California · Public charity
United Way of the Desert
To break the cycle of poverty in the Coachella Valley through mobilizing the caring power of community.
- $227k
- Granted FY2023
- 11
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 9%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $125k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $8,500
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $39,651
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 16
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 9% of the organizations United Way of the Desert funded were first-time grantees, receiving 32% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 68% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k 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 | 11 | $125k | 9% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $85k | 9% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $133k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 16 | $380k | 38% |
| FY2019 | 13 | $245k | 31% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $20k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 9 | $204k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family YMCA of the Desert | $162,500 | 6 | 1% |
| Boys & Girls Club of Coachella Valley | $146,000 | 6 | 2% |
| Jewish Family Service of the Desert | $133,554 | 6 | 2% |
| Boys and Girls Club of Cathedral City | $131,900 | 6 | 6% |
| Martha's Village and Kitchen Inc | $125,800 | 6 | 1% |
| Galilee Center Inc | $91,370 | 5 | 1% |
| Food in Need of Distribution Inc | $89,100 | 3 | 0% |
| Desert Arc | $47,500 | 5 | 0% |
| John F Kennedy Memorial Foundation | $40,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Inland Southern California United Way | $39,651 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family YMCA of the Desert | $162,500 | 6 | 1% |
| Boys & Girls Club of Coachella Valley | $146,000 | 6 | 2% |
| Jewish Family Service of the Desert | $133,554 | 6 | 2% |
| Boys and Girls Club of Cathedral City | $131,900 | 6 | 6% |
| Martha's Village and Kitchen Inc | $125,800 | 6 | 1% |
| Galilee Center Inc | $91,370 | 5 | 1% |
| Food in Need of Distribution Inc | $89,100 | 3 | 0% |
| Desert Arc | $47,500 | 5 | 0% |
| John F Kennedy Memorial Foundation | $40,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Inland Southern California United Way | $39,651 | 1 | 1% |
| Desert Cancer Foundation | $34,500 | 5 | 1% |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Food Now Inc | $24,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Lift to Rise | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties | $17,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine | $12,500 | 1 | 2% |
| DAP Health Inc | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Lgbtq Community Center of the D | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mizell Center | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Organizacion en California de Lideres Campesinas Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($7k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget United Way of the Desert 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: Bighorn Golf Club Charities Inc · Regional Access Project Foundation · Inland Empire Community Foundation · HN and Frances C Berger Foundation · Impact Through Golf Foundation · The Champions Volunteer Foundation · Houston Family Foundation · Desert Community Foundation · Coachella Valley Wellness Foundation · Food in Need of Distribution Inc · The Auen Foundation · The Grace Helen Spearman Foundation
How this is measured
About United Way of the Desert
- How much does United Way of the Desert give?
- United Way of the Desert reported 11 itemized grants totaling $124,651, out of $226,901 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 16 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does United Way of the Desert fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Human Services (33%), Food & Nutrition (24%), Youth Development (23%).
- Who are United Way of the Desert's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Family YMCA of the Desert ($163k), Boys & Girls Club of Coachella Valley ($146k), Jewish Family Service of the Desert ($134k).
- Does United Way of the Desert fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 9% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of the Desert?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Bighorn Golf Club Charities Inc, Regional Access Project Foundation, Inland Empire Community Foundation.
- Where is United Way of the Desert based?
- United Way of the Desert is based in CA.
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