Greater Gallatin United Way Inc
Greater Gallatin United Way Inc
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About this organization
Mission
To improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our communities.
About
ONE Organization, UNITED Effort, GREAT ResultsGreater Gallatin United Way (GGUW) is local, well-governed by volunteers, and has been an essential and vibrant supporter of the community. Greater Gallatin United Way fights for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in the greater Gallatin community. The Organization takes a collective approach to community problem solving and serves people in Park, Madison, Meagher and Gallatin County, Montana. The Agency was incorporated with the State of Montana on December 19, 1978. The governing board consists of an elected board chair, and elected members of the board of directors. The Organization is supported primarily through contributions from an annual campaign, as well as, grant funds. GGUW is a community leader in collective impact-driven work. To achieve our mission, we identify priority community issues around Health, Education and Income utilize a strategic plan that directs GGUW to listen to the community, to provide leadership when warranted secure resources through an annual fundraising campaign, grant writing, utilizing existing community assets and developing innovative partnerships convene individuals, businesses, nonprofits and government to work collectively targeting root causes provide essential funding through our Community Investment/Impact process to vetted partner programs, ensuring donors that their dollars are wisely invested to make the most impact mobilize community members, businesses and their workforce to get involved by giving, advocating and/or volunteeringAs a centralized philanthropy, we believe that real long-term change is best generated by a united effort, working collectively through a common agenda. When nonprofits are equipped to effectively collaborate, duplication is reduced and each partners contribution multiplies to deliver greater results for the community.Greater Gallatin United Way works on tough issues because...- - Poverty is not a distant issue. It exists right here.- - Mental illness is not a distant issue. It exists right here.- - Illiteracy is not a distant issue. It exists right here.No one organization alone in isolation can solve complex community problems. The only way we can create real, lasting change is by working together through Collective Impact. Collective Impact requires that everyone work together in partnership businesses, cities, government, schools, churches, foundations, and non-profit organizations to tackle our most pressing challenges and develop lasting solutions. Greater Gallatin United Way focuses on 4 Community Impact Areas: I. Basic Needs - Ensuring basic needs are metII. Children and Youth Success Ensuring children and youth consistently get a strong start and have a solid foundation for success in school, work, and life. III. Senior Stability Ensuring older adults feel valued as community members and their physical and mental well-being needs are met.IV. Behavioral Health and Well-Being Cultivating individual resiliency by creating a collective shift in the communitys understanding of mental health and behavioral health as a component of whole person health.Our strategies to ensure Basic Needs are met:- - End homelessness and advance affordable housing options (U.S. Government defines affordable housing as housing that consumes 30% or less of a household's income)- - Eliminate food insecurity- - Access to affordable health care- - Promote 2-1-1 / Suicide and Crisis Hotline + resource coordination and access to resourcesOur strategies for Children and Youth Success:- - Early literacy; children entering kindergarten ready learn - - Grade level reading by 3rd grade (a key measure of a childs academic success, and a strong predictor of high school graduation) - - Access to quality affordable early child care, 0-5 years (Child care is considered affordable if it is less than 10% of total income)- - Access to quality affordable out-of-school-time care / summer programming, 5+ yearsOur strategies for Senior Stability:- - Enhance senior mental and physical well-being- - Help seniors remain independent as long as possible- - Promote end-of-life education and support for seniors and care giversOur strategies around Mental Health and Well-Being:- - Community outreach, education and awareness about mental health, mental well-being and mental illness- - Combat human trafficking and abuse and support for survivors- - Quality professional development for care providers- - Access to mental health resources and servicesWe believe that no problem is so big that we cant solve it together, but it takes all of us: fundraisers, hand-raisers, change-makers, partners, and each of our donors to create lasting change through advocacy, fundraising, and volunteerism. GGUW Program Services & ImpactOur work addresses the quality of life for the whole community, from babies to seniors.1. Community Investment/Impact: We mobilize the caring power of the community and invest funds in over 60 local tax-exempt programs and initiatives that are effective, accountable and demonstrate positive results for the people served. GGUW funding is aimed at combating poverty and supporting education and health initiatives. Supporting seniors to reduce isolation and loneliness and supporting basic needs to lift up all those who are homeless, hungry or struggling financially are prioritized areas for GGUW funding. 2. kidsLINK Afterschool provided a safe, healthy, enriching environment for more than 1,600 youth on a daily basis at 33 sites in four counties. 3. Early Childhood Community Council supports youth ages 0-8 and their families by bringing together diverse stakeholders working together to support strong, healthy families and to engage Montanas early childhood partners to improve systems and access to mental health services for young children and families in our rural communities. 4. Dolly Parton Imagination Library provides free books to more than 800 children to promote childhood early literacy skills-development and a love reading and learning. Children 0-4 years old may enroll and receive 1 book delivered to their mailbox each month; for children starting at birth they build a personal library of 60 books by the time they enter Kindergarten. GGUW promotes recruitment of the program for all children in Gallatin County and raises funds for the costs of shipping the books to each child with a goal of reaching a minimum of 2,000 children annually by 2023. 5. The Resilience Project is a behavioral health and mental wellbeing initiative of Greater Gallatin United Way which aims to build a healthier and more resilient community through a shift to a new collective mindset about behavioral health and mental well-being and how to improve whole-person health. Efforts include delivering resilience workshops to broad and diverse audiences to normalize mental health as a component of whole-person health. 6. Behavioral Health Community Coalition Support and Leadership - GGUW is actively engaged with three community coalitions - LiveWell49, Gallatin County Mental Health Local Advisory Committee, and Elevating Behavioral Health - and provides leadership support for collective efforts. These efforts include advocating for behavioral health at local, state, and federal levels, building broad awareness and utilization of Help Center 2-1-1; and deploying a multi-media campaign called Man Therapy to build awareness of behavioral health. 7. Volunteer Connections / Volunteermt.org - This GGUW initiative is to build volunteer engagement by providing a central resource for non-profit organizations to share quality volunteer opportunities with community members.GGUW operates with transparency and accountability throughout all its programming and operations and invests donations wisely and efficiently. To learn more, visit www.greatergallatinunitedway.org.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
In the filing, the mission of the non-profit is noted as “The mission is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our communities. we accomplish this mission through forging innovative partnerships, finding new solutions to old problems, cultivating the best resources, and by inspiring individuals to join the fight against our communities' most daunting challenges. greater gallatin united way envisions local communities where all individuals and families achieve their full potential through education, income stability, and healthy living.”.
When referring to its responsibilities, they were outlined as: “The mission is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our communities. we accomplish this mission through forging innovative partnerships, finding new solutions to old problems, cultivating the best resources, and by inspiring individuals to join the fight against our communities' most daunting challenges. greater gallatin united way envisions local communities where all individuals and families achieve their full potential through education, income stability, and healthy living.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally registered to operate is MT, as per legal records.
- The filing documents the non-profit's address in 2020 as 945 TECHNOLOGY BLVD 101F, BOZEMAN, MT, 59718.
- According to the non-profit's form, they have 17 employees on their payroll as of 2020.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$54,093.
- The CEO remuneration plan within the organization is subject to review and approval by an independent source.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 21 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1978.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $407,637 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $187,851 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization has grants to organizations.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.