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FY 2023

Verified NonprofitLast Filed 2023EIN 31-0644804

United Way of Fairfield County

LANCASTER, OHNTEE: T70ZFounded 1940Website

mission statement

"improving lives through the caring power of our community" - we will focus our resources to achieve the greatest impact on community needs. We will create long-term change by measuring results.

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Total Revenue

$1.5M

FY 2023

Program Spending

79.4%

of total expenses

Known Funders

2019–2024 filings

Key Metrics (FY 2023)

The Numbers

$2.1M

Total Assets

$2.0M net

13.68 mo

Operating Reserves

FY 2023

Active Programs

FY 2023

Total Employees

FY 2023

Funding Track Record

Backed by 25 Institutional Funders

$1.6M raised across 77 grants (2019–2024 filings)

Funder Geography

Funders across 12 states (2019–2024 filings)

Institutional Funding by Year

PaidCommittedBoth

Funder	Location	Total Awarded
Fox Foundation Inc	LANCASTER, OH	$552,251
United Way of Central Ohio Inc	COLUMBUS, OH	$404,795
Fairfield County Foundation	LANCASTER, OH	$167,910
Park National Bank Foundation Park National Bank	NEWARK, OH	$117,675
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	BOSTON, MA	$115,600
Eversource Energy Foundation Inc	HARTFORD, CT	$45,000
The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania	PITTSBURGH, PA	$40,581
United Way Worldwide	ALEXANDRIA, VA	$37,807
Tides Foundation	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$20,000
American Online Giving Foundation Inc	NEWARK, DE	$17,168

Total tracked: $1,632,577 across 77 grants (2019–2024 filings)

Totals reflect grants as reported on funder tax returns. Timing may not match recipient revenue: funder and recipient fiscal years often differ, and grants paid by a funder in one year may be recognized by the recipient in a different year.

Programs (FY 2023)

What They Do

$1.2M in expenses

The mission of the united way of fairfield county is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our community. United way's strength is its ability to build partnerships and to leverage resources to make a measurable difference in the fairfield county community. Using these strengths, the united way has set bold goals to deliver solutions to community issues in the areas of education, health, and financial stability. Partnering with 24 fairfield county health and human service agencies, the united way has allocated funds to 26 programs that provide services to assist individuals and families in our community overcome obstacles to access education, to improve their health, and the work towards financial stability.

$37K in expenses

The united way of fairfield county offers free tax preparation for low to moderate income individuals and families through our volunteer income tax site (vita) and for anyone over the age of 60 through our tax counseling for elderly site (tce). Our vita site provided free tax preparation for more than 638 individuals or families during the 2024 tax season. Our tce site prepared over 592 tax returns during 2024. Both sites utilize IRS certified volunteers to prepare and file the returns. Clients received a total of 1.3 million in refunds.

$139K in expenses

The united way of fairfield county, in partnership with the ohio governor's imagination library and the dolly parton's imagination library, is working to improve the kindergarten readiness in our community by furnishing books to over 5,000 preschool aged children in fairfield county each month.

$7K in expenses

United way of fairfield county organizes and facilitates the feeding our future program on a monthly basis throughout the school year. The program is primarily for local elementary school students on the free and reduced lunch program. Registered students receive a package of food to take home once a month. The package includes a variety of choices which consist of approximately six meals to get the student through the weekend and usually weighs about eight pounds. Currently, the program exists in 8 fairfield county elementary, primary or preschools serving over 7,700 students each month for 9 months.

Financial History