Maryland · Public charity
United Way of Kent County Inc
To identify the human service needs of the community; promote member agency programs in an effort to increase public understanding and financial and volunteer support; solicit funds for these agencies by conducting an annual fund-raising campaign; and allocate these funds, giving emphasis to those agencies with programs that address…
- $131k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 11
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 17
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 18%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $83k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $7,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $12,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 17
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $322k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 18% of the organizations United Way of Kent County Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $26k 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 | 11 | $83k | 9% |
| FY2024 | 17 | $151k | 18% |
| FY2023 | 14 | $140k | 7% |
| FY2022 | 15 | $132k | 20% |
| FY2021 | 12 | $123k | 17% |
| FY2020 | 11 | $120k | 27% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $95k | 33% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $86k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| For All Seasons Inc | $125,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Community Food Pantry | $89,526 | 8 | 5% |
| Echo Hill Outdoor School Inc | $84,313 | 8 | 2% |
| Samaritan Group Inc | $73,080 | 8 | 20% |
| Kent Association of Riding Therapy Inc | $71,678 | 8 | 18% |
| Horizons of Kent and Queen Anne's | $67,280 | 6 | 4% |
| Mid-Shore Council on Family Violence | $58,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Shore Legal Access Inc | $36,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Community Mediation Upper Shore Inc | $30,500 | 5 | 4% |
| Rebuilding Together Eastern Shore Inc | $26,000 | 3 | 5% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| For All Seasons Inc | $125,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Community Food Pantry | $89,526 | 8 | 5% |
| Echo Hill Outdoor School Inc | $84,313 | 8 | 2% |
| Samaritan Group Inc | $73,080 | 8 | 20% |
| Kent Association of Riding Therapy Inc | $71,678 | 8 | 18% |
| Horizons of Kent and Queen Anne's | $67,280 | 6 | 4% |
| Mid-Shore Council on Family Violence | $58,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Shore Legal Access Inc | $36,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Community Mediation Upper Shore Inc | $30,500 | 5 | 4% |
| Rebuilding Together Eastern Shore Inc | $26,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Saint Martins Ministries Inc | $23,600 | 4 | 1% |
| Kent Attainable Housing Inc | $22,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Open Doors Partners in Education Inc | $20,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Minarys Dream Alliance Inc | $15,415 | 2 | 1% |
| Upper Shore Aging Inc | $12,850 | 2 | 0% |
| The Maryland Food Bank Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chester Valley Ministers Association Inc | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $5,190 | 1 | 0% |
| United Needs and Abilities Inc | $5,032 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($149k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget United Way of Kent County Inc 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: Mid Shore Community Foundation Inc · David a Bramble Foundation Inc · Fordi Family Foundation Inc · United Fund of Talbot County Inc · Constance and Carl Ferris Charitable · The Caroline Foundation Inc · Eastman Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About United Way of Kent County Inc
- How much does United Way of Kent County Inc give?
- United Way of Kent County Inc reported 11 itemized grants totaling $83,415, out of $130,996 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 17 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does United Way of Kent County Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (22%), Housing & Shelter (16%), Crime & Legal (13%).
- Who are United Way of Kent County Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: For All Seasons Inc ($125k), Community Food Pantry ($90k), Echo Hill Outdoor School Inc ($84k).
- Does United Way of Kent County Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Kent County Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Mid Shore Community Foundation Inc, David a Bramble Foundation Inc, Fordi Family Foundation Inc.
- Where is United Way of Kent County Inc based?
- United Way of Kent County Inc is based in MD.
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