Indiana · Public charity
United Way of Northwest Indiana Inc
To improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of northwest indiana to advance the common good.
- $474k
- Granted FY2023
- 21
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 21
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 5%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $453k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 32
- FY2019 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Total assets, FY2023
- $5.3M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 5% of the organizations United Way of Northwest Indiana Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 21 | $453k | 5% |
| FY2022 | 32 | $2.5M | 38% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $1.1M | 100% |
| FY2020 | 20 | $440k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 25 | $641k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Gary | $365,770 | 2 | 47% |
| Food Bank of Northwest Indiana Inc | $322,023 | 1 | 2% |
| The Salvation Army | $282,023 | 1 | n/a |
| Housing Opportunities Inc | $250,553 | 5 | 3% |
| The Caring Place Inc | $233,018 | 5 | 10% |
| Porter County Aging & Community Services Inc | $225,000 | 5 | 14% |
| Visiting Nurse Association of Porter County Indiana Inc | $216,400 | 5 | 1% |
| Healthlinc Inc | $210,346 | 5 | 0% |
| Hilltop Neighborhood House Inc | $199,556 | 5 | 5% |
| Opportunity Enterprises Inc | $187,600 | 5 | 0% |
Show all 37 grantees
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
United Way of Northwest Indiana Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 30 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.
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How this is measured
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About United Way of Northwest Indiana Inc
- How much does United Way of Northwest Indiana Inc give?
- United Way of Northwest Indiana Inc reported 21 itemized grants totaling $453,200, out of $474,400 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 32 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
- What does United Way of Northwest Indiana Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2023, its largest causes are Human Services (19%), Health (15%), Housing & Shelter (13%).
- Who are United Way of Northwest Indiana Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2023: Catholic Charities Diocese of Gary ($366k), Food Bank of Northwest Indiana Inc ($322k), The Salvation Army ($282k).
- Does United Way of Northwest Indiana Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 5% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Northwest Indiana Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Porter County Community Foundation Inc, John W Anderson Foundation, Nisource Charitable Foundation.
- Where is United Way of Northwest Indiana Inc based?
- United Way of Northwest Indiana Inc is based in IN.
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