Henderson County United Way Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To organize and mobilize community resources to improve lives of Henderson County residents.
- Income
- $3.4 million
- Spending
- $2.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 2,377
- Highest pay
- $99,764, executive director
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: 75 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.0 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 41% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 16% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 142% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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 2518 of 18 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 (1)
- $2.6 million spent. United Way of Henderson County (UWHC) has served our community since 1953 and is committed to serving our Henderson County neighbors for decades to come. Our work to organize and mobilize community resources to improve the lives of Henderson County residents is making a lasting and transformational impact throughout our community. On September 27th, 2024, Tropical Storm Helene caused devastating damage throughout our community. Building upon decades of partnerships, trust, and experience mobilizing resources, UWHC stepped up to serve at an elevated capacity to help our community. Our team was on the ground the first week after the storm mobilizing volunteers and supplies, raising funds, driving emergency information routes for EMS, and creating the framework for our county's nonprofit response and recovery. Our rapid and impactful response in the aftermath of Helene demonstrates our steadfast ability to build upon seventy years of partnerships and service to meet our communities' greatest needs. As you will read below, these monumental accomplishments occurred in tandem with the growing impact that we continue to create through our signature programming. Our strategic direction is guided by our 2023-28 Strategic Plan. The plan focuses on 4 bold goals relating to community impact, resource development, community engagement and education, and organizational capacity, while ensuring that we build capacity and embed equity throughout our organization. UWHC maintains rigorous standards of financial stewardship and public accountability. We undergo an annual independent audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. UWHC holds a Four-Star rating from Charity Navigator and a Platinum Transparency designation from Candid. Governed by a committed volunteer Board of Directors, UWHC ensures that all community investment funding decisions are made by panels of community volunteers who evaluate programs and outcomes. This community-driven approach ensures transparency, accountability, and alignment with local priorities.UWHC works hard to leverage broad community support (financial, in-kind, volunteer) to ensure that our community receives the maximum benefit. We are proud that UWHC puts over a dollar of value back into the community for every dollar raised when accounting for cash and non-cash value of in-kind and volunteer hours. Our core mission support, covering our fundraising, management and general expenses, is 7%. UWHC's cash investment to assist the community during the 2024-25 fiscal year was more than $2.6 million. In total, UWHC awarded more than 75 grants to local nonprofit agencies FY25 and helped to provide more than 40,000 local services to Henderson County neighbors in need. Our 2024-25 Community Investment grant funding includes support for 42 programs across 25 local nonprofits supporting the health, education, financial stability and basic needs of Henderson County neighbors. We also provided pivotal funding for 13 local food pantries to increase access to healthy, nutritionally dense foods for families in need and awarded 30 local Helene Response and Recovery Grants to support our community as we continue to recover from Helene. Our ability to organize and mobilize local volunteers and leverage gift-in-kind donations provided over 10,000 volunteer hours for a non-cash value of over $470,000 in local support. In October 2024 alone, we connected more than 1,500 volunteers to serve 6,600 hours to support Helene response and recovery. Our Annual Days of Caring initiative mobilized 280 volunteers who contributed 1,293 hours in May 2025. Collectively, we completed 26 projects at 22 organizations in addition to providing essential support for the National Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive that collected over 39,000 pounds of nonperishable food from residents to support local food pantries. Throughout the year, our Women United affinity group and local corporate partners held donation drives providing additional gift-in-kind support. Bikes 4 Kids (B4K) is an annual fundraiser that provides bicycles and helmets to local families in need during the holiday season. In partnership with The Tempo Project and local bike club Tempo Cyclisme, B4K partners with local businesses, athletes, and volunteers to raise funds to purchase bikes and helmets for children in our community. During the 2024 holiday season, we donated more than 200 bikes and helmets to local children through The Storehouse's Blessings in Boxes program. In addition to the impactful funding and volunteer support we provide, we also run five internal programs that are making a big impact in Henderson County. Our signature programs are Born Learning Trails, Girls EMpowered, Rising Leaders, EveryDay Strong, and our newest program, the Disaster Recovery Partnership. Our Born Learning Trails are a series of 10 interactive, bilingual signs that offer fun, active learning for children and their families as they walk along the trail. We host two trails in Henderson County, located at Mills River Park and on the Oklawaha Greenway. These educational trails promote learning in a fun and interactive way while boosting language, reading, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.Girls EMpowered (GEM), is a weekly after school program designed to increase self-esteem and school success for girls. GEM helps ensure that every girl in our Henderson County Public School system has the opportunity to thrive as they reach for their goals. The program is offered to both 5th graders and 8th graders, as these are pivotal years where students prepare to transition from elementary to middle school, and then from middle to high school. GEM has empowered more than 400 girls since 2017 and continues to grow each year. Rising Leaders is a UWHC Program designed to develop the next generation of community leaders and board members for Henderson County non-profit organizations. In 2024-25, 16 Rising Leaders completed th
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 June 1977.
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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