New Jersey · Public charity
United Fund of Westfield NJ
Our mission is to help members of our local Westfield area communities who need care and social services. Our purpose is to fund quality programs from agencies approved by the Westfield United Fund. (Continued Sch. O)
- $427k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 17
- Grants FY2024
- 22
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Median grant, FY2024
- $22,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $95,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 22
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $1.1M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 0% of the organizations United Fund of Westfield NJ funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 17 | $457k | 12% |
| FY2022 | 22 | $435k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 22 | $495k | 27% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $96k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 19 | $415k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 19 | $414k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 19 | $410k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youth & Family Counseling Service Inc | $272,000 | 8 | 15% |
| Contact We Care Inc | $159,000 | 8 | 7% |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of Union County Inc | $94,000 | 6 | 3% |
| Central Jersey Legal Services Inc | $41,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Westfield Day Care Center Inc | $37,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Community Access Unlimited Inc | $32,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Literacy New Jersey Inc | $16,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Furniture Assist Inc | $15,500 | 5 | 2% |
Plus 22 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.1M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget United Fund of Westfield NJ supplied at peak.
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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: Ej Grassmann Trust · Columbia Bank Foundation · The Westfield Foundation · The Provident Bank Foundation · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Community Foundation of New Jersey · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About United Fund of Westfield NJ
- How much does United Fund of Westfield NJ give?
- United Fund of Westfield NJ reported 17 grants totaling $426,688 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 22 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does United Fund of Westfield NJ fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (30%), Education (8%), Philanthropy (8%).
- Who are United Fund of Westfield NJ's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Youth & Family Counseling Service Inc ($272k), Contact We Care Inc ($159k), Court Appointed Special Advocates of Union County Inc ($94k).
- Does United Fund of Westfield NJ fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as United Fund of Westfield NJ?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ej Grassmann Trust, Columbia Bank Foundation, The Westfield Foundation.
- Where is United Fund of Westfield NJ based?
- United Fund of Westfield NJ is based in NJ.
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