Alabama · Public charity
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 volunteers, contributors, and community organizations to address the causes of issues identified in…
- $1.4M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 27
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 28
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $1.2M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $27,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $150,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 25 to 34
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $11M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations River Region United Way funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 | 26 | $1.2M | 0% |
| FY2024 | 28 | $1.4M | 0% |
| FY2023 | 29 | $818k | 7% |
| FY2022 | 25 | $830k | 8% |
| FY2021 | 26 | $392k | 8% |
| FY2020 | 34 | $1.0M | 12% |
| FY2019 | 32 | $1.5M | 3% |
| FY2018 | 34 | $1.6M | 6% |
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 the River Region Inc | $1,112,640 | 9 | 20% |
| Young Mens Christian Association | $919,541 | 9 | 1% |
| Children's Protective Association Inc | $813,130 | 9 | 8% |
| Montgomery Area Council on Aging | $691,300 | 9 | 7% |
| Family Guidance Center of Alabama Inc | $551,150 | 9 | 1% |
| American Red Cross of Central Alabama | $549,080 | 7 | n/a |
| Handson River Region | $546,110 | 7 | 19% |
| Mental Health America in Montgomery | $460,494 | 8 | 78% |
| Montgomery Area Family Violence Program Inc | $422,545 | 9 | 2% |
| Easter Seals Alabama Inc | $391,024 | 9 | n/a |
Show all 45 grantees
Where it is load-bearing
River Region United Way supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 36 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: Alabama Power Foundation Inc · Central Alabama Community Foundation Inc · Junior League of Montgomery Inc · Kiwanis Club of Montgomery Foundation Inc · Arthur M Britton Foundation Inc · The Daniel Foundation of Alabama · Gordy-Mead-Britton Foundation · Alfa Foundation · Working Woman's Home Association Inc · Montgomery Area Community Wellness Coalition · Alabama Civil Justice Foundation · B Stephen Schloss Foundation
How this is measured
About River Region United Way
- How much does River Region United Way give?
- River Region United Way reported 27 itemized grants totaling $1,232,500, out of $1,377,733 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 25 and 34 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does River Region United Way fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (47%), Health (18%), Youth Development (16%).
- Who are River Region United Way's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Boys and Girls Club of the River Region Inc ($1.1M), Young Mens Christian Association ($920k), Children's Protective Association Inc ($813k).
- Does River Region United Way fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as River Region United Way?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Alabama Power Foundation Inc, Central Alabama Community Foundation Inc, Junior League of Montgomery Inc.
- Where is River Region United Way based?
- River Region United Way is based in AL.
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