Washington · Public charity
United Way of Lewis County
The mission of UNITED WAY OF LEWIS COUNTY (uwlc) is connecting people and resources to improve the quality of life in lewis county. Uwlc has evolved from its roots as a fundraising organization to a critical community impact organization mobilizing local partners - including businesses, community leaders and community residents - to…
- $102k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 81%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Itemized, FY2025
- $85k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $32,600
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $35,304
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 16
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $4.0M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 81% of the organizations United Way of Lewis County funded were first-time grantees, receiving 91% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 9% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $243k 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 | 4 | $85k | 75% |
| FY2021 | 16 | $268k | 81% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $42k | 20% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $70k | 17% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $175k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $175k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis County Food Bank Coalition | $94,477 | 5 | 22% |
| Housing Resource Center of Lewis County | $93,500 | 4 | 4% |
| Reliable Enterprises | $73,424 | 5 | 0% |
| Hope Alliance Public Benefit Non-Profit Corporation | $62,500 | 3 | 4% |
| Lewis County Autism Coalition | $44,000 | 4 | 30% |
| Teater-Crocker Inc | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Dollywood Foundation | $35,304 | 4 | n/a |
| Chehalis School District | $34,204 | 1 | n/a |
| Lewis County Bar Legal Aid | $30,000 | 2 | 18% |
| Community Youth Services | $19,000 | 3 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis County Food Bank Coalition | $94,477 | 5 | 22% |
| Housing Resource Center of Lewis County | $93,500 | 4 | 4% |
| Reliable Enterprises | $73,424 | 5 | 0% |
| Hope Alliance Public Benefit Non-Profit Corporation | $62,500 | 3 | 4% |
| Lewis County Autism Coalition | $44,000 | 4 | 30% |
| Teater-Crocker Inc | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Dollywood Foundation | $35,304 | 4 | n/a |
| Chehalis School District | $34,204 | 1 | n/a |
| Lewis County Bar Legal Aid | $30,000 | 2 | 18% |
| Community Youth Services | $19,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Toledo School District | $18,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lewis County | $17,635 | 2 | 2% |
| Coastal Harvest | $16,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Centralia College Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boy Scouts of America | $14,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Pope's Kids Place | $11,943 | 1 | n/a |
| Fire Mountain Arts Council | $11,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Perspectives Consulting Group Inc | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Action Council of Lewis Mason & Thurston Counties | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($171k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
United Way of Lewis County supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 13 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: The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · Credit Unions in the State of Washington Peak Credit Union · Inatai Foundation · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About United Way of Lewis County
- How much does United Way of Lewis County give?
- United Way of Lewis County reported 4 itemized grants totaling $85,030, out of $102,049 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 16 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does United Way of Lewis County fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (25%), Human Services (23%), Housing & Shelter (16%).
- Who are United Way of Lewis County's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Lewis County Food Bank Coalition ($94k), Housing Resource Center of Lewis County ($94k), Reliable Enterprises ($73k).
- Does United Way of Lewis County fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 81% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Lewis County?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound, Puget Sound Energy Foundation, Credit Unions in the State of Washington Peak Credit Union.
- Where is United Way of Lewis County based?
- United Way of Lewis County is based in WA.
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