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United Way of Indian River County Inc

EIN 59-1087090 · Vero Beach, FL

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair59 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

UNITED WAY OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE LIVES BY MOBILIZING THE CARING POWER OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH FUNDRAISING, VOLUNTEERISM AND ADVOCACY. WE FUND OVER 40 LOCAL PROGRAMS AT MORE THAN 30 LOCAL AGENCIES THAT CREATE YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES, FOSTER A HEALTHY COMMUNITY AND DEVELOP FINANCIAL SECURITY. OUR DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS WORK TO BUILD COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.

Income
$5.7 million
Spending
$5.3 million
Spent on programs
90%
Reserves
0.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 93%
Employees
12
Volunteers
961
Highest pay
$118,846, chief executive officer

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

Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 44% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 79% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    90% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 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

    21 of 21 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 (2)
  1. $1.9 million spent. UNITED WAY OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY (UWIRC) IS A LOCALLY GOVERNED AND MANAGED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION CONSISTING OF NINE FULL-TIME AND THREE PART-TIME STAFF AND RUN BY A 21 MEMBER ALL VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS. UWIRC IS ONE OF APPROXIMATELY 1,100 LOCALLY RUN UNITED WAY AFFILIATES AROUND THE WORLD. LAST YEAR OVER APPROXIMATELY 960 VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY HELPED FURTHER UNITED WAY'S ACTIVITIES AND GOALS. NOT ONLY DOES UWIRC PARTNER WITH AGENCIES THAT HELP PEOPLE AND POSITIVELY IMPACT THIS COMMUNITY, BUT UWIRC IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS AND INITIATIVES IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY. UWIRC PROVIDES A VARIETY OF VALUE-ADDED SERVICES FOR THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY, BELOW IS MORE DETAIL ON ALL OF THESE SUPPORTS. IN FY24-25, UWIRC INVESTED $1,586,431 IN 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROCESS (LARGELY IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY) AND OTHER COLLABORATIVES INITIATIVES AND SERVING IRC. MUCH OF THE WORK WAS FOCUSED ON STRATEGIC DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT AND AMERICAN RESCUE PROGRAM FUNDS. UWIRC LED THE EFFORT TO LEVERAGE LOCAL COORDINATION AND SUPPORT TO DISSEMINATE THESE CRITICAL RESOURCES TO KEEP FAMILIES SAFE, HEALTHY, AND IN THEIR HOMES.
  2. $2.9 million spent. UWIRC RUNS AN ANNUAL CAMPAIGN, COORDINATES A COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROCESS THROUGH AN OPEN RFP FUNDING PROCESS, RUNS THE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND RUNS THE UNITED WAY CENTER WHICH HOUSES OUR COMMUNITY ROOM, BOARD ROOM AND A NON-PROFIT INCUBATION CENTER. IN ADDITION, OUR STAFF SIT ON A GREAT MANY COMMUNITY COMMITTEES. UWIRC'S NON-PROFIT INCUBATION CENTER PROVIDES FREE OFFICE SPACE, OFFICE FURNITURE, DESKTOP COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND INTERNET IN 5 OFFICES. ESTIMATED VALUE - $25,200. VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA): IN OUR FOURTEENTH YEAR OF OPERATING THE VITA PROGRAM, A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 2,500 TAX RETURNS WERE PROCESSED FOR QUALIFYING RESIDENTS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AT NO COST TO THE CLIENTS, BRINGING MORE THAN $1.9 MILLION IN REFUNDS TO LOCAL RESIDENTS. IN ADDITION, THE EQUIVALENT COST SAVINGS TO CLIENTS FOR THIS FREE TAX SERVICE IS $550,000. PROVIDES DISASTER RECOVERY ASSISTANCE BY MANAGING ESF #15 (EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION - MANAGING VOLUNTEERS & DONATIONS) FOR INDIAN RIVER COUNTY'S EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. IN FY24-25 UWIRC HAS PLAYED A LEAD ROLE IN SEVERAL COMMUNITY-WIDE INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS INCLUDING: AFFORDABLE HOUSING TASKFORCE, THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE INITIATIVE AND CONTINUED ITS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE, CHS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOL AT DODGERTOWN, AND THE MOONSHOT COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK. ADDITIONALLY, ALMOST ALL UWIRC STAFF SERVE ON BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COLLABORATIVES, INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AND THE TREASURE COAST.

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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since September 1965.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.

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