Missouri · Nonprofit
UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST JOSEPH
UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST JOSEPH (Missouri) receives grants from 39 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,774,002 to it, the largest being Heartland Regional Medical Center ($1,088,899). 29 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.4M
- Funders on record
- 39
- Grants received
- $5.8M
- Net assets
- $14M
What United Way of Greater St Joseph does
Mission
The mission of the united way of greater st. Joseph is to improve lives through the caring power of community.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Allocated services:traditionally, united way has been known for harnessing the caring power of community through giving, advocating and volunteering and is most well-known for the annual united way campaign that takes place each fall. Through the campaign, hundreds of businesses and thousands of individuals make pledges to improve lives through the caring power of community. The majority of dollars raised through the annual campaign are allocated to the network of united way partner agencies to help sustain their current programs and services. More than 150 volunteers are involved in deciding how those donor dollars are allocated. The network of united way partner agencies and initiatives improved lives through the caring power of community in the following ways, plus many more: education: united way of greater st. Joseph works to help people of all ages reach their potential through a variety of educational pursuits that will, in turn, strengthen our community. Quality early learning, youth education in and out of the classroom, and other instruction for life-long learning are just a few ways united way supports education. - nearly 300 children received early care and education…
$2,155,367 spentof which $2,010,652 as grants85% of program spendingUnited way initiatives and programsfinancial stability providing opportunities for individuals and families to become financially self-sufficient since 2009. Leadership st. Joseph building the skills of individuals to be effective leaders in the community since 1982. United way leadership st. Joseph is an annual, year-long leadership development program for adults living or working in the st. Joseph area. The program helps create a network of trained individuals willing to engage in leadership and community service with enhanced knowledge of our community's opportunities, realities and challenges. In 2024, the program graduated 28 community members, bringing the total number of graduates to more than 1,000 since 1982. During the year, participants learned and practiced project development and essential leadership skills. The class was divided into four groups and was challenged to learn the process of developing a project that would meet a community need. Group projects included: enhancing the support system for chuukese families in the community; making a guided organizational evaluation process available for non-profits; creating a life skills curriculum for young teens; and…
$246,721 spentof which $61,724 as grants$122,457 earned by the program10% of program spendingCommunicationsit takes strong community support to produce the level of program achievements and sustaining that support requires an active communications effort. United way lets donors and the general public know about the organization's accomplishments through printed materials including; an annual report, e-newsletters, web site, video productions, media outreach, and special events.
$58,541 spent2% of program spendingOthergeneral activities of the united way, which contribute to building community coalitions, participating in community groups and supporting community planning, are accounted for in the community building program. United way's role goes far beyond the raising and allocating of dollars and implementation of initiatives and programming. In recent years, united way has participated in a number of community coalitions, committees, task forces and efforts that improve the community. In many cases united way is an active participant, providing staff resources, leadership, facilitation, advocacy and action. Continuum of care for homeless services * lepc (local emergency planning committee) * st. Joseph chamber of commerce workforce development committee * mosaic life care foundation children's discovery center committee * st. Joseph chamber of commerce diplomats * st. Joseph chamber of commerce member council * st. Joseph chamber of commerce government relations committee * st. Joseph chamber of commerce finance committee * st. Joseph community alliance * imagine st. Joseph 2040 implementation team * downtown rotary club #32 * kiwanis club of st. Joseph * kiwanis club of st. Joseph…
$76,279 spent3% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,536,908.
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 2018 to 2019, from $12M to $13M (+15%).
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 4% · 2023 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
76% of UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST JOSEPH’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. 0 of the last 8 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
Kylee M Strough
President/CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2022 and FY2023 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 10 funders to 14 funders, grant income fell $523k → $457k.
14 of 39 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 49% 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 WAY OF GREATER ST JOSEPH’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 39 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 WAY OF GREATER ST JOSEPH has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 19% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
82% 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 GREATER ST JOSEPH.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 37% · 2018 33% · 2019 32% · 2020 26% · 2021 33% · 2022 51% · 2023 27% — 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
62% of UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST JOSEPH's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 74% 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
59% of UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST JOSEPH's grant income comes from Missouri funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.9M arriving through sponsors registered in 10 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 GREATER ST JOSEPH runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 2,910 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,910 philanthropy nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST JOSEPH
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 Missouri
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
88% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
91%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST JOSEPH?
- UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST JOSEPH (Missouri) receives grants from 39 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,774,002 to it, the largest being Heartland Regional Medical Center ($1,088,899). 29 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST JOSEPH have?
- IRS filings report 39 organizations giving $5,774,002 in grants to UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST JOSEPH, 29 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST JOSEPH?
- Heartland Regional Medical Center is the largest funder on record, with $1,088,899 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST JOSEPH find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Missouri. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 39 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