United Way of Williamson County

What it reported doing in 2018

See schedule o organization's program service accomplishments: support of funded programs united way brings together businesses, organizations, individuals, and resources to provide: tutors and mentors for improving youth academic performance, job skills training and resources for securing family economic mobility, as well as health care, counseling, and wellbeing activities to maintain healthy lives. Entrusted with the responsibility of multiplying resources that optimize impact in williamson county, united way facilitates the citizens review panels where community volunteers conduct reviews of health and human service agencies requesting funding. Currently 42 programs serving williamson county receive 1.85 million in funding. Donor designations to other non-profit agencies or united ways throughout the annual united way campaign, donors may choose to directly designate a portion of their gifts to a specific agency or united way in another community. Eligibility for designations requires that agencies are tax exempt under IRS code 501(c)(3) and have a health and human service focus. In 2018, donor designated gifts resulted in 1.5 million additional funds for these agencies and united ways. Raise your hand (ryh raise your hand (ryh) is a collaborative project between united way of williamson county (uwwc), franklin special school district (fssd) and williamson county school district (wcs) that offers tutoring to first, second, third and fourth grade students scoring in the bottom 40% in reading and math. Tutoring, snacks, background checks, and transportation are all provided through grant funding. In williamson county, transportation is a barrier for the majority of students. So providing that service is one of the most important aspects to our after- school tutoring program. Uwwc recruits volunteers to help in the classroom after school and provides training for teachers and volunteers. For the 2018-2019 school year, 124 ryh volunteers provided tutoring for 442 students with school testing results showing 96% of students improved in reading and 100% of students improved in math. Summer of 2019, ryh partnered with fssd and wcs districts to provide funding for 3 libraries (westwood, liberty and chapman's retreat elementary schools) to be open 4 hours per week for six weeks. This partnership targeted reduction of the 'summer slide'. United way continues to look for new collaborations to bring enhancements to the program. United way of williamson county free tax prep (vita) united way of williamson county free tax prep (vita) in partnership with the IRS is a national program staffed by local IRS-certified volunteers to provide free preparation and electronic filing of income tax returns to households that earned 66,000 or less in 2018, (this level changes each year). Volunteers are also able to educate taxpayers about tax credits for which they may qualify. For the 2019 tax season, 37 volunteers served 2,483 hours at 7 traditional sites and 3 mobile sites in williamson county, and helped prepare more than 1,742 tax returns which returned over 1.6 million in total refunds to tax filers. Williamson county anti-drug coalition (wcadc) wcadc is working to make parents aware of substance use among youth, ages 12-18. Wcadc works with community partners such as the local governments, health department, educators, court systems, local agencies, health providers, citizen activists, and volunteers to implement effective strategies that provide awareness, inform residents and prevent substance use. Wcadc initiated drug take back days in cooperation with local law enforcement. These events are scheduled twice each year and 919 lbs. Of unused/expired medications were taken back during fiscal year 2018-19. Permanent drop boxes are available year round at the nolensville police department, fairview police department, brentwood police department, spring hill police department and williamson county sheriff's office. Wcadc worked with over 12,000

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 74.6%; rating input score 75
• Program expense ratio: 82.2%; rating input score 82
• Fundraising efficiency: $10.59 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

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: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 39th 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • 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: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 9.1%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.41; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings