Pennsylvania · Public charity
United Way of Mercer County
United Way of Mercer County champions the needs of children and families in our region.
- $58k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $33k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $8,800
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 17
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.0M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations United Way of Mercer County funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $33k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $33k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $26k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $25k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 16 | $335k | 6% |
| FY2017 | 17 | $351k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Salvation Army | $167,769 | 6 | n/a |
| Shenango Valley Urban League | $115,194 | 6 | 4% |
| Prince of Peace Center | $99,776 | 6 | 1% |
| Keystone Blind Association | $61,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Shenango Valley YMCA | $52,150 | 2 | 9% |
| American Red Cross Mercer and Trumbull Counties | $41,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Children's Aid Society of Mercer County | $40,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Buhl Community Recreation Center | $36,700 | 2 | 2% |
| The Good Shepherd Center Inc | $30,200 | 4 | 1% |
| Community Counseling Center of Mercer County | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Salvation Army | $167,769 | 6 | n/a |
| Shenango Valley Urban League | $115,194 | 6 | 4% |
| Prince of Peace Center | $99,776 | 6 | 1% |
| Keystone Blind Association | $61,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Shenango Valley YMCA | $52,150 | 2 | 9% |
| American Red Cross Mercer and Trumbull Counties | $41,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Children's Aid Society of Mercer County | $40,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Buhl Community Recreation Center | $36,700 | 2 | 2% |
| The Good Shepherd Center Inc | $30,200 | 4 | 1% |
| Community Counseling Center of Mercer County | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Mental Health Association of Mercer County | $28,000 | 2 | n/a |
| McAr | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Greenville Area School District | $18,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Children's Center of Mercer County | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Mercer Area Library Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Catholic Charities Counseling & Adoption Services of the Diocese of Erie Inc | $14,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania | $11,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Community Library of the Shenango Valley | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget United Way of Mercer County 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: Community Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio · Buhl Regional Health Foundation · James Frances McCandless Trust · Tj Kavanagh Foundation Inc · Edward J Kavanagh Foundation · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About United Way of Mercer County
- How much does United Way of Mercer County give?
- United Way of Mercer County reported 4 itemized grants totaling $33,000, out of $57,600 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 17 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does United Way of Mercer County fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (35%), Health (15%), Youth Development (13%).
- Who are United Way of Mercer County's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Salvation Army ($168k), Shenango Valley Urban League ($115k), Prince of Peace Center ($100k).
- Does United Way of Mercer County fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Mercer County?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio, Buhl Regional Health Foundation, James Frances McCandless Trust.
- Where is United Way of Mercer County based?
- United Way of Mercer County is based in PA.
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