United Way Blackhawk Region Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Other programs: uwbr serves as a convener to bring together the community to identify underlying causes of problems in our community and develop strategies and partnerships to address those issues. As such, uwbr leads and/or serves on approximately a dozen local task forces aligned with health, education, and/or financial stability. Annually, uwbr hosts its day of caring, a day of service whereas hundreds of volunteers complete community service projects at nonprofit agencies across the region. Uwbr funds 211, an anonymous 24/7 helpline that connects callers with local programs and resources. In partnership with united way of Wisconsin and united ways across the state, uwbr publishes the alice report alice, an acronym for asset limited, income constrained, employed, is a new way of defining and understanding the struggles of households that earn above the federal poverty level, but not enough to afford a bare-bones household budget. Uwbr is the financial sponsor for dolly parton's imagination library in three communities of the blackhawk region. Enrolled children are gifted a free, age-appropriate book in the mail each month until their 5th birthday. Uwbr is installing born learning trails across the region. Born learning trails are a series of 10 interactive signs that offer fun, active learning activities for young children and their families.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 65.3%; rating input score 65
• Program expense ratio: 70.3%; rating input score 70
• Fundraising efficiency: $7.08 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 42nd 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • 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: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 19.5%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.43; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 15.1%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -2.3% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings