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United Way of the Coastal Empire

UNITED WAY OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE's mission is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring powers of communities.

$4.3M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
2
Grants FY2025
2
Organizations funded FY2024
0%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$3,100,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$3,100,000
Organizations funded a year
1 to 72
FY2018 to FY2024
Total assets, FY2025
$25M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 0% of the organizations United Way of the Coastal Empire 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.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesOther
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
FY2025still arriving2$4.3M50%
FY20242$4.8M0%
FY20232$4.3M50%
FY20222$4.7M0%
FY20212$3.3M100%
FY20201$457k0%
FY201967$5.0M9%
FY201872$5.9M1%
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Community Improvement$13MPhilanthropy$6.9MHuman Services$4.6MHealth$2.8MYouth Development$1.5MFood & Nutrition$1.4MArts & Culture$1.2MHousing & Shelter$1.2MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WI
MA
NV
PA
CA
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 88 grantees
All grantees of United Way of the Coastal Empire by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
United Way of the Coastal Empire$1,442,732412%
Senior Citizens Inc$1,050,29439%
Wesley Community Centers Inc$962,694329%
The Salvation Army$938,9593n/a
Union Mission Inc$734,36536%
Frank Callen Boys & Girls Club Inc$627,258331%
Savannah Speech & Hearing Center Inc$596,155318%
America's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia Inc$549,96933%
Georgia Historical Society$548,00038%
Safe Shelter Center for Domestic Violence Services Inc$537,530314%
Mary's Place Sexual Assault Center of the Coastal Empire Inc$459,079323%
Telfair Museum of Art Inc$459,00033%
Jc Lewis Primary Health Care Cent$454,66833%
Greenbriar Children's Center Inc$374,40638%
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Savannah Area Inc$311,000317%
Young Mens Christian Association of Coastal Georgia Inc$297,52031%
The Mediation Center of Coastal Empire Inc$284,800315%
Savannah Country Day School Inc$255,75030%
Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia Inc$255,00032%
Royce Learning Center$251,54535%
Medbank Foundation Inc$223,098328%
Coastal Georgia Council Inc$217,93335%
Georgia Legal Services Program Inc$205,36630%
Inspiritus Inc$199,03131%
Hospice Savannah Inc$194,84031%
Catholic Charities of South Georgia Inc$194,599313%
Savannah Association for the Blind$186,214311%
Bethesda Union Society of Savannah$182,63533%
Savannah State University$180,0002n/a
Family Promise of the Coastal Empire Inc$173,075319%
Deep Center Incorporated$168,500311%
Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire Inc$166,91831%
Park Place Outreachinc$156,75338%
United Way Inc$147,16320%
Coastal Children's Advocacy Center Inc$144,511324%
Faith Equestrian Therapeutic Center Inc$144,497322%
Step Up Savannah Inc$140,00037%
Employability Inc$135,83731%
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc$124,57320%
Hodge Memorial Day Care Center$120,000311%
The Kicklighter Resource Center Inc$120,00035%
The Bethesda Union Society of Savan$115,5003n/a
American Cancer Society Hope Lodge$113,3892n/a
Mary Lou Fraser Foundation for Families Inc$106,00035%
Brightside Child and Familiy Advocacy Inc$104,11839%
United Ministries of Savannah Inc$104,000324%
United Way Fox Cities Inc$97,72921%
American Red Cross$88,9972n/a
Performance Initiatives Inc$86,500321%
Liberty County Manna House$86,5003n/a
Neighborhood Improvement Association Inc$86,000314%
Family Promise of Effingham Inc$80,773331%
Jewish Educational Alliance of Savannah Georgia Inc$79,48013%
Eastside Concerned Citizens Inc$73,6103n/a
Savannah Philharmonic Corporation$67,50022%
United Way of Pioneer Valley Inc$63,81921%
Savannah Tech College Foundation$62,5002n/a
United Way of Coastal Georgia Inc$61,28634%
Historic Savannah Foundation Inc$55,00022%
Junior Achievement of Georgia$52,50030%
Reed House Inc$51,1631n/a
Ready2connect$50,3753n/a
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Ga$50,00012%
Family Promise of Bryan County Inc$49,000316%
The Matthew Reardon Center for Autism Inc$48,00033%
Abilities Unlimited Inc$47,50037%
The Corporation of Mercer University$41,00010%
Child Advocacy Services SEGA Inc$41,00029%
Atlantic Area Court Appointed Casa$40,50035%
Victor B Jenkins Jr Memorial Athletic Club$33,4272n/a
West Broad Street YMCA Inc$31,43424%
Recovery Place Community Services Inc$30,00030%
Georgia Research Alliance Inc$30,00030%
Savannah Children's Choir Inc$27,50033%
Effingham County Victim Witness Assistance Program Inc$26,625312%
The Savannah Classical Academy Inc$25,00011%
Antique Automobile Club of America$25,00010%
Living Independence for Everyone Inc$24,00031%
United Way of Palm Beach County Inc$22,39720%
United States Catholic Conference$15,0001n/a
Herschel V Jenkins Alumni Association$14,9411n/a
Tri-County Protective Agency Inc$14,00014%
Savannah Music Festivalinc$12,50010%
Memorial Health University Medical Center Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Coastal Coalition for Children Inc$9,77511%
Savannah Early Childhood Foundation$9,00014%
United Way of Greater Houston$7,50010%
Savannah Firefighters Union Foundation$6,9041n/a

Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($21M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

United Way of the Coastal Empire supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 74 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUnited Way of the Coastal Empire: $1,442,732 over 4y, 12% of budgetSenior Citizens Inc: $1,050,294 over 3y, 9.3% of budgetWesley Community Centers Inc: $962,694 over 3y, 29% of budgetUnion Mission Inc: $734,365 over 3y, 6.1% of budgetFrank Callen Boys & Girls Club Inc: $627,258 over 3y, 31% of budgetSavannah Speech & Hearing Center Inc: $596,155 over 3y, 18% of budgetAmerica's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia Inc: $549,969 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetGeorgia Historical Society: $548,000 over 3y, 8.4% of budgetSafe Shelter Center for Domestic Violence Services Inc: $537,530 over 3y, 14% of budgetMary's Place Sexual Assault Center of the Coastal Empire Inc: $459,079 over 3y, 23% of budgetTelfair Museum of Art Inc: $459,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetJc Lewis Primary Health Care Cent: $454,668 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetGreenbriar Children's Center Inc: $374,406 over 3y, 8.3% of budgetConsumer Credit Counseling Service of the Savannah Area Inc: $311,000 over 3y, 17% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association of Coastal Georgia Inc: $297,520 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetThe Mediation Center of Coastal Empire Inc: $284,800 over 3y, 15% of budgetSavannah Country Day School Inc: $255,750 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetGirl Scouts of Historic Georgia Inc: $255,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetRoyce Learning Center: $251,545 over 3y, 5.2% of budgetMedbank Foundation Inc: $223,098 over 3y, 28% of budgetCoastal Georgia Council Inc: $217,933 over 3y, 4.8% of budgetGeorgia Legal Services Program Inc: $205,366 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetInspiritus Inc: $199,031 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetHospice Savannah Inc: $194,840 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetCatholic Charities of South Georgia Inc: $194,599 over 3y, 13% of budgetSavannah Association for the Blind: $186,214 over 3y, 11% of budgetBethesda Union Society of Savannah: $182,635 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetFamily Promise of the Coastal Empire Inc: $173,075 over 3y, 19% of budgetDeep Center Incorporated: $168,500 over 3y, 11% of budgetGoodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire Inc: $166,918 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetPark Place Outreachinc: $156,753 over 3y, 8.5% of budgetUnited Way Inc: $147,163 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCoastal Children's Advocacy Center Inc: $144,511 over 3y, 24% of budgetFaith Equestrian Therapeutic Center Inc: $144,497 over 3y, 22% of budgetStep Up Savannah Inc: $140,000 over 3y, 7.1% of budgetEmployability Inc: $135,837 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetUnited Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc: $124,573 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHodge Memorial Day Care Center: $120,000 over 3y, 11% of budgetThe Kicklighter Resource Center Inc: $120,000 over 3y, 4.7% of budgetMary Lou Fraser Foundation for Families Inc: $106,000 over 3y, 4.9% of budgetBrightside Child and Familiy Advocacy Inc: $104,118 over 3y, 8.8% of budgetUnited Ministries of Savannah Inc: $104,000 over 3y, 24% of budgetUnited Way Fox Cities Inc: $97,729 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetPerformance Initiatives Inc: $86,500 over 3y, 21% of budgetNeighborhood Improvement Association Inc: $86,000 over 3y, 14% of budgetFamily Promise of Effingham Inc: $80,773 over 3y, 31% of budgetJewish Educational Alliance of Savannah Georgia Inc: $79,480 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetSavannah Philharmonic Corporation: $67,500 over 2y, 2.4% 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 74.

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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.

The Savannah Community Foundation IncGA72.9× affinity33 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Savannah Community Foundation Inc · Georgia Power Foundation Inc · International Paper Company Foundation · The Hodge Foundation Inc · Colonial Foundation Inc · Courtney Knight Gaines Foundation · The Savannah Benevolent Association · John G Kennedy Foundation Inc · Savannah Jewish Council Inc Dba Savannah Jewish Federation · Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation Inc · Tr Uw Charles I Branan · The Blackbaud Giving 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.

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About United Way of the Coastal Empire

How much does United Way of the Coastal Empire give?
United Way of the Coastal Empire reported 2 grants totaling $4,287,656 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 72 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does United Way of the Coastal Empire fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Community Improvement (35%), Philanthropy (18%), Human Services (12%).
Who are United Way of the Coastal Empire's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: United Way of the Coastal Empire ($1.4M), Senior Citizens Inc ($1.1M), Wesley Community Centers Inc ($963k).
Does United Way of the Coastal Empire 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 the Coastal Empire?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Savannah Community Foundation Inc, Georgia Power Foundation Inc, International Paper Company Foundation.
Where is United Way of the Coastal Empire based?
United Way of the Coastal Empire is based in GA.

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 95 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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