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Greater Valdosta United Way Inc

Support community organizations of Lowndes Co., GA and surrounding areas.

$2.0M
Granted FY2024still arriving
21
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$137k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$2.3MYouth Development$931kHousing & Shelter$543kFood & Nutrition$451kCrime & Legal$351kHealth$303kPublic Safety & Disaster$229kPhilanthropy$120kOther$0
02FY2024 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 21 grants below total $1,308,274, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,965,440 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $657,166 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $8k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $223k
  • $50k–250k14 grants · $1.1M
$57,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$6.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
The Haven$137,000
Habitat for Humanity$116,000
Various Non-United Way agencies$113,218
LAMP$85,000
Children's Advocacy Center$82,000
America's Second Harvest Food Bank$72,232
Boy Scouts of America$67,500
Boys and Girls Club Sports Program$66,000
YMCA$60,000
Jacob's Ladder$57,000
Lowndes Advocacy Resource Center$57,000
Youth Impact Center$55,000
Girls on the Run$55,000
Partnership for Health Clinic$54,000
Living Bridges$46,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $404k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 24%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 24%Jacob's Ladder: $57k → 15%JACOB'S LADDER: $17k → 15%JACOB'S LADDER: $17k → 15%Jacob's Ladder: $16k → 15%JACOB'S LADDER: $16k → 15%JACOB'S LADDER: $15k → 15%JACOB'S LADDER: $11k → 15%JACOB'S LADDER: $10k → 15%Camp Rock of GA: $45k → 15%Camp Rock of GA: $30k → 15%ACTO: $25k → 15%ACTO: $18k → 15%ACTO: $17k → 15%ACTO: $17k → 15%ACTO: $16k → 15%ACTO: $15k → 15%ACTO: $15k → 15%CAMP ROCK OF GA: $15k → 15%ACTO: $15k → 15%CAMP ROCK OF GA: $13k → 15%CAMP ROCK OF GA: $7k → 15%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

100%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$5.3M · 22 repeat orgs$26k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +27% since the first grant, against +13% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
2

Total granted

$5.3M
$26k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
+13%

Still filing today

82%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesYouth DevelopmentHealthFood & NutritionCrime & LegalReligionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • BW
    BATTERED WOMENS SHELTER INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $649k · revenue +119%
  • VC
    VALDOSTA-LOWNDES CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $543k · revenue +81%
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF VALDOSTA INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $474k · revenue +3%

Funded once

  • SR
    SOUTHSIDE RECREATION CENTER INC
    one grant, 2017 · $18k
  • LE
    LOWNDES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2019–2023 · $8k · revenue +1%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Greater Valdosta United Way Inc

Support community organizations of Lowndes Co., GA and surrounding areas.

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2
Heart of Georgia Dd Ministries Inc

Provide homes for adults with developmental disabilities

Human Services
3
LeadingAge Georgia Inc

The statewide association of not-for-profit and other mission-driven organizations dedicated to providing quality housing, health care, community based and other related services for older Georgians. The mission of the association is to…

Education
4
Lowndes Valdosta Commission for Children & Youth Inc

Is to enhance the quality of life for all children and youth in Lowndes, County, through a comprehensive, coordinated community effort.

Human Services
5
Family Counseling Center of Central Georgia Inc

Strengthen and preserve the well-being of individuals, couples, and families through easy, affordable access to professional counseling services.

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6
Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Georgia Inc

To inspire and enable all young people to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.

Youth Development
7
Children's Advocacy Centers of Georgia Inc

To promote, assist and support the development, growth & continuation of children's advocacy centers in the state of Georgia.

Crime & Legal
8
Child Advocacy Services Sega Inc

Advocacy throughout the legal process for children in foster care and the provision of supervised visitation services for these children while in care.

Community Improvement
9
Qls Villa Inc

QLS Villa, Inc. provides affordable housing to low income, elderly residents in Atlanta, GA.

Housing & Shelter
10
Jones Alternative Inc

Jones Alternative provides Therapeutic Residential Group Home services to female victims ofsexual trauma, including molestation, rape, incest, and human trafficking, who are underthe care of the Florida Department of Children and Families…

Health
11
Orangeburg Area Boys and Girls Club

Orangeburg Area Boys & Girls Club serves youth at eight (8) sites throughout Orangeburg and Calhoun Counties, South Carolina with afterschool and summer programs.

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12
The Arc of South Talladega County

Support services for the mentally challenged of south talladega county in alabama.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Easter Seals Southern Georgia Inc; the most unlike its peers is Valdosta-Lowndes County Family Ymca (1456). Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

20 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 20 of the 24 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
16/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BATTERED WOMENS SHELTER INC: $649,293 · OtherBATTERED WOMENS SHELTER INCVALDOSTA-LOWNDES CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $543,102 · OtherVALDOSTA-LOWNDES CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INCTHE SALVATION ARMY: $307,037 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYAMERICAN RED CROSS: $228,744 · OtherAMERICAN RED CROSSLowndes Advocacy Resource Center I: $148,760 · OtherLowndes Advocacy Resource Center IVarious Non-United Way agencies: $120,218 · OtherVarious Non-United Way agenciesYOUTH IMPACT CENTER INC: $109,256 · Other+2 more: $30,540 · OtherValdosta-Lowndes County Family YMCA (1456): $444,335 · Human ServicesValdosta-Lowndes County Fam…LOWNDES ASSOCIATED MINISTRIES TO PEOPLE INC: $358,280 · Human ServicesLOWNDES ASSOCIATED MINISTRI…Jacobs Ladder Therapeutic and Riding Center Inc: $157,844 · Human ServicesJacobs Ladder Therapeutic a…ACTO of Valdosta Inc: $136,867 · Human ServicesACTO of Valdosta IncCAMP ROCK OF GEORGIA INC: $109,379 · Human ServicesCAMP ROCK OF GEORGIA INCMIRACLE LEAGUE OF VALDOSTA GEORGIA: $84,700 · Human ServicesMIRACLE LEAGUE OF VALDOSTA …BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF VALDOSTA INC: $473,975 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUB…Boy Scouts of America 98 South: $250,696 · Youth DevelopmentBoy Scouts of Ame…GIRLS ON THE RUN SOUTH GEORGIA: $97,400 · Youth DevelopmentGIRLS ON THE RUN …SECOND HARVEST OF SOUTH GEORGIA INC: $450,512 · Food & NutritionSECOND HA…CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF LOWNDES CO INC: $350,621 · Crime & LegalPartnership Health Center Inc: $96,000 · HealthEASTER SEALS SOUTHERN GEORGIA INC: $58,676 · HealthLiving Bridges Ministry: $88,500 · ReligionLOWNDES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION INC: $8,000 · Philanthropy
Other$2,136,950Human Services$1,291,405Youth Development$822,071Food & Nutrition$450,512Crime & Legal$350,621Health$154,676Religion$88,500Philanthropy$8,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBATTERED WOMENS SHELTER INC: $649,293 over 8y, 4.8% of budgetVALDOSTA-LOWNDES CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $543,102 over 8y, 8.1% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF VALDOSTA INC: $473,975 over 8y, 2.6% of budgetSECOND HARVEST OF SOUTH GEORGIA INC: $450,512 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetValdosta-Lowndes County Family YMCA (1456): $444,335 over 8y, 1.9% of budgetLOWNDES ASSOCIATED MINISTRIES TO PEOPLE INC: $358,280 over 8y, 11% of budgetCHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF LOWNDES CO INC: $350,621 over 8y, 11% of budgetBoy Scouts of America 98 South: $250,696 over 8y, 7.1% of budgetJacobs Ladder Therapeutic and Riding Center Inc: $157,844 over 8y, 50% of budgetLowndes Advocacy Resource Center I: $148,760 over 8y, 2.0% of budgetACTO of Valdosta Inc: $136,867 over 8y, 28% of budgetCAMP ROCK OF GEORGIA INC: $109,379 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetYOUTH IMPACT CENTER INC: $109,256 over 5y, 11% of budgetGIRLS ON THE RUN SOUTH GEORGIA: $97,400 over 4y, 17% of budgetPartnership Health Center Inc: $96,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetLiving Bridges Ministry: $88,500 over 4y, 11% of budgetMIRACLE LEAGUE OF VALDOSTA GEORGIA: $84,700 over 4y, 17% of budgetEASTER SEALS SOUTHERN GEORGIA INC: $58,676 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetLOWNDES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION INC: $8,000 over 2y, 12% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds BATTERED WOMENS SHELTER INC ↗
  • Who funds VALDOSTA-LOWNDES CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF VALDOSTA INC ↗
  • Who funds SECOND HARVEST OF SOUTH GEORGIA INC ↗
  • Who funds Valdosta-Lowndes County Family YMCA (1456) ↗
  • Who funds LOWNDES ASSOCIATED MINISTRIES TO PEOPLE INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF LOWNDES CO INC ↗
  • Who funds Boy Scouts of America 98 South ↗
  • Who funds Jacobs Ladder Therapeutic and Riding Center Inc ↗
  • Who funds Lowndes Advocacy Resource Center I ↗
  • Who funds ACTO of Valdosta Inc ↗
  • Who funds CAMP ROCK OF GEORGIA INC ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH IMPACT CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds GIRLS ON THE RUN SOUTH GEORGIA ↗
  • Who funds Partnership Health Center Inc ↗
  • Who funds Living Bridges Ministry ↗
  • Who funds MIRACLE LEAGUE OF VALDOSTA GEORGIA ↗
  • Who funds EASTER SEALS SOUTHERN GEORGIA INC ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHSIDE RECREATION CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds LOWNDES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION INC ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Georgia Power Foundat…Harley Langdale Jr Fo…Barnes Foundation IncCharities Aid Foundat…Amazonsmile Foundation
Georgia Power Foundation IncGA27× affinity11 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Georgia Power Foundation Inc · Harley Langdale Jr Foundation Inc · Barnes Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Greater Valdosta United Way Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Greater Valdosta United Way Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 24 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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