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United Way of Northwest Connecticut Inc

United way of northwest connecicut inc.

$47k
Granted FY2024still arriving
2
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$11k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$855kHealth$252kFood & Nutrition$196kYouth Development$106kPhilanthropy$59kAnimals$50kEmployment$20kCrime & Legal$12kOther$0
02FY2024 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 2 grants below total $20,442, the rows itemized in this filing. The $47,007 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $26,565 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $9k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $11k
$11,442
Median grant
1
States reached
$654k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FOOD FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS$11,442
NW CT YMCA$9,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

None of its grants could be placed against low income need for this view.

How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.4M · 18 repeat orgs$182k to everyone else

18 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 17 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
6

Total granted

$1.4M
$171k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
+108%

Still filing today

83%
83%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 44% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesPhilanthropyHousing & ShelterHealthCrime & LegalArts & CultureOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • NC
    NORTHWESTERN CT YMCA INC
    7× · 2017–2024 · $437k · revenue +55%
  • FI
    FISHFRIENDS IN SERVICE TO HUMANITY OF
    5× · 2017–2021 · $184k · revenue +6%
  • WA
    Winsted Area Child Care Center Inc
    4× · 2017–2020 · $111k · revenue +28%

Funded once

  • TP
    TORRINGTON POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $50k · revenue +37% · 27% of their budget
  • AW
    Action Wildlife Foundation Incgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $50k · revenue +234%
  • CH
    COMMUNITY HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER OF GREATER TORRINGTON INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $36k · revenue +108%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Hartford HealthCare at Home Inc

The mission of the agency is to provide and safeguard quality home health care to all persons in need, especially the indigent and medically underserved population. The agency strongly believes that appropriate health care is a fundamental…

Health
2
Rushford Center Inc

Rushford Center, Inc., is dedicated to meeting the substance abuse and mental health needs of children, adults and families. Working cooperatively with our Hartford HealthCare network partners and others who share our goals, Rushford…

Health
3
Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities Inc

The association is the leader in providing services to and advocating for, the state's providers of long-term, subacute, rehabilitative, and assisted living care. additionally, the association serves as a clearing house for information…

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4
St Vincent's Special Needs Center Inc

None

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5
The Community Action Agency of Western Connecticut Inc

The community action agency of western connecticut is a private non-profit corporation serving western connecticut. its primary purpose is to operate a multi-purpose organization to combat poverty and promote self sufficiency among low…

Community Improvement
6
Child Advocates of Connecticut Inc

Child Advocates of Connecticut (CAC) transforms the lives of vulnerable children and youth by providing trained and supervised one-on-one volunteer advocates in the community, classroom and courtroom.

—
7
Connecticut Citizen Action Group Inc

We encourage Connecticut residents to participate in government and their communities and we conduct public interest lobbying to advocate for consumer and environmental concerns.

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8
Connecticut Community Care Inc

Connecticut community care, inc provides person-centered care coordination and transition services for elders and individuals with disabilities to help ensure they can live safely in the place they choose to live. people served experience…

Health
9
Mental Health Connecticut Inc

Mhc partners with individuals, their families, and surrounding communities to create environments that support long-term health and wellness.

Health
10
Connecticut Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc

Empower a statewide network of caring, consistent volunteer court appointed special advocates to advance the best interests of children who have experienced abuse or neglect so every child can find a safe, permanent home to thrive.

Crime & Legal
11
United Services Inc

United services mission is to provide an effective response to the youth, family, and adult social and behavioral health needs in the community. united services is the most comprehensive private, non-profit center in connecticut providing…

Human Services
12
Connecticut Counseling Centers Inc

To provide substance abuse and mental health treatment services. programs include methadone maintenance, outpatient, hiv, detoxification and dually diagnosed treatments and counseling.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Way Inc United Way of Cent & Ne Connecticut; the most unlike its peers is Action Wildlife Foundation Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

21 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 21 of the 25 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/21
Grantees still filing
16/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NORTHWESTERN CT YMCA INC: $437,214 · Human ServicesNORTHWESTERN CT YMCA INCTHE ARC OF LITCHFIELD COUNTY INC: $98,496 · Human ServicesTHE ARC OF LITCHFIELD COUNTY INCSUSAN B ANTHONY PROJECT INC: $52,946 · Human ServicesSUSAN B ANTHONY PROJECT INCCATHOLIC CHARITIES INC ARCHDIOCESE OF HARTFORD: $37,961 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC CHARITIES INC ARCHDIOCESE OF HARTFORD+1 more: $17,610 · Human ServicesWinsted Area Child Care Center Inc: $110,966 · OtherWinsted Area Child Care Center IncCMHA: $82,376 · OtherCMHAMCCALL FOUNDATION INC: $82,206 · OtherMCCALL FOUNDATION INCTHE SALVATION ARMY: $65,114 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYVISITING NURSE SERVICES OF CONNECTICUT INC: $51,141 · OtherVISITING NURSE SERVICES OF CONNECTICUT…THE ROBERT C GEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC: $26,409 · OtherCanaan Child Care Inc: $24,454 · OtherGirl Scouts of Connecticut Inc: $22,171 · OtherBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA CONNECTICUT RIVERS COUNCIL INC: $18,038 · OtherPRIME TIME HOUSE INC: $20,463 · Other+3 more: $35,801 · Other+3 moreFISHFRIENDS IN SERVICE TO HUMANITY OF: $184,351 · Housing & ShelterFISHFRIENDS I…UNITED WAY OF CONNECTICUT INC: $46,406 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY INC UNITED WAY OF CENT & NE CONNECTICUT: $12,500 · PhilanthropyWARNER THEATRE PRESERVATION TRUST: $10,000 · PhilanthropyTORRINGTON POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE INC: $50,204 · Youth DevelopmentAction Wildlife Foundation Inc: $50,000 · Arts & CultureCOMMUNITY HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER OF GREATER TORRINGTON INC: $35,784 · Health
Human Services$644,227Other$539,139Housing & Shelter$184,351Philanthropy$68,906Youth Development$50,204Arts & Culture$50,000Health$35,784

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNORTHWESTERN CT YMCA INC: $437,214 over 7y, 4.0% of budgetFISHFRIENDS IN SERVICE TO HUMANITY OF: $184,351 over 5y, 5.9% of budgetWinsted Area Child Care Center Inc: $110,966 over 4y, 2.3% of budgetTHE ARC OF LITCHFIELD COUNTY INC: $98,496 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetMCCALL FOUNDATION INC: $82,206 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetSUSAN B ANTHONY PROJECT INC: $52,946 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetVISITING NURSE SERVICES OF CONNECTICUT INC: $51,141 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTORRINGTON POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE INC: $50,204 over 1y, 27% of budgetUNITED WAY OF CONNECTICUT INC: $46,406 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES INC ARCHDIOCESE OF HARTFORD: $37,961 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER OF GREATER TORRINGTON INC: $35,784 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE ROBERT C GEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC: $26,409 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCanaan Child Care Inc: $24,454 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetGirl Scouts of Connecticut Inc: $22,171 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPRIME TIME HOUSE INC: $20,463 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA CONNECTICUT RIVERS COUNCIL INC: $18,038 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFalls Village Daycare Center Inc: $17,610 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetUNITED WAY INC UNITED WAY OF CENT & NE CONNECTICUT: $12,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCONNECTICUT LEGAL SERVICES INC: $12,276 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWARNER THEATRE PRESERVATION TRUST: $10,000 over 1y, 7.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Northwest Community B…Northwest Connecticut…The Connecticut Commu…Torrington Savings Fo…Aetna Foundation IncAmerican Savings Foun…Thomaston Savings Ban…Foundation for Commun…The United Way of Gre…Connecticut Health Fo…Union Savings Bank Fo…William Caspar Graust…
Northwest Community Bank Foundation IncCT28.3× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Northwest Community Bank Foundation Inc · Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation Inc · The Connecticut Community Foundation · Torrington Savings Foundation · Aetna Foundation Inc · American Savings Foundation Inc · Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation Inc · Foundation for Community Health Inc · The United Way of Greater Waterbury Inc · Connecticut Health Foundation Inc · Union Savings Bank Foundation Inc · William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization United Way of Northwest Connecticut Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from United Way of Northwest Connecticut Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 39%
  • United Way of Connecticut Inc: 100% of income from government
  • The Arc of Litchfield County Inc: 97% of income from government
  • Prime Time House Inc: 50% of income from government
  • Mccall Foundation Inc: 41% of income from government
  • Community Health & Wellness Center of Greater Torrington Inc: 39% of income from government
  • Catholic Charities Inc Archdiocese of Hartford: 39% of income from government
  • Fishfriends in Service to Humanity of: 39% of income from government
  • Winsted Area Child Care Center Inc: 32% of income from government
  • Connecticut Legal Services Inc: 18% of income from government
  • Girl Scouts of Connecticut Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Susan B Anthony Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
3rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 25 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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