Indiana · Public charity
United Way of Howard County Inc
United way mobilizes communities to action so all can thrive. United way of howard and tipton counties together provides advocacy, service, and giving opportunities that empower all people with health, education, and financial security.
- $280k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 13
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 29%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $262k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $45,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 19
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $942k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 29% of the organizations United Way of Howard County Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 21% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $64k 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 | 13 | $262k | 31% |
| FY2024 | 14 | $310k | 29% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $54k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 14 | $330k | 29% |
| FY2021 | 19 | $901k | 32% |
| FY2020 | 16 | $662k | 13% |
| FY2019 | 17 | $959k | 18% |
| FY2018 | 14 | $1.1M | 0% |
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 FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Service Association of Howard County | $1,362,675 | 9 | 16% |
| Bona Vista Programs Inc | $777,782 | 8 | 6% |
| The Young Men's Christian Association of Kokomo Indiana | $435,943 | 8 | 4% |
| Food Finders Food Bank Inc | $424,176 | 8 | 0% |
| Carver Community Center | $376,995 | 6 | 27% |
| Boy Scouts of America Sagamore Council 162 | $294,466 | 8 | 4% |
| Mental Health America of North Central Indiana Inc | $293,976 | 5 | 85% |
| Project Access | $293,660 | 7 | n/a |
| Casa Program of Howard County | $241,287 | 7 | 37% |
| American Red Cross | $230,500 | 4 | n/a |
Show all 36 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Service Association of Howard County | $1,362,675 | 9 | 16% |
| Bona Vista Programs Inc | $777,782 | 8 | 6% |
| The Young Men's Christian Association of Kokomo Indiana | $435,943 | 8 | 4% |
| Food Finders Food Bank Inc | $424,176 | 8 | 0% |
| Carver Community Center | $376,995 | 6 | 27% |
| Boy Scouts of America Sagamore Council 162 | $294,466 | 8 | 4% |
| Mental Health America of North Central Indiana Inc | $293,976 | 5 | 85% |
| Project Access | $293,660 | 7 | n/a |
| Casa Program of Howard County | $241,287 | 7 | 37% |
| American Red Cross | $230,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Literacy Coalition of Kokomo Howard County Inc | $199,833 | 5 | 73% |
| Samaritan Caregivers Inc | $164,542 | 5 | 34% |
| Girl Scouts of Central Indiana Inc | $139,442 | 6 | 0% |
| Bridges Outreach Inc | $137,033 | 6 | 15% |
| Coordinated Assistance Ministries | $136,860 | 4 | 15% |
| Salvation Army | $133,583 | 4 | n/a |
| Turning Point - Systems of Care | $118,833 | 5 | 3% |
| Dream Maker Learning Ministry | $53,584 | 1 | n/a |
| Kokomo Urban Outreach Inc | $37,188 | 3 | 2% |
| Taylor Community Schools | $36,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Boys & Girls Club of Tipton County | $35,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Tipton Community Schools | $28,092 | 1 | n/a |
| Tipton County Council on Aging Inc | $17,407 | 1 | 7% |
| Narrow Gate Horse Ranch | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Children's Bureau Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kokomo Rescue Mission Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Heartland Ministries Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Helping Achieve Reality Together Hart to Heart Pro | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Refreshing Springs Church Inc | $10,725 | 1 | n/a |
| AB&D 24 Hour Childcare | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Turnabout Community Resource Center Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Howard County Food Access Alliance | $8,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Tri Central Community Schools | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Western School Corp | $6,750 | 1 | n/a |
| West St Christian Church | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Area Five Agency on Aging & Community Services | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($9k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
United Way of Howard County Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 23 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.
Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Howard County · Tipton County Foundation Inc · Lilly Endowment Inc · Nisource Charitable Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · Early Learning Indiana Inc · United Way of Greater Lafayette · Smith - Fuqua Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc
How this is measured
About United Way of Howard County Inc
- How much does United Way of Howard County Inc give?
- United Way of Howard County Inc reported 13 itemized grants totaling $262,006, out of $280,306 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 19 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does United Way of Howard County Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (44%), Crime & Legal (17%), Youth Development (8%).
- Who are United Way of Howard County Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Family Service Association of Howard County ($1.4M), Bona Vista Programs Inc ($778k), The Young Men's Christian Association of Kokomo Indiana ($436k).
- Does United Way of Howard County Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Howard County Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Howard County, Tipton County Foundation Inc, Lilly Endowment Inc.
- Where is United Way of Howard County Inc based?
- United Way of Howard County Inc is based in IN.
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