United Way of Island County

What it reported doing in 2020

COMPLETED DISSOLVING THE ORGANIZATION knowledge of issues surrounding bullying, dating violence, harassment and violence in the home. -101 youth had an increase in connection with social support systems outside of the home and age appropriate employment readiness. Also, developed strong personal values and char-acter, positive sense of self- worth and usefulness, be in caring relationships with parents, other adults and peers. -271 children age 0-3 were referred for developmental screening. 90 of those children referred were identified with disabilities or delayed development. 252 New Services were initiated to meet the outcomes in the family service plans. -120 children received scholarships to participate in a high quality early learning daycare envi-ronment. -2,500 children were physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially prepared for their next learning environment through the Kindergarten Readiness Calendars. -30 parents through parenting classes increased their coping skill, learned positive discipline and learned to keep their children safe. -13,000 Family Resource Guides were made available to so that families and individuals can access resources in the community. 345 Family Resource Guides were used as a community project with a freshmen class seeking services in the Island County Community. Through this activity the students became aware of community support systems throughout Island County. They gained knowledge on how to and who to turn to for support in challenging social and health crisis. The Family Resource Guides were also sent out by the Island County Health De-partment to all newborns and their families born in Island County. Income Promoting Financial Stability and Independence -988 individuals sought housing services were assessed and referred to all community resources-both internal and external. -29 households were stabilized in housing and addressed barriers to successfully maintain housing. Through intense case management, house-holds will have the skills to budget, increase capacity to earn income, to access programs available for support. -46 Veteran families were served and 9 veteran homeless households were engaged for VASH housing vouchers. -4000+ separate appointments were provided to households requesting or those receiving shelter, housing and/or rent assistance. The average number of appointments a household received while obtaining assistance was 6 (range was from 3-9). Health Improve People's Health -2,193 seniors were served through information and referral to needed resources within the community. Caregivers receive support and access to resources. -18,516 congregate meals served. These individuals maintained a balanced and nutritional diet. This gave the ability to remain independent longer. -7,840 food baskets were prepared allowing residents hunger needs to be met through a balanced, nutritional diet. Community Impact -Foundation for Early Learning Grant Professional development on early literacy, professional learning communities with elementary and early learning educators events supporting early literacy, pilot prepara-tion for summer program for kindergartners, support infrastructure for early learning coalition. -Kindergarten Readiness Calendar: 2,500 distributed throughout Is-land County. Printing provided by The Boeing Company. -Partners for Young Children (PYC): to support families and young children in Island County. Partners are: Child Care Resource and Refer-ral, Island County School Districts, Island County Health Department, NWESD & NW Early Learning, Toddler learning Center, Sno-Isle Li-brary, ECEAP, Head Start & Early Head Start, South Whidbey Chil-dren? s Center. -Navy League Oak Harbor: Executive Board Member and Planning Committee: Veteran's Day Celebration (November). -National Night Out (August 4) -Oak Harbor Youth Coalition member: Through the support of the Washington State Dept. of Social and Health Services, and the Division of Behavioral Health & Recove

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: Limited
• Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • 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: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -583.5%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -23.5% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -23.1% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -28% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings