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United Way of Williamson County

UNITED WAY OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY fights for a community where every person - no matter their background, circumstances or zip code - has an equal chance at a bright future. To do this, we identify and fund local solutions that empower families for self-sufficiency, give kids an equal chance, and build strong healthy communities

$3.7M
Granted FY2019
57
Grants FY2019
56
Organizations funded FY2019
7%
First-time grantees FY2019
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Median grant, FY2019
$23,394
Largest grant, FY2019
$935,335
Organizations funded a year
56 to 64
FY2017 to FY2019
States reached, FY2019
4
Total assets, FY2019
$7.9M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2019, 7% of the organizations United Way of Williamson County funded were first-time grantees, receiving 27% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2019, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $967k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19
RenewedFirst-time

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

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PhilanthropyHuman ServicesReligionOther
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
FY201956$3.6M7%
FY201863$3.5M11%
FY201764$3.7Mn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.

Health$2.1MHuman Services$1.9MYouth Development$1.7MPhilanthropy$1.6MEducation$294kCommunity Improvement$264kPublic Safety & Disaster$240kEmployment$217kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 71 grantees
All grantees of United Way of Williamson County by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Stars Nashville$1,023,9543n/a
Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency$670,81631%
Community Child Care Inc$546,941339%
Bridges of Williamson County$543,335322%
United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc$413,03431%
Mercy Health Services Inc$383,45932%
Senior Citizens Inc$339,70633%
United Way of the Mid South$338,18931%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee$310,60234%
Waves Inc$253,64633%
United Way of Greater Knoxvilleinc$242,53831%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$222,98130%
Boy Scouts of America 560 Middle Tennessee$177,81731%
High Hopes Inc$169,19832%
Community Housing Partnership$166,30936%
Center for Living and Learning Inc$161,76035%
Graceworks Ministries Inc$160,22931%
My Friend's House Family and Children Services Inc$152,3073n/a
The Refuge Center for Counseling Inc$151,41832%
United Way of South Central Tennessee$147,43932%
Williamson County Casa Inc$140,270312%
Sexual Assault Center$135,20032%
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn Inc$108,84230%
Franklin Special School District$95,3483n/a
Williamson County Schools$84,7593n/a
Arc of Williamson County$79,2683n/a
Nurses for Newborns$75,08131%
Tulsa Area United Way$70,94830%
Begin Anew$68,81434%
United Way of Wilson County & the Upper Cumberland$67,07734%
Adult Learning Center$66,5303n/a
United Way of Maury County Inc$62,850313%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$60,19530%
Interfaith Dental Clinic of Nashville$59,75531%
United Way of Greater Chattanooga$59,71730%
Family & Children's Service$58,00030%
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands$57,50030%
Saddle Up$54,21532%
Tucker's House$48,32034%
Gentrys Education Center at the Store Front Inc$46,87226%
Young Men's Christian Association of Middle Tennessee (6273)$45,26030%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center$44,14130%
United Way of Sumner County$39,98131%
Oasis Center Inc$33,77530%
United Way of East Tennessee Highlands Inc$32,19931%
United Way of the Greater Clarksville Region Inc$29,32631%
United Way of Blount County$27,92331%
United Way of Greater Kingsport Inc$26,65430%
Catholic Charities of Tennessee Inc$23,92420%
Faith Family Medical Center Inc$20,12630%
Metro United Way Inc$18,05010%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mid-South Inc$17,63722%
City of Ludington$17,5001n/a
Thistle Farms Inc$16,20030%
Memphis Urban League Inc$15,97822%
United Ways of Tennessee$15,26315%
United Way of West Tennesseinc Starks$15,01221%
Company D$14,652220%
J L Clay Sr Citizens Center$12,6671n/a
Heal Ministries Inc$12,01421%
Foundation to Eradicate Duchenne Inc$12,00021%
United Way of Robertson County Inc$11,23423%
Matthew 25 Inc$10,23921%
Sikestonbootheel Area United Way$10,000110%
Way Media Inc$10,00010%
Amateur Athletic Union of the US Inc$7,50010%
United Way of the Lowcountry$6,37210%
United Way of Dickson County$6,14515%
Planned Parenthood of Middle & East Tennesse Inc$5,897124%
Feed America First of Tennessee$5,41610%
United Way of Hamblen County Inc$5,39910%

Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

United Way of Williamson County supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 63 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency: $670,816 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetCommunity Child Care Inc: $546,941 over 3y, 39% of budgetBridges of Williamson County: $543,335 over 3y, 22% of budgetUnited Way of Middle Tennessee Inc: $413,034 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetMercy Health Services Inc: $383,459 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetSenior Citizens Inc: $339,706 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetUnited Way of the Mid South: $338,189 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee: $310,602 over 3y, 3.8% of budgetWaves Inc: $253,646 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Knoxvilleinc: $242,538 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $222,981 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBoy Scouts of America 560 Middle Tennessee: $177,817 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetHigh Hopes Inc: $169,198 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetCommunity Housing Partnership: $166,309 over 3y, 6.1% of budgetCenter for Living and Learning Inc: $161,760 over 3y, 5.1% of budgetGraceworks Ministries Inc: $160,229 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetThe Refuge Center for Counseling Inc: $151,418 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetUnited Way of South Central Tennessee: $147,439 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetWilliamson County Casa Inc: $140,270 over 3y, 12% of budgetSexual Assault Center: $135,200 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetSecond Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn Inc: $108,842 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNurses for Newborns: $75,081 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetTulsa Area United Way: $70,948 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBegin Anew: $68,814 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetUnited Way of Wilson County & the Upper Cumberland: $67,077 over 3y, 4.4% of budgetUnited Way of Maury County Inc: $62,850 over 3y, 13% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $60,195 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetInterfaith Dental Clinic of Nashville: $59,755 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Chattanooga: $59,717 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFamily & Children's Service: $58,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetLegal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands: $57,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetSaddle Up: $54,215 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetTucker's House: $48,320 over 3y, 4.4% of budgetGentrys Education Center at the Store Front Inc: $46,872 over 2y, 5.5% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Middle Tennessee (6273): $45,260 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVanderbilt University Medical Center: $44,141 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Sumner County: $39,981 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetOasis Center Inc: $33,775 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetUnited Way of East Tennessee Highlands Inc: $32,199 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetUnited Way of the Greater Clarksville Region Inc: $29,326 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetUnited Way of Blount County: $27,923 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Kingsport Inc: $26,654 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCatholic Charities of Tennessee Inc: $23,924 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFaith Family Medical Center Inc: $20,126 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMetro United Way Inc: $18,050 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Mid-South Inc: $17,637 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetThistle Farms Inc: $16,200 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMemphis Urban League Inc: $15,978 over 2y, 1.8% 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 63.

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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.

United Way of Middle Tennessee IncTN88× affinity41 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc · The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · Hca Healthcare Foundation · The Frist Foundation · Memorial Foundation Inc · The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital Trust · Nashville Predators Foundation · Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist Foundation · T & T Family Foundation · Aetna Foundation Inc · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · Franklin Noon Rotary Charitable 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 Williamson County

How much does United Way of Williamson County give?
United Way of Williamson County reported 57 grants totaling $3,706,284 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 56 and 64 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
What does United Way of Williamson County fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Health (19%), Human Services (17%), Youth Development (16%).
Who are United Way of Williamson County's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Stars Nashville ($1.0M), Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency ($671k), Community Child Care Inc ($547k).
Does United Way of Williamson County fund new organizations?
In FY2019, 7% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Williamson County?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc, Hca Healthcare Foundation.
Where is United Way of Williamson County based?
United Way of Williamson County is based in TN.

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 76 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 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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