United Way of Douglas & Pope Counties

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237450908
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Alexandria, MN, USA
Phone
3208347800
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Federated Giving Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$857,464
Expenses
$909,164
Assets
$746,264
Liabilities
$389,093

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

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DARCY JOSEPHSON (PRESIDENT)
  • MIKE PFEIFFER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JENNIFER JABAS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • JENNIFER JABAS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $105,322 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Mobilizing douglas and pope county resources to create sustained changes in community conditions to improve lives.

What it reported doing in 2024

United way had the following impact on douglas and pope counties in 2024-2025.-provide supplemental food to kids over the weekends in douglas & pope counties through the backpack attack program. 662 children per week during the school year are served.-provide supplemental food to douglas & pope county residents on a monthly basis through our food drop. 2,154 households were served.-provided 328 backpacks with school supplies to students for the school year through the stuff the bus program.-individuals and businesses sponsor children to buy them presents during the holidays through our holiday gift program. Donations also came in to buy gifts. 941 children were sponsored this year.-over 340 8th grade students went out into the community to help residents with yard work this spring.-provide resources to individuals that allow them to secure employment through our equipped to work program. 42 individuals served this year.-warm winter wear is provided to families and individuals that need it in the cold months. 242 households with 822 individuals were served.-licensed teachers and an intern provide 90 minutes of learning at each of the 10-12 area parks weekly for 10 weeks of the summer. This is free programming for families with children ages 3-10 years old. Teachers read books, do crafts, play games and activities, provide a snack and children get to take home a book at the end of every session. 1,797 children attended last summer.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 60% 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 79.8%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 75.2%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.22 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.3%; rating input score 99; 49th 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: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.82; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.52; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.6%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 79.8% of revenue deployed · 75.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $683K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $105K · 18 people listed
  • Consistency: 34 of 35 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 8 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 23/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 32/100.