How much does United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc give?

United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc reported 179 grants totaling $2,121,569 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 49 and 88 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.

What does United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc fund?

By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (31%), Youth Development (18%), Philanthropy (14%).

Who are United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc's largest grantees?

By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Boys and Girls Club of Worcester Inc ($3.4M), YWCA Central Massachusetts Inc ($2.4M), Worcester Community Action Council Inc ($1.9M).

Does United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc fund new organizations?

In FY2024, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.

Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc?

Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Worcester Community Foundation Inc, Webster Five Foundation Inc, The Fred Harris Daniels Foundation.

Where is United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc based?

United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc is based in MA.

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Massachusetts · Public charity

United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc

United way of central ma connects people and resources to improve the community.

$2.1M
Granted FY2025(still arriving): 179
Grants FY2025: 80
Organizations funded FY2024: 19%
First-time grantees FY2024

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Median grant, FY2025: $20,000
Largest grant, FY2025: $294,490
Organizations funded a year: 49 to 88; FY2019 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025: 4
Total assets, FY2025: $16M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 19% of the organizations United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 42% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 58% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3.8M went to new ones.

RenewedFirst-time

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

Human ServicesArts & CultureEducationYouth DevelopmentHealthPhilanthropyOther

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 year	Organizations funded	To those organizations	First-time grantees
FY2025still arriving	92	$5.1M	18%
FY2024	80	$9.0M	19%
FY2023	88	$5.6M	20%
FY2022	86	$6.2M	31%
FY2021	69	$5.9M	36%
FY2020	60	$2.7M	28%
FY2019	49	$3.1M	n/a

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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Human Services$13MYouth Development$7.2MPhilanthropy$5.8MFood & Nutrition$4.2MHealth$2.3MEducation$2.3MHousing & Shelter$1.4MCommunity Improvement$1.2MOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
Boys and Girls Club of Worcester Inc	$3,356,964	7	18%
YWCA Central Massachusetts Inc	$2,351,955	7	5%
Worcester Community Action Council Inc	$1,949,209	6	1%
Friendly House Inc	$1,590,701	7	4%
YMCA of Central Massachusetts (2909)	$1,511,611	7	2%
Girls Incorporated of Worcester	$1,408,494	7	12%
Regional Environmental Council Inc	$866,249	7	10%
United Way of South Central Massachusetts Inc	$824,240	7	23%
Youth Opportunities Upheld Inc	$770,583	7	0%
Latino Education Institute at Worcester State University	$757,764	5	n/a

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All grantees of United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
Boys and Girls Club of Worcester Inc	$3,356,964	7	18%
YWCA Central Massachusetts Inc	$2,351,955	7	5%
Worcester Community Action Council Inc	$1,949,209	6	1%
Friendly House Inc	$1,590,701	7	4%
YMCA of Central Massachusetts (2909)	$1,511,611	7	2%
Girls Incorporated of Worcester	$1,408,494	7	12%
Regional Environmental Council Inc	$866,249	7	10%
United Way of South Central Massachusetts Inc	$824,240	7	23%
Youth Opportunities Upheld Inc	$770,583	7	0%
Latino Education Institute at Worcester State University	$757,764	5	n/a
African Community Education Program Inc	$689,615	7	10%
Guild of Saint Agnes of Worcester	$686,297	7	1%
Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc	$680,489	7	1%
Family Service Organization of Worcester Inc	$642,583	7	4%
Family Health Center of Worcesterinc	$587,854	7	0%
Community Legal Aid Inc	$564,202	7	1%
South Middlesex Opportunity Council Inc	$555,414	7	0%
Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Ma	$548,763	5	9%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass /Metrowest Inc	$521,773	7	11%
Pernet Family Health Service Inc	$495,429	7	3%
Ascentria Care Alliance Inc	$485,436	6	2%
Rainbow Child Development Center Inc	$478,516	7	4%
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Worcester	$451,898	7	1%
Elder Services of Worcester Area Inc	$427,708	7	0%
Umass Memorial Health Care Inc	$422,166	5	n/a
Worcester Youth Center Inc	$409,796	7	12%
Worcester Jewish Community Center Inc	$387,694	6	3%
Casa Project Inc	$368,767	7	8%
Dismas House of Massachusetts Inc	$278,549	7	8%
Nativity School of Worcester Inc	$278,098	7	2%
Ansaar of Worcester Inc	$270,100	4	27%
Seven Hills Foundation	$261,915	5	1%
Webster Square Day Care Center Inc	$243,477	7	3%
Refugees Services and Individuals Assistance Corporation	$231,670	2	n/a
Umass Chan Medical School Foundation Inc	$228,586	3	n/a
Worcester Islamic Center Inc	$211,094	4	n/a
Open Sky Community Services Inc	$209,737	5	0%
Creative Hub Worcester	$202,485	5	20%
Yes We Care	$191,099	5	21%
Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc	$190,388	5	0%
Technocopia Co	$186,045	2	33%
Innovation Learning Center Inc	$180,072	4	56%
Worcester Public Schools	$180,000	2	n/a
Massachusetts Education & Career Opportunities Inc	$177,859	4	2%
Crocodile River Music Inc	$167,000	3	9%
Net of Compassion Corp	$163,713	4	8%
Main South Community Development Corp	$162,000	2	4%
United Way of Tri County Inc	$161,901	6	1%
2gether We Eat	$160,999	5	89%
Worcester Natural History Society Inc	$152,277	5	1%
Building Futures Inc	$150,932	4	7%
Meryls Safe Haven Inc	$130,446	2	6%
Detectogether Inc Formerly Known as the 15-40 Connection Inc	$125,000	5	2%
Worcester Regional Strategic Opportunities Foundation	$124,920	5	3%
Seven Hills Foundation Inc	$121,153	6	n/a
Worcester County Food Bank Inc	$120,362	6	0%
Worcester Comm Housing Resource Inc	$105,700	1	3%
Quinsigamond Community College Foundation Inc	$105,000	3	5%
Centro Las Americas Inc	$103,800	2	1%
Angels Net Foundation Inc	$102,000	2	n/a
Spoonfuls	$100,011	2	0%
The Village Afrocentric Cultural Center Inc	$100,000	1	33%
Worcester Comprehensive Education & Care	$95,315	1	2%
Umass Memorial Health Care Inc	$93,750	2	n/a
United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc	$86,300	3	1%
Thrive Support and Advocacy Inc	$86,000	3	0%
Luk Crisis Center Inc	$81,341	7	0%
Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts Inc	$79,897	5	1%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches	$79,347	3	0%
Working for Worcester Inc	$77,229	7	12%
Bancroft School	$76,247	4	0%
Render Creative Inc	$75,507	5	21%
St Johns High School	$75,000	1	n/a
Project New Hope Inc	$74,640	6	3%
Worcester State Foundation Inc	$73,560	2	1%
Worcester Art Museum	$72,730	5	0%
Worcester Chamber Music Society Inc	$68,000	4	5%
Girls on the Run Worcester County Inc	$66,583	2	10%
Pride Productions Inc	$65,000	2	12%
Joy of Music Program Inc	$62,762	2	3%
The Bridge of Central Massachusetts Inc	$61,127	2	36%
The Community Builders Inc	$60,000	1	0%
American Antiquarian Society	$57,860	1	1%
Mass211 Inc	$57,378	2	1%
Trustees of Clark University	$56,015	3	0%
Worcester Public Library	$55,000	3	n/a
Worcester Telegram and Gazette Charitable Foundation	$54,160	1	n/a
Worcester Interfaith Inc	$50,250	2	5%
National Fitness Campaign	$50,000	1	n/a
Entrepreneurship for All Inc	$50,000	1	1%
UMass Memorial Health Care Inc (Parent)	$50,000	1	0%
Worcester Refugee Assistance Project Inc	$48,793	3	21%
Jeremiah's Inn Inc	$44,300	2	1%
Seven Hills Foundation Inc	$42,828	2	n/a
Charles Houston Cultural Project Inc	$42,600	4	8%
WriteBoston Inc	$41,189	2	4%
Torch Foundation	$35,000	2	15%
Pentecostal Church of God I M Inc	$35,000	1	n/a
Welcoming Alliance for Refugee Ministry Warminc	$34,589	4	3%
United Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc	$33,857	2	0%
Safe Exit Initiative (Sei) Inc	$31,997	2	1%
Worcester Area Mission Society United Church of Christ	$31,500	2	4%
Oak Hill Community Development Corporati	$31,190	1	3%
Worcester Regional Research Bureau Inc	$31,000	3	2%
Hopedale Public Schools	$30,000	2	n/a
Uhai for Health Inc	$30,000	1	n/a
Generation Teach Inc	$30,000	2	0%
Pakachoag Acres Day Care Centerinc	$30,000	1	1%
Town of Franklin	$30,000	1	n/a
Our Bright Future Inc	$28,733	2	3%
Central Massachussetts Labor Agency Inc	$27,693	3	n/a
Health Resources in Action Inc	$25,500	1	0%
Legendary Legacies Inc	$25,000	2	3%
The Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund Inc	$25,000	1	0%
Lutheran Home of Jamaica Plain Inc	$25,000	1	n/a
Worcester Free Care Collaborative Incorporated	$25,000	1	n/a
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc	$24,861	4	0%
Uxbridge Middle School - Town of Uxbridge	$23,586	1	n/a
Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester	$23,100	2	2%
The Shine Initiative Inc	$22,500	2	4%
Cyber-Seniors	$20,000	2	2%
Edward Street Child Services Inc	$20,000	1	2%
Walker Inc	$20,000	1	0%
Milford Public Schools	$20,000	1	n/a
Quaboag Regional School District	$20,000	1	n/a
Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester Inc	$19,760	2	4%
Iglesia Cristiana de la Communidad	$18,500	2	n/a
Inner Voice Outer Change for Youth Inc	$18,075	2	n/a
Rise Above Foundation Inc	$17,500	2	1%
United Way of Greater Plymouth County In	$16,441	3	0%
Worcester Historical Museum	$16,250	2	1%
Greg Hill Foundation Inc	$15,875	2	0%
United Way of Webster & Dudley Inc	$15,800	1	n/a
Veterans Inc	$15,000	1	0%
Town of Oxford Community Center	$15,000	1	n/a
Worcester Cultural Coaltioninc	$15,000	1	3%
Shrewsbury Youth & Family Services Inc	$15,000	1	1%
Worcester Roots Project	$15,000	2	4%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	$14,700	2	0%
Fractured Atlas Inc	$13,500	1	0%
El Buen Samaritano Food Program	$12,180	2	1%
Artreach	$12,000	1	n/a
Worcester Center for Performing Arts Inc	$11,923	2	0%
Apple Tree Arts Inc	$11,480	1	2%
United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region	$10,217	2	0%
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Worcester	$10,002	1	n/a
Town of Rutland	$10,000	1	n/a
Jubilee Career Center for the Performing Arts Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
St Rose of Lima Parish	$10,000	2	n/a
Worcester Children's Chorus Inc	$10,000	1	7%
Cribs for Kids Inc	$9,920	1	0%
Andys Attic	$9,500	1	n/a
Pleasant St Neighborhood Network Center Inc	$8,980	1	3%
Children's Friend and Service	$7,500	1	0%
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Worcester	$7,500	1	n/a
Forty Acres Farms	$7,500	1	n/a
Senior Connections Inc	$7,000	1	n/a
Why Me Inc	$6,918	1	1%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc	$6,162	1	0%
The Mass Mentoring Partnership Inc	$6,000	1	n/a
The Salvation Army	$6,000	1	n/a
Dana-FarberMass General Brigham Cancer Care INC	$5,788	1	0%
Restorer of Broken Bridges Church	$5,500	1	n/a
Massachusetts Project 351 Inc	$5,000	1	1%
South Worc Neighborhood Imp Corp	$5,000	1	20%

Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.4M), not named here.

United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 6 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 125 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

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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 125.

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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.

Greater Worcester Community Foundation IncMA177.8× affinity90 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Worcester Community Foundation Inc · Webster Five Foundation Inc · The Fred Harris Daniels Foundation · The Fletcher Foundation · The George I Alden Trust · Reliant Foundation Inc · Ruth H & Warren a Ellsworth Foundation · Stoddard Charitable Trust · Fallon Community Health Plan Inc · Schwartz Charitable Foundation · Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation Inc · The Health Foundation of Central Massach

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 Central Massachusetts Inc

How much does United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc give?: United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc reported 179 grants totaling $2,121,569 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 49 and 88 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
What does United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc fund?: By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (31%), Youth Development (18%), Philanthropy (14%).
Who are United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Boys and Girls Club of Worcester Inc ($3.4M), YWCA Central Massachusetts Inc ($2.4M), Worcester Community Action Council Inc ($1.9M).
Does United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc fund new organizations?: In FY2024, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc?: Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Worcester Community Foundation Inc, Webster Five Foundation Inc, The Fred Harris Daniels Foundation.
Where is United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc based?: United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc is based in MA.