Illinois · Public charity
United Way of Elgin Inc
Building community. Improving lives. Making every contribution count.
- $498k
- Granted FY2018
- 21
- Itemized grants FY2018
- 19
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 5%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Itemized, FY2018
- $476k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2018
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $69,539
- Organizations funded a year
- 19 to 19
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 2
- Total assets, FY2018
- $1.8M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 5% of the organizations United Way of Elgin Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 19 | $476k | 5% |
| FY2017 | 19 | $509k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Dollywood Foundation | $151,349 | 2 | 0% |
| Community Crisis Center Inc | $134,200 | 2 | 3% |
| The Young Womens Christian Association Elgin Illinois | $91,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Center for Economic Progress | $77,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Pads of Elgin Inc | $72,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central Illinois Inc | $65,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Ecker Center for Behavioral Health Inc | $53,300 | 2 | 1% |
| Well Child Conference of Elgin | $42,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | $40,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Easter Seals Dupage & the Fox Valley Region | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Dollywood Foundation | $151,349 | 2 | 0% |
| Community Crisis Center Inc | $134,200 | 2 | 3% |
| The Young Womens Christian Association Elgin Illinois | $91,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Center for Economic Progress | $77,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Pads of Elgin Inc | $72,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central Illinois Inc | $65,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Ecker Center for Behavioral Health Inc | $53,300 | 2 | 1% |
| Well Child Conference of Elgin | $42,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | $40,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Easter Seals Dupage & the Fox Valley Region | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| One Hope United | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Literacy Connection | $30,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Family Service Association of Greater Elgin Area | $29,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Alignment Collaborative for Education Inc | $27,500 | 2 | 19% |
| Senior Services Associates Inc | $27,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Salvation Army Metropolitan Chicago | $22,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Association for Individual Development | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Food for Greater Elgin Inc | $17,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Greater Family Health | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($15k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget United Way of Elgin Inc 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: United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · Grand Victoria Foundation · Efs Foundation · Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley · Harvey and Ethel Daeumer Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Seigle Foundation · Hoffer Foundation · Fox Valley United Way · The Bersted Foundation · Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group · Northern Illinois Food Bank
How this is measured
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About United Way of Elgin Inc
- How much does United Way of Elgin Inc give?
- United Way of Elgin Inc reported 21 itemized grants totaling $475,539, out of $498,456 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 19 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does United Way of Elgin Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Human Services (40%), Arts & Culture (15%), Health (11%).
- Who are United Way of Elgin Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: The Dollywood Foundation ($151k), Community Crisis Center Inc ($134k), The Young Womens Christian Association Elgin Illinois ($91k).
- Does United Way of Elgin Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 5% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Elgin Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc, Grand Victoria Foundation, Efs Foundation.
- Where is United Way of Elgin Inc based?
- United Way of Elgin Inc is based in IL.
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