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United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County

Our mission is to unite people and resources to build a stronger, healthier carlisle & cumberland county.

$1.4M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
42
Itemized grants FY2025
42
Organizations funded FY2024
7%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$1.2M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$22,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$102,283
Organizations funded a year
37 to 44
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
4
Total assets, FY2025
$3.1M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 7% of the organizations United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureInternationalOther
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
FY2025still arriving41$1.2M5%
FY202442$1.3M7%
FY202337$1.1M3%
FY202243$1.2M12%
FY202142$1.2M12%
FY202044$1.3M11%
FY201941$1.2M10%
FY201843$1.2M7%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$3.4MHousing & Shelter$1.7MEducation$1.4MHealth$1.2MFood & Nutrition$784kArts & Culture$550kYouth Development$394kEmployment$308kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
OH
PA
VA
MD
SC
DC
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 72 grantees
All grantees of United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Young Men's Christian Association of Carlisle$1,504,53796%
Carlisle Day Care Center$719,35098%
Carlisle Cares$700,040912%
Project Share of Carlisle$674,58793%
Safe Harbour Inc$601,382914%
The Salvation Army$539,8589n/a
The Young Women's Christian Association of Carlisle Pa$434,70697%
The Arc of Cumberland and Perry Counties$401,44790%
Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland & Perry Counties$346,88494%
Employment Skills Center$295,46598%
Dickinson College$288,71490%
Maranatha Ministry Inc$263,950914%
Cumberland County Historical Society and Hamilton Library Assoc$259,44497%
Midpenn Legal Services$244,00790%
Sadler Health Center Corporation$238,76790%
Summer Program for Youth$231,865914%
Carlisle Christian Academy$230,61898%
Partnership for Better Health$223,19481%
Bosler Memorial Library$166,45592%
St Patrick's Catholic Church and School$161,4909n/a
Carlisle Arts Learning Center Inc$139,36086%
Todd Baird Lindsey Devlin Foundation$138,356819%
United Cerebral Palsy of Central Pennsylvania$137,06190%
Amelia S Givin Free Library$127,87894%
American Red Cross$122,2168n/a
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region$120,28592%
Carlisle United Methodist Church$109,9255n/a
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank$109,48590%
Samaritan Fellowship$99,68398%
Substance Abuse Services Inc$95,03780%
Hospice of Central Pennsylvania$93,69190%
Carlisle Regional Performing Arts Center$86,61384%
Craighead House Committee Corp$81,315836%
Joseph T Simpson Public Library$65,00041%
Dream Partnership$63,95789%
Camp Susquehannock Inc$56,50062%
Hope Station Opportunity Area Neighborhood Council$51,21268%
Contact Helpline$47,53882%
Bastyr University$47,25830%
Harrisburg Symphony Association Inc$35,48040%
Little Lights Learning Center$26,9473n/a
Cumberland County Bar Foundation$26,663317%
Young America's Foundation$26,50030%
Cumberland Valley Habitat for Human$26,366413%
Upmc Pinnacle Foundation$25,14721%
St John's Episcopal Church$23,3002n/a
Nicholas Ryan Over Foundation$20,5383n/a
Gettysburg College$20,00020%
Carlisle Band$15,5004n/a
Pennon Organization$13,90020%
Carlisle Victory Circle$13,6932n/a
Pressley Ridge$10,01420%
Lehigh University$10,00020%
Saint Vincent College$10,00020%
Spring Island Trust Foundation Inc$10,00021%
New Life Community Church$8,7931n/a
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$7,96710%
Carlisle Area Family Life Center$7,52214%
Shippensburg University Foundation$7,00010%
Planned Parenthood Keystone$7,00010%
St John's Episcopal Church$6,5001n/a
Family Support of Central Pa$6,242117%
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends$6,0001n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$6,00010%
United Way of Greater Houston$5,70010%
United Way of the Capital Region$5,45410%
Pennsylvania State University Philanthropic Fund$5,4501n/a
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$5,2001n/a
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Pa$5,15010%
Samaritan's Purse$5,12010%
National Headache Foundation$5,00010%
Children's Miracle Network$5,00020%

Where it is load-bearing

United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 58 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Carlisle: $1,504,537 over 9y, 6.1% of budgetCarlisle Day Care Center: $719,350 over 9y, 8.3% of budgetCarlisle Cares: $700,040 over 9y, 12% of budgetProject Share of Carlisle: $674,587 over 9y, 2.5% of budgetSafe Harbour Inc: $601,382 over 9y, 14% of budgetThe Young Women's Christian Association of Carlisle Pa: $434,706 over 9y, 6.7% of budgetThe Arc of Cumberland and Perry Counties: $401,447 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetDomestic Violence Services of Cumberland & Perry Counties: $346,884 over 9y, 4.3% of budgetEmployment Skills Center: $295,465 over 9y, 8.0% of budgetDickinson College: $288,714 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMaranatha Ministry Inc: $263,950 over 9y, 14% of budgetCumberland County Historical Society and Hamilton Library Assoc: $259,444 over 9y, 6.6% of budgetMidpenn Legal Services: $244,007 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetSadler Health Center Corporation: $238,767 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetSummer Program for Youth: $231,865 over 9y, 14% of budgetCarlisle Christian Academy: $230,618 over 9y, 8.1% of budgetPartnership for Better Health: $223,194 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetBosler Memorial Library: $166,455 over 9y, 1.7% of budgetCarlisle Arts Learning Center Inc: $139,360 over 8y, 6.3% of budgetTodd Baird Lindsey Devlin Foundation: $138,356 over 8y, 19% of budgetUnited Cerebral Palsy of Central Pennsylvania: $137,061 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetAmelia S Givin Free Library: $127,878 over 9y, 4.2% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region: $120,285 over 9y, 1.9% of budgetCentral Pennsylvania Food Bank: $109,485 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSamaritan Fellowship: $99,683 over 9y, 7.5% of budgetSubstance Abuse Services Inc: $95,037 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetHospice of Central Pennsylvania: $93,691 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetCarlisle Regional Performing Arts Center: $86,613 over 8y, 3.6% of budgetCraighead House Committee Corp: $81,315 over 8y, 36% of budgetJoseph T Simpson Public Library: $65,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetDream Partnership: $63,957 over 8y, 9.2% of budgetCamp Susquehannock Inc: $56,500 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetHope Station Opportunity Area Neighborhood Council: $51,212 over 6y, 7.7% of budgetContact Helpline: $47,538 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetBastyr University: $47,258 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHarrisburg Symphony Association Inc: $35,480 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCumberland County Bar Foundation: $26,663 over 3y, 17% of budgetYoung America's Foundation: $26,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCumberland Valley Habitat for Human: $26,366 over 4y, 13% of budgetUpmc Pinnacle Foundation: $25,147 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetGettysburg College: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPennon Organization: $13,900 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPressley Ridge: $10,014 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLehigh University: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSaint Vincent College: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSpring Island Trust Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $7,967 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCarlisle Area Family Life Center: $7,522 over 1y, 3.8% 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 58.

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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.

The Foundation for Enhancing CommunitiesPA50.7× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Foundation for Enhancing Communities · Partnership for Better Health · United Way of the Capital Region · John Crain Kunkel Foundation · The Donald B and Dorothy L Stabler Foundation · Community Aid Inc · McCormick Family Fdn Agent 80397 · Ppl Foundation · Central Pennsylvania Food Bank · Long Family Education Foundation · Members 1st Charitable Foundation · Pennsylvania Automotive Association Foundation

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 United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County

How much does United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County give?
United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County reported 42 itemized grants totaling $1,171,668, out of $1,398,296 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 37 and 44 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (32%), Housing & Shelter (16%), Education (13%).
Who are United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Young Men's Christian Association of Carlisle ($1.5M), Carlisle Day Care Center ($719k), Carlisle Cares ($700k).
Does United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 7% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Foundation for Enhancing Communities, Partnership for Better Health, United Way of the Capital Region.
Where is United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County based?
United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County is based in PA.

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 73 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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