New Jersey · Public charity
United Way of Greater Mercer County
Uwgmc's mission is to unite people and resources to build a stronger, more connected community.we achieve this by designing and implementing sustainable, evidence-based programs with measurable outcomes. Our direct service work centers on disrupting poverty and building a thriving community in four areas: financial security, youth…
- $78k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 9
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $61k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $6,240
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.1M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations United Way of Greater Mercer County funded were first-time grantees, receiving 54% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 46% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k 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 | 9 | $61k | 89% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $22k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $48k | 43% |
| FY2021 | 10 | $71k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $73k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $75k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $151k | 88% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $120k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embright Education | $150,000 | 3 | 18% |
| Nj 2-1-1 for Information and Referral Service | $57,500 | 2 | n/a |
| UIH Family Partners d/b/a The Father Center of New Jersey | $56,250 | 3 | 2% |
| Nj 2-1-1 Partnership a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation | $47,640 | 6 | 0% |
| Mercer Street Friends | $37,755 | 3 | n/a |
| Jewish Family & Childrens Services of Greater Mercer County Inc | $24,786 | 4 | 0% |
| Mount Carmel Guild of Trenton Nj | $22,957 | 3 | 2% |
| TASK Inc Trenton Area Soup Kitchen Inc | $21,023 | 2 | 0% |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Trenton Nj | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| United Way of Greater Mercer County | $17,811 | 2 | 1% |
Show all 31 grantees
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($12k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget United Way of Greater Mercer County 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: Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc · Citizens Philanthropic Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of New Jersey · Pseg Foundation Inc · Investors Foundation Inc · Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc · The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · Smith Family Foundation Inc · The James Kerney Foundation · FirstBank Charitable Foundation Inc · Merancas Foundation Inc · Tenacre Foundation
How this is measured
Compare United Way of Greater Mercer County with peer funders
About United Way of Greater Mercer County
- How much does United Way of Greater Mercer County give?
- United Way of Greater Mercer County reported 9 itemized grants totaling $61,240, out of $78,213 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does United Way of Greater Mercer County fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (28%), Education (27%), Food & Nutrition (23%).
- Who are United Way of Greater Mercer County's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Embright Education ($150k), Nj 2-1-1 for Information and Referral Service ($58k), UIH Family Partners d/b/a The Father Center of New Jersey ($56k).
- Does United Way of Greater Mercer County 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 Greater Mercer County?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc, Citizens Philanthropic Foundation Inc, Community Foundation of New Jersey.
- Where is United Way of Greater Mercer County based?
- United Way of Greater Mercer County is based in NJ.
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