Maryland · Nonprofit
UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND INC
UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND INC (Maryland) receives grants from 15 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,050,247 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND INC ($785,722). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 92% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.0M
- Funders on record
- 15
- Grants received
- $1.1M
- Net assets
- $655k
What United Way of Washington County Maryland Inc does
Mission
Through strategic leadership and investments, united way of washington county, md will impact community improvement and inspire collaboration to address critical needs in education, income and health.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Objective of investing in education programs:we want kids to soar at every age; this includes ensuring that children and youth are ready for kindergarten, have success in school, and graduate high school prepared for college and careers.-ensuring that children have the support they need to promote early development.-providing literacy support to ensure students learn to read by the end of third grade.-engaging parents and families to ensure they have the resources, tools, and information to support their child's development and school success.-partnering with k-12 schools and community-based organizations to provide whole-school, wrap-around support.-supporting youth to effectively transition to college and careers.
$156,181 spentof which $58,374 as grants22% of program spendingObjective of investing in financial stability and basic needs programs:everyone deserves the opportunity to build a livelihood that sustains their family and fosters a secure future. Our strategy is dedicated to empowering people to attain financial stability while discovering opportunities to enhance their economic wellbeing. Efforts relate to:-helping individuals and families lower costs by providing financial services, products, and accessing benefits.-helping individuals attain family-sustaining jobs that offer living wages, benefits, and opportunities for advancement. -helping individuals and families secure safe, affordable housing, reducing homelessness, and providing pathways to home ownership. -closing persistent gaps and disparities and fostering economic opportunity.
$337,295 spentof which $126,068 as grants47% of program spendingObjective of investing in health-related programs:combatting food insecurity. Eliminating transportation and access barriers. We're improving health and wellbeing for all.we help individuals and their families live healthy lives while ensuring access to healthcare services (physical, mental, dental, social services, etc.) and insurance to pay for them. This includes:-improving access to healthy, nutritious food and physical activity. -closing gaps and disparities in maternal health and child wellbeing. -increasing access to safe, healthy spaces. -addressing the social determinants of health (e.g., employment, education, housing).
$159,958 spentof which $59,786 as grants22% of program spendingProvide grants for urgent needs and united against hunger
$68,911 spentof which $25,756 as grants10% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $722,345.
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 2023 to 2024, from $992k to $667k (−33%).
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 8% · 2022 5% · 2023 5% · 2024 6% · 2025 5%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND 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. 2 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
Heather Guessford
Executive director
Board chair
Stacie Turner
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 rose $70k → $83k.
8 of 15 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 92% 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: $164k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest United Way Foundation of Washington County Maryland Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND INC raised.
From the IRS filings of UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND 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 WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 75% 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
95% 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 MARYLAND INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 85% · 2018 91% · 2019 94% · 2020 92% · 2021 77% · 2022 78% · 2023 48% — 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
40% of UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 60% 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
92% of UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND 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 $79k that is directly attributable, 94% of it comes from funders outside Maryland, across 6 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $971k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 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 MARYLAND INC runs a healthier operating margin than half 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 WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND 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 Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
84% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
91%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- United Way Foundation of Washington County Maryland Inc · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND INC?
- UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND INC (Maryland) receives grants from 15 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,050,247 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND INC ($785,722). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 92% 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 MARYLAND INC have?
- IRS filings report 15 organizations giving $1,050,247 in grants to UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND INC, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND INC?
- THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND INC is the largest funder on record, with $785,722 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MARYLAND INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. 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 15 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