Illinois · Public charity
United Way of Knox County Inc
To strengthen knox county communities by fostering volunteer action, building resources, and caring for individuals
- $112k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 9
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $76k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $868k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations United Way of Knox County Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 | $76k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $64k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 9 | $91k | 11% |
| FY2021 | 12 | $144k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $69k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $58k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 11 | $126k | 18% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $134k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie State Legal Services Inc | $104,632 | 8 | 0% |
| Fish of Galesburg | $103,673 | 8 | 9% |
| VNA Community Service | $85,120 | 7 | 2% |
| The Center for Youth and Family Services | $78,002 | 8 | n/a |
| Kccdd Inc | $62,204 | 7 | 0% |
| Triumph Services Inc | $59,749 | 6 | 20% |
| Casa of West Central Illinois | $59,234 | 7 | 8% |
| The Young Men's Christian Association of Knox County Illinois | $47,976 | 2 | 1% |
| The Salvation Army | $46,520 | 5 | n/a |
| Galesburg Youth Athletic Club | $24,027 | 3 | n/a |
Show all 17 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie State Legal Services Inc | $104,632 | 8 | 0% |
| Fish of Galesburg | $103,673 | 8 | 9% |
| VNA Community Service | $85,120 | 7 | 2% |
| The Center for Youth and Family Services | $78,002 | 8 | n/a |
| Kccdd Inc | $62,204 | 7 | 0% |
| Triumph Services Inc | $59,749 | 6 | 20% |
| Casa of West Central Illinois | $59,234 | 7 | 8% |
| The Young Men's Christian Association of Knox County Illinois | $47,976 | 2 | 1% |
| The Salvation Army | $46,520 | 5 | n/a |
| Galesburg Youth Athletic Club | $24,027 | 3 | n/a |
| Knox County Teen Court | $21,714 | 2 | n/a |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $18,192 | 2 | 0% |
| Carver Community Action Agency | $16,548 | 1 | n/a |
| Alternatives for the Older Adult Inc | $13,835 | 2 | 0% |
| Western Illinois Regional Council - Community Action Agency | $7,750 | 1 | 0% |
| Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois | $6,335 | 1 | 0% |
| Why Not Now Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 2% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget United Way of Knox 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: Galesburg Community Foundation · Donald E Fike Family Foundation · Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About United Way of Knox County Inc
- How much does United Way of Knox County Inc give?
- United Way of Knox County Inc reported 9 itemized grants totaling $75,500, out of $111,697 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does United Way of Knox County Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (34%), Crime & Legal (24%), Food & Nutrition (14%).
- Who are United Way of Knox County Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Prairie State Legal Services Inc ($105k), Fish of Galesburg ($104k), VNA Community Service ($85k).
- Does United Way of Knox County Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Knox County Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Galesburg Community Foundation, Donald E Fike Family Foundation, Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging.
- Where is United Way of Knox County Inc based?
- United Way of Knox County Inc is based in IL.
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