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United Way of Tompkins County, Inc.

GIVE. ADVOCATE. VOLUNTEER.

Ithaca, NY   |  www.uwtc.org

Mission

To strengthen lives by mobilizing the caring power of our communities.

Ruling year info

1957

President and Chief Executive Director

Michael Ramos

Main address

313 N Aurora St

Ithaca, NY 14850 USA

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EIN

15-0572883

NTEE code info

Fund Raising Organizations That Cross Categories includes Community Funds/Trusts and Federated Giving Programs) e.g. United Way (T70)

Philanthropy / Charity / Voluntarism Promotion (General) (T50)

Other Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking Foundations N.E.C. (T99)

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

United Way/2-1-1 ALICE Program

The United Way/2-1-1 ALICE, in collaboration with the Human Services Coalition, supports households at or below United Way's ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) thresholds. ALICE thresholds include more moderate income households than many other programs who provide financial assistance.

A grant of up to $500 helps households pay for: Car Insurance & Repairs, Child Care Expenses, Essential Appliances, Health Insurance, Phone & Utility Bills, Rent and/or Other expenses agreed upon by United Way.

Population(s) Served
Working poor

The Community Care Fund invests in programs that address community needs and strengthens lives in Tompkins County. Investing in the Community Care Fund is the best way to have the most impact with a single contribution. Every dollar is empowered and goes directly to help those agencies making a difference in our community.

Each year, the Community Care Fund awards grants to local non-profit agencies and community councils that focus on the building blocks of a good life: Education, Financial Stability and Health.

Volunteers determine award amounts based on current UWTC community assessment data and program outcomes. UWTC tracks and measures the outcomes of funded programs, ensuring that donor dollars support critical and effective services for our community. More than ever, in these times, we all must LIVE UNITED.

Population(s) Served

Each fall, students in the Youth and Philanthropy (YAP) program award grants to programs sponsored by local agencies that focus on the building blocks of a good life: Education, Income and Health.

YAP empowers youth to take an active role in their community and understand the role of philanthropy in their lives. Participating students come together as grant reviewers assessing community needs and dispersing an average of $25,000 each year to organizations addressing those needs. Participants gain skills in consensus building, community needs assessment, interview techniques, and critical thinking.

Population(s) Served

The T. Merrell Shipherd Fund was established to honor T. Merrell Shipherd, former Director of United Way of Tompkins County, who, throughout his life, worked to bring people together to find effectives solutions to community challenges. This flexible fund accepts applications and awards grants on a rolling basis in effort to support effective programming and services that address current, new or emerging community needs.

Population(s) Served

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of organizations applying for grants

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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United Way of Tompkins County, Inc.

Board of directors
as of 09/11/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Michael Perehinec

Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP

Devan Accardo

Well Said Media

Alex Adelewitz

Wegmans

J.R. Clairborne

Tompkins County

Quincy Davidson

Ithaca College

Foula Dimopoulos

Cornell University

Kami Drake

Gola Osteria

David Evelyn

Retiree, Cayuga Medical Center

Luke Heptig

CFCU Community Credit Union

Myriah Marnell

Tompkins Community Bank

Kevin Mietlicki

Alternatives Federal Credit Union

Ducson Nguyen

CrowdStrike / Ithaca Common Council

Kellyann O'Mara

M&T Bank

Michael Perehinec

Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP

Callyn Pyhtila

Tompkins Community Bank

Dominick Recckio

Tompkins County

Susan Riley

Cornell University

Kathy Schlather

Retiree, Human Services Coalition

Patricia Stage

Retiree, CFCU Community Credit Union

Chris Thomas

Borg Warner

Delmer Padgett

Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES

Cody Baldwin

Cayuga Health

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 9/11/2023
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Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx
Gender identity
Male

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 09/11/2023

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.