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United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties Inc

United way of johnson & washington counties, inc. (uwjwc) unites in purpose to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our community.

$1.3M
Granted FY2026(still arriving)
31
Itemized grants FY2026
30
Organizations funded FY2025
20%
First-time grantees FY2025
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Itemized, FY2026
$1.2M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2026
$19,006
Largest grant, FY2026
$129,979
Organizations funded a year
24 to 30
FY2019 to FY2025
States reached, FY2026
2
Total assets, FY2026
$3.3M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2025, 20% of the organizations United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $46k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
PhilanthropyHuman ServicesHealthOther
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 yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2026still arriving30$1.2M0%
FY202530$1.2M20%
FY202424$1.1M0%
FY202325$1.1M0%
FY202226$1.3M0%
FY202126$1.1M8%
FY202025$1.3M0%
FY201927$1.4M0%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$3.6MHealth$2.8MYouth Development$1.2MHousing & Shelter$1.2MFood & Nutrition$1.0MCrime & Legal$764kEducation$235kEmployment$206kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County$1,282,312105%
Iowa City Free Medical Clinic$1,239,1161025%
Community Crisis Services and Food Bank$1,182,023103%
Shelter House Community Shelter and Transition Services$928,106104%
Domestic Violence Intervention Program$895,685105%
Iowa City Community School Distr$778,93110n/a
United Action for Youth$767,383106%
Table to Table Food Distribution Network$570,334101%
Big Brothersisters of Johnson Cnty$521,39310n/a
Iowa Legal Aid$359,715100%
Show all 38 grantees
All grantees of United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County$1,282,312105%
Iowa City Free Medical Clinic$1,239,1161025%
Community Crisis Services and Food Bank$1,182,023103%
Shelter House Community Shelter and Transition Services$928,106104%
Domestic Violence Intervention Program$895,685105%
Iowa City Community School Distr$778,93110n/a
United Action for Youth$767,383106%
Table to Table Food Distribution Network$570,334101%
Big Brothersisters of Johnson Cnty$521,39310n/a
Iowa Legal Aid$359,715100%
Community Coordinated Child Care 4-C S Committee of Johnson County$310,115104%
The Arc of Southeast Iowa$307,480103%
North Liberty Community Pantry$305,00410n/a
State University of Iowa$301,76010n/a
Abbe Center for Community Mental Health$294,311100%
Visiting Nurse Association of Johnson County$248,94083%
Prelude Behavioral Services$228,33570%
The Housing Fellowship$221,956102%
Goodwill Industries of the Heartland$219,677100%
Hawkeye Area Community Action Program Inc$211,501100%
Aging Services Inc$190,53061%
Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity Inc$170,363101%
Coralville Community Food Pantry$165,91092%
Aging Servicespathways Adult Day Health Center$143,7504n/a
Horizons a Family Service Alliance$126,58861%
Elder Services Inc$119,25634%
Free Lunch Program$117,0331030%
Hillcrest Family Services Inc$42,80670%
National Alliance on Mental Illness Johnson County$41,56546%
Handicare Inc$30,40112%
United Way of Central Iowa$21,35520%
United Way of East Central Iowa$19,71020%
Greater Twin Cities United Way$18,57520%
United Way of Dubuque Area Tri-States$18,38921%
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois Inc$16,32220%
Community & Family Resources$15,0202n/a
Four Oaks Family and Children's Services$13,49210%
United Way of Muscatine Iowa$12,5552n/a

Where it is load-bearing

United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 31 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNeighborhood Centers of Johnson County: $1,282,312 over 10y, 5.2% of budgetIowa City Free Medical Clinic: $1,239,116 over 10y, 25% of budgetCommunity Crisis Services and Food Bank: $1,182,023 over 10y, 3.4% of budgetShelter House Community Shelter and Transition Services: $928,106 over 10y, 4.5% of budgetDomestic Violence Intervention Program: $895,685 over 10y, 5.5% of budgetUnited Action for Youth: $767,383 over 10y, 5.6% of budgetTable to Table Food Distribution Network: $570,334 over 10y, 0.9% of budgetIowa Legal Aid: $359,715 over 10y, 0.4% of budgetCommunity Coordinated Child Care 4-C S Committee of Johnson County: $310,115 over 10y, 3.7% of budgetThe Arc of Southeast Iowa: $307,480 over 10y, 2.7% of budgetAbbe Center for Community Mental Health: $294,311 over 10y, 0.3% of budgetVisiting Nurse Association of Johnson County: $248,940 over 8y, 2.8% of budgetPrelude Behavioral Services: $228,335 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetThe Housing Fellowship: $221,956 over 10y, 1.9% of budgetGoodwill Industries of the Heartland: $219,677 over 10y, 0.1% of budgetHawkeye Area Community Action Program Inc: $211,501 over 10y, 0.1% of budgetAging Services Inc: $190,530 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetIowa Valley Habitat for Humanity Inc: $170,363 over 10y, 1.1% of budgetCoralville Community Food Pantry: $165,910 over 9y, 2.1% of budgetHorizons a Family Service Alliance: $126,588 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetElder Services Inc: $119,256 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetFree Lunch Program: $117,033 over 10y, 30% of budgetHillcrest Family Services Inc: $42,806 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNational Alliance on Mental Illness Johnson County: $41,565 over 4y, 6.2% of budgetHandicare Inc: $30,401 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetUnited Way of Central Iowa: $21,355 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of East Central Iowa: $19,710 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGreater Twin Cities United Way: $18,575 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Dubuque Area Tri-States: $18,389 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetGirl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois Inc: $16,322 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFour Oaks Family and Children's Services: $13,492 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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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 31.

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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.

Community Foundation …Alliant Energy Founda…GreenState Credit Uni…Hawkeye Area Communit…The Kenneth K Kinsey …First Interstate Banc…Washington County Riv…Delta Dental of Iowa …Greater Cedar Rapids …Hodge Family Foundati…Gary Wicklund Family …Rpc Inc Charitable Fo…
Community Foundation of Johnson CountyIA55.3× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Johnson County · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · GreenState Credit Union · Hawkeye Area Community Action Program Inc · The Kenneth K Kinsey Family Foundation · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Washington County Riverboat Foundation Inc · Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation · Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation · Hodge Family Foundation · Gary Wicklund Family Foundation · Rpc Inc Charitable 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 Johnson & Washington Counties Inc

How much does United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties Inc give?
United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties Inc reported 31 itemized grants totaling $1,195,307, out of $1,298,164 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 30 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
What does United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Human Services (32%), Health (25%), Youth Development (10%).
Who are United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County ($1.3M), Iowa City Free Medical Clinic ($1.2M), Community Crisis Services and Food Bank ($1.2M).
Does United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2025, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Johnson County, Alliant Energy Foundation Inc, GreenState Credit Union.
Where is United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties Inc based?
United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties Inc is based in IA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 38 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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