Minnesota · Public charity
United Way of Freeborn County Inc
The mission of the united way of freeborn county is: uniting people and resources to improve lives. There are three areas of focus: education: early childhood/literacy; income: financial independence/basic needs; health: mental health
- $50k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 6
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $48k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $8,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $8,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $954k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations United Way of Freeborn County Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 50% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 6 | $48k | 17% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $40k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 9 | $85k | 44% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $88k | 38% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $212k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 10 | $333k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $324k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 12 | $350k | n/a |
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 FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salvation Army | $180,470 | 5 | n/a |
| Cedar Valley Services Inc | $166,480 | 7 | 0% |
| Life Center of Freeborn County Inc | $158,480 | 6 | 27% |
| The Children's Center | $153,530 | 5 | 4% |
| Albert Lea Family y Heritage Foundation | $97,237 | 3 | 62% |
| Senior Resources of Freeborn County | $90,070 | 4 | 11% |
| Semcac | $71,468 | 7 | 0% |
| Albert Lea School District | $51,042 | 4 | n/a |
| Healthy Families | $46,925 | 2 | n/a |
| Healthy Familiesfreeborn County Public Health | $36,625 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 22 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salvation Army | $180,470 | 5 | n/a |
| Cedar Valley Services Inc | $166,480 | 7 | 0% |
| Life Center of Freeborn County Inc | $158,480 | 6 | 27% |
| The Children's Center | $153,530 | 5 | 4% |
| Albert Lea Family y Heritage Foundation | $97,237 | 3 | 62% |
| Senior Resources of Freeborn County | $90,070 | 4 | 11% |
| Semcac | $71,468 | 7 | 0% |
| Albert Lea School District | $51,042 | 4 | n/a |
| Healthy Families | $46,925 | 2 | n/a |
| Healthy Familiesfreeborn County Public Health | $36,625 | 2 | n/a |
| Parenting Resource Center Inc | $28,957 | 2 | 2% |
| First Lutheran Church of Albert Lea Minnesota | $18,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Young Men's Christian Association of Albert Lea Minnesota Inc | $18,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Grace Lutheran Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grace Lutheran Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kiwanis International Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Freeborn County Historical Society | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester | $8,570 | 1 | 0% |
| Albert Lea Freeborn County Chamber Commerce | $8,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Albert Lea Art Center | $6,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Albert Lea Lodge No 1703 Loyal Order of Moose | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Success Through Adults Reaching Stu | $5,000 | 1 | 11% |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($289k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
United Way of Freeborn County Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 13 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.
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About United Way of Freeborn County Inc
- How much does United Way of Freeborn County Inc give?
- United Way of Freeborn County Inc reported 6 itemized grants totaling $48,000, out of $50,377 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does United Way of Freeborn County Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (54%), Health (21%), Public Safety & Disaster (5%).
- Who are United Way of Freeborn County Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Salvation Army ($180k), Cedar Valley Services Inc ($166k), Life Center of Freeborn County Inc ($158k).
- Does United Way of Freeborn County Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Freeborn County Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, Minnesota Community Foundation, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation.
- Where is United Way of Freeborn County Inc based?
- United Way of Freeborn County Inc is based in MN.
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