Illinois · Nonprofit
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS INC
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS INC (Illinois) receives grants from 30 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,475,745 to it, the largest being FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS ($710,820). 17 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 50% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $2.4M
- Funders on record
- 30
- Grants received
- $2.5M
- Net assets
- $8.2M
What United Way of Central Illinois Inc does
Mission
United way mobilizes communities to action so all can thrive.we see how our communities' greatest challenges are connected, and how we can bring people and resources together to address them.from strengthening local resilience to advancing health, youth opportunity, and financial security, we're working toward a future whereevery person in every community can reach their full potential.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Youth opportunity - too many children in our community- especially those in alice (asset limited, income constrained, employed) households and underserved neighborhoods- face barriers that limit their ability to succeed in school and in life. Without strong early foundations, these gaps can widen over time, impacting academic achievement, career pathways, and lifelong well-being.united way of central illinois is committed to ensuring every child builds a strong foundation for lifelong learning. We invest in programs that support early childhood development, literacy, academic success, and youth development from birth through elementary school.
$386,427 spentof which $386,427 as grants22% of program spendingCommunity resiliency - for many alice households, a single unexpected crisis- job loss, illness, natural disaster, or family violence- can quickly spiral into long-term instability. Without immediate support and clear pathways to recovery, short-term emergencies can have lasting consequences. United way of central illinois strengthens our community's ability to respond to and recover from crisis by supporting a coordinated network of frontline services that provide both immediate relief and connections to longer-term support.
$247,979 spentof which $247,979 as grants14% of program spendingFinancial security - many hardworking individuals and families in our region- especially those in alice households- struggle to make ends meet despite being employed. Rising costs, limited wages, and unexpected expenses create ongoing financial instability and make it difficult to plan for the future. United way of central illinois is focused on helping individuals and families achieve and maintain financial stability through education, employment support, housing access, and skill-building opportunities.
$213,984 spentof which $213,984 as grants12% of program spendingHealthy communities - access to affordable, timely mental and behavioral health support remains out of reach for many in our community- especially for alice households, seniors, and underserved populations. Barriers such as cost, transportation, and stigma often prevent individuals from getting the help they need.united way of central illinois is working to ensure individuals and families can access the support and guidance needed to navigate mental and behavioral health challenges.red feather grants provide specialized funding for unique community opportunities that fall outside the united way's standard funding norms.the program had two grants totaling $20,000 for the first six months of 2025: $10,000 for the american red cross of south-central il (funded via the emergency fund). $10,000 for a homeless management information system staff position, which manages data for 9+ organizations.directed designations - united way administers the distribution of designated donor contributions to qualifying nonprofit organizations.dolly parton imagination library (dpil) is designed to provide one, free, age-appropriate book per month for children from birth to age 5. The goal of the…
$885,053 spentof which $189,649 as grants$66,777 earned by the program51% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,733,443.
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 2020 to 2021, from $8.2M to $9.4M (+14%).
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: 2021 6% · 2022 6% · 2023 1% · 2024 3% · 2025 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
73% of UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 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
Marne Fauser
Presdient and CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 13 funders, grant income rose $26k → $215k.
11 of 30 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 50% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $1.4M from 3 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Memorial Health System Group); $58k from one payer (the same organization on both sides, largest United Way of Central Illinois Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS INC raised.
From the IRS filings of UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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 WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 29% of grant income and the top three 68%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
53% 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 WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 77% · 2018 78% · 2019 71% · 2020 91% · 2021 38% · 2022 47% · 2023 47% — 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
25% of UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 57% 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
50% of UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $1.2M that is directly attributable, 89% of it comes from Illinois funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.2M arriving through sponsors registered in 9 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 WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 1,645 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,645 philanthropy nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS INC
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 Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
81% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
82%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS INC?
- UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS INC (Illinois) receives grants from 30 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,475,745 to it, the largest being FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS ($710,820). 17 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 50% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS INC have?
- IRS filings report 30 organizations giving $2,475,745 in grants to UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS INC, 17 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS INC?
- FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS is the largest funder on record, with $710,820 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. 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 30 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