Illinois · Public charity
United Way of Central Illinois Inc
United way mobilizes communities to action so all can thrive.we see how our communities' greatest challenges are connected, and how we can bring people and resources together to address them.from strengthening local resilience to advancing health, youth opportunity, and financial security, we're working toward a future whereevery person…
- $1.0M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 29
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 18
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $996k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $33,696
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $93,804
- Organizations funded a year
- 17 to 29
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $8.8M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations United Way of Central Illinois Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 18 | $996k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 18 | $1.0M | 0% |
| FY2023 | 18 | $1.0M | 11% |
| FY2022 | 17 | $1.0M | 0% |
| FY2021 | 18 | $1.0M | 11% |
| FY2020 | 25 | $1.4M | 4% |
| FY2019 | 29 | $1.7M | 10% |
| FY2018 | 29 | $1.7M | 21% |
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 FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass for Kids Inc | $1,533,034 | 8 | 44% |
| Springfield Urban League Inc | $938,636 | 9 | 2% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois | $871,655 | 9 | 7% |
| Senior Services of Central Illinois | $787,165 | 9 | 3% |
| Southern Illinois University- Carbondale | $735,215 | 9 | n/a |
| Mental Health Centers of Central Illinois | $707,168 | 9 | 1% |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Springfield | $702,032 | 9 | n/a |
| Sojourn Shelter and Services Inc | $686,884 | 9 | 9% |
| Mercy Communities Inc | $651,921 | 9 | 11% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Illinois Inc | $569,499 | 7 | 14% |
Show all 42 grantees
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($10k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
United Way of Central Illinois Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 34 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: Levi Ray & Shoup Foundation · Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln Inc · Green Family Charitable Foundation · Horace Mann Educators Foundation · M G Nelson Family Foundation · United Way of Decatur and Mid Il · Memorial Health System Group · Memorial Health System · Aa Harvey Foundation · Carmax Foundation · James Orlandini Foundation · The Cellini Family Fund Trust Co William F Cellini Jr
How this is measured
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About United Way of Central Illinois Inc
- How much does United Way of Central Illinois Inc give?
- United Way of Central Illinois Inc reported 29 itemized grants totaling $996,001, out of $1,038,039 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 29 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does United Way of Central Illinois Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Youth Development (32%), Housing & Shelter (17%), Human Services (14%).
- Who are United Way of Central Illinois Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Compass for Kids Inc ($1.5M), Springfield Urban League Inc ($939k), Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois ($872k).
- Does United Way of Central Illinois Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Central Illinois Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Levi Ray & Shoup Foundation, Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln Inc, Green Family Charitable Foundation.
- Where is United Way of Central Illinois Inc based?
- United Way of Central Illinois Inc is based in IL.
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