Minnesota · Public charity
United Way of 1000 Lakes
United way's mission is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of itasca-area communities. Our vision is an equitable itasca area where all people have the opportunities and resources needed to thrive.
- $145k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 11
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $121k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 13
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $327k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations United Way of 1000 Lakes funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k 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 | 11 | $121k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $75k | 17% |
| FY2023 | 12 | $143k | 17% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $9k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 11 | $134k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 13 | $154k | 8% |
| FY2019 | 13 | $154k | 8% |
| FY2018 | 13 | $155k | 23% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itasca County Family YMCA Inc | $147,416 | 8 | 1% |
| Boys' Club of Duluth | $107,708 | 7 | 1% |
| Eldercircle | $96,301 | 5 | 3% |
| Advocates for Family Peace | $79,883 | 7 | 2% |
| Second Harvest North Central Food Bank | $71,928 | 3 | 0% |
| Support Within Reach | $70,650 | 6 | 2% |
| Itasca Youth for Christ | $69,900 | 7 | 7% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Leech Lake Area Inc | $65,298 | 6 | 4% |
| Project Care Free Clinic | $64,084 | 8 | 7% |
| Itasca County Habitat for Humanity | $60,500 | 5 | 5% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itasca County Family YMCA Inc | $147,416 | 8 | 1% |
| Boys' Club of Duluth | $107,708 | 7 | 1% |
| Eldercircle | $96,301 | 5 | 3% |
| Advocates for Family Peace | $79,883 | 7 | 2% |
| Second Harvest North Central Food Bank | $71,928 | 3 | 0% |
| Support Within Reach | $70,650 | 6 | 2% |
| Itasca Youth for Christ | $69,900 | 7 | 7% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Leech Lake Area Inc | $65,298 | 6 | 4% |
| Project Care Free Clinic | $64,084 | 8 | 7% |
| Itasca County Habitat for Humanity | $60,500 | 5 | 5% |
| Smart North | $57,500 | 3 | 3% |
| Grace House of Itasca County | $46,284 | 5 | 2% |
| Kootasca Community Action Inc | $37,223 | 5 | 0% |
| Northland Counseling Center Inc | $24,068 | 4 | 0% |
| First Call for Help of Itasca County | $22,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Itasca County Land Dept | $19,203 | 3 | n/a |
| Itasca Area Schools Collaborative | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Isd #318 | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Support Within Reach | $10,575 | 1 | n/a |
| Minnesota Alliance With Youth | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bridges Kinship Mentoring | $6,000 | 1 | 7% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($20k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget United Way of 1000 Lakes 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: Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation · Northland Foundation · C K Blandin Foundation · Minnesota Power Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Second Harvest Northland · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Second Harvest North Central Food Bank · Mardag Foundation · Deer River Healthcare Center Inc · United Way of Ne Minnesota · Smdc Medical Center
How this is measured
About United Way of 1000 Lakes
- How much does United Way of 1000 Lakes give?
- United Way of 1000 Lakes reported 11 itemized grants totaling $120,500, out of $144,500 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 13 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does United Way of 1000 Lakes fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (32%), Youth Development (23%), Health (17%).
- Who are United Way of 1000 Lakes's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Itasca County Family YMCA Inc ($147k), Boys' Club of Duluth ($108k), Eldercircle ($96k).
- Does United Way of 1000 Lakes fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of 1000 Lakes?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation, Northland Foundation, C K Blandin Foundation.
- Where is United Way of 1000 Lakes based?
- United Way of 1000 Lakes is based in MN.
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