United Way of York County
York, PA · EIN 23-1352588. Reported 198 grants totalling $9,067,143 to 65 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 65 distinct organizations, with 11% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 100% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is well above the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and above the 67% private foundations manage. This list is close to settled, so a newcomer has to displace someone rather than fill a gap.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $33,108. Half of what it reported fell between $16,727 and $55,161; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $244,250. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Womens Christian Association | York, PA | $971,193 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| YMCA | York, PA | $623,460 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Crispus Attucks Association of York Pennsylvania | York, PA | $609,381 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Hope Ministries Inc | Dillsburg, PA | $606,527 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | York, PA | $520,158 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| York Day Nursery Inc | York, PA | $484,773 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $382,040 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Truenorth Wellness Services | Hanover, PA | $381,045 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Dillsburg, PA | $329,622 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools of Pennsylvania Inc | Camp Hill, PA | $254,215 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts | Harrisburg, PA | $247,244 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Young Womens Christian Association | Hanover, PA | $242,693 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Leg Up Farm Inc | Mount Wolf, PA | $241,647 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Family First Health Corporation | York, PA | $211,916 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| York County Literacy Council | York, PA | $196,835 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities | York, PA | $177,903 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers - Big Sisters of York County Inc | York, PA | $175,724 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bell Socialization Services Inc | York, PA | $174,667 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Children Aid Society | New Oxford, PA | $159,857 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Progress Council Inc | York, PA | $158,800 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Connections for Children Inc | York, PA | $149,091 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Contact Helpline | Harrisburg, PA | $136,885 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Childrens Home of York | Hellam, PA | $133,472 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Penn Mar Organization Inc | Freeland, MD | $129,200 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| York County Children's Advocacy Center | York, PA | $125,152 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jewish Community Center of York County | York, PA | $112,707 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Midpenn Legal Services Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $100,276 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Leadership York | York, PA | $97,306 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Visiting Nurse Assn of Hanover & Spring Grove | Hanover, PA | $94,016 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hanover Area YMCA | Hanover, PA | $91,940 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pressley Ridge | York, PA | $89,953 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| York County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | York, PA | $88,239 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Spiritrust Lutheran | York, PA | $75,438 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mental Health America of York and Adams Counties | York, PA | $75,392 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jewish Community Centre of York Pennsylvania | York, PA | $58,710 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Arc of York County Inc | York, PA | $51,443 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| York County Bar Foundation | York, PA | $29,110 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| York Health Foundation | York, PA | $27,011 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| York County Community Foundation | York, PA | $26,732 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Diocese of Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $21,001 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Direct to Agency | York, PA | $17,477 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The United Way of Central Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $12,756 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Harvest Food Pantry Inc | York, PA | $12,625 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County | Carlisle, PA | $11,794 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Way of the Cape Fear Area Inc | Wilmington, NC | $11,293 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Way of Greater Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $10,620 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Temple Beth Israel | York, PA | $9,300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Logos Academy | York, PA | $8,750 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| York Union Rescue Mission Inc | York, PA | $8,748 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| York City Dollars for Scholars | York, PA | $8,598 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Christ Lutheran Church | York, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cultural Alliance of York County | York, PA | $7,650 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| York Academy Foundation | York, PA | $7,152 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Martin Library Association | York, PA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Donegal Substance Abuse Alliance | Mount Joy, PA | $6,591 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Way of Lancaster County | Lancaster, PA | $6,501 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Juniata College | Huntingdon, PA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen Inc | York, PA | $6,150 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| York County Food Bank | York, PA | $6,012 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Susan P Byrnes Health Education Center Inc | York, PA | $5,493 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Olivia S House-a Grief and Loss Center for Children | York, PA | $5,184 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| White Rose Leadership Institute | York, PA | $5,125 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| York County Library System | York, PA | $5,050 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lancaster Country Day School | Lancaster, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Living Word Community Church | Red Lion, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
34 of 65 (52%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- YWCA-York
COMMUNITY EDUCATION, EARLY CHILD CARE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER, QUANTUM OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM, SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE, TEMPLE GUARD DRILL TEAM, VICTIM ASSISTANCE CENTER COUNSELING SERVICES - YMCA of York and York County
SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE, Y ACHIEVERS, MEN'S RESIDENCE, SOUTHERN COMMUNITY SERVICES CASE MANAGMENT, EARLY LEARNING CENTER, NEW AMERICAN WELCOME CENTER, TEMPLE GUARD - New Hope Ministries
CHILDREN'S SUCCESS INITIATIVE, FOOD, BASIC NEEDS, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY - Crispus Attucks
ACTIVE LIVING CENTER, CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, EARLY LEARNING CENTER, RISING STARS AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM - YMCA-York
SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE, Y ACHIEVERS, MEN'S RESIDENCE, SOUTHERN COMMUNITY SERVICES CASE MANAGEMENT, NEW AMERICAN WELCOME CENTER, YORK YMCA EARLY LEARNING CENTER - Salvation Army
COMMUNITY CENTER YOUTH PROGRAM, FAMILY EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 44 of 65 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 96 | $3,156,934 | $20,073 |
| 2021 | 34 | $2,029,102 | $38,075 |
| 2022 | 34 | $2,041,702 | $38,075 |
| 2023 | 34 | $1,839,405 | $34,276 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
94% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $33,108 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from United Way of York County's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 34 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 140 E Market St, York, PA, 17401.
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