United Way of Midland County

What it reported doing in 2025

Camp Neyati - UMWC owns and maintains a 187 acre summer camp located in Clare County, Michigan on Crooked Lake. The facilities consist of a half mile of lakefront, a beach and swimming area, a full commercial kitchen with dining hall, and sleeping accomodations for up to 172 campers. The camp is rented to local church groups, schools, service groups, scouting groups and other organizations for camps lasting weekends to weeks during the summer camping season. All camper programming, leadership, and food is provided by the renting organization. The day-to-day operation of the camp, including a camp director, waterfront director, and the coordination of rental groups is managed by the Greater Midland Community Center with financial support from UWMC.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 86.6%; rating input score 87
• Fundraising efficiency: $9.46 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -11.2%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.48; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.3%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings