United Way of Greater High Point Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION: UNITED WAY OF GREATER HIGH POINT BRINGS TOGETHER PEOPLE, RESOURCES, AND FUNDING TO BUILD STRONG AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES WHERE EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE.OUR VISION: UNITED WAY OF GREATER HIGH POINT WILL BE THE RECOGNIZED COMMUNITY CATALYST IN MAKING CHILDREN AND YOUTH SUCCESSFUL, FAMILIES STRONGER, AND NEIGHBORHOODS MORE VITAL.
- Income
- $4.6 million
- Spending
- $4.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- 7.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 86%
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 315
- Highest pay
- $136,884, president
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: 83 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 15 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 2520 of 20 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 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 (2)
- $3.2 million spent. COMMUNITY IMPACT - WITH THE HELP OF HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND THOUSANDS OF DONATIONS, THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER HIGH POINT (UWGHP) FUNDS PROGRAMS THAT TOUCH APPROXIMATELY 95,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR.TOWARD THOSE GOALS, $2,181,215 WAS ALLOCATED TO 59 PROGRAMS AT 24 LOCAL PARTNER AGENCIES IN 2024-2025.(1) INVESTING IN EDUCATION:UNITED WAY GOALS: TO PREPARE LOCAL CHILDREN ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY; TO SUPPLY PARENTS WITH THE TOOLS TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF PARENTING HEAD ON; TO PARTNER WITH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORING PROGRAMS TO ENSURE AT-RISK YOUTH MEET THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.48% OF ALLOCATED DOLLARS WERE INVESTED IN PROGRAMS AIMED AT PROMOTING EDUCATION/THRIVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN 2024-2025.(2) FOCUS ON FINANCIAL STABILITY:UNITED WAY GOALS: TO ENSURE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN CRISIS OR TRANSITION, SUCCESSFULLY THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THEIR TIME OF NEED. TO SUPPORT THOSE FACING LIFE CHALLENGES INCLUDING UNEMPLOYMENT, DISABILITIES, AND HOMELESSNESS CAN LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE THROUGH PROGRAMS FUNDED BY UWGHP DONATIONS.28% OF ALLOCATED DOLLARS WERE INVESTED IN PROGRAMS FOR INCOME/INDEPENDENT AND SELF-SUFFICIENT PEOPLE AND SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS IN 2024-2025.(3) PROVIDING PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE HEALTH:UNITED WAY GOALS: TO ENCOURAGE ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY WELL. 24% OF ALLOCATED DOLLARS WERE INVESTED IN PROGRAMS FALLING UNDER THE HEALTHY PEOPLE IMPACT AREA SUPPORTED BY UNITED WAY IN 2024-2025.COMMUNITY IMPACT PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: PARTNERS ENDING HOMELESSNESS, GREATER HIGH POINT FOOD ALLIANCE, THE BACKPACK PROGRAM, CANPAIGN FOOD DRIVE, 2-1-1 NEED HELP? WANT TO GIVE HELP?, PROJECT BOARD DEVELOPMENT, THE AFRICAN AMERICAN INITIATIVE, WOMEN IN MOTION, AND THE BOB BROWN UNITED WAY SCHOLARSHIP.PARTNERS ENDING HOMELESSNESS - UWGHP IS A PROUD PARTNER IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PARTNERS ENDING HOMELESSNESS (PEH) IN GUILFORD COUNTY. PEH HAS A VISION OF A COMMUNITY COURAGEOUSLY DEDICATED TO ENDING HOMELESSNESS IN GUILFORD COUNTY. THE PEH MISSION IS TO ENGAGE CRITICAL STAKEHOLDERS TO BRING ABOUT EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS THROUGH COLLABORATION, ADVOCACY, AND RESOURCES. ALL OF THIS IS DRIVEN BY THE VALUES OF VISION - SEEKING GREATER PERSPECTIVE AND DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS; STEWARDSHIP - ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE HIGHEST STANDARDS FOR THE RESOURCES IN PEH'S CARE THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY SERVED; PARTNERSHIP - BUILDING COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH A NETWORK OF PROVIDERS, FUNDERS, AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS; INTEGRITY - DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE IN WORK AND COMMIT TO UNWAVERING TRANSPARENCY IN ALL THAT IS DONE; ADVOCACY - CHAMPIONING THE COMMUNITY'S SOLUTIONS TO END HOMELESSNESS.GREATER HIGH POINT FOOD ALLIANCE - UWGHP PARTNERS WITH THE GREATER HIGH POINT FOOD ALLIANCE TO WORK TOWARDS A MORE FOOD-SECURE COMMUNITY. THE GREATER HIGH POINT FOOD ALLIANCES' MISSION IS TO COORDINATE AND IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENTITIES IN GREATER HIGH POINT FOCUSED ON ALLEVIATING HUNGER BY CREATING AND EXECUTING CITYWIDE AND NEIGHBORHOOD-FOCUSED INITIATIVES TO DEVELOP MORE JUST AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS.THE BACKPACK PROGRAM - STUDIES SHOW THAT SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN DO NOT LEARN AS EFFECTIVELY ON AN EMPTY STOMACH. HUNGER CAN AFFECT CHILDREN'S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, RELATIONSHIP BUILDING SKILLS AND THEIR OVERALL SELF-ESTEEM. THE BACKPACK PROGRAM AIMS TO ADDRESS CHILDHOOD HUNGER BY PROVIDING SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN, WHO ARE AT RISK OF HUNGER, WITH BACKPACKS FILLED WITH NUTRITIOUS, KID-FRIENDLY SNACKS TO TAKE HOME OVER THE WEEKENDS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND SUMMER MONTHS.THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY SERVES 2,000 STUDENTS IN THE GREATER HIGH POINT AREA USING 24 DISTRIBUTION SITES THAT INCLUDE MANY SCHOOLS AND NON-PROFITS THAT SERVE STUDENTS.NEED HELP? WANT TO GIVE HELP? - THOUSANDS OF CALLS FROM THE GREATER HIGH POINT AREA CONTINUE TO BE MADE TO "2-1-1," THE THREE-DIGIT PHONE NUMBER FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES INFORMATION AND REFERRAL IN THE TRIAD. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.NC211.ORG.CANPAIGN FOOD DRIVE - THE CANPAIGN KICKOFF FOOD DRIVE OCCURS EACH SEPTEMBER. FOR 16 YEARS, 40 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE CONDUCTED FOOD DRIVES, AND VOLUNTEERS COLLECT ENOUGH FOOD FOR 19 PANTRIES. THIS EVENT IS A WEEK-LONG EVENT WHERE PEOPLE DROP FOOD OFF AT OUR BUILDING AND THE VARIOUS FOOD PANTRIES COME BY TO PICK THE FOOD UP AND SELECT THE FOOD THEY ARE LOW ON IN THEIR PANTRY AFTER ALL THE FOOD HAS BEEN SORTED.PROJECT BOARD DEVELOPMENT - OVER THE PAST 23 YEARS, CLOSE TO 450 PROFESSIONALS HAVE GRADUATED FROM UWGHP'S "PROJECT BOARD DEVELOPMENT," A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY UWGHP'S AFRICAN AMERICAN INITIATIVE. PROJECT BOARD DEVELOPMENT IS DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY, RECRUIT, AND TRAIN MULTI-CULTURAL CANDIDATES FOR REFERRAL TO SERVE ON COMMITTEES AND GOVERNING BOARDS OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH A STRUCTURED CURRICULUM, PARTICIPANTS ATTEND SEVEN WEEKLY SESSIONS TO DEVELOP SKILLS FOCUSED ON STRATEGIC PLANNING, MARKETING, FINANCE, PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES, AND FUNDRAISING. THE AFRICAN AMERICAN INITIATIVE - THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS AND STRENGTHENS AFRICAN AMERICANS, OTHER MINORITIES, AND UNDERSERVED CITIZENS BY ENCOURAGING SERVICE, INVOLVEMENT, AND PHILANTHROPY IN THE GREATER HIGH POINT COMMUNITY.BOB BROWN UNITED WAY SCHOLARSHIP - UWGHP IS HONORED TO PARTNER WITH HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY TO PROMOTE THE BOB BROWN UNITED WAY SCHOLARSHIP. ESTABLISHED BY HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY IN 2006 TO RECOGNIZE THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF HIGH POINT LEADER BOB BROWN, THE SCHOLARSHIP IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED FOR STUDENTS IMPACTED BY A UNITED WAY PARTNER AGENCY. THE $5,000 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP IS RENEWABLE FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS FOR A TOTAL OF $25,000.$MART MONEY - MAKE YOUR MONEY WORK FOR YOU! IN COLLABORATION WITH FAMILY SERVICES OF THE PIEDMONT AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE NETWORK, $MART MONEY IS A SERIES OF FINANCIAL LITERACY AND COACHING CLASSES DESIGNED TO EQUIP ATTENDEES WITH THE TOOLS NEEDED FOR FINANCIAL SUCCESS. THANKS TO GRANTS FROM WELLS FARGO, TRUIST, AND THE FOUNDATION FOR
- $163,696 spent. WOMEN IN MOTION - UNITED WAY OF GREATER HIGH POINT IS A FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THIS INITIATIVE. IT IS A WOMEN'S INITIATIVE THAT BRINGS AREA WOMEN TOGETHER TO ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER'S LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS, PERSONAL WELLNESS, AND FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1942.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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