United Way Miami

Legal name: United Way Miami Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
590830840
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Aug 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Miami, FL, US
Phone
305-646-7000
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Federated Giving Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$71,675,535
Expenses
$65,288,436
Assets
$157,236,731
Liabilities
$62,509,839

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

Leadership & pay

60 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SYMERIA T HUDSON (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • SYMERIA T HUDSON (PRESIDENT & CEO): $549,339 total reported compensation
  • CARLOS MOLINA (CHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMIN. OFFICER): $277,409 total reported compensation
  • KARLA HERNANDEZ (SR VP DEVELOPMENT (THRU 11/24)): $269,291 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To improve lives and strengthen our community by mobilizing the caring power of donors, volunteers, and partners to advance the common good in Miami-Dade County.

What it reported doing in 2024

Economic mobility: through our programs such as the center for financial stability, mission united, and upskill miami, and our partnerships with impact partner organizations, united way provides skill building, veteran job training, housing assistance, tax prep, financial coaching, student loan help, homeless support and more.the united way center for financial stability served 2,625 clients, with 806 receiving financial coaching, implementing new monthly spending and savings plans, $297,140 in debt reduced or eliminated, and $115,515.98 in emergency assistance provided.more than 566 participants enrolled in upskill miami training programs, and to date 233 have been placed in better paid jobs.19,143 individuals received shelter and/or shelter and food assistance.6,630 unemployed and underemployed individuals participated in training and placement programs.united way miami mission united worked with 419 veterans providing them with services valued at $507,720 at no cost to them.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 72% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 69% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 99
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.7%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 85.5%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $14.25 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • 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: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 89.3%; rating input score 89; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 98%; rating input score 98; 54th 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: 8.9%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.41; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.4; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.7%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 6 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 81.7% of revenue deployed · 85.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 49 of 50 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $55.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $549K · 60 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2.1M reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 41 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 12 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 573 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 563 filed related-organization links
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 29/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 45/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.