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United Way of Washington County Maryland Inc

Through strategic leadership and investments, united way of washington county, md will impact community improvement and inspire collaboration to address critical needs in education, income and health.

$270k
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$21k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Youth Development$494kHuman Services$288kHousing & Shelter$283kCrime & Legal$103kHealth$91kReligion$73kEmployment$64kEducation$58kOther$0
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 13 grants below total $248,322, the rows itemized in this filing. The $269,985 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $21,663 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.
$20,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$966k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
REACH INC$20,815
HAGERSTOWN AREA RELIGIOUS COUNCIL$20,000
GATEKEEPERS$20,000
WCPS EDUCATION FOUNDATION$20,000
LADDERS TO LEADERS$20,000
COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL$20,000
SAN MAR CHILDREN'S HOME$20,000
WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSION ON AGING$19,786
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY$19,633
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF WASHINGTON COUNTY$19,444
GIRLS INCORPORATED OF WASHINGTON COUNTY$19,298
AMERICAN RED CROSS$17,530
CASA INC$11,816
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–25, $69k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%LADDERS TO LEADERS: $20k → 12%LADDERS TO LEADERS: $9k → 12%COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL: $20k → 12%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $18k → 12%CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME AND SCHOOL INC: $3k → 12%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.4M · 18 repeat orgs$123k to everyone else

18 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
7

Total granted

$1.4M
$85k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+9%
+21%

Still filing today

89%
86%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $38k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentEducationEmploymentCrime & LegalOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • RE
    RELIGIOUS EFFORT TO ASSIST AND CARE FOR THE HOMELESS INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $260k · revenue +3%
  • GI
    GIRLS INCORPORATED OF WASHINGTON COUNTY
    5× · 2021–2025 · $184k · revenue +4%
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF WASHINGTON COUNTY
    5× · 2021–2025 · $166k · revenue +164%

Funded once

  • WS
    WALNUT STREET COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $23k · revenue +27%
  • BC
    BREAST CANCER AWARENESS INC
    one grant, 2024 · $21k · revenue 0%
  • OW
    ONTRACK WASHINGTON COUNTY INC
    one grant, 2021 · $17k · revenue -99%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Hopeworks of Howard County Inc

Hopeworks mission is to provide support and advocacy for people in howard county affected by sexual and intimate partner violence and engage the community in creating the change required for prevention.

Human Services
2
House of Hope of Washington County

To provide socialization opportunities, meaningful activities, a caring community that fosters mutual support, programs, activitities and an environment that foster recovery.

Health
3
Washington Drug & Alcohol Commission

To enrich the quality of life for persons who have experienced problems related to the use or abuse of alcohol and other drugs. this organization will ensure that clients receive the appropriate level of drug/alcohol treatment, while…

Health
4
Washington County Leadership Development Program Inc

Provide leadership development programs to enhance economic development and the quality of life in washington county, maryland.

Education
5
Washington County Chamber of Commerce Inc

The organization provides programs and services that meet the business and professional needs of its members while promoting efforts to make the community a great place to live and work.

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6
Washington County Historical Society Inc

The organization is charged with fostering an interest in the history of washington county, maryland and the vicinity.

Arts & Culture
7
Welcome House of South County Inc

Welcome house of south county's mission is to provide emergency shelter, transitional & supported permanent housing to the homeless of washington county. we are committed to the well-being of our clients as we seek to provide affordable &…

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8
Wayne County Community Services Organization

Establish, conduct, implement, operate, coordinate and finance programs for the benefit of the low-income, minority, elderly, disadvantaged and handicapped citizens of wayne county, wv

Community Improvement
9
The Washington Home Inc
Health
10
Help and Outreach Point of Entry Inc

Hope, inc. assists those in need obtain healthcare, social, and basic living services. this is accomplished through outreach to the homeless, assessments of needs and eligibility, guidance and education, assistance with obtaining…

Human Services
11
Bethesda House Corporation

Provide housing and related services to financially disadvantaged elderly and/or persons with disabilities receiving hud rent subsidy assistance.

Housing & Shelter
12
Hospice of Washington County Inc

To work together with our interdisciplinary team to provide quality, coordinated, comprehensive patient and family-centered care that addresses the physical, spiritual, emotional and practical needs of our patients. we encourage our…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Washington County Community Action Council Inc; the most unlike its peers is Ladders to Leaders Ltd. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

25 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 25 of the 27 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/25
Grantees still filing
15/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

RELIGIOUS EFFORT TO ASSIST AND CARE FOR THE HOMELESS INC (REACH): $259,667 · OtherRELIGIOUS EFFORT TO ASSIST AND CARE FOR THE HOME…WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSION ON AGING INC/AREA AGENCY ON AGING: $120,117 · OtherWASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSION ON AGING INC/AREA A…HAGERSTOWN AREA RELIGIOUS COUNCIL: $73,267 · OtherHAGERSTOWN AREA RELIGIOUS COUNCILCOURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND INC: $60,412 · OtherCOURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF WASHINGTON …CASA - CITIZENS ASSISTING AND SHELTERING THE ABUSED INC: $46,354 · OtherCASA - CITIZENS ASSISTING AND SHELTERING THE ABU…ST JOHN'S FAMILY SHELTER INC: $23,739 · Other+5 more: $49,719 · Other+5 moreGIRLS INCORPORATED OF WASHINGTON COUNTY: $184,081 · Youth DevelopmentGIRLS INCORPORATED OF WASHINGTON COUN…BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF WASHINGTON COUNTY: $165,870 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF WASHINGTON COUNT…Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County Maryland Inc: $144,395 · Youth DevelopmentBig Brothers Big Sisters of Washingto…SAN MAR INC: $45,906 · HealthSAN MAR I…THE W HOUSE OF HAGERSTOWN FOUNDATION INC: $38,699 · HealthTHE W HOU…WALNUT STREET COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC: $22,500 · HealthWALNUT ST…BREAST CANCER AWARENESS INC: $21,090 · HealthBREAST CA…LADDERS TO LEADERS LTD: $28,802 · Human ServicesWASHINGTON COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $17,530 · Human ServicesCedar Ridge Children's Home and School Inc: $2,819 · Human ServicesEDUCATION FOUNDATION OF WCPS INC: $40,005 · EducationBEACON HOUSE INC: $17,512 · EducationHAGERSTOWN GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INC: $46,856 · EmploymentGATEKEEPERS CORPORATION: $42,895 · Crime & LegalDISCOVERY STATION AT HAGERSTOWN INC: $21,938 · Arts & Culture
Other$633,275Youth Development$494,346Health$128,195Human Services$69,151Education$57,517Employment$46,856Crime & Legal$42,895Arts & Culture$21,938

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetRELIGIOUS EFFORT TO ASSIST AND CARE FOR THE HOMELESS INC (REACH): $259,667 over 5y, 9.9% of budgetGIRLS INCORPORATED OF WASHINGTON COUNTY: $184,081 over 5y, 4.3% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF WASHINGTON COUNTY: $165,870 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County Maryland Inc: $144,395 over 5y, 15% of budgetWASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSION ON AGING INC/AREA AGENCY ON AGING: $120,117 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetCOURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND INC: $60,412 over 3y, 23% of budgetHAGERSTOWN GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INC: $46,856 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCASA - CITIZENS ASSISTING AND SHELTERING THE ABUSED INC: $46,354 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetSAN MAR INC: $45,906 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetGATEKEEPERS CORPORATION: $42,895 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetEDUCATION FOUNDATION OF WCPS INC: $40,005 over 4y, 19% of budgetTHE W HOUSE OF HAGERSTOWN FOUNDATION INC: $38,699 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetLADDERS TO LEADERS LTD: $28,802 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetST JOHN'S FAMILY SHELTER INC: $23,739 over 3y, 22% of budgetWALNUT STREET COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC: $22,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDISCOVERY STATION AT HAGERSTOWN INC: $21,938 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetBREAST CANCER AWARENESS INC: $21,090 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $17,530 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBEACON HOUSE INC: $17,512 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetINTERFAITH SERVICE COALITION OF HANCOCK MARYLAND INC: $10,987 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetWELLS HOUSE INC: $8,389 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMount Hope Inc: $3,099 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetCedar Ridge Children's Home and School Inc: $2,819 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

The Community Foundat…Nora Roberts Foundati…Alice V & David W Fle…Richard N Funkhouser …Irving M Einbinder Ch…Pauline K Anderson Fo…The Hamilton Family F…The John R Hershey an…The Jone L Bowman Fou…Oshkosh Corporation F…The Maryland Food Ban…Firstenergy Foundation
The Community Foundation of Washington County Maryland IncMD43.1× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Washington County Maryland Inc · Nora Roberts Foundation · Alice V & David W Fletcher Foundation Inc · Richard N Funkhouser Foundationinc · Irving M Einbinder Charitable Foundation Incorporated · Pauline K Anderson Foundation Inc · The Hamilton Family Foundation Inc · The John R Hershey and Anna L Hershey Family Foundation Inc · The Jone L Bowman Foundation Inc · Oshkosh Corporation Foundation Inc · The Maryland Food Bank Inc · Firstenergy 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization United Way of Washington County Maryland Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from United Way of Washington County Maryland Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2023
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 70%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 37%
  • Boys & Girls Club of Washington County: 100% of income from government
  • San Mar Inc: 100% of income from government
  • Gatekeepers Corporation: 69% of income from government
  • Hagerstown Goodwill Industries Inc: 44% of income from government
  • Casa - Citizens Assisting and Sheltering the Abused Inc: 37% of income from government
  • Washington County Commission On Aging Inc/Area Agency On Aging: 22% of income from government
  • Walnut Street Community Health Center Inc: 18% of income from government
  • Washington County Community Action Council Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Interfaith Service Coalition of Hancock Maryland Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
7get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
3rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 27 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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