Minnesota · Nonprofit
UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST
UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST (Minnesota) receives grants from 24 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,621,803 to it, the largest being SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION ($525,611). 19 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 63% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.0M
- Funders on record
- 24
- Grants received
- $2.6M
- Net assets
- $664k
What United Way of Washington County-East does
Mission
The mission of the united way of washington county - east is to unite our community and local resources to give each person the opportunity to build a better life.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Uwwce supported programs that met the critical basic needs of thousands who lack financial resources and help people find long-term solutions. This funding ensures that: - a safety net of food, shelter and emergency financial assistance is available when needed - financial education and counseling is provided to build more stable futures - job programs allow each person the chance to provide for themselves - housing resources let families be self-reliant - transitional support gets lives back on track - serving families experiencing homelessness including rental assistance and supportive services
$234,575 spentof which $137,698 as grants28% of program spendingUwwce supported programs that improve health and independence. These programs are designed to improve community health and promote prevention and wellness. Funded programs: - increase access to health care, mental health care, and rehabilitation for elders, those with disabilities, the uninsured, and neighbors who cannot afford care - adults foster care for people living with hiv/aids - improve the lives of our elders with support and services - support those who care for a loved one with support and respite - promote wellness and health - dental care
$178,204 spentof which $104,608 as grants21% of program spendingUwwce funded programs to help connect people to services they need, develop skills to be self-sufficient, and offer support in a crisis. Services include: - transportation to get to the doctor or to the store for the elderly or disabled who lack transportation - emergency services when violence or other crisis situation occurs - advocacy and family law support to be self sufficient - 2-1-1 24-hour resource hotline and local staff to direct to people to community resources - connecting volunteers to meaningful ways to give back to our community
$195,311 spentof which $114,650 as grants23% of program spendingThousands of youth were served by uwwce-funded programs including violence prevention, early childhood learning and behavior therapy, youth centers, community justice and scouting programs. Uwwce also supports a growing youth united way. Programs: - behavioral assistance and youth development, foster care, violence prevention, hunger programs, mental and chemical health - keep kids healthy, physically and emotionally - strengthen families - develop youth leadership, service and philanthropythe kay clint fund for emerging needs, named for the first executive director of the united way of washington county east, provides outreach support to the community and provides a more immediate source of funding for emerging needs. The fund makes grants to support new and innovative programs that address unmet or emerging community needs. A group of volunteers lead the grants process which includes reviewing grant applications and making recommendations for awards. These grants are reviewed and approved by the group of kay clint volunteers.women united, is an affiliate program of the united way of washington county east. The women united group continues to work with the women's business as a…
Funds were designated by donors for unrestricted support of specific uwwce partner agencies.
Funds were designated by donors for non-partner agencies or other local united ways.
Our local youth united way program serves to build philanthropy and leadership skills in youth in grades 6-12. The group elects their own president who also serves as a member of the United Way of Washington County-East board of directors. The youth plan and hold a number of fundraisers in the community throughout the school year. Each year they invite local nonprofits to submit grant applications for programs that serve youth and hunger programs, they review the applications, and make decisions about which programs to fund. This year, youth united way awarded dollars to the following programs: youth development $500 and community meals program $650.
$237,119 spentof which $139,191 as grants28% of program spending
The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $845,209.
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 2022 to 2023, from $691k to $828k (+20%).
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 5% · 2022 3% · 2023 1% · 2024 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
83% of UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST’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. 3 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
Kristen Kroll
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 7 funders to 14 funders, grant income rose $87k → $532k.
10 of 24 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 63% 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 WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST’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 WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 20% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
66% 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 WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 61% · 2018 54% · 2019 35% · 2020 32% · 2021 25% · 2022 30% · 2023 32% — 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
61% of UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 79% 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
63% of UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST'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 $969k that is directly attributable, 89% of it comes from Minnesota funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.7M 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 WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST 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 WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST
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 Minnesota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
72%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST: 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 WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST?
- UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST (Minnesota) receives grants from 24 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,621,803 to it, the largest being SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION ($525,611). 19 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 63% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST have?
- IRS filings report 24 organizations giving $2,621,803 in grants to UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST, 19 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST?
- SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $525,611 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY-EAST find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Minnesota. 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 24 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