Montana · Public charity
United Way of the Lewis and Clark Area Inc
Increase the organized capacity of people to care for one another in our community.
- $158k
- Granted FY2023
- 9
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $105k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $7,637
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $40,724
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 39
- FY2017 to FY2023
- Total assets, FY2023
- $855k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations United Way of the Lewis and Clark Area Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $105k 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 | 9 | $105k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 26 | $43k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 36 | $224k | 3% |
| FY2019 | 35 | $244k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 39 | $429k | 41% |
| FY2017 | 23 | $376k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helena Food Share Inc | $189,804 | 5 | 2% |
| Rocky Mountain Development Council | $167,204 | 5 | 1% |
| Gods Love Inc | $99,659 | 4 | 8% |
| Friendship Center of Helena Inc | $93,464 | 5 | 6% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Montana | $84,483 | 5 | 7% |
| The Angel Fund | $83,534 | 5 | 17% |
| Young Men's Christian Association of Helena Inc | $57,379 | 5 | 1% |
| Florence Crittenton Home and Services | $53,389 | 5 | 1% |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena Montana a Corporation Sole | $51,251 | 5 | n/a |
| Youth Homes | $50,555 | 5 | 1% |
Show all 40 grantees
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($105k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
United Way of the Lewis and Clark Area Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 28 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 the Lewis and Clark Area Inc
- How much does United Way of the Lewis and Clark Area Inc give?
- United Way of the Lewis and Clark Area Inc reported 9 itemized grants totaling $104,544, out of $157,744 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 39 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does United Way of the Lewis and Clark Area Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Human Services (29%), Food & Nutrition (28%), Youth Development (12%).
- Who are United Way of the Lewis and Clark Area Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Helena Food Share Inc ($190k), Rocky Mountain Development Council ($167k), Gods Love Inc ($100k).
- Does United Way of the Lewis and Clark Area Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of the Lewis and Clark Area Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Town Pump Charitable Foundation, Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation, Montana Community Foundation Inc.
- Where is United Way of the Lewis and Clark Area Inc based?
- United Way of the Lewis and Clark Area Inc is based in MT.
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