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The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley

THE UNITED WAY OF YOUNGSTOWN AND THE MAHONING VALLEY seeks to be the driving force behind sustained improvement in the lives of all our citizens, through initiatives that promote education, income, health, and community support services.

$1.0M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
38
Itemized grants FY2024
31
Organizations funded FY2023
0%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$986k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$62,500
Organizations funded a year
28 to 34
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
2
Total assets, FY2024
$16M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 0% of the organizations The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesHousing & ShelterArts & CultureCrime & LegalYouth DevelopmentEducationOther
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
FY2024still arriving37$939k27%
FY202331$991k0%
FY202233$1.1M6%
FY202132$999k0%
FY202034$1.0M9%
FY201934$1.0M3%
FY201833$1.0M24%
FY201728$905kn/a
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$3.6MHealth$1.1MYouth Development$742kFood & Nutrition$560kEducation$534kEmployment$508kCommunity Improvement$313kArts & Culture$244kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 52 grantees
All grantees of The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
YWCA Mahoning Valley$645,00086%
Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley$529,56080%
Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries Inc$507,50081%
Potential Development Program Inc$439,02781%
Compass Family & Community Services$432,00081%
Young Men's Christian Association of Youngstown Ohio Inc$405,00081%
The Salvation Army$366,0008n/a
Catholic Charities Regional Agency$360,00082%
Help Hotline Crisis Center$341,66482%
Boys & Girls Club of Youngstown$326,079812%
Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation$312,74172%
Youngstown Area Jewish Community Housing Corporation$307,0008n/a
Youngstown State University Foundation$277,50080%
Beatitude House Inc$256,00085%
Direction Home of Eastern Ohio$246,50070%
Trumbull Baptist Association$220,0007n/a
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$185,50060%
Big Brothers - Big Sisters of Mahoning Valley Inc$160,000826%
Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio Inc$150,00051%
Mycap Veba$128,0007n/a
All Children Learn Differently School and Learning Center$112,00082%
Sister Jerome's Schools Inc$105,32072%
Oh Wow the Roger & Gloria Jones Children's Center for Science & Tech$94,16382%
OCCHA Inc$92,00089%
Carter House$90,000618%
Grtr West Res Council Boy Scouts$87,0008n/a
Interfaith Home Maintenance Service Inc$82,55336%
Easter Seals Northern Ohio Inc$80,00031%
Girl Scouts of North East Ohio$66,00070%
Emmanuel Christian Center$62,0008n/a
Community Legal Aid Services$56,00070%
Kool Boiz Foundation$55,000519%
Alta Care Group Inc$49,30050%
Mahoning Valley College Access Program Inc$35,000410%
Heart Reach Neighborhood Ministries$33,00013%
Easter Seal Society of Mahoning Trumbull and Columbiana Counties$30,80020%
Family & Community Services Inc$30,00020%
Consumer Credit Counseling Services of the Midwest Inc$27,16040%
Flying High Inc$25,00011%
United Methodist Community Center$25,00017%
Youngstown Committee on Alcoholism Inc$25,00010%
Difference Makers Inc$20,0002n/a
Ursuline Sisters Mission$15,00011%
Inspiring Minds of Youngstown Inc$15,00017%
Project Mkc$15,00011%
Youngstown Hearing and Speech Center$15,00011%
Youngstown Blue Coats$12,500111%
Youngstown Community Food Center Inc$10,00015%
STEM Is US 2 Dot 0$10,0001n/a
Youngstown Promise Neighborhoods$8,7501n/a
Youth Intensive Services Inc$7,50010%
The English Center$7,50014%

Where it is load-bearing

The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 43 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetYWCA Mahoning Valley: $645,000 over 8y, 6.3% of budgetSecond Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley: $529,560 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetYoungstown Area Goodwill Industries Inc: $507,500 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetPotential Development Program Inc: $439,027 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetCompass Family & Community Services: $432,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Youngstown Ohio Inc: $405,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetCatholic Charities Regional Agency: $360,000 over 8y, 2.3% of budgetHelp Hotline Crisis Center: $341,664 over 8y, 1.9% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Youngstown: $326,079 over 8y, 12% of budgetYoungstown Neighborhood Development Corporation: $312,741 over 7y, 1.5% of budgetYoungstown State University Foundation: $277,500 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetBeatitude House Inc: $256,000 over 8y, 5.0% of budgetDirection Home of Eastern Ohio: $246,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $185,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBig Brothers - Big Sisters of Mahoning Valley Inc: $160,000 over 8y, 26% of budgetNortheastern Educational Television of Ohio Inc: $150,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetAll Children Learn Differently School and Learning Center: $112,000 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetSister Jerome's Schools Inc: $105,320 over 7y, 2.4% of budgetOh Wow the Roger & Gloria Jones Children's Center for Science & Tech: $94,163 over 8y, 1.7% of budgetOCCHA Inc: $92,000 over 8y, 9.4% of budgetCarter House: $90,000 over 6y, 18% of budgetInterfaith Home Maintenance Service Inc: $82,553 over 3y, 5.5% of budgetEaster Seals Northern Ohio Inc: $80,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetGirl Scouts of North East Ohio: $66,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Legal Aid Services: $56,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetKool Boiz Foundation: $55,000 over 5y, 19% of budgetAlta Care Group Inc: $49,300 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMahoning Valley College Access Program Inc: $35,000 over 4y, 9.6% of budgetHeart Reach Neighborhood Ministries: $33,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetEaster Seal Society of Mahoning Trumbull and Columbiana Counties: $30,800 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetFamily & Community Services Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetConsumer Credit Counseling Services of the Midwest Inc: $27,160 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFlying High Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetUnited Methodist Community Center: $25,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetYoungstown Committee on Alcoholism Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetUrsuline Sisters Mission: $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetInspiring Minds of Youngstown Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetProject Mkc: $15,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetYoungstown Hearing and Speech Center: $15,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetYoungstown Blue Coats: $12,500 over 1y, 11% of budgetYoungstown Community Food Center Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetYouth Intensive Services Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe English Center: $7,500 over 1y, 4.2% 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 43.

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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.

Community Foundation of the Mahoning ValleyOH73.7× affinity33 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley · Youngstown Fdn General · The Raymond John Wean Foundation · The William Swanston Charitable Fund · Western Reserve Health Foundation · Premier Bank Foundation · Trust Uw David Tod Arrel · Ruth Beecher H XI Char Tw · Walter E & Caroline H Watson Trust · Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char · Youngstown Area Jewish Foundation · Florence S Beecher Fdn

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 The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley

How much does The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley give?
The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley reported 38 itemized grants totaling $986,000, out of $1,016,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 28 and 34 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (44%), Health (14%), Youth Development (9%).
Who are The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: YWCA Mahoning Valley ($645k), Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley ($530k), Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries Inc ($508k).
Does The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, Youngstown Fdn General, The Raymond John Wean Foundation.
Where is The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley based?
The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley is based in OH.

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 53 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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