United Way Quad Cities

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
362725960
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Bettendorf, IA, USA
Phone
5633554310
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Federated Giving Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,589,719
Expenses
$6,091,539
Assets
$13,099,337
Liabilities
$2,464,461

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

Leadership & pay

27 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RENE GELLERMAN (PRESIDENT/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • RENE GELLERMAN (PRESIDENT/CEO): $192,237 total reported compensation
  • KARRIE ABBOTT (COO): $128,420 total reported compensation
  • ANGELA SNYDER (CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER): $127,412 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

United way qc mission is mobilizing people and resources to improve lives in our community. United way qc develops, supports and invests in the most impactful strategies and partners to strengthen education, income and health--the building blocks of opportunity. United way qc believes every quad citizen deserves the opportunity to live their best possible life. United way qc involves partners and supporters from all walks of life in volunteerism, advocacy and investment and uses resources and networks to bring the best people, ideas and projects together to create opportunities for all quad citizens. If we work together, we believe that every quad citizen, regardless of race or zip code, will have access and opportunity to develop their full potential.

What it reported doing in 2024

Labor - the mission of the community services liaison is to develop and support an active participation of labor in united way qc activities such as resource development, community investment, and community impact. Resource development - efficiently and effectively raise the maximum amount of funds from employees, businesses, individuals, grants, labor members, and foundations to improve the quality of life for individuals and families in the quad cities area. In addition, united way qc is building an endowment to help guarantee quality of life in our community into the future.united for schools united for schools brings united way to the center of title 1 schools. The united for schools initiative addresses opportunity and resource gaps with research-driven, school-aligned programming at partner schools. We focus on accelerating student achievement and empower students and their families through partnerships with service providers, businesses, and engaged individuals and groups. In addition, through programming, volunteering, and consulting, we connect schools with the specific resources they need to create the conditions for all families to learn, earn, and live. These services range from medical care to educational needs to family and community engagement. United way qc is here to listen, understand, and work together with schools to provide solutions inside and outside the classroom to ensure all students succeed.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 74% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 70% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.8%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 75.4%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.68 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: 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: 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: 7.6%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.15; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.4%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.7% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.9% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.8% of revenue deployed · 75.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 23 of 23 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $4.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $192K · 27 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 39 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 65 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 62 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 29/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 40/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 45/100.