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United Way of Waco-McLennan County

UNITED WAY OF WACO-MCLENNAN COUNTY strengthens the community by mobilizing resources to measurably improve lives.

$1.0M
Granted FY2023
23
Grants FY2023
19
Organizations funded FY2023
16%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2023
$41,950
Largest grant, FY2023
$85,540
Organizations funded a year
1 to 30
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
1
Total assets, FY2023
$1.3M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 16% of the organizations United Way of Waco-McLennan County funded were first-time grantees, receiving 19% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $191k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesCommunity ImprovementEducationCrime & LegalHealthEmploymentOther
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
FY202319$1.0M16%
FY202222$600k14%
FY20211$6k0%
FY202022$800k5%
FY201930$1.6M53%
FY201816$937k13%
FY201718$1.2Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Human Services$2.6MHealth$1.3MCrime & Legal$1.0MCommunity Improvement$527kEmployment$240kYouth Development$219kEducation$162kPublic Safety & Disaster$50kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Family Abuse Center Inc$529,19277%
Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children$428,16865%
The Arc of McLennan County$402,284623%
Waco Family YMCA$385,44643%
Community Cancer Association$355,783556%
Heart of Texas Community Health Center Inc$329,11350%
Compassion Ministries of Waco$281,084413%
Family Counseling and Children's Services of Waco Tx$279,276497%
Caritas of Waco$259,93850%
Heart of Texas Region Mental Health Mental Retardation Center$244,7644n/a
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All grantees of United Way of Waco-McLennan County by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Family Abuse Center Inc$529,19277%
Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children$428,16865%
The Arc of McLennan County$402,284623%
Waco Family YMCA$385,44643%
Community Cancer Association$355,783556%
Heart of Texas Community Health Center Inc$329,11350%
Compassion Ministries of Waco$281,084413%
Family Counseling and Children's Services of Waco Tx$279,276497%
Caritas of Waco$259,93850%
Heart of Texas Region Mental Health Mental Retardation Center$244,7644n/a
Casa of McLennan County$241,633613%
Communities in Schools of the Heart of Texas$230,37243%
Greater Waco Legal Services$198,550420%
The Salvation Army$188,2743n/a
STARRY Inc$168,12541%
The Cove - Heart of Texas Inc$156,714411%
American Gateways$131,81541%
Scott & White Healthcare Foundation$115,28530%
Care Net Pregnancy Center of Central Texas$114,16761%
Talitha Koum Institute$101,44029%
Heart of Texas Goodwill Industries Inc$100,59020%
Waco Community Development Corporation Dba Grassroots Community Development$99,31245%
Christian Womens Job Corps of McLennan County$95,547326%
Girl Scouts of Central Texas$92,61840%
Community Doulas of Waco$85,540164%
Mission Waco Mission World Inc$81,77531%
La Puerta$75,000136%
Meals on Wheels Waco$55,02522%
Inspiracion Inc$54,187222%
Waco Cultural Arts Fest$32,437122%
Mentoring Alliance$30,00010%
Waco Boys & Girls Club$26,00022%
Avance Inc$22,00010%
Friends for Life$20,85711%
Waco Habitat for Humanity$20,85412%
Economic Opportunities Advancement Corp of Planning Region XI$20,00020%
United Way of Beaumont & North Jefferson County$16,66711%
United Way of Mid & South Jefferson Co$16,66711%
United Way of Orange County Inc$16,66612%
Ascension Providence Foundation$16,04911%
Christian Mens Job Corps Waco$15,0001n/a
Alzheimer's Association of North Central Texas$10,0001n/a
McLennan Community College Foundation Attn Christopher Qualls$6,00010%

Where it is load-bearing

United Way of Waco-McLennan County supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 39 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFamily Abuse Center Inc: $529,192 over 7y, 6.6% of budgetAdvocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children: $428,168 over 6y, 5.3% of budgetThe Arc of McLennan County: $402,284 over 6y, 23% of budgetWaco Family YMCA: $385,446 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetCommunity Cancer Association: $355,783 over 5y, 56% of budgetHeart of Texas Community Health Center Inc: $329,113 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCompassion Ministries of Waco: $281,084 over 4y, 13% of budgetFamily Counseling and Children's Services of Waco Tx: $279,276 over 4y, 97% of budgetCaritas of Waco: $259,938 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetCasa of McLennan County: $241,633 over 6y, 13% of budgetCommunities in Schools of the Heart of Texas: $230,372 over 4y, 3.3% of budgetGreater Waco Legal Services: $198,550 over 4y, 20% of budgetSTARRY Inc: $168,125 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetThe Cove - Heart of Texas Inc: $156,714 over 4y, 11% of budgetAmerican Gateways: $131,815 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetScott & White Healthcare Foundation: $115,285 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCare Net Pregnancy Center of Central Texas: $114,167 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetTalitha Koum Institute: $101,440 over 2y, 8.6% of budgetHeart of Texas Goodwill Industries Inc: $100,590 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetWaco Community Development Corporation Dba Grassroots Community Development: $99,312 over 4y, 4.8% of budgetChristian Womens Job Corps of McLennan County: $95,547 over 3y, 26% of budgetGirl Scouts of Central Texas: $92,618 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCommunity Doulas of Waco: $85,540 over 1y, 64% of budgetMission Waco Mission World Inc: $81,775 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetLa Puerta: $75,000 over 1y, 36% of budgetMeals on Wheels Waco: $55,025 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetInspiracion Inc: $54,187 over 2y, 22% of budgetWaco Cultural Arts Fest: $32,437 over 1y, 22% of budgetMentoring Alliance: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWaco Boys & Girls Club: $26,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetAvance Inc: $22,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFriends for Life: $20,857 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetWaco Habitat for Humanity: $20,854 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetEconomic Opportunities Advancement Corp of Planning Region XI: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Beaumont & North Jefferson County: $16,667 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetUnited Way of Mid & South Jefferson Co: $16,667 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetUnited Way of Orange County Inc: $16,666 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetAscension Providence Foundation: $16,049 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetMcLennan Community College Foundation Attn Christopher Qualls: $6,000 over 1y, 0.3% 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 39.

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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.

Waco FoundationCooper FoundationBaylor UniversityBernard & Audre Rapop…The Fentress Foundati…Clifton FoundationBowen Family Foundati…Ascension ProvidenceOnce Upon a Time Foun…Fm and Gloria Young F…Margaret Cb & S Spenc…The McClane Brown Fam…
Waco FoundationTX57.5× affinity25 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Waco Foundation · Cooper Foundation · Baylor University · Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation · The Fentress Foundation · Clifton Foundation · Bowen Family Foundation · Ascension Providence · Once Upon a Time Foundation · Fm and Gloria Young Family Foundation · Margaret Cb & S Spencer N Brown Foundation Inc · The McClane Brown Family Foundation

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 Waco-McLennan County

How much does United Way of Waco-McLennan County give?
United Way of Waco-McLennan County reported 23 grants totaling $1,000,000 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 30 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does United Way of Waco-McLennan County fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Human Services (42%), Health (21%), Crime & Legal (16%).
Who are United Way of Waco-McLennan County's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Family Abuse Center Inc ($529k), Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children ($428k), The Arc of McLennan County ($402k).
Does United Way of Waco-McLennan County fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 16% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Waco-McLennan County?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Waco Foundation, Cooper Foundation, Baylor University.
Where is United Way of Waco-McLennan County based?
United Way of Waco-McLennan County is based in TX.

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 43 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2023, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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