United Way of Central Alabama

Legal name: United Way of Central Alabama Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
630288846
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Birmingham, AL, United States
Phone
205.251.5131
Rating
91
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Federated Giving Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$128,204,679
Expenses
$126,769,304
Assets
$141,449,883
Liabilities
$29,833,155

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

Leadership & pay

60 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN A LANGLOH (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • JOHN A LANGLOH (PRESIDENT & CEO): $624,421 total reported compensation
  • KELLY CARLTON (EXECUTIVE VP & COO): $329,481 total reported compensation
  • CHRIS SMITH (SR VP & CFO): $245,886 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

United Way of Central Alabama’s mission is to increase people’s capacity to care for one another and improve their communities, by serving Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair and Walker counties and pooling resources to create tangible change in health, education and financial stability. Core Values Put People First: Have respect for every person. Value employees because they drive our mission. Be inclusive. Serve others before yourself. Set the good example. Treat others as you would like to be treated. Have respect for every person. Serve the Community: The community is our customer. Serving the community is our only business.

What it reported doing in 2024

Health - uwca provides programs and services to address hunger, community health and well-being, mental health and youth health and wellness throughout central Alabama. This includes: 322,907 clients who received health, medical or nutrition-related services; 10,983 people with disabilities who were provided with services designed to improve quality of life; 210,784 clients who received services for physical and/or mental health; 35,957 individuals who received mental health services such as crisis counseling and intervention; 26,573,265 meals distributed to individuals and families to fight hunger; 72,654 youth who participated in social-emotional learning programs; 7,151 clients who received access to quality care for individuals affected by HIV; 30,231 clients who received comprehensive senior services; and 1,430 clients who were provided pandemic response services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 61% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 99
  • Sustainability: 45
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92.6%; rating input score 93
  • Program expense ratio: 93.5%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: $27.73 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 92.4%; rating input score 92; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 98.1%; 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: 1.1%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.12; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.21; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.8%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 92.6% of revenue deployed · 93.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 52 of 53 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $118.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $624K · 60 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $806K reported
  • Consistency: 41 of 42 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 11 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 122 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 117 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 38/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.