United Way Suncoast Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
UNITED WAY SUNCOAST'S MISSION IS TO MOBILIZE COMMUNITIES TO ACTION SO ALL CAN THRIVE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)
- Income
- $21.7 million
- Spending
- $21.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 77%
- Reserves
- 14.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 87%
- Employees
- 75
- Volunteers
- 3,234
- Highest pay
- $310,051, ceo
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: 89 out of 100. Higher than 51% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 14.9 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 16% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 26% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1577% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 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 37% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2525 of 25 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 (4)
- $6.2 million spent. FINANCIAL SECURITY WE KNOW THAT ACROSS OUR FIVE-COUNTY REGION, 45% OR 658,473 FAMILIES EARN BELOW THE ALICE THRESHOLD, A NATIONWIDE MARKER FOR FINANCIAL HEALTH. FROM THIS THRESHOLD, A FAMILY WITH TWO ADULTS AND TWO CHILDREN IN CHILDCARE NEEDS TO MAKE OVER $100,000 TO GET BY FINANCIALLY ACROSS OUR REGION. TO ADDRESS THESE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES, UNITED WAY SUNCOAST RALLIES AROUND BUILDING STRONGER FINANCIAL SECURITY FOR EVERYONE. UNITED WAY SUNCOAST CONCENTRATES ON ENSURING OUR ALICE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT AS WELL AS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES THAT LEAD TO A FAMILY SUSTAINING WAGE THAT CREATES A PATH TO FINANCIAL SECURITY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS OR HIGHER EDUCATION DEGREES, HELP INDIVIDUALS RETAIN AND SUSTAIN THEIR ASSETS INCLUDING ACCESS TO BENEFITS, SAFE AND AFFORDABLE BANKING, AND SOUND FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE, AND BY REMOVING SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SUPPORT. IN ADDITION, UNITED WAY SUNCOAST HAS INVESTED $6.4 MILLION OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS WITH 34 NONPROFIT PARTNERS FOCUSED ON HELPING COMMUNITY MEMBERS OBTAIN LONG TERM EMPLOYMENT, KEEPING AND SUSTAINING ASSETS, AND REDUCING THE BARRIERS TO WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION. DURING THAT PERIOD, OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS REPORTED THAT MORE THAN 3,700 INDIVIDUALS SECURED AND MAINTAINED EMPLOYMENT FOR AT LEAST 12 MONTHS. THE PARTNERS ALSO ASSISTED IN THE COMPLETION OF MORE THAN 16,000 APPLICATIONS, HELPING ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS SECURE ACCESS TO SNAP, FAFSA, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, AND MORE. UNITED WAY SUNCOAST ALSO MANAGES NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE CENTERS IN NORTH GREENWOOD (CLEARWATER) AND SULPHUR SPRINGS (TAMPA). OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, OUR RESOURCE CENTERS HAVE SEEN +14,000 VISITS PROVIDING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH CRUCIAL CASE MANAGEMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES SUCH AS LEGAL AID AND BENEFITS ASSISTANCE. VISITORS CAN ALSO ENGAGE WITH LOCAL RESOURCES SUCH AS NOTARY SERVICES, FOOD SUPPORT, AND INTERNET ACCESS.
- $5.3 million spent. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY WHEN A YOUNG CHILD ENTERS KINDERGARTEN READY FOR SCHOOL, THERE IS AN 82% CHANCE THAT CHILD WILL MASTER BASIC SKILLS BY AGE 11, COMPARED WITH A 45% CHANCE FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT SCHOOL READY. UNITED WAY SUNCOAST CONCENTRATES ON ENSURING CHILDREN ENTER KINDERGARTEN READY TO LEARN BY STRENGTHENING CAREGIVERS AS THEIR CHILD'S FIRST TEACHER, PROVIDING EARLY LEARNING EDUCATORS WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND ENHANCING EARLY LEARNING CENTERS TO PROVIDE HIGH-IMPACT TOOLS TO STRENGTHEN SCHOOL READINESS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, OUR MULTI-YEAR INVESTMENT STRATEGY HAS LED TO MORE THAN 7,000 STUDENTS ARRIVING ON THE FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN WITH THE NEEDED SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS. WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THIRD-GRADE LITERACY, WE ENSURE SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED BY COLLABORATING WITH OUR RESPECTIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL IN-SCHOOL SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO BEFORE- AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. SINCE 2022, WE HAVE HELPED MORE THAN 10,000 STUDENTS READ ON LEVEL OR SHOW PROGRESS BY THIRD GRADE. WE'RE ALSO HELPING MORE CHILDREN ATTEND SUMMER PROGRAMS TO COMBAT SUMMER LEARNING BACKSLIDE. IN 2025, UWS INVESTED $599,402 INTO 19 PARTNER PROGRAMS AS IT EXPANDED ITS SUMMER CARE PROGRAM TO ITS ENTIRE FIVE-COUNTY FOOTPRINT, ADDING MANATEE, SARASOTA, AND DESOTO COUNTIES. THE EXTENSION INVOLVED 891 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND 32 SUMMER CAMP SITES. STUDENTS WHO DROP OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL TODAY COULD BECOME THE STRUGGLING WORKERS OF TOMORROW, WHO MAY MOVE FROM A LOW-PAYING JOB TO A LOW-PAYING JOB, AND STRUGGLE TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. UNITED WAY SUNCOAST WORKS TO HELP MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON A PATH TO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS. WE WANT THEM READY TO PURSUE COLLEGE OR CAREER TRAINING THAT ENABLES FAMILY-SUSTAINING EMPLOYMENT. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH INVESTMENTS IN STRATEGIC COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT CREATE SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, IDENTIFY AND INTERVENE WITH AT-RISK STUDENTS, CONNECT STUDENTS TO CAREERS, IMPROVE ATTENDANCE AND INCREASE CAREGIVER INVOLVEMENT SO STUDENTS' SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL. IN 2025, OUR ENGAGED WORK WITH PARTNERS HELPED MORE THAN 2,500 MIDDLE SCHOOLERS EARN HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT.
- $4.0 million spent. COMMUNITY RESILIENCY COMMUNITY RESILIENCY ENCOMPASSES CAPACITY BUILDING AND DISASTER RESILIENCY. CAPACITY BUILDING LEVERAGES OUR EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT, ENHANCE AND INVEST IN OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS. DISASTER RESILIENCY IS OUR COMMITMENT TO PROACTIVE PREPARATION AND RESPONSE TO DISASTERS AND EMERGING CHALLENGES. CAPACITY BUILDING IS BEST DEFINED AS INVESTMENT. THAT IS BECAUSE OUR INVESTMENTS IN PARTNER PROGRAMS AND CAPACITY BUILDING EFFORTS YIELD A RETURN FOR THE COMMUNITY. EVERY DOLLAR WE INVEST IN INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF OUR PARTNERS RETURNS A VALUE OF $2.75 TO THE COMMUNITY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)WE HAVE BUILT OUR CAPACITY BUILDING EFFORTS ON A FOUNDATION OF CARE THAT IS DATA-INFORMED, AND PEOPLE-FOCUSED. TO ACHIEVE HIGH QUALITY COMMUNITY IMPACT, OUR INVESTMENT STRATEGY INCLUDES SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF THE PEOPLE RUNNING OUR PARTNER PROGRAMS AS WELL AS SHARING OUR EXPERTISE AND ELIMINATING OUR PARTNERS' ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS. INSTEAD OF JUST ASKING OUR PARTNERS ABOUT THEIR PLANS FOR SUSTAINABILITY, WE CONTRIBUTE TO IT: OUR PARTNERS LEVERAGED AN ADDITIONAL $7.7 MILLION THROUGH ADDITIONAL GRANTS AND DONATIONS AS A DIRECT RESULT OF OUR INVESTMENT. WHEN WE STRENGTHEN THE SKILLS, INSTINCTS, ABILITIES, PROCESSES, AND RESOURCES THAT ORGANIZATIONS NEED TO SURVIVE, WE INCREASE THE IMPACT OF OUR INVESTMENTS AND OUR LEADERSHIP. DISASTER RESILIENCY DEVELOPS MORE IMPACTFUL AND EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES THAT CREATE LASTING COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, PROVIDE LEADERSHIP, AND MOBILIZE EFFORTS EFFICIENTLY AMONGST ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN DISASTER. DURING A DISASTER, UNITED WAY SUNCOAST WORKS DILIGENTLY TO ORGANIZE RESOURCES, CONNECT THOSE IN NEED WITH AGENCIES THAT CAN HELP, COORDINATE VOLUNTEER EFFORTS, GROW FUNDING AND GRANT PROGRAMS, BRIDGE COMMUNICATION, AND LEVERAGE RELATIONSHIPS TO ENSURE OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO RECOVER. IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANES HELENE AND MILTON IN 2024, UWS HAS INVESTED $1.2 MILLION FROM ITS "TOGETHER WE RECOVER FUND" THROUGH COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH ITS NONPROFIT PARTNERS, WITH PLANS TO INVEST ANOTHER $1 MILLION BEFORE THE END OF 2025. IN ADDITION TO COLLABORATIVELY WORKING WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN DISASTERS (COADS) AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN DISASTERS (VOADS) ACROSS ALL COUNTIES, UNITED WAY SUNCOAST IS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE MANATEE COUNTY COAD. IN THIS ROLE, WE BRING TOGETHER NONPROFITS, FAITH-BASED GROUPS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS COMMITTED TO SAFEGUARDING COMMUNITIES BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER DISASTERS. THE GOAL IS TO AMPLIFY OUR EFFORTS AND REVERSE A PREDICTABLE PATTERN: DEVASTATION STRIKES, HELP ARRIVES, HEADLINES FADE, AND COMMUNITIES ARE LEFT TO REBUILD ALONE - UNTIL THE NEXT DISASTER HITS AND THE CYCLE REPEATS. BY HELPING RESIDENTS TAP INTO SOMETHING BIGGER - A SUSTAINED NETWORK OF SUPPORT, TECHNOLOGY, AND PARTNERSHIPSCOMMUNITIES ARE NOT JUST RECOVERING; THEY ARE PERMANENTLY DISRUPTING THE CYCLE OF VULNERABILITY.
- $1.4 million spent. R.I.S.E UNITED WAY SUNCOAST IS ENTRUSTED WITH A 100-YEAR BEACON THAT DEMANDS OUR BEST. THAT LIGHT AND OUR DECADES OF SUCCESS PROMPTED PHILANTHROPIST MACKENZIE SCOTT TO DONATE $20 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE ORGANIZATION IN DECEMBER OF 2020. THROUGH THOUGHTFUL DETERMINATION, UNITED WAY SUNCOAST CREATED THE R.I.S.E. (REACH, INVEST, SUPPORT AND EMPOWER) TASK FORCE AND A BLUEPRINT THAT ALIGNS WITH ITS NEW STRATEGIC PLAN WHILE STAYING FOCUSED ON THE KEY IMPACT AREAS OUTLINED ABOVE: EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY AND FINANCIAL SECURITY. WE HAVE INFUSED WHAT WE NOW CALL OUR RISE DOLLARS INTO OUR WORK INSTEAD OF SQUIRRELING THEM AWAY IN A BANK ACCOUNT. IN 2022, WE INVESTED MORE THAN $3 MILLION DOLLARS WITH 16 STRATEGIC PARTNERS TO HELP MORE THAN 6,000 FAMILIES AVOID EVICTION OR FIND NEW STABLE HOUSING IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. WE ALSO PROVIDED $1.3 MILLION IN DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO HELP FAMILIES WITH RENT, MORTGAGE, AND UTILITIES. THE INVESTMENT HELPED US LEVERAGE AN ADDITIONAL $1.9 MILLION DOLLARS IN EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS, GOVERNMENT FUNDS, AND PRIVATE FUNDS FOR A TOTAL IMPACT OF MORE THAN $5 MILLION DOLLARS. RISE DOLLARS ALSO WERE INVESTED TO HELP WITH MID- AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY FROM HURRICANES IAN, NICOLE, AND IDALIA. WE INITIATED $1.3 MILLION IN MID- AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY EFFORTS. THAT INCLUDED MORE THAN $600,000 IN GRANTS TO STRATEGIC PARTNERS, POSITIVELY IMPACTING MORE THAN 30,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. RISE DOLLARS ALSO HAVE MORE CHILDREN ARRIVING ON THE FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN WITH RAISED HANDS, EAGER MINDS, AND ATTENTIVE EARS. RISE DOLLARS SUPPORT SERVING QUALITY CHILDCARE CENTERS, SCHOOLS OF FOCUS AND UNITED4LITERACY SITES. WE ARE PUTTING MORE BOOKS IN THE HANDS OF STUDENTS, MORE GUIDANCE IN THE MINDS OF PARENTS, AND MORE LOVE AND SUPPORT IN THE LIVES OF EARLY-LEARNING INSTRUCTORS AND TEACHERS. WE CONTINUE TODAY TO COLLABORATE WITH OUR PARTNERS TO HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES BROUGHT ON BY NATURAL STORMS AND LIFE'S DAILY STORMS AND WE BELIEVE EARLY LEARNING AND EDUCATION REMAINS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO HELP THEM DEAL WITH THOSE STORMS. OVERALL, UNITED WAY SUNCOAST'S STRATEGIC USE OF RISE DOLLARS IMPACTED THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 460,000 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH EARLY LEARNING, FINANCIAL SECURITY, AND YOUTH SUCCESS INITIATIVES OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD.
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 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 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 March 2002.
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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