.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 1968.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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