New York · Nonprofit
UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF
UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF (New York) receives grants from 2632 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,339,328,033 to it, the largest being GATES FOUNDATION ($1,249,754,307). 1272 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $835M
- Funders on record
- 2,632
- Grants received
- $2.3B
- Net assets
- $442M
What United States Fund for Unicef does
Mission
The organization's mission is to relentlessly pursue a better world for every child. Unicef usa advances the global mission of unicef by rallying the american public to support the world's most vulnerable children. Through fundraising, advocacy and education in the united states, that deliver the essentials that give every child a better chance in life (see schedule o)
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Grants to unicef and other non-governmental organizations: the national board of directors of the United States Fund for Unicef (unicef usa) has authorized grants to the united nations children's fund (unicef) and other non-governmental organizations (ngos) from contributions and in-kind gifts received by unicef usa. These grants were approved by the national board of directors and used by unicef and other ngos for programs in more than 190 countries and territories. Unicef usa's grants support work to deliver the essentials that give every child an equitable chance in life: health care and immunizations, safe water and sanitation, nutrition, education, emergency relief and more.
$468,530,820 spentof which $468,530,820 as grants95% of program spendingPublic information: unicef usa has rallied the american public to support the world's most vulnerable children, reaching hundreds of thousands of supporters through issue-oriented videos, television and public radio service announcements, a variety of press and publications, the internet via our website (www.unicefusa.org) and other mobile and social platforms. The unicef usa communications team works relentlessly to educate the public about the challenges facing the world's children. This year, children and adults added meaning to their halloween-ing by supporting our trademark fundraiser, trick-or-treat for unicef. Tens of thousands of companies and individuals were informed about the work of unicef and unicef usa through in-person and other events, speakers' series and program visits. Together, uusa and its supporters were able to harness a collective, global voice to improve the lives of children.
$23,100,706 spent5% of program spendingAdvocacy: unicef usa engages in education and advocacy related to child rights, both domestic and international, international development, and humanitarian assistance with the objective of ensuring every child is healthy, educated, protected, and respected. Unicef usa also works with partners, volunteers, influencers, coalitions, and other stakeholders to rally the american public to support unicef's global work and public policy priorities. Finally, unicef usa works with u.s. Policymakers to advance federal and state policies that positively impact children and to secure funding from the u.s. Government in support of international development and humanitarian aid.
$1,973,337 spent0% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $493,604,863.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $275M to $515M (+87%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 0% · 2018 0% · 2019 0% · 2020 0% · 2021 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (97% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Michael J Nyenhuis
Director/President/CEO
Board chair
Bernard Taylor
Director/chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 548 funders to 881 funders, grant income rose $183M → $401M.
195 of 2632 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 19% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 2632 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF leans on a few funders — its largest provides 53% of grant income and the top three 73%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
38% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 81% · 2018 66% · 2019 67% · 2020 43% · 2021 42% · 2022 57% · 2023 53% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
46% of UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 48% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF draws 96% of its grant income from funders outside New York, across 50 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $453M arriving through sponsors registered in 39 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 59 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 59 international nonprofits over $100M, FY2025
Organizations like UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
83% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
62%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 29 states
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Unicef USA Impact Fund for Children Inc · exempt
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF?
- UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF (New York) receives grants from 2632 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,339,328,033 to it, the largest being GATES FOUNDATION ($1,249,754,307). 1272 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF have?
- IRS filings report 2632 organizations giving $2,339,328,033 in grants to UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF, 1272 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,249,754,307 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 2632 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing