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Inland Southern California United Way at a glanceMostly funded, not a grantmaker: see who funds it →

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Inland Southern California United Way

The mission of united way of the inland valleys is to unite people, ideas, and resources with our community to improve lives.

$1.5M
Granted FY2023
1
Grants FY2023
1
States reached
$35k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Philanthropy$3.4MEducation$221kHealth$107kHousing & Shelter$105kHuman Services$104kYouth Development$96kFood & Nutrition$39kReligion$34kOther$0
02FY2023 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 1 grants below total $34,534, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,545,714 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $1,511,180 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.
$34,534
Median grant
1
States reached
$4.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNITED WAY OF THE DESERT$34,534
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–22, $165k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 15% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%IFOSTER: $12k → 11%HOUSE OF RUTH INC: $10k → 14%IFOSTER: $10k → 11%ILLUMINATION FOUNDATION: $8k → 14%HOPE THROUGH HOUSING FOUNDATION: $8k → 14%THE WYLIE CENTER: $10k → 11%JANET GOESKE: $7k → 11%The Carolyn E Wylie Center: $8k → 11%Janet Goeske Foundation: $7k → 11%THE WYLIE CENTER: $7k → 11%Walden Family Services: $10k → 11%WALDEN FAMILY SERVICES: $10k → 11%Operation Safe House Inc: $16k → 11%OPERATION SAFEHOUSE INC: $12k → 11%OPERATION SAFEHOUSE INC: $10k → 11%Creditorg Springboard: $12k → 11%COMMUNITY SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION: $10k → 11%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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.1M · 25 repeat orgs$293k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +67% since the first grant, against +42% for those funded once.

25 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2023, 25 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
28

Total granted

$4.1M
$259k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+67%
+42%

Still filing today

92%
82%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’22’23
Human ServicesHealthEducationPhilanthropyReligionArts & CultureOther
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

  • IS
    INLAND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNITED WAY
    3× · 2017–2019 · $3.4M · revenue +57% · 38% of their budget
  • RC
    RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT FOUNDATION
    3× · 2018–2020 · $44k · revenue +88%
  • T4
    THRIFTING 4 GIFTING
    4× · 2017–2020 · $42k · revenue +19%

Funded once

  • SN
    SPRINGBOARD NONPROFIT CONSUMER CREDIT MANAGEMENT INC
    one grant, 2020 · $23k · revenue -3%
  • RA
    Riverside Arts Academygraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $12k · revenue +100%
  • TF
    Thessalonika Family Services Incgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $12k · revenue +497%
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
Ark Homes Foster Family Agency

Ark Homes Foster Family Agency is committed to creating a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment for children by matching each child's needs with an appropriate family-based placement and services that promote stability, healing, and…

Human Services
2
Inland Temporary Homes

Aims to reduce countywide homelessness while addressing each family's personal struggle with perpetuating homelessness and poverty in their children. Provides both transitional shelter and rapid re-housing options in addition to…

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3
Human Services Association

The principal mission of Human Services Association is to provide families with compassionate and comprehensive care to promote wellness and build strong communities.

Human Services
4
Bay Area Community Services Housing Corp

Improve the quality of life for individuals in Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Solano County, Monterey County, Sacramento County and the surrounding area in the State of California.

Housing & Shelter
5
On the Rise Inc

On the Rise Inc. is a nonprofit Resource Family Agency dedicated to improving the lives of children in foster care by providing services that recognize the diverse backgrounds of children and non-minor dependents based on trauma informed…

Housing & Shelter
6
Inland Southern California 211

Each year inland socal 211+ ("isc211") assists men, women and children in need. our services include: a helpline crisis & suicide intervention program, providing trained counseling 24 hours/7 days a week, a 211 riverside county program,…

Philanthropy
7
Family Services of Tulare County Inc

The mission of Family Services is to help children, adults, and families throughout Tulare County heal from violence and thrive in healthy relationships. Family Services will accomplish this mission through direct services, advocacy,…

Human Services
8
Milestone House

Milestone House assists disadvantaged children and young adults, primarily those who come from the foster care system, by creating and implementing innovative programs that provide a variety of need services, including treatment services,…

Unclassified
9
California Housing Partner Corporation

The California Housing Partnership Corporation creates and preserves affordable and sustainable homes for Californians with low incomes by providing expert financial and policy solutions to nonprofit and public partners.

Unclassified
10
Neighborhood House of Calexico

to engage in social action through self-determination for all individuals by providing educational, financial, housing, and other support services.

Community Improvement
11
Robynes Nest

Robynes Nest empowers at-risk and homeless high-school and transitional-age youth generally ages 14 to 24 who have little or no parental support by providing the resources stability and guidance needed to complete high school and pursue a…

Youth Development
12
Family Care Network Inc

The mission of the Family Care Network is to enhance the wellbeing of children, adults, and families in partnership with our community.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Olive Crest; the most unlike its peers is Riverside Arts Academy. 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

49 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 49 of the 54 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
20
Early backer (in before they grew)
48/49
Grantees still filing
36/49
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

INLAND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNITED WAY: $3,380,314 · PhilanthropyINLAND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNITED WAY+1 more: $35,000 · PhilanthropyIndividual grant recipient: $97,292 · OtherIndividual gra…RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT FOUNDATION: $43,917 · OtherRIVERSIDE COMM…THRIFTING 4 GIFTING: $42,000 · OtherTHRIFTING 4 GI…United Way of the Desert: $34,534 · OtherUnited Way of …Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties: $34,371 · OtherCatholic Chari…AXIS FOUNDATION INC: $26,250 · OtherBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF ORANGE COUNTY AND THE INLAND EMPIRE INC: $25,333 · OtherVOICES FOR CHILDREN: $24,400 · OtherFEEDING AMERICA RIVERSIDE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES: $21,333 · Other+20 more: $211,184 · Other+20 moreOPERATION SAFE HOUSE INC: $38,000 · Human ServicesTHE CAROLYN E WYLIE CENTER FOR CHILDREN YOUTH & FAMILIES: $24,500 · Human ServicesSPRINGBOARD NONPROFIT CONSUMER CREDIT MANAGEMENT INC: $22,667 · Human ServicesiFoster Inc: $22,000 · Human ServicesWALDEN ENVIRONMENT DBA WALDEN FAMILY SERVICES: $19,900 · Human ServicesJANET GOESKE FOUNDATION: $13,667 · Human ServicesHOUSE OF RUTH INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION OF RIVERSIDE: $10,000 · Human ServicesIllumination Health Home formerly The Illumination Foundation: $7,500 · Human ServicesHOPE THROUGH HOUSING FOUNDATION: $7,500 · Human Services+1 more: $6,000 · Human ServicesPATH OF LIFE MINISTRIES: $31,000 · ReligionTHE EMPOWERMENT CENTER: $27,333 · ReligionOLIVE CREST: $16,333 · HealthInspire Life Skills Training Inc: $10,000 · HealthJACOBS HOUSE INC: $10,000 · HealthRIVERSIDE MEDICAL CLINIC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $9,600 · HealthEncouragers Counseling & Training Centers Inc: $6,258 · HealthBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE SAN GORGONIO PASS: $18,000 · EducationTHINK TOGETHER: $10,000 · EducationBRIGHT PROSPECT: $10,000 · EducationBUILDING A GENERATION: $7,500 · EducationAssistance League of Riverside California: $32,583 · Community Improvement
Philanthropy$3,415,314Other$560,614Human Services$181,734Religion$58,333Health$52,191Education$45,500Community Improvement$32,583

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetINLAND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNITED WAY: $3,380,314 over 3y, 38% of budgetRIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT FOUNDATION: $43,917 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetTHRIFTING 4 GIFTING: $42,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetOPERATION SAFE HOUSE INC: $38,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetINLAND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 211: $35,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetUnited Way of the Desert: $34,534 over 1y, 6.6% of budgetCatholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties: $34,371 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPATH OF LIFE MINISTRIES: $31,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTHE EMPOWERMENT CENTER: $27,333 over 2y, 7.9% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF ORANGE COUNTY AND THE INLAND EMPIRE INC: $25,333 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CAROLYN E WYLIE CENTER FOR CHILDREN YOUTH & FAMILIES: $24,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetVOICES FOR CHILDREN: $24,400 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSPRINGBOARD NONPROFIT CONSUMER CREDIT MANAGEMENT INC: $22,667 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetiFoster Inc: $22,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetFEEDING AMERICA RIVERSIDE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES: $21,333 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWALDEN ENVIRONMENT DBA WALDEN FAMILY SERVICES: $19,900 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetArlington Temporary Assistance Inc: $18,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE SAN GORGONIO PASS: $18,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetINLAND EMPIRE LATINO LAWYERS ASSOCIATION INC: $17,317 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetOak Grove Institute Foundation Inc: $16,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOLIVE CREST: $16,333 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY SERVICE ASSOCIATION: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJANET GOESKE FOUNDATION: $13,667 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetRiverside Arts Academy: $11,667 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetThessalonika Family Services Inc: $11,667 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetJURUPA MOUNTAINS CULTURAL CENTER: $11,583 over 2y, 4.3% of budgetTHINK TOGETHER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER REDLA RIVERSIDE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetInspire Life Skills Training Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetBRIGHT PROSPECT: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHOUSE OF RUTH INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SOUTHWEST COUNTY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCOMMUNITY SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION OF RIVERSIDE: $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetJACOBS HOUSE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetRIVERSIDE MEDICAL CLINIC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $9,600 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF SAN GORGONIO COUNCIL: $9,600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY INLAND VALLEY INC: $9,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHabitat For Humanity San Bernardino Area Inc: $7,600 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBUILDING A GENERATION: $7,500 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetIllumination Health Home formerly The Illumination Foundation: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE THROUGH HOUSING FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF THE SAN GORGONIO PASS AREA: $6,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetRIVERSIDE MEALS ON WHEELS INC: $6,250 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetACADEMY FOR GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS: $6,000 over 1y, 1.7% 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.

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.

Inland Empire Communi…Kaiser Foundation Hos…Weingart FoundationThe California Endowm…Mufg Union Bank Found…Regional Access Proje…The Grace Helen Spear…California Community …The Annenberg Foundat…Union Pacific Foundat…Sempra FoundationInland Empire United …
Inland Empire Community FoundationCA70× affinity34 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Inland Empire Community Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Weingart Foundation · The California Endowment · Mufg Union Bank Foundation Ag · Regional Access Project Foundation · The Grace Helen Spearman Foundation · California Community Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · Union Pacific Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Inland Empire United Way

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 Inland Southern California United Way funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Inland Southern California United Way. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    34report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    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 54 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $5.1M of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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