United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley

What it reported doing in 2024

Community impact investments: in support of our 2030 goal of increasing the percentage of students ready to learn and successful in school, our education investments totaled $6,653,977; providing approximately 61,076 children and families with early literacy skills support, high-quality early learning, parent and child development education, summer kindergarten readiness and skill-building courses for early childhood teachers as well as providing elementary- and middle-school students with targeted academic interventions, summer learning, mentoring, positive youth development, behavioral health services and family case management. See additional info on schedule o.in support of our 2030 goal of increasing the percentage of older adults connected with resources that improve their health and quality of life, our healthy aging investments totaled $594,313 providing 9,475 older adults and caregivers with connections to resources including grocery-shopping services, fall-prevention programs, transportation services, chronic disease programs and in-home support services. In support of our 2030 goal of increasing community safety and stability through food, housing and mental health, our community stability investments totaled $2,719,417, and connected more than 109,822 people to essential services through housing supports; the pa211 health and human services helpline; food access programs such as pantries, meal centers and summer meal distributions; residential leadership programs, and crisis and disaster response.agency designations achievements: united way of the greater lehigh valley honors donor requests to designate their contributions to any 501(c)(3) agency with health and human service programs. United ways around the country perform this service for agencies as a courtesy to donors.lehigh valley community schools: united way of greater lehigh valley invests in community schools that improve academic outcomes by removing barriers to learning. This approach ensures access to safe and stable learning environments where every child can belong and every child can thrive. There are currently 34 lehigh valley community schools serving approximately 20,000 kids in five lehigh valley school districts: allentown school district, bangor area school district, bethlehem area school district, easton area school district and panther valley school district. United way serves as the convener and thought leader in mobilizing school district leadership, principals and staff who lead the vision at each site, and team of parents, educators, community and business partners. They invest in staffing and supports that improve academic performance in reading and math, increase student attendance and engage more families in their children's learning. Age-friendly lehigh valley: recognized by the world health organization and aarp network of age-friendly communities, age-friendly lehigh valley is a collective impact coalition dedicated to building a community where everyone will have the opportunity to age successfully. Led by united way of the greater lehigh valley age-friendly lv focuses on key areas including health services, social participation and social inclusion.other program services: our united way responds quickly emerging needs, including immediate disaster relief and crisis support. Over $34,000 was raised to support 110 individuals displaced by multi-unit fires in allentown and easton. 100% of contributions directly aided people affected by the fires.teenworks is a unique collaboration of local teens, labor unions and members and united way of the greater lehigh valley. Guided by a volunteer board of teens and labor leaders, teenworks has provided more than $500,000 in grants to support 500+ community service projects led by teens.resilient lehigh valley's handle with care initiative, a program that enables law enforcement to communicate with schools when a child has experienced a trauma, connected 796 youth to school-based support servi

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 73.1%; rating input score 73
• Program expense ratio: 84.5%; rating input score 84
• Fundraising efficiency: $16.64 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Limited
  • Conducts field audits: Limited
  • May suspend future funding: Limited
  • Requires financial reports: Limited
  • Conducts site visits: Limited
  • Requires grant agreements: Limited
  • May require repayment: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 88.5%; rating input score 88; 21st 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: 16%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.78; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.27; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.2%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings