Virginia · Nonprofit
UNITED WAY OF VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE INC
UNITED WAY OF VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE INC (Virginia) receives grants from 39 organizations whose IRS filings report $19,347,675 to it, the largest being VIRGINIA EARLY CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION ($16,035,541). 27 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $6.1M
- Funders on record
- 39
- Grants received
- $19M
- Net assets
- $6.7M
What United Way of Virginia's Blue Ridge Inc does
Mission
To improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of people in our community. United way of virginia's blue ridge serves people in the cities of roanoke and salem, the town of vinton, and the counties of botetourt, craig, roanoke, and franklin.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
United way of virginia's blue ridge is a unique asset to our community. Uw engages local businesses, nonprofits and individuals to determine and prioritize our region's most pressing needs. A committed network of community volunteers determines which programs make the biggest difference in addressing these needs. From july 1, 2024 - june 30, 2025, united way of virginia's blue ridge invested over $4.2 million dollars in quality programs, initiatives, and small grants that make a positive difference in the community. $3.7 million came in the form of grants specifically awarded to directly support united way's signature initiatives - early learning strategies and family health strategies, and the remainder came from donations to the community impact fund. Additionally, united way made investments in the work of other non-profit organizations providing services which addressed key priorities identified in the areas of early learners, successful youth and healthy adults using a funding model that builds on partnerships among service providers to better address client needs and build coalitions that share outcomes to attract other funders. This model results in sustained social…
$4,556,072 spentof which $2,381,228 as grants$272,836 earned by the program93% of program spendingUnited way of virginia's blue ridge also processes direct designations to agencies as a service to its donors. These organizations must meet minimum standards so united way can accept funds on their behalf. In the fall 2024 campaign, more than 140 agencies received designations through united way donors amounting to just over $150,000.
$328,100 spentof which $328,100 as grants7% of program spendingUnited way of virginia's blue ridge relies on the support of hundreds of volunteers who live in the region. In 2024 - 2025, 394 volunteers participated in a variety of ways to bring lasting change to our community which included serving on governance committees, asisting in our annual campaign efforts and reviewing applications and programs during the investment process. Because of their efforts, over $5.11 million was secured by uwvbr through the annual campaign and grant awards, of which $4.2 million was directly reinvested to programs in our community.
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,884,172.
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 $7.7M to $8.5M (+11%).
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.
95% of UNITED WAY OF VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 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
Abby Verdillo Hamilton
President & CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 11 funders to 15 funders, grant income rose $537k → $3.2M.
10 of 39 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 8% 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: $865k from 8 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Carilion Medical Center). These are real filings, and they are not money UNITED WAY OF VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE INC raised.
From the IRS filings of UNITED WAY OF VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE INC’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 VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 83% of grant income and the top three 88%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
92% 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 VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 45% · 2018 27% · 2019 51% · 2020 68% · 2021 87% · 2022 85% · 2023 90% — growing more concentrated.
“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
42% of UNITED WAY OF VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 69% 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
96% of UNITED WAY OF VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE 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. $1.5M arriving through sponsors registered in 7 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 VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE INC is better cushioned 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 VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE 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
81% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
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 VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE INC?
- UNITED WAY OF VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE INC (Virginia) receives grants from 39 organizations whose IRS filings report $19,347,675 to it, the largest being VIRGINIA EARLY CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION ($16,035,541). 27 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does UNITED WAY OF VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE INC have?
- IRS filings report 39 organizations giving $19,347,675 in grants to UNITED WAY OF VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE INC, 27 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of UNITED WAY OF VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE INC?
- VIRGINIA EARLY CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $16,035,541 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UNITED WAY OF VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE 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 2017–2025), 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