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United Way of Tompkins County Inc

The mission of united way of tompkins county is to strengthen lives by mobilizing the caring power of our community.

$867k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
42
Itemized grants FY2025
39
Organizations funded FY2024
0%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$635k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$10,227
Largest grant, FY2025
$50,779
Organizations funded a year
39 to 55
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$1.3M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 0% of the organizations United Way of Tompkins County Inc 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
Human ServicesYouth DevelopmentEducationHealthHousing & ShelterArts & CultureOther
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 arriving41$622k12%
FY202439$768k0%
FY202348$876k13%
FY202249$1.1M6%
FY202149$991k10%
FY202055$1.4M7%
FY201952$1.2M10%
FY201855$1.3M9%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Human Services$2.6MHealth$2.0MPhilanthropy$980kFood & Nutrition$914kCommunity Improvement$805kYouth Development$651kCrime & Legal$560kEmployment$345kOther$0

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 83 grantees
All grantees of United Way of Tompkins County Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Family & Children's Service of Ithaca Inc$760,33793%
Greater Ithaca Activities Center Inc$703,806922%
Child Development Council of Central New York Inc$510,77896%
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester$427,9509n/a
Nutrition for the Elderly in Tompkins County Inc$387,53294%
The Learning Web Inc$366,10998%
Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County Inc$284,49994%
Ithaca Health Alliance Inc$273,677813%
The Advocacy Center of Tompkins County$267,95993%
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service of TC Inc$259,142912%
Challenge Industries Inc$221,79791%
Cooperative Extension Association in the State of N Y$219,5056n/a
United Way for Cortland County Inc$206,490910%
Ithaca Community Childcare Center Inc$201,38991%
Alcohol and Drug Council of Tompkins County Inc$190,02981%
United Way of Central New York Inc$185,33690%
The Young Men's Christian Association of Ithaca and Tompkins County$180,43392%
Tompkins County Mental Health Association Incorporated$173,50448%
Loaves and Fishes of Tompkins County Inc$156,52487%
Drop-In Center Inc$151,22392%
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester$150,36880%
Opportunities Alternatives and Resources of Tompkins County$144,83187%
Baden Powell Council Inc Boy Scouts of America$140,10336%
Displaced Homemakers Center of Tc Inc$123,23485%
Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes$121,80384%
Friends of the Ithaca Youth Bureau$114,093244%
Tompkins Learning Partners Inc$111,42395%
Community Dispute Resolution Center Inc$108,44187%
Tioga United Way Inc$107,14198%
Gadabout Transportation Services Inc$107,06391%
Franziska Racker Centers Inc$106,72170%
Enfield Community Council Inc$103,845914%
The Village at Ithaca Inc$99,19954%
The Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse$98,98530%
Center for Transformative Action$93,20451%
Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services Inc$79,77460%
Family Reading Partnership$79,30477%
United Way of Cayuga County Inc$78,586911%
Tompkins County Senior Citizens Council$76,66893%
United Way of Buffalo and Erie County$76,61080%
United Way of Broome County Inc$72,30690%
St John's Community Services$60,43031%
Tompkins County$60,0001n/a
Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes Inc$56,05950%
Brooktondale Community Center$55,1174n/a
The Salvation Army World Service Office$47,83530%
Legal Assistance of Western New York Inc$38,70160%
Ithaca Welcomes Refugees Inc$37,48648%
The Salvation Army$36,7543n/a
Newfield Community Council$33,5834n/a
Finger Lakes Independence Center$31,59040%
United Way of the Southern Tier Inc$31,47050%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$29,71040%
Lansing Community Council Inc$29,203447%
Varna Community Assoc$26,13035%
United Way of Northern New Yorkinc$26,11521%
Southside Community Center Inc$23,48933%
Golden Opportunity Go Inc$20,90027%
Food for All Inc$20,3021n/a
Better Housing for Tompkins County Inc$18,38311%
United Way of the Greater Capital Region$17,98830%
Second Wind Cottages Inc$17,80024%
United Way of Schuyler County Inc$17,48537%
Food Justice Projects Inc$16,201215%
Danby Community Council$13,2512n/a
Sciencenter Discovery Museum$13,24220%
Khuba International$12,63822%
United Way of the Adirondack Region Inc$11,53921%
Girl Scouts of Nypenn Pathways Inc$10,58320%
Ithaca City School District$10,1401n/a
Alliance for Childhood Inc$10,000142%
No More Tears Inc$9,020116%
Ithaca Childrens Garden Inc$8,29011%
Tompkins County Spca$7,86210%
Amplify Equity Inc$6,26017%
Town of Ulysses$6,0001n/a
Go Ithaca$6,0001n/a
Hospicare & Palliative Care Services of Tompkins County Inc$5,96010%
Discovery Trail Inc$5,72511%
Cayuga Medical Center Foundation$5,60011%
Paleontological Research Institution$5,56410%
American Red Cross Tompkins County Chapter$5,2541n/a
United Way of Mid Rural New York Inc$5,1051n/a

Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($286k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

United Way of Tompkins County Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 70 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFamily & Children's Service of Ithaca Inc: $760,337 over 9y, 2.9% of budgetGreater Ithaca Activities Center Inc: $703,806 over 9y, 22% of budgetChild Development Council of Central New York Inc: $510,778 over 9y, 5.9% of budgetNutrition for the Elderly in Tompkins County Inc: $387,532 over 9y, 3.5% of budgetThe Learning Web Inc: $366,109 over 9y, 7.5% of budgetHuman Services Coalition of Tompkins County Inc: $284,499 over 9y, 3.8% of budgetIthaca Health Alliance Inc: $273,677 over 8y, 13% of budgetThe Advocacy Center of Tompkins County: $267,959 over 9y, 2.5% of budgetSuicide Prevention and Crisis Service of TC Inc: $259,142 over 9y, 12% of budgetChallenge Industries Inc: $221,797 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetUnited Way for Cortland County Inc: $206,490 over 9y, 10% of budgetIthaca Community Childcare Center Inc: $201,389 over 9y, 1.1% of budgetAlcohol and Drug Council of Tompkins County Inc: $190,029 over 8y, 1.4% of budgetUnited Way of Central New York Inc: $185,336 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetThe Young Men's Christian Association of Ithaca and Tompkins County: $180,433 over 9y, 2.2% of budgetTompkins County Mental Health Association Incorporated: $173,504 over 4y, 8.2% of budgetLoaves and Fishes of Tompkins County Inc: $156,524 over 8y, 7.4% of budgetDrop-In Center Inc: $151,223 over 9y, 1.6% of budgetCatholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester: $150,368 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetOpportunities Alternatives and Resources of Tompkins County: $144,831 over 8y, 7.0% of budgetBaden Powell Council Inc Boy Scouts of America: $140,103 over 3y, 5.5% of budgetDisplaced Homemakers Center of Tc Inc: $123,234 over 8y, 5.5% of budgetCancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes: $121,803 over 8y, 4.2% of budgetFriends of the Ithaca Youth Bureau: $114,093 over 2y, 44% of budgetTompkins Learning Partners Inc: $111,423 over 9y, 4.9% of budgetCommunity Dispute Resolution Center Inc: $108,441 over 8y, 6.9% of budgetTioga United Way Inc: $107,141 over 9y, 7.7% of budgetGadabout Transportation Services Inc: $107,063 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetFranziska Racker Centers Inc: $106,721 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetEnfield Community Council Inc: $103,845 over 9y, 14% of budgetThe Village at Ithaca Inc: $99,199 over 5y, 4.2% of budgetThe Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse: $98,985 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCenter for Transformative Action: $93,204 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetIthaca Neighborhood Housing Services Inc: $79,774 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetFamily Reading Partnership: $79,304 over 7y, 6.7% of budgetUnited Way of Cayuga County Inc: $78,586 over 9y, 11% of budgetTompkins County Senior Citizens Council: $76,668 over 9y, 3.2% of budgetUnited Way of Buffalo and Erie County: $76,610 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way of Broome County Inc: $72,306 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetSt John's Community Services: $60,430 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes Inc: $56,059 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetThe Salvation Army World Service Office: $47,835 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLegal Assistance of Western New York Inc: $38,701 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetIthaca Welcomes Refugees Inc: $37,486 over 4y, 8.4% of budgetFinger Lakes Independence Center: $31,590 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetUnited Way of the Southern Tier Inc: $31,470 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $29,710 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLansing Community Council Inc: $29,203 over 4y, 47% 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 70.

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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 of Tompkins County IncNY101.6× affinity47 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Tompkins County Inc · Legacy Foundation of Tompkins County · Park Foundation Inc · JM McDonald Foundation Inc · Social Service League of Ithaca Inc · City Federation of Women's Organizations Inc · Tompkins Charitable Gift Fund Inc · Triad Foundation Inc · Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies Inc · Norathco Foundation · Brooks Family Foundation · The Tsb Foundation Inc

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 Tompkins County Inc

How much does United Way of Tompkins County Inc give?
United Way of Tompkins County Inc reported 42 itemized grants totaling $634,593, out of $866,669 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 39 and 55 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does United Way of Tompkins County Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (27%), Health (21%), Philanthropy (10%).
Who are United Way of Tompkins County Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Family & Children's Service of Ithaca Inc ($760k), Greater Ithaca Activities Center Inc ($704k), Child Development Council of Central New York Inc ($511k).
Does United Way of Tompkins County Inc 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 Tompkins County Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Tompkins County Inc, Legacy Foundation of Tompkins County, Park Foundation Inc.
Where is United Way of Tompkins County Inc based?
United Way of Tompkins County Inc is based in NY.

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 91 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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