United Community Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
853890509
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Salem, OR, USA
Phone
5033631651
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$93,457
Expenses
$81,757
Assets
$221,117
Liabilities
$25,473

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RON HAYS (President)

People named in this filing

  • RON HAYS (President)
  • MORGAN SUND (Secretary)
  • RYAN RASMUSSEN (Treasurer)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Provide support for united way of the mid-willamette valley.

What it reported doing in 2024

The primary focus for the United Community Foundation (UCF) is to align with the mission of the United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley (UWMWV) - Uniting people and resources to build a thriving, resilient community. The UCF provides an opportunity to engage corporations and individuals in giving and supporting local causes, initiatives, and the local school districts. The Salem-Keizer School Fund (SKSF) is managed by the United Community Foundation. The SKSFs purpose is to support the mission and work of the Salem-Keizer School District, while also providing an avenue for those in the community to help give to and foster the success of its students. The fund works to provide support for programs, activities, and opportunities that may not be covered by the district's general budget. In 2023, UCF secured a Memorandum of Understanding with the Salem-Keizer School District that outlined the parameters of the fund UCF would be managing for them. UCF was also able to secure a private donation that allowed for a part-time staff to begin work on strengthening UCF's relationship with SKSD and setting up the infrastructure needed to administer those funds.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Liabilities are high compared with assets and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 60
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.8%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 95.8%; rating input score 96

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.5%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.7; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 57.9% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 79.4% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.8% of revenue deployed · 95.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $78K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.