UNITED WAY OF BERKS COUNTY

aka UWBC   |   Reading, PA   |  www.uwberks.org

Mission

United Way of Berks County improves lives by inspiring collaboration, volunteerism and financial support to build a stronger community.

Ruling year info

1965

President

Mrs. Tammy White,

Main address

25 North 2nd Street Suite 101

Reading, PA 19601-4007 USA

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EIN

23-1655375

NTEE code info

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

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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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?

Community Impact

Community Impact is the work of the Organization intended to create sustained changes in health and human services. It includes community-wide, collaborative planning and problem resolution activities and the operation of community-wide initiatives and direct service programs. A key component of Community Impact is the investment of funds raised through the Annual Campaign to support health and human services.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Ready. Set. READ! is a collaboration among United Way of Berks County, the educational and business communities and community organizations that will ensure reading proficiency for students by the end of third grade. The collective work focuses on four key strategies: implement school-readiness activities for pre-school children to support language and pre-literacy development in young children, connect tutors with early grade students needing supplemental instruction, engage parents to promote literacy and mobilize the community around this work.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Where we work

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Key goals for 2021-23 Strategic Plan:
Increase our organization's community impact
Grow organization's donor base and donor/volunteer engagement
Increase organization's efficiency

Increase impact:
- Refresh and expand early learning initiative
- Strengthen collective impact work
- Invest our one-time major grant effectively, collaboratively
- Increase investments to organizations committed to DEI

Grow donor base and donor/volunteer engagment
- Expand fundraising efforts
- Conduct Comprehensive Data Analysis on fundraising growth and efficiency
- Relaunch Leadership Berks (Community Leadership initiative)
- Align volunteer leadership initiatives and volunteer activities to organizational objectives
- Demonstrate impact through marketing approaches and channels
- Increase efffective digital marketing

Increase efficiency:
- Evaluate/implement appropriate technology
- Increase DEI practices
- Staff and volunteer leadership succession planning

Financials

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Operations

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

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UNITED WAY OF BERKS COUNTY

Board of directors
as of 3/24/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Ms. Joanne Judge

Stevens & Lee, PC

Term: 2020 - 2022


Board co-chair

Mr. Rehr

Emerald Advisers, LLC

Term: 2020 - 2022

Sara Aulestia

Cambridge-Lee Industries, LLC

Pamela Barbey

Community Volunteer

Dave Capitano

Baker Tilley

Ramiro Carbonell

Stevens & Lee, PC

Bruce Cole

Alcon Research, LTD

Peter Connors

Connors Investor Services, Inc.

Santina Connors

Weidenhammer Systems Corporation

Kelley Crozier, MD

Reading Hospital Rehab at Wyomissing

Michael Duff

Penske Transportation Solutions

Steven Fisher

RKL, LLP

Scott Fries

UGI Corporation

Sara Galosi

Alcon Research, LTD

Mike Goonan

Boscov's Distribution Center

Patrick Hackman

Berks County Intermediate Unit

Barbara Hall

Community Volunteer

Bradley Hall

Community Volunteer

Alisa Harris

UGI Utilities, Inc.

Joseph Hartz

UGI

Kim Hippert-Eversgerd

Fulton Bank

Jason Hoerr

Albright College

Robert Hoffmaster

United Labor Council of Reading & Berks County

Michael Krut

Penske Transportation Solutions

Craig Looney

Reading Area Community College

Khalid Mumin

Reading School District

Joni Naugle

Naugle Associates, LLC

Rendy Ortiz

Alcon Research, LTD

Craig Perrotty

Stevens & Lee, PC

Sue Perrotty

Community Volunteer

Francis Post

Tompkins Vist

Robert Pratt

Carpenter Technology Corporation

Daniel Sansary

Home Ownership Center Manager

Michael Schmidtlein

EnerSys

David Shaffer

EnerSys

Shelley Shaffer

Community Volunteer

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 1/7/2022,

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