Virginia · Public charity
United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg
UNITED WAY OF GREATER RICHMOND & PETERSBURG is a nonprofit organization that exists to mobilize the caring power of our local communities to help those in need and to create opportunities for all people to thrive.
- $3.0M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 53
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 97
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 5%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $2.0M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $214,200
- Organizations funded a year
- 90 to 127
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $15M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 5% of the organizations United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $143k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 52 | $2.0M | 0% |
| FY2024 | 97 | $8.0M | 5% |
| FY2023 | 109 | $11M | 16% |
| FY2022 | 127 | $15M | 20% |
| FY2021 | 120 | $14M | 19% |
| FY2020 | 90 | $8.9M | 10% |
| FY2019 | 108 | $13M | 14% |
| FY2018 | 113 | $12M | 50% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Lifeline | $3,430,067 | 9 | 18% |
| YWCA Richmond | $1,703,982 | 9 | 9% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond | $1,366,112 | 9 | 8% |
| Friends Association for Children | $1,247,065 | 9 | 11% |
| Childsavers- Memorial Child Guidance Clinic | $1,178,806 | 9 | 5% |
| Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Richmond (6769) | $1,095,014 | 9 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $884,370 | 9 | n/a |
| Elderhomes Corporation | $790,218 | 9 | 3% |
| Soar 365 | $787,156 | 9 | 1% |
| OAR of Richmond Inc | $647,336 | 9 | 12% |
Show all 128 grantees
Plus 100 recipients with no EIN on record ($56M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg 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: The Community Foundation Inc · Herndon Foundation · Virginia Nonprofit Housing Coalition · The Pauley Family Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Richmond Memorial Health Foundation · Robins Foundation · Bon Secours - Richmond Health System Inc · Altria Companies Employee Community Fund · Annabella R Jenkins Foundation · Carmax Foundation · Bon Secours Mercy Health Inc
How this is measured
Compare United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg with peer funders
About United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg
- How much does United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg give?
- United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg reported 53 itemized grants totaling $1,950,200, out of $2,991,597 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 90 and 127 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (63%), Human Services (17%), Housing & Shelter (5%).
- Who are United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Family Lifeline ($3.4M), YWCA Richmond ($1.7M), Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond ($1.4M).
- Does United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 5% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation Inc, Herndon Foundation, Virginia Nonprofit Housing Coalition.
- Where is United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg based?
- United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg is based in VA.
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