Virginia · Nonprofit
UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INC
UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INC (Virginia) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $788,523 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ($134,934). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $6.0M
- Funders on record
- 21
- Grants received
- $789k
- Net assets
- $1.0M
What United Way of Southwest Virginia Inc does
Mission
United way of southwest virginia fights for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in southwest virginia because they are the building blocks for a good quality of life.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Community investment by providing a community-wide charitable campaign to support the local community and focusing investment efforts in the following impact areas:a. Child and youth opportunityb. Healthc. Financial stabilityd. Community resilience
$838,874 spentof which $397,840 as grants16% of program spendingDisaster recovery programunited way of southwest virginia's disaster recovery program supports individuals and families impacted by natural disasters by coordinating long-term recovery efforts and connecting residents to critical resources. Services include case management, financial assistance, volunteer coordination, and partnerships with local agencies to address unmet needs. The program focuses on helping households achieve safe, stable housing and regain self-sufficiency following disaster events.the organiation also was the recipient of contributions designated for other appalachian regional united ways for disaster relief following hurricane helene.
$4,486,268 spentof which $4,486,268 as grants84% of program spendingStuff the bus school supply drivestuff the bus is an annual community-wide initiative that collects and distributes school supplies to students in need across southwest virginia. Through partnerships with local businesses, schools, and volunteers, the program ensures children start the school year prepared to learn. Donations of backpacks and essential supplies are gathered and distributed to families, helping reduce financial strain and promote educational success.
$11,597 spentof which $11,597 as grants0% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $5,336,739.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 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 $902k to $1.4M (+58%).
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 7% · 2022 2% · 2023 21% · 2025 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 5 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
Megan Parks
Executive director
Board chair
Kristen Westover
Director- chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 6 funders, grant income fell $90k → $35k.
10 of 21 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.
From the IRS filings of UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA 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 SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 17% 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
87% 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 SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 84% · 2018 76% · 2019 66% · 2020 42% · 2021 30% · 2022 30% · 2023 29% — 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
50% of UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INC'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
61% of UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INC's grant income comes from Virginia funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $392k arriving through sponsors registered in 8 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 SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 1,504 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,504 philanthropy nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA 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 Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
96% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
85%
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
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INC: 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 WAY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INC?
- UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INC (Virginia) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $788,523 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ($134,934). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INC have?
- IRS filings report 21 organizations giving $788,523 in grants to UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INC, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INC?
- THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $134,934 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. 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 2021–2025), and the filings of 21 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing