United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

United way of johnson & Washington counties, inc. (uwjwc) works to identify gaps, set shared goals, and invest in solutions that make a measurable difference in the needs of our community. Uwjwc conducts a comprehensive community needs assessment every three years, working with the community to gather qualitative and quantitative insights to inform a shared community roadmap that unites local stakeholders in driving meaningful, long-term change. Uwjwc serves as a hub for volunteerism and community engagement through our online volunteer portal, connecting community members with opportunities with local nonprofit agencies, as well as through coordinated group volunteer projects, book and supply drives, and our annual day of caring, which connected 100 volunteers from local businesses to complete projects at 15 nonprofit locations around our community.uwjwc leads the community organizations active in disaster (coad) coalition, maintains the emergency volunteer center (evc), and participates in planning efforts with johnson county emergency management and the emergency operations center to coordinate disaster response and emergency preparedness. Uwjwc also maintains a robust disaster relief fund, which provided temporary housing support for 26 individuals displaced by fire in fy26.uwjwc also managed a variety of programs and initiatives in fy26 including summerships (84 camp scholarships awarded), holiday adopt-a-family (94 organizations, groups, and individuals connected with 193 families, including 481 children) the 211 hotline and online resource (1,387 calls answered in our service area in 2025), and the food access network fund for emergency snap relief ($26,668 raised). Additionally, uwjwc provides various levels of fiscal management, volunteer coordination, and program management for collaborative community initiatives such as ready set school, healthy kids Iowa, the board leadership program, and more.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 80.3%; rating input score 80
• Program expense ratio: 83.2%; rating input score 83
• Fundraising efficiency: $14.69 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 92.1%; rating input score 92; 33rd 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: 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: 3.9%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.46; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.57; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 10.3%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 0.4% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 13th percentile among comparable filings