Brown County United Way Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
BROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY UNITES PEOPLE, IDEAS, AND RESOURCES TO CREATE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS THAT STRENGTHEN EVERY PERSON AND EVERY COMMUNITY IN BROWN COUNTY.
- Income
- $4.6 million
- Spending
- $3.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- 7.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 51%
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 300
- Highest pay
- $164,854, president/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 68% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 12% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 15% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 42% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2523 of 23 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (4)
- $1.7 million spent. BROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY STRIVES FOR AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY WHERE EVERY PERSON IN OUR COMMUNITY IS ABLE TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS AND HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR STABILITY IN THEIR HEALTH, EDUCATION, FINANCIAL WELL-BEING, AND CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY.
- $388,298 spent. PROGRAM INVESTMENT - INVESTING IN LOCAL DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS TO POSITIVELY IMPACT INDIVIDUALS. DURING 2024, OUR PROGRAM INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO INCLUDED GRANTS TO 23 PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDED DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO A PROJECTED 16,000 INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY, WITHIN THE PRIORITY INVESTMENT AREAS OF EDUCATION, HEALTH, FINANCIAL WELLBEING, AND CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY
- $73,337 spent. IMPACT INITIATIVES AND ADVOCACY SOLUTIONS - IN THE AREA OF IMPACT INITIATIVES, WE ARE LEADING AND PARTNERING ON EFFORTS TO BRING ABOUT PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT CHANGE TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY SYSTEMS. BEGINNING IN 2019, THE MAJORITY OF OUR IMPACT INITIATIVES BECAME PLACE-BASED, FOCUSING PRIMARILY ON NEIGHBORHOODS. OUR CENTRAL OBJECTIVES ARE TO IMPROVE SOCIAL COHESION, GROWTH, AND VITALITY THROUGH RESEARCH, EVIDENCE, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND THE VOICES OF RESIDENTS, HELPING TO ENSURE THAT NEIGHBORHOODS ARE SAFE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN THRIVE. IN SUPPORT OF THIS WORK, DURING 2024 OUR COMMUNITY INVESTMENT STAFF ORGANIZED AND LEAD COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES, NUMEROUS VOLUNTEER PROJECTS, AND EVENTS, AND SURVEYED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM, ESTABLISHED IN 2020, CONTINUED TO INVEST IN NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES, INCLUDING A COMMUNITY GARDENS PROJECT. THE STAFF TEAM ALSO ORGANIZED TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE TRAININGS FOR HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OTHER PARTNERS, BEGAN DEVELOPING A NEW TRAINING PROGRAM FOCUSED ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND BELONGING.WITH RESPECT TO ADVOCACY SOLUTIONS, OUR OBJECTIVE IN THIS AREA IS TO SEEK OUT THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICY CHANGE. OUR VOICE OF ALICE RESEARCH, LAUNCHED IN 2019, CAPTURED THE LIVE EXPERIENCES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO MEET BASIC NEEDS. THEIR EXPERIENCES, COUPLED WITH ADDITIONAL QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH, IS SHAPING OUR NEW ADVOCACY AGENDA, WHICH IS GUIDED BY OUR ADVOCACY COUNCIL. DURING 2024, COMMUNITY INVESTMENT STAFF AND THE ADVOCACY COUNCIL CONTINUED TO REFINE AN ADVOCACY AGENDA AND ALSO DEVELOPED A NEW COMMUNITY INITIATIVE CALLED HUBCAP, WHICH WILL DELIVER SERVICES TO PEOPLE WHERE THEY LIVE AND WORK THROUGH THREE TYPES OF VEHICLES AND MANY COLLABORATING AGENCIES. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH OTHERS AT LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY NEEDS AND CO-CREATE SOLUTIONS REGARDING ISSUES SUCH AS CHILDCARE, MENTAL WELLNESS, NONPROFIT STABILITY, AND HOUSING/HOMELESSNESS.
- $692,126 spent. INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES: BROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY'S 2-1-1 CONTACT CENTER IS A FREE, CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICE THAT MADE THOUSANDS OF REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES IN 2024. A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY RESOURCE DATABASE COMPRISED OF MORE THAN 2,000 RESOURCES WAS MAINTAINED BY BROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY 2-1-1 RESOURCE SPECIALISTS, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE AGING & DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER OF BROWN COUNTY AND THE CRISIS CENTER OF FAMILY SERVICES OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. 2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GREATER GREEN BAY LABOR COUNCIL INCLUDED THE BLANKETING BROWN COUNTY DRIVER AND A DIAPER DRIVE, WHICH COLLECTED THOUSANDS OF BLANKETS, DIAPERS, AND BABY ITEMS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO BROWN COUNTY PROGRAMS SERVING LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. COMMUNITY INFORMATION SYSTEM: THE COMMUNITY INFORMATION SYSTEM (CIS) IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY DATA SHARING SYSTEM DESIGNED TO IMPROVE DECISION SUPPORT FOR POLICYMAKERS, CREATE EFFECTIVE INTERAGENCY COORDINATION AND SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY. BROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY AND ACHIEVE BROWN COUNTY CO-OWN THE CIS VIA A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ALLIANCE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 October 13, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1950.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 21, 2026.
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