South Carolina · Public charity
United Way of the Lakelands
UNITED WAY OF THE LAKELANDS provides resources to community organizations and families that improve the quality of life for residents of greenwood, abbeville, mccormick, and saluda counties. Our work is guided by four focus areas: community resilience, healthy living, financial stability, and youth opportunities. One of our most…
- $94k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 7
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 6%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $38k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $5,367
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $6,351
- Organizations funded a year
- 14 to 21
- FY2018 to FY2024
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.4M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 6% of the organizations United Way of the Lakelands funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 7 | $38k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 16 | $120k | 6% |
| FY2023 | 14 | $147k | 36% |
| FY2022 | 21 | $166k | 5% |
| FY2021 | 20 | $219k | 20% |
| FY2020 | 17 | $384k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 20 | $615k | 10% |
| FY2018 | 18 | $594k | 6% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest grants in FY2025.
| ALSTON WILKS SOCIETY | $6,351 |
| BURTON CENTER | $5,883 |
| COMMUNITY INITIATIVES | $5,464 |
| FOOD BANK | $5,367 |
| Individual grant recipient | $5,118 |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB | $5,034 |
| BEYOND ABUSE | $5,027 |
About United Way of the Lakelands
- How much does United Way of the Lakelands give?
- United Way of the Lakelands reported 7 itemized grants totaling $38,244, out of $94,212 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 21 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does United Way of the Lakelands fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (37%), Health (14%), Human Services (14%).
- Does United Way of the Lakelands fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 6% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is United Way of the Lakelands based?
- United Way of the Lakelands is based in SC.
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