United Way of Iredell County Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Volunteer organization dedicated to enriching the quality of life by uniting citizens and agencies in a community-wide effort to plan, support, deliver, and monitor effective health an human care services responsive to community needs.
- Income
- $1.8 million
- Spending
- $1.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 17.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 73%
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 1,100
- Highest pay
- $91,586, executive dir.
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
Strong: 96 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 17.8 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 19% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 24% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 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 2530 of 30 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 (3)
- $715,398 spent. Partner grant funding: UWIC Fights for the health, education and financial stability of every family in Iredell County. By partnering with more than 50 locally serving non-profit organizations with a proven track record of success we are able to improve the efficiency and scale of service provision and reach families across the entire community served.
- $454,320 spent. Iredell Housing Fund: Launched in early 2024, the Iredell Housing fund provides coordinated efforts to increase the supply of affordable housing available in Iredell County through joint action, grants awarded to housing provides, and home owner occupied repairs for individuals at 80% of less AMI. In this year we provided 15 home repairs for qualified home owners, counseling and down payment assistance to 42 potential first time home buyers, and services to 8,669 individuals needing shelter or emergency support to maintain housing.
- $168,736 spent. Capacity & Collaboration: UWIC launched several services to support the impact and efficiency of funded non-profit partners. This includes a shared volunteer recruitment platform (HIVE), 2-1-1 information and referral services, doordash delivery services for food and diapers, Helene response efforts and hew collaborative grant cycle.
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 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 November 6, 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 June 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 June 1954.
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 November 4, 2026.
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