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Louisiana Association of United Ways Inc

Lauw's mission is to integrate action and resources for the common good.

$542k
Granted FY2025still arriving
6
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$148k
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 2025.

Public Safety & Disaster$694kEmployment$404kPhilanthropy$46kHealth$13k
02FY2025 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 6 grants below total $450,167, the rows itemized in this filing. The $542,036 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $91,869 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 · FY2025

  • $10k–50k3 grants · $98k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $353k
$98,364
Median grant
1
States reached
$3.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA INC$148,059
UNITED WAY OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA INC$106,156
UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA INC$98,364
CAPITAL AREA UNITED WAY$46,224
VIALINK INC$32,451
232 HELP INC$18,913
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 (FY18–18, $13k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 14%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 14%FAMILY TO FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK: $13k → 8%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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.1M · 6 repeat orgs$71k to everyone else

6 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
2

Total granted

$1.1M
$20k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-32%
+17%

Still filing today

100%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $51k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’25
PhilanthropyEducationHuman ServicesOther
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

  • CA
    CAPITAL AREA UNITED WAY
    2× · 2017–2025 · $465k · revenue -38%
  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA INC
    3× · 2017–2025 · $166k · revenue -32%
  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA INC
    3× · 2017–2025 · $156k · revenue -17%

Funded once

  • FT
    FAMILY TO FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK
    one grant, 2018 · $13k · revenue -10%
  • UW
    United Way of Southwest Louisiana Inc
    one grant, 2017 · $7k · revenue +17%
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
United Ways of Alabama

The mission of the united ways of alabama is to advance the interests of the programs of its member organizations by providing a vehicle for common effort. this effort may take the form of discussions, studies, recommendations or actions…

Philanthropy
2
United Way of Greater Lafayette

Mission - mobilizing our community to action so all can thrive vision - for over 100 years, we have partnered with local nonprofits, businesses, community leaders, donors and volunteers to create solutions that address the most complex…

Philanthropy
3
United Way of Southeast Louisiana

United way of southeast louisiana (uwsela) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 1952 serving residents of jefferson, orleans, plaquemines, st. bernard, st. tammany, tangipahoa and washington parishes and…

Philanthropy
4
River Region United Way

The mission of the river region united way is to improve the quality of life in the communities it serves by creating lasting and sustainable changes in the community conditions. in its daily operation, river region united way will unite…

Philanthropy
5
Inland Empire United Way

The mission of inland empire united way is to engage the community to improve the lives and futures of those in need. we envision a caring community where everyone has access to needed resources to succeed. partnering with a network of…

Philanthropy
6
United Way of Wayne County Inc

United way of wayne county is a community based organization, working in partnership with local non-profit organizations to strategically address many of our community's social issues. united way of wayne county invested in a number of…

Philanthropy
7
United Way of Greater Toledo

United way of greater toledo unites the caring power of people to improve lives.

Philanthropy
8
United Way of Southern Nevada

United way of southern nevada, inc. (the organization or united way) is a not-for-profit corporation governed by a local volunteer board of directors. the organization was incorporated in 1957 and its operations are primarily in clark…

Philanthropy
9
United Way of Greater Union County % Julienne Cherry

The mission of united way greater union county is to improve lives and build strong communities by uniting individuals and organizations with the will, passion, expertise, and resources needed to solve problems.

Philanthropy
10
Louisiana Association of United Ways Inc

Lauw's mission is to integrate action and resources for the common good. significant activities include statewide coordination of both the la 2-1-1 and alice project (asset limited income constrained employed) and service as the principal…

Philanthropy
11
United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County

The mission of united way of san antonio and bexar county (uwsa) is to unite the community to identify and solve our most critical issues.

Philanthropy
12
United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc

United way of greater kansas city assembles the best available resources to provide the farthest-reaching network of support for those in need in our community.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Way of Central Louisiana Inc; the most unlike its peers is Family to Family Support Network. 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

10 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.

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

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
10/10
Grantees still filing
2/10
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CAPITAL AREA UNITED WAY: $465,446 · PhilanthropyCAPITAL AREA UNITED WAYUNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA INC: $155,786 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA INCUnited Way of Acadiana Inc: $137,319 · PhilanthropyUnited Way of Acadiana IncUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA INC: $165,599 · OtherUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA INCUNITED WAY OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA: $134,356 · OtherUNITED WAY OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANAVIA LINK INC: $32,451 · OtherVIA LINK INCST LANDRY - EVANGELINE UNITED WAY: $27,142 · OtherST LANDRY - EVANGELINE UNITED WAY+1 more: $7,200 · Other232-HELP INC: $18,913 · EducationFAMILY TO FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK: $12,500 · Human Services
Philanthropy$758,551Other$366,748Education$18,913Human Services$12,500

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCAPITAL AREA UNITED WAY: $465,446 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA INC: $165,599 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetUNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA INC: $155,786 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetUnited Way of Acadiana Inc: $137,319 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetUNITED WAY OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA: $134,356 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetVIA LINK INC: $32,451 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetST LANDRY - EVANGELINE UNITED WAY: $27,142 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetFAMILY TO FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK: $12,500 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetUnited Way of Southwest Louisiana Inc: $7,200 over 1y, 0.2% 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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.

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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 Louisiana Association of United Ways Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Louisiana Association of United Ways Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    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 10 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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