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Missouri · Public charity

Heart of Missouri United Way Inc

The heart of missouri united way works to positively impact lives by empowering people and organizations through strategic resource investments.

$1.5M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
25
Grants FY2025
26
Organizations funded FY2024
12%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$62,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$193,681
Organizations funded a year
25 to 34
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$4.1M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 12% of the organizations Heart of Missouri United Way Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $43k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesArts & CulturePublic BenefitYouth DevelopmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving25$1.6M0%
FY202426$1.7M12%
FY202325$1.8M0%
FY202230$2.1M7%
FY202128$1.7M4%
FY202025$755k0%
FY201934$1.7M6%
FY201834$1.7M15%
100% 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$4.6MHealth$1.7MEducation$1.4MFood & Nutrition$1.1MYouth Development$1.1MCommunity Improvement$1.0MCrime & Legal$834kEmployment$513kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Love Columbia Corp Love Columbia$1,115,86695%
Voluntary Action Center$879,158912%
United Community Builders Community Development Co$788,186983%
Harrisburg Early Learning Center$733,545930%
Boys & Girls Club of the Columbia Area$717,58895%
Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist$710,846921%
Mary Lee Johnston Community Learning Center$710,614717%
Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture$689,555913%
Mid-Missouri Legal Services$677,15696%
City of Refuge$657,118915%
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All grantees of Heart of Missouri United Way Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Love Columbia Corp Love Columbia$1,115,86695%
Voluntary Action Center$879,158912%
United Community Builders Community Development Co$788,186983%
Harrisburg Early Learning Center$733,545930%
Boys & Girls Club of the Columbia Area$717,58895%
Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist$710,846921%
Mary Lee Johnston Community Learning Center$710,614717%
Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture$689,555913%
Mid-Missouri Legal Services$677,15696%
City of Refuge$657,118915%
Independent Living Center of Mid-Mo$553,62692%
The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri$512,98960%
Grade a Plus Incorporated$511,630974%
Compass Health Inc$502,62270%
First Chance for Children$452,241922%
Job Point$449,81964%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Missouri Inc$373,145910%
Cha Low Income Services Inc$335,48976%
Central Missouri Community Action$325,05640%
Phoenix Programs Inc$300,92643%
Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri$284,13190%
True North of Columbia Inc$255,97092%
The Salvation Army$249,6886n/a
Family Counseling Center$237,1422n/a
Heart of Missouri Casa$217,18095%
Family Health Center of Boone County$202,92740%
Nora Stewart Early Learning Center$196,678328%
Great Circle$141,30970%
Community Playground of Columbia$138,500710%
Jabberwocky Studios$137,138728%
Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption Association$111,12042%
Rock the Community$91,431613%
United Cerebral Palsy Heartland$71,89940%
Unlimited Opportunities Inc$51,26931%
Boonslick Heartland YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC$32,52841%
P E a C E - People Embracing Another Choice Effectively$30,000216%
Kingdom Konnections$30,000213%
Harvest House Inc$24,240315%
Child Abuse and Neglect Emergency Shelter Inc$23,04921%
Como Youth Works$20,71515%
Easter Seals Midwest$16,97420%
Cradle to Career Alliance$7,00017%
University y of the University of Missouri - Columbia$6,39816%

Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($26k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Heart of Missouri United Way Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 41 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLove Columbia Corp Love Columbia: $1,115,866 over 9y, 4.8% of budgetVoluntary Action Center: $879,158 over 9y, 12% of budgetUnited Community Builders Community Development Co: $788,186 over 9y, 83% of budgetHarrisburg Early Learning Center: $733,545 over 9y, 30% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of the Columbia Area: $717,588 over 9y, 5.2% of budgetWilkes Boulevard United Methodist: $710,846 over 9y, 21% of budgetMary Lee Johnston Community Learning Center: $710,614 over 7y, 17% of budgetColumbia Center for Urban Agriculture: $689,555 over 9y, 13% of budgetMid-Missouri Legal Services: $677,156 over 9y, 5.8% of budgetCity of Refuge: $657,118 over 9y, 15% of budgetIndependent Living Center of Mid-Mo: $553,626 over 9y, 2.3% of budgetThe Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri: $512,989 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetGrade a Plus Incorporated: $511,630 over 9y, 74% of budgetCompass Health Inc: $502,622 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetFirst Chance for Children: $452,241 over 9y, 22% of budgetJob Point: $449,819 over 6y, 4.0% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Central Missouri Inc: $373,145 over 9y, 9.5% of budgetCha Low Income Services Inc: $335,489 over 7y, 6.4% of budgetCentral Missouri Community Action: $325,056 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetPhoenix Programs Inc: $300,926 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetLutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri: $284,131 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetTrue North of Columbia Inc: $255,970 over 9y, 2.0% of budgetHeart of Missouri Casa: $217,180 over 9y, 4.5% of budgetFamily Health Center of Boone County: $202,927 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetNora Stewart Early Learning Center: $196,678 over 3y, 28% of budgetGreat Circle: $141,309 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Playground of Columbia: $138,500 over 7y, 9.8% of budgetJabberwocky Studios: $137,138 over 7y, 28% of budgetCentral Missouri Foster Care & Adoption Association: $111,120 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetRock the Community: $91,431 over 6y, 13% of budgetUnited Cerebral Palsy Heartland: $71,899 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUnlimited Opportunities Inc: $51,269 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetBoonslick Heartland YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC: $32,528 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetP E a C E - People Embracing Another Choice Effectively: $30,000 over 2y, 16% of budgetKingdom Konnections: $30,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetHarvest House Inc: $24,240 over 3y, 15% of budgetChild Abuse and Neglect Emergency Shelter Inc: $23,049 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetComo Youth Works: $20,715 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetEaster Seals Midwest: $16,974 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCradle to Career Alliance: $7,000 over 1y, 6.6% of budgetUniversity y of the University of Missouri - Columbia: $6,398 over 1y, 6.3% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 41.

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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.

Veterans United Found…Allen P and Josephine…Boone Electric Commun…Boone County Communit…Stafford Family Chari…Missouri Children's T…Orscheln Industries F…Fred V & Dorothy H He…Mfa Oil FoundationUnited Way of Greater…The Alden Family Foun…McCortney Foundation
Veterans United FoundationMO67.8× affinity32 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Veterans United Foundation · Allen P and Josephine B Green · Boone Electric Community Trust · Boone County Community Trust · Stafford Family Charitable Trust · Missouri Children's Trust Fund · Orscheln Industries Foundation Inc · Fred V & Dorothy H Heinkel Charitable Foundation · Mfa Oil Foundation · United Way of Greater St Louis Inc · The Alden Family Foundation · McCortney 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.

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About Heart of Missouri United Way Inc

How much does Heart of Missouri United Way Inc give?
Heart of Missouri United Way Inc reported 25 grants totaling $1,499,621 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 25 and 34 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Heart of Missouri United Way Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (35%), Health (13%), Education (11%).
Who are Heart of Missouri United Way Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Love Columbia Corp Love Columbia ($1.1M), Voluntary Action Center ($879k), United Community Builders Community Development Co ($788k).
Does Heart of Missouri United Way Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 12% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Heart of Missouri United Way Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Veterans United Foundation, Allen P and Josephine B Green, Boone Electric Community Trust.
Where is Heart of Missouri United Way Inc based?
Heart of Missouri United Way Inc is based in MO.

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 44 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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