Tennessee · Public charity
United Way of West Tennessee Inc
United way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good.
- $986k
- Granted FY2020
- 46
- Itemized grants FY2020
- 46
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 2%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Itemized, FY2020
- $936k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2020
- $10,900
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $106,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 46 to 51
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 1
- Total assets, FY2020
- $4.1M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 2% of the organizations United Way of West Tennessee Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 46 | $936k | 2% |
| FY2019 | 48 | $1.0M | 8% |
| FY2018 | 51 | $1.1M | 10% |
| FY2017 | 49 | $1.2M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys and Girls Club of Jackson | $384,273 | 4 | 18% |
| Matthew 2540 Inc | $349,499 | 4 | 35% |
| The Dream Center | $325,809 | 4 | 16% |
| Exchange Club - Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse Inc | $242,381 | 4 | 2% |
| Women's Resource and Rape Assistan Hutcherson | $222,058 | 4 | 2% |
| The Milan Mustard Seed Inc | $167,687 | 4 | 22% |
| The Salvation Army | $142,806 | 4 | n/a |
| American Red Cross W Tn Chapter | $138,395 | 4 | n/a |
| We Care Ministries Inc | $128,095 | 4 | n/a |
| Star Center Inc | $120,885 | 4 | 1% |
Show all 59 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys and Girls Club of Jackson | $384,273 | 4 | 18% |
| Matthew 2540 Inc | $349,499 | 4 | 35% |
| The Dream Center | $325,809 | 4 | 16% |
| Exchange Club - Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse Inc | $242,381 | 4 | 2% |
| Women's Resource and Rape Assistan Hutcherson | $222,058 | 4 | 2% |
| The Milan Mustard Seed Inc | $167,687 | 4 | 22% |
| The Salvation Army | $142,806 | 4 | n/a |
| American Red Cross W Tn Chapter | $138,395 | 4 | n/a |
| We Care Ministries Inc | $128,095 | 4 | n/a |
| Star Center Inc | $120,885 | 4 | 1% |
| Southwest Human Resource Agency | $104,305 | 4 | n/a |
| Madison Haywood Developmental Services | $97,870 | 4 | 0% |
| Area Relief Ministries | $97,458 | 4 | 7% |
| Jackson Center for Independent Living | $91,449 | 4 | 4% |
| Tamb of Jackson Tennessee Inc | $89,165 | 4 | 1% |
| McNairy County Developmental Services Inc | $87,712 | 4 | 1% |
| Community Cancer Fund | $74,628 | 4 | 22% |
| Martin Housing Authority | $69,750 | 4 | n/a |
| Weakley County Backpack Program | $66,750 | 4 | n/a |
| YMCA of Dyer County Inc | $58,869 | 4 | 4% |
| Transitions of Dyer County | $55,472 | 4 | n/a |
| Habitat for Humanity | $54,747 | 4 | 20% |
| Aging Network Dyer County | $54,214 | 3 | n/a |
| McKenzie United Neighbors | $54,087 | 4 | 38% |
| Salvation Army | $52,792 | 3 | n/a |
| Jesus Caresmcnairy County Inc | $48,109 | 4 | 5% |
| Scarlet Rope Project | $45,344 | 3 | 10% |
| West Tn Area Council Boy Scouts of America | $43,669 | 4 | 1% |
| The Dream Factory Inc - Headquarters | $43,049 | 4 | 3% |
| Hands Up Preschool Inc | $42,789 | 4 | 3% |
| Dyer County Volunteer Rescue Squad | $41,749 | 4 | 54% |
| Life Choices Crisis Pregnancy Supp | $38,916 | 4 | 5% |
| Tn Rehabilitation Ctr Dyersburg Tn | $38,878 | 4 | n/a |
| Jackson Madison County General Hospital | $37,730 | 4 | n/a |
| Carroll Academy | $35,484 | 4 | n/a |
| Humboldt Senior Citizens Center Inc | $33,750 | 4 | 26% |
| West Tennessee Hearing & Speech Cen | $32,687 | 4 | 1% |
| Damascus Inc | $30,250 | 3 | 14% |
| Weakley County Office on Aging Inc | $29,936 | 4 | n/a |
| West Tn Therapy & Learning Center | $27,966 | 2 | n/a |
| Humboldt Area Rescue Squad | $27,878 | 4 | 20% |
| McNairy County Senior Citizens Club | $27,801 | 1 | n/a |
| West Madison Senior Citizens Center | $26,525 | 4 | 14% |
| Crimestoppers of Dyer Co | $25,878 | 4 | n/a |
| Regional Inter-Faith Association Inc | $22,231 | 3 | n/a |
| Vision Haywood County | $22,204 | 2 | 32% |
| West Tennessee Legal Services INC | $22,157 | 3 | 0% |
| Selmer Senior Center | $22,067 | 3 | 10% |
| Dyer County Office on Aging Inc | $17,330 | 1 | n/a |
| United Assistance Inc | $16,739 | 2 | n/a |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Ten | $14,248 | 2 | 2% |
| Healing Horses | $13,311 | 2 | 40% |
| Milan Senior Citizens Center | $13,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Girl Scouts Heart of the South | $12,782 | 2 | 0% |
| Habitat for Humanity - Jackson Tennessee Area Inc | $6,631 | 1 | 1% |
| Cs Patterson Harry Adcock | $5,747 | 1 | 0% |
| Comeunity Cafe | $5,625 | 1 | n/a |
| Henderson County Senior Citizens Center Inc | $5,625 | 1 | 4% |
| Literacy Council of McNairy County Inc | $5,541 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
United Way of West Tennessee Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 6 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 37 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.
Open a dossier: West Tn Healthcare Foundation Inc · Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc · Cadence Bank Foundation · Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc · The Murray Foundation Inc · James E Campbell Family Foundation 26-3889180 · Southwest Members Care Incorporated · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About United Way of West Tennessee Inc
- How much does United Way of West Tennessee Inc give?
- United Way of West Tennessee Inc reported 46 itemized grants totaling $936,058, out of $985,870 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 46 and 51 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does United Way of West Tennessee Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Human Services (25%), Housing & Shelter (14%), Youth Development (11%).
- Who are United Way of West Tennessee Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Boys and Girls Club of Jackson ($384k), Matthew 2540 Inc ($349k), The Dream Center ($326k).
- Does United Way of West Tennessee Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 2% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of West Tennessee Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include West Tn Healthcare Foundation Inc, Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc, Cadence Bank Foundation.
- Where is United Way of West Tennessee Inc based?
- United Way of West Tennessee Inc is based in TN.
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