Minnesota · Public charity
United Way of Carlton and Pine County Area
United way fights for the health, education, financial security, and basic needs of every person in every community.
- $67k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $49k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $7,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $17,411
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 15
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $549k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations United Way of Carlton and Pine County Area funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $19k 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 | 5 | $49k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 12 | $142k | 17% |
| FY2023 | 11 | $158k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 12 | $174k | 8% |
| FY2021 | 14 | $193k | 7% |
| FY2020 | 12 | $185k | 8% |
| FY2019 | 15 | $194k | 13% |
| FY2018 | 14 | $208k | 14% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreational Experiences Achieving Community Harmony Inc | $277,693 | 7 | 21% |
| Human Development Center Inc | $148,275 | 8 | 0% |
| Carlton County | $116,844 | 9 | n/a |
| Head of the Lakes United Way | $111,290 | 7 | 1% |
| Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota | $103,524 | 5 | 1% |
| Tri Community Food Shelf | $94,785 | 9 | 22% |
| Just Kids Dental Inc | $88,020 | 9 | 6% |
| Salvation Army | $80,650 | 5 | n/a |
| Alano Society of Carlton County Inc | $72,520 | 8 | n/a |
| First Witness Child Advocacy Center | $71,758 | 5 | 2% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreational Experiences Achieving Community Harmony Inc | $277,693 | 7 | 21% |
| Human Development Center Inc | $148,275 | 8 | 0% |
| Carlton County | $116,844 | 9 | n/a |
| Head of the Lakes United Way | $111,290 | 7 | 1% |
| Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota | $103,524 | 5 | 1% |
| Tri Community Food Shelf | $94,785 | 9 | 22% |
| Just Kids Dental Inc | $88,020 | 9 | 6% |
| Salvation Army | $80,650 | 5 | n/a |
| Alano Society of Carlton County Inc | $72,520 | 8 | n/a |
| First Witness Child Advocacy Center | $71,758 | 5 | 2% |
| Women in Need Depending on Other Wo | $55,997 | 3 | 3% |
| Voyageurs Area Council | $52,673 | 6 | 3% |
| Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota | $41,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Moose Lake Area Food Shelf | $36,500 | 4 | 18% |
| Volunteer Attorney Program | $36,264 | 3 | 5% |
| Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines Council | $33,970 | 6 | 0% |
| Northern Lights Community Action | $15,513 | 2 | n/a |
| Carlton Cty Historical Society | $13,057 | 2 | 9% |
| Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Young Life | $9,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Safe Haven Shelter for Battered Women | $9,430 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget United Way of Carlton and Pine County Area 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: Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation · Northland Foundation · Head of the Lakes United Way · Minnesota Power Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Ordean Foundation · Smdc Medical Center · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Second Harvest Northland · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
Compare United Way of Carlton and Pine County Area with peer funders
About United Way of Carlton and Pine County Area
- How much does United Way of Carlton and Pine County Area give?
- United Way of Carlton and Pine County Area reported 5 itemized grants totaling $49,365, out of $66,569 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 15 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does United Way of Carlton and Pine County Area fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Youth Development (25%), Health (19%), Crime & Legal (18%).
- Who are United Way of Carlton and Pine County Area's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Recreational Experiences Achieving Community Harmony Inc ($278k), Human Development Center Inc ($148k), Carlton County ($117k).
- Does United Way of Carlton and Pine County Area 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 Carlton and Pine County Area?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation, Northland Foundation, Head of the Lakes United Way.
- Where is United Way of Carlton and Pine County Area based?
- United Way of Carlton and Pine County Area is based in MN.
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