United Way of Grays Harbor

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
910668368
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2009
Location
Aberdeen, WA, USA
Phone
3605326260
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Federated Giving Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$385,249
Expenses
$375,613
Assets
$731,756
Liabilities
$123,493

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KYLE PAULEY (PRESIDENT)
  • KELLEY MCDONALD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • KELLEY MCDONALD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $75,650 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The mission of united way of grays harbor is to unite resources with people to build a healthier, stronger community. We bring together people and organizations with passion, expertise and resources to get things done. We take on challenges such as meeting basic needs, healthy living, self-sufficiency, and giving every child an equal chance to succeed. We invest in lasting solutions and achieve results which improve the quality of life for all in grays harbor & pacific counties and works toward reducing the cycle of poverty.

What it reported doing in 2024

United way, nationally and locally has been transforming its effectiveness. In the past, we provided funding across a wide range of programs. As times change and needs change, united way of grays harbor remains committed to community programs providing temporary support, but realizes the need to create lasting solutions towards reducing the vicious cycle of poverty. Our community impact focuses its resources, partnerships, fundraising, and volunteers on the building blocks for a good life; basic needs, health living, self-sufficiency and education. In life, when our foundation is strong we can build and strengthen upon it. Although challenging, together, we can make this a reality for those living in our community. United way leadership both facilitates and coordinates with local agencies to fund programs that support these areas of impact, helping to reduce the cycle of poverty in grays harbor & pacific counties. United way of grays harbor leverages donor dollars with grants and other corporate and civic contributors to multiply the gift many times over. Our leaders create partnership opportunities to bring more resources to those in need. When resources increase, we increase the impact of these vital programs and make giant strides towards attacking the issues around poverty at the source. Celebrating almost 60 years, the united way has worldwide recognition and the more than 1,200 local individual united way america offices share the same community oriented goals. Since 1959, the presence of united way in grays harbor Washington has been providing lasting solutions which serve the individual needs right here in our own backyard. As we continue to grow we look forward to great collaborative partnerships ahead.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 88% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 89
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 64.8%; rating input score 65
  • Program expense ratio: 64.7%; rating input score 65
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.33 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 93.5%; rating input score 94; 54th 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: 2.5%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.95; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.17; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 20.1%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.2% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.3% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 64.8% of revenue deployed · 64.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $243K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $76K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 32 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 11 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 15/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 45/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Document-retention policy not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 19/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 21/100.