United Way Of Greenville County
United Way Of Greenville County
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About this organization
Mission
Bringing people and resources together to build a Cycle of Success, where all children in Greenville County start school prepared to learn and go on to graduate, well-educated graduates find good jobs and create stable homes, and children from stable homes continue the cycle because they start school on track and prepared for success.
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SEE SCHEDULE O IN 2018, UNITED WAY OF GREENVILLE COUNTY INVESTED $14,722,359 IN OVER 100 COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES, SUPPORTING NEARLY 70 LOCAL NONPROFIT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. A SUMMARY OF THESE INVESTMENTS CAN BE FOUND BELOW.1. UNITED WAY INVESTED $5,573,500 IN MULTI-YEAR FUNDING ALLOCATIONS AND GRANTS TO STRATEGIC PARTNER AGENCIES AND STANDING PARTNERSHIPS:SCHOOL READINESS. UNITED WAY PROVIDED GRANTS TOTALING $261,210 TO 7 LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EARLY CHILDCARE, IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DIFFERENCES AND DELAYS, PARENTING EDUCATION, AND LITERACY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. UNITED WAY PROVIDED GRANTS TOTALING $1,217,885 TO 23 LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE MENTORING, TUTORING, AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING, YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SERVICES, POST-SECONDARY SKILL DEVELOPMENT, PATHWAYS TO COLLEGE, AND PREVENTION OF ADOLESCENT RISKY BEHAVIOR.FINANCIAL STABILITY. UNITED WAY PROVIDED GRANTS TOTALING $1,069,280 TO 19 LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CONNECTION TO FINANCIAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, AND INTEGRATED SERVICE DELIVERY (A BEST PRACTICE SOLUTION TO ASSIST FAMILIES ON THEIR PATHWAY TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY).LIFE ESSENTIALS. UNITED WAY PROVIDED GRANTS TOTALING $2,745,125 TO 48 LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE, TREAT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, SUPPORT TO SENIORS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, PROVIDE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SERVICES, AND COUNSEL VICTIMS OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE.INSTITUTE FOR CHILD SUCCESS. UNITED WAY PROVIDED FUNDING TOTALING $180,000 TO THE INSTITUTE FOR CHILD SUCCESS, A RESEARCH AND POLICY ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO FOSTERING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE SUCCESS OF CHILDREN ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA.HISPANIC ALLIANCE. UNITED WAY PROVIDED FUNDING TOTALING $100,000 TO HISPANIC ALLIANCE TO HELP CONTINUE THEIR CURRENT OPERATIONS TO ENRICH THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY BY COORDINATING INITIATIVES AND BUILDING COLLABORATIONS AMONG SERVICE PROVIDERS, THE HISPANIC MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. THIS AMOUNT IS ALSO INTENDED TO HELP BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN THAT INCLUDES GRANTS, PRIVATE DONORS, FUND RAISERS, AND FEE FOR SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES.2. IN ADDITION TO THE ALLOCATIONS AND GRANTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, UNITED WAY PROCESSED AND DISTRIBUTED $4,405,401 IN CONTRIBUTIONS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED BY DONORS TO OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF GREENVILLE COUNTY.3. UNITED WAY INVESTED $4,743,458 IN COMMUNITY SERVICES, OUTREACH, PROJECTS AND OTHER INITIATIVES. INVESTMENTS SUPPORT DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS STRATEGICALLY ALIGNED WITH UNITED WAY'S MISSION, LOCAL NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING, COMMUNITY LEADER DEVELOPMENT, PROGRAM EVALUATION, AND RESEARCH OF COMMUNITY NEEDS. SOME OF OUR MAJOR COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS INCLUDE: $1,750,000 TO ONTRACK GREENVILLE. MIDDLE SCHOOL IS A TIME FOR STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THEIR STRENGTHS AND TO START THINKING ABOUT THEIR FUTURE. IT IS A TIME FOR INCREDIBLE CHANGES, GROWTH AND LEARNING. BUT IT IS ALSO A TIME WHEN TOO MANY STUDENTS START TO DISENGAGE WITH SCHOOL AND TAKE THE FIRST STEPS ON THE PATH TOWARDS DROPPING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL, PUTTING THEIR FUTURES AT RISK. THIS VULNERABLE TIME FOR STUDENTS IS COUPLED WITH A LACK OF SUPPORT IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS FROM OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS. ONTRACK GREENVILLE IS A COMMUNITY INITIATIVE STARTED IN 2015 TO ENSURE STUDENTS STAY ON TRACK FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. ONTRACK GREENVILLE IS A WHOLE CHILD APPROACH, USING AN INNOVATIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED DROP-OUT PREVENTION TRANSFORMATION MODEL, TO SYSTEMATICALLY ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES STUDENTS FACE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS AND EDUCATORS, STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS AND SUPPORT NETWORKS, ONTRACK GREENVILLE BRINGS EVERYONE TOGETHER TO ADDRESS IN REAL TIME THE BARRIERS STUDENTS FACE AND KEEP THEM ON TRACK TO SUCCESS BEFORE THEY DISENGAGE. IN 2018, 240 AT-RISK RISING SIXTH-GRADERS RECEIVED 165 HOURS OF IMMERSIVE INSTRUCTION OVER THE 6-WEEK SUMMER AND DEMONSTRATED AN AVERAGE 2-MONTH LEARNING GAIN IN ENGLISH & MATH. COMMUNITY RESOURCE EXPERTS COORDINATED TUTORING, TRANSPORTATION, HEALTH CARE, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUPPORT FOR 200 STUDENTS. 97% OF STUDENT VISITS TO SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTERS RESULTED IN STUDENTS RETURNING TO CLASS AND MORE THAN 270 FREE SPORTS PHYSICALS COMPLETED AT THE SCHOOL HEALTH CENTERS LED TO THE CREATION OF NEW SPORTS TEAMS AND SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER RATES OF PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS. THE NUMBER OF STUDENT BEHAVIORAL REFERRALS AND OUT OF SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS DECREASED 29% AND 23% RESPECTIVELY BASED ON THE MOST RECENT ONTRACK GREENVILLE DATA. $624,000 TO AMERICORPS/VISTA PROGRAM. 26 AMERICORPS MEMBERS ENHANCE THE CAPACITY AND SERVICE OF 17 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS 5 UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES. AMERICORPS MEMBERS SERVE FOR ONE YEAR HELPING LOW WEALTH INDIVIDUALS INCREASE THEIR INCOME, BUILD SAVINGS, AND PURCHASE AND SUSTAIN ASSETS THROUGH FINANCIAL LITERACY, FREE TAX PREPARATION, HELPING FAMILIES APPLY FOR BENEFITS, AND CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT SUPPORT A SUSTAINABLE LIVING WAGE. $269,000 TO VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. UNITED WAY'S VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH A HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF $60,000 OR LESS. IN 2018, MORE THAN 12,100 RETURNS WERE COMPLETED FOR UPSTATE TAXPAYERS, GENERATING $14.2 MILLION IN TAX REFUNDS. VITA PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED $3.2 MILLION IN EARNED INCOME TAX CREDITS WHILE COLLECTIVELY SAVED OVER $2.4 MILLION IN TAX PREPARATION FEES.$76,000 TO UNITED WAY 2-1-1. UNITED WAY 2-1-1 IS GREENVILLE COUNTY'S COMPREHENSIVE SOURCE FOR INFORMATION REGARDING HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE REFERRALS TO AVAILABLE HUMAN SERVICES, INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ARE EMPOWERED TO ACCESS RESOURCES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY. IN 2018, OVER 11,000 GREENVILLE COUNTY CITIZENS CALLED 2-1-1 SEEKING ASSISTANCE TO FIND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SHELTER, FOOD, HEALTH CLINICS, AND MORE. OVER 16,000 REFERRALS WERE MADE TO HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES THROUGHOUT GREENVILLE COUNTY.$22,000 TO GREENVILLE DREAMS. GREENVILLE DREAMS IS A COALITION OF NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ORGANIZED TO EMPOWER RESIDENTS TO IMPROVE NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WHILE LEVERAGING AVAILABLE RESOURCES SO ALL GREENVILLE RESIDENTS CAN LIVE IN PRODUCTIVE, VIBRANT, HEALTHY AND SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS. GREENVILLE DREAMS WORKS DIRECTLY WITH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION LEADERS TO HELP BUILD UPON THE STRENGTHS AND ASSETS ALREADY PRESENT IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. TRAINING AND PEER SUPPORT ARE PROVIDED TO SPECIAL EMPHASIS NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS IN THE AREAS OF PROBLEM-SOLVING, SUCCESSFULLY MANAGING AND LEADING A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, PLANNING AND GOAL-SETTING, AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS. $47,000 TO WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP JOBS TO CAREERS SCHOLARSHIP. JOBS TO CAREERS IS A SCHOLARSHIP AND MENTORING PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR GREATER FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND TO HELP REMOVE SOME OF THE BARRIERS THAT CAN PREVENT WOMEN FROM REALIZING THEIR CAREER GOALS. THE SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTS WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY LOOKING TO TRANSITION FROM PAYCHECK-TO-PAYCHECK JOBS TO MORE STABLE, LONG-TERM CAREERS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION AND JOB TRAINING, AS WELL AS A STIPEND AND FUNDS FOR TRANSPORTATION AND CHILDCARE. SO FAR, THE PROGRAM HAS GRADUATED MORE THAN 40 WOMEN IN FIELDS INCLUDING COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS, ACCOUNTING, HEALTHCARE, AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is listed in the filing as “Bringing people and resources together to build a cycle of success, where all children in greenville county start school prepared to learn and go on to graduate; well educated graduates find good jobs and create stable homes; and children from stable homes continue the cycle.”.
When discussing its operations, they were characterized as: “Bringing people and resources together to build a cycle of success.”.
- The non-profit's legally reported state of operation is SC.
- The filing states that the non-profit's address in the year 2020 is 105 EDINBURGH COURT, GREENVILLE, SC, 296072529.
- The form submitted by the non-profit for 2020 shows a total of 115 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$4,520,498.
- The organization has 37 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1955.
- The organization pays $4,330,244 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $1,878,434 in fundraising expenses.
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