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United Way of Northwest Louisiana

UNITED WAY OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA fights for the health, education, financial stability, and essential needs of every person in our community.

$63k
Granted FY2023
2
Itemized grants FY2023
2
Organizations funded FY2023
0%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2023
$19k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2023
$12,546
Largest grant, FY2023
$12,546
Organizations funded a year
2 to 54
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
1
Total assets, FY2023
$1.2M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 0% of the organizations United Way of Northwest Louisiana 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.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’23
Human ServicesHealthEducationHousing & ShelterInternationalEnvironmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY20232$19k0%
FY202110$106k20%
FY202011$85k18%
FY201915$248k27%
FY201838$541k18%
FY201754$669kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Education$449kEmployment$206kYouth Development$184kFood & Nutrition$184kHuman Services$173kHealth$166kHousing & Shelter$152kCrime & Legal$102kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Dollywood Foundation$198,10920%
Goodwill Industries of North la Inc$157,80041%
Northwest Louisiana Food Bank$96,20650%
Volunteers of America Inc$95,6594n/a
Providence House$73,85351%
Gingerbread House Bossiercaddo Children's Advocacy Center Inc$56,32652%
Norwela Council Inc Boy Scouts of America 215$55,00021%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$46,96640%
Caddo Parish School Board$43,4844n/a
The Food Bank of Central Louisiana$38,50030%
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All grantees of United Way of Northwest Louisiana by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Dollywood Foundation$198,10920%
Goodwill Industries of North la Inc$157,80041%
Northwest Louisiana Food Bank$96,20650%
Volunteers of America Inc$95,6594n/a
Providence House$73,85351%
Gingerbread House Bossiercaddo Children's Advocacy Center Inc$56,32652%
Norwela Council Inc Boy Scouts of America 215$55,00021%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$46,96640%
Caddo Parish School Board$43,4844n/a
The Food Bank of Central Louisiana$38,50030%
Catholic Charities of North Louisiana$38,12532%
Martin Luther King Health Center Dba Mlk Health Center & Pharmacy$37,50031%
Volunteers for Youth Justice$35,28050%
Project Reclaim of Louisiana Inc$33,0002n/a
Family Resources for Education & Empowerment Inc$30,0003n/a
Caddo Council on Aging$23,77030%
Hope Connections Inc$23,00031%
Renesting Project Inc$23,00025%
Dollar Days International Inc$22,7401n/a
Plant a Seed in Our Youth Foundation$22,50029%
The Salvation Army$22,5002n/a
Natchitoches Parish Council on Agin$22,50022%
Training Education and Mediation for Students$22,50029%
The Arc Caddo-Bossier$22,50020%
Career Compass of Louisiana$21,50021%
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities$20,00021%
Heart of Hope Ministries Inc$15,65022%
Girl Scouts of La-Pines to the Gulf (Formerly Bayou Girl Scout Councilinc)$15,00020%
Youth Outreach Services$15,0001n/a
Sabine Council on Aging Inc$15,00021%
Desoto Council on Aging Inc$13,00020%
Christian Service Program Institute$12,92022%
The Philadelphia Center$12,50011%
Step Forward Nla$12,50015%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$11,50020%
Lsu in Shreveport Foundation Inc$11,28311%
Youth Enrichment Program$11,00021%
Literacy Volunteers at Centenary$10,00019%
United Christian Home Inc$10,0002n/a
Louisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling$10,00020%
Families United for Change Inc$10,0001n/a
Project Celebration Inc$10,00011%
Webster Voluntary Council on Aging Inc$10,00012%
Shreveport Bar Foundation$10,00013%
David Raines Community Health Center Inc$10,00010%
Claiborne Voluntary Council on Aging Inc$10,00022%
Womens Resource Center$8,5001n/a
Red River$8,0021n/a
Northwest la Community Dev Corp$8,00012%
St Lukes Episcopal Mobile Medical Ministry Inc$7,50014%
Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana$7,50010%
Junior Achievement$7,50012%
Shreveport Bossier Rescue Mission$7,50010%
Reach Out and Touch Inc$7,5001n/a
Joe Leblanc Food Pantry$7,5001n/a
Norris Ferry Community Church$7,2191n/a
Sadies Arms Inc$7,0001n/a
Bossier Council on Aging Inc$7,00011%
Common Ground Community Inc$6,50011%
Young Womens Christian Association of Northwest Louisiana Inc$6,00012%
Evergreen Presbyterian Ministries Inc$6,00010%
Boys & Girls Clubs of America$5,03710%
Central Louisiana Interfaith$5,00012%
Northwest Louisiana Interfaith Pharmacy Inc$5,00010%
Family Life Community Development C$5,0001n/a
Cohabitat Foundation Inc$5,00012%
Louisiana Association for the Blind Inc$5,00010%
Bossier Arts Council$5,00011%
Bernstein Development Inc$5,00017%

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget United Way of Northwest Louisiana supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Dollywood Foundation: $198,109 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetGoodwill Industries of North la Inc: $157,800 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetNorthwest Louisiana Food Bank: $96,206 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetProvidence House: $73,853 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetGingerbread House Bossiercaddo Children's Advocacy Center Inc: $56,326 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetNorwela Council Inc Boy Scouts of America 215: $55,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $46,966 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Food Bank of Central Louisiana: $38,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCatholic Charities of North Louisiana: $38,125 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetMartin Luther King Health Center Dba Mlk Health Center & Pharmacy: $37,500 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetVolunteers for Youth Justice: $35,280 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetCaddo Council on Aging: $23,770 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetHope Connections Inc: $23,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetRenesting Project Inc: $23,000 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetPlant a Seed in Our Youth Foundation: $22,500 over 2y, 8.8% of budgetNatchitoches Parish Council on Agin: $22,500 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetTraining Education and Mediation for Students: $22,500 over 2y, 9.1% of budgetThe Arc Caddo-Bossier: $22,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCareer Compass of Louisiana: $21,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetLouisiana Endowment for the Humanities: $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetHeart of Hope Ministries Inc: $15,650 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetGirl Scouts of La-Pines to the Gulf (Formerly Bayou Girl Scout Councilinc): $15,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSabine Council on Aging Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetDesoto Council on Aging Inc: $13,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetChristian Service Program Institute: $12,920 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetThe Philadelphia Center: $12,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetStep Forward Nla: $12,500 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $11,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLsu in Shreveport Foundation Inc: $11,283 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetYouth Enrichment Program: $11,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetLiteracy Volunteers at Centenary: $10,000 over 1y, 8.8% of budgetLouisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetProject Celebration Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetWebster Voluntary Council on Aging Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetShreveport Bar Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetDavid Raines Community Health Center Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetClaiborne Voluntary Council on Aging Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetNorthwest la Community Dev Corp: $8,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetSt Lukes Episcopal Mobile Medical Ministry Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetBiomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJunior Achievement: $7,500 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetShreveport Bossier Rescue Mission: $7,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBossier Council on Aging Inc: $7,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCommon Ground Community Inc: $6,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetYoung Womens Christian Association of Northwest Louisiana Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetEvergreen Presbyterian Ministries Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of America: $5,037 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Louisiana Interfaith: $5,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 53.

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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.

Community Foundation …Carolyn W & Charles T…Grayson Foundation IncAmerican Electric Pow…Blue Cross & Blue Shi…Christus HealthWillis-Knighton Medic…The Crow FoundationThe Powers Foundation…Cadence Bank Foundati…Wheless FoundationThe Nelson Foundation
Community Foundation of North LouisianaLA88.8× affinity41 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of North Louisiana · Carolyn W & Charles T Beaird Family Foundation · Grayson Foundation Inc · American Electric Power Foundation · Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation · Christus Health · Willis-Knighton Medical Center · The Crow Foundation · The Powers Foundation Inc · Cadence Bank Foundation · Wheless Foundation · The Nelson Foundation

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.

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About United Way of Northwest Louisiana

How much does United Way of Northwest Louisiana give?
United Way of Northwest Louisiana reported 2 itemized grants totaling $18,903, out of $62,597 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 54 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does United Way of Northwest Louisiana fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (27%), Employment (12%), Youth Development (11%).
Who are United Way of Northwest Louisiana's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: The Dollywood Foundation ($198k), Goodwill Industries of North la Inc ($158k), Northwest Louisiana Food Bank ($96k).
Does United Way of Northwest Louisiana 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 Northwest Louisiana?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of North Louisiana, Carolyn W & Charles T Beaird Family Foundation, Grayson Foundation Inc.
Where is United Way of Northwest Louisiana based?
United Way of Northwest Louisiana is based in LA.

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 69 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $34k of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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