California · Public charity
United Way of Kern County
The mission of the UNITED WAY OF KERN COUNTY is to "mobilize donors, advocates and volunteers to improve lives in kern county." the organization accomplishes this by raising and investing financial resources in programs that advance the common good; collaborating with other organizations to leverage resources around critical community…
- $757k
- Granted FY2020
- 5
- Grants FY2020
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $77,305
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $465,968
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 9
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 1
- Total assets, FY2020
- $1.5M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 20% of the organizations United Way of Kern County funded were first-time grantees, receiving 62% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 38% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $466k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 5 | $757k | 20% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $898k | 75% |
| FY2017 | 9 | $203k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Services Inc | $1,031,085 | 3 | 11% |
| Housing and Opportunity Foundation of Kern | $465,968 | 1 | n/a |
| California Veterans Assistance | $110,155 | 2 | 3% |
| Community Action Partnership of Kern | $82,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Open Door Network | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| United Way of Central Eastern California Dba United Way of Kern County | $31,864 | 2 | 1% |
| The Mission at Kern County | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Golden Empire Gleaners Inc | $17,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Housing Authority of the County of Kern | $16,046 | 1 | n/a |
| N E E D S Center Committee | $9,167 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Services Inc | $1,031,085 | 3 | 11% |
| Housing and Opportunity Foundation of Kern | $465,968 | 1 | n/a |
| California Veterans Assistance | $110,155 | 2 | 3% |
| Community Action Partnership of Kern | $82,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Open Door Network | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| United Way of Central Eastern California Dba United Way of Kern County | $31,864 | 2 | 1% |
| The Mission at Kern County | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Golden Empire Gleaners Inc | $17,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Housing Authority of the County of Kern | $16,046 | 1 | n/a |
| N E E D S Center Committee | $9,167 | 1 | n/a |
| The Hope Center Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Alpha House A Place for New Beginnings | $3,333 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($5k), not named here.
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: Bakersfield Memorial Hospital · Kern Community Foundation · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About United Way of Kern County
- How much does United Way of Kern County give?
- United Way of Kern County reported 5 grants totaling $756,718 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 9 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does United Way of Kern County fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (88%), Human Services (7%), Religion (2%).
- Who are United Way of Kern County's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Bethany Services Inc ($1.0M), Housing and Opportunity Foundation of Kern ($466k), California Veterans Assistance ($110k).
- Does United Way of Kern County fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Kern County?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, Kern Community Foundation, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is United Way of Kern County based?
- United Way of Kern County is based in CA.
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