Virginia · Public charity
United Way of Greater Charlottesville
The UNITED WAY OF GREATER CHARLOTTESVILLE connects our community, enabling individuals and families to achieve their potential.
- $1.3M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 34
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 63%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $384k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 22
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $9.0M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 63% of the organizations United Way of Greater Charlottesville funded were first-time grantees, receiving 64% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 36% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $140k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
Human ServicesEducationHousing & ShelterCommunity ImprovementPhilanthropyInternationalOther
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 | 34 | $384k | 91% |
| FY2024 | 16 | $220k | 63% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $150k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 9 | $258k | 33% |
| FY2021 | 15 | $316k | 53% |
| FY2020 | 22 | $562k | 41% |
| FY2019 | 17 | $620k | 29% |
| FY2018 | 20 | $710k | 20% |
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What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Health$1.2MHuman Services$784kCommunity Improvement$527kHousing & Shelter$323kEducation$208kEmployment$174kFood & Nutrition$171kYouth Development$164kOther$0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Health Partnership Inc | $661,455 | 7 | 8% |
| Readykids Inc | $398,330 | 6 | 5% |
| The Women's Initiative | $192,000 | 4 | 5% |
| WorkSource Enterprises | $174,386 | 4 | 3% |
| Piedmont Family YMCA Inc | $149,946 | 4 | 1% |
| Greater Charlottesville Habitat for Humanity Inc | $147,600 | 7 | 0% |
| Blue Ridge Health Center Inc | $143,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Charlottesville Free Clinic | $134,500 | 5 | 1% |
| Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville Albemarle | $107,600 | 4 | 8% |
| On Our Own Charlottesville Va Inc | $104,900 | 3 | 6% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Health Partnership Inc | $661,455 | 7 | 8% |
| Readykids Inc | $398,330 | 6 | 5% |
| The Women's Initiative | $192,000 | 4 | 5% |
| WorkSource Enterprises | $174,386 | 4 | 3% |
| Piedmont Family YMCA Inc | $149,946 | 4 | 1% |
| Greater Charlottesville Habitat for Humanity Inc | $147,600 | 7 | 0% |
| Blue Ridge Health Center Inc | $143,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Charlottesville Free Clinic | $134,500 | 5 | 1% |
| Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville Albemarle | $107,600 | 4 | 8% |
| On Our Own Charlottesville Va Inc | $104,900 | 3 | 6% |
| Piedmont Housing Alliance | $95,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Offender Aid and Restoration of Charlottesville and Albemarle | $90,100 | 4 | 1% |
| Community Investment Collaborative | $85,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Charlottesville Abundant Life Ministries | $82,600 | 2 | 11% |
| Cultivate Charlottesville | $76,500 | 4 | 5% |
| Local Food Hub Inc | $75,500 | 4 | 3% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Virginia | $73,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Monticello Area Community Action Agency | $67,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Computers4kids | $58,700 | 2 | 8% |
| City of Promise Inc | $55,000 | 2 | 5% |
| The 30 Day Fund Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| International Neighbors Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Piedmont Virginia Community College Educational Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Building Goodness Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | 2% |
| People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry | $30,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Partner for Mental Health | $26,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Rita's Bright Beginnings | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| African American Teaching Fellows of Charlottesville-Albemarle Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 14% |
| United Way of Staunton Augusta County & Waynesboro Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Foothills Children's Advocacy Center | $25,000 | 1 | 3% |
| New Hill Development Corporation | $25,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Pilgrim Baptist Church | $22,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Black Roses | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Shelter for Help in Emergency Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Harvest Church of God | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Uhuru Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Piper Ivy Preschool | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Culinary Concepts Ab LLC | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Bridge Ministry Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Reclaimed Hope Initiative | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
| 100 Black Men of Central Virginia | $15,000 | 1 | 9% |
| The Haven at First and Market Inc | $12,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Youth Development Council of Greene County | $12,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Center for Nonprofit Excellence | $11,440 | 1 | 1% |
| Elk Hill Farm Inc | $11,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Matrax Auto Repair | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Svn7vii Brand | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Angelics Kitchen Catering | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Omg Cleaning Team | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Monster Cleaning Services | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dreadhead LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| 434th St Catering LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bakernobakery | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Antioch Baptist Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| A Mother's Touch Childcare | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jbd Event Catering & Soul Food | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cavalier Barbers | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pearl Island Foods LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Spirit Lab Distilling | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Evolve Body Scuplting | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Scrappy Elephant | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Flavor-Mart | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Swyft Transportation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Khadijas Kitchen | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Merrick Adventures & Transportation LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Imbibe Solutions | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sisters Who Care | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Renee's Boutique | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Passioo LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Georgia's Friends Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Allens Scottish Shortbread | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Steppemedia | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Upscale Security | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Second Serve Tennis | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Soho Center for Arts and Education Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Meals on Wheels of Charlottesville- Albemarle | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Hospice of the Piedmont Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Arc of the Piedmont Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Mixed Beauty Bar | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| By Sasha Lashae | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Reincarnation of Beauty | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Little Manilla | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Style & Beyond Hair Studio | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mahogany & Friends | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Shaniece Be LLC | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Charlottesville Tomorrow | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Vu Noodles | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Tax Ladies | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget United Way of Greater Charlottesville supplied at peak.
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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 42.
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.
Charlottesville Area Community FoundationVA83.1× affinity42 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation · The J & E Berkley Foundation · Manning Family Foundation · Perry Foundation Inc · Caplin Foundation · The Genan Foundation · Sentara Health · The Charles Fund Inc · Oakwood Foundation Charitable Trust · Thomas C & Mary Ann Hays Fam Char Tr · The Oak Hill Fund · S&P Global Foundation Fka the McGraw-Hill Research Foundation
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 Greater Charlottesville
- How much does United Way of Greater Charlottesville give?
- United Way of Greater Charlottesville reported 34 itemized grants totaling $384,000, out of $1,338,302 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 22 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does United Way of Greater Charlottesville fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (32%), Human Services (20%), Community Improvement (13%).
- Who are United Way of Greater Charlottesville's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Child Health Partnership Inc ($661k), Readykids Inc ($398k), The Women's Initiative ($192k).
- Does United Way of Greater Charlottesville fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 63% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Greater Charlottesville?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, The J & E Berkley Foundation, Manning Family Foundation.
- Where is United Way of Greater Charlottesville based?
- United Way of Greater Charlottesville is based in VA.
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