North Carolina · Public charity
Henderson County United Way Inc
To organize and mobilize community resources to improve lives of Henderson County residents.
- $1.1M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 43
- Grants FY2025
- 26
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 4%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $227,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 23 to 30
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.9M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 4% of the organizations Henderson County United Way Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 43 | $1.1M | 40% |
| FY2024 | 26 | $546k | 4% |
| FY2023 | 28 | $586k | 11% |
| FY2022 | 23 | $541k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 29 | $948k | 10% |
| FY2020 | 29 | $967k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 29 | $1.0M | 10% |
| FY2018 | 30 | $1.0M | 7% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys and Girls Club of Henderson County/Hendersonville Inc | $842,779 | 9 | 8% |
| Safelight Inc | $679,424 | 9 | 6% |
| Children & Family Resource Center of Henderson County Inc | $563,442 | 9 | 8% |
| Pisgah Legal Services | $513,704 | 9 | 2% |
| Sixth Avenue Psychiatric Rehabilitation Partners Inc | $438,678 | 9 | 8% |
| Blue Ridge Literacy Council Inc | $375,232 | 9 | 29% |
| The Housing Assistance Corporation | $363,833 | 4 | 5% |
| Henderson County & Thermal Belt Habitat for Humanity | $356,780 | 9 | 2% |
| Henderson County Free Medical Clinic Inc | $330,261 | 9 | 2% |
| Smart Start Partnership for Childre | $318,206 | 9 | 5% |
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Where it is load-bearing
Henderson County United Way Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 44 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc · Dogwood Health Trust · Community Foundation of Henderson County Inc · Wnc Bridge Foundation · Pisgah Health Foundation · Manna Food Bank Inc · The Cannon Foundation Inc · Impact Health · Fletcher Hospital Inc · Walnut Cove Members Association Inc · Lake Toxaway Charities · United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County Inc
How this is measured
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About Henderson County United Way Inc
- How much does Henderson County United Way Inc give?
- Henderson County United Way Inc reported 43 grants totaling $1,092,382 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 23 and 30 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Henderson County United Way Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (20%), Philanthropy (15%), Youth Development (13%).
- Who are Henderson County United Way Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Boys and Girls Club of Henderson County/Hendersonville Inc ($843k), Safelight Inc ($679k), Children & Family Resource Center of Henderson County Inc ($563k).
- Does Henderson County United Way Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 4% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Henderson County United Way Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc, Dogwood Health Trust, Community Foundation of Henderson County Inc.
- Where is Henderson County United Way Inc based?
- Henderson County United Way Inc is based in NC.
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