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United Way of Racine County

We fight for the health, education and financial stability of every person in our community.

aka UWRC   |   Racine, WI   |  www.unitedwayracine.org

Mission

Our mission is mobilizing the caring power of Racine County to improve lives and transform our community.

Ruling year info

1942

President and Chief Executive Officer

Ms. Ali Haigh

Main address

2000 Domanik Drive

Racine, WI 53404-2910 USA

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EIN

39-0806349

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

What we aim to solve

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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?

Imagination Library

Imagination Library mails free, age-appropriate books to enrolled Racine County children each month, from birth to age five.

Population(s) Served
Families
Infants and toddlers

LIFT is a place-based strategy that creates partnerships between neighborhoods and resources by implementing community schools throughout Racine County. A community school is a hub for the entire neighborhood it serves. It provides on-site resources and support to meet the unique needs of its neighborhood. Knapp Elementary became Racine County's first community school in 2016, followed by Julian Thomas in 2019 and The Academies of Racine at Mitchell in 2021.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth

Schools of Hope, a United Way-led initiative, in partnership with Racine Unified School District, provides first- through third-grade students with tutors on a regular basis to increase reading achievement in the early grades. Through third grade, children learn to read. From fourth grade on, they read to learn. Research shows that third-grade reading proficiency is a powerful predictor of later academic achievement. A student who is not at least moderately successful in reading by the third grade is unlikely to graduate from high school.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Youth As Resources is a United Way education program that provides grants to fund youth-designed, youth-led community service and service learning projects. The process is overseen by the YAR Board, which is comprised of middle school students from Mitchell Community School.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Young adults

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is a national program staffed by local volunteers to provide free preparation and electronic filing of tax returns. It’s an important service to thousands of individuals and families in this county with low-to-moderate incomes who are eligible for tax credits.

Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Adults

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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 students who exhibit kindergarten readiness

This metric is no longer tracked.
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Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of students receiving information on alcohol and other drug use

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

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of community-based organizations providing primary prevention services in substance abuse

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

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Total number of clients experiencing homelessness

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

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Number of clinic visits provided

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

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Number of scholars who earn a Bachelor's degree

This metric is no longer tracked.
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Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of meals served or provided

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

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Number of youth mentored

This metric is no longer tracked.
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Population(s) Served

Children and youth

Related Program

Schools of Hope

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of nights of safe housing provided to families of domestic violence

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

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Number of volunteers

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

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of youth who demonstrate that they have developed social skills (e.g., interpersonal communication, conflict resolution)

This metric is no longer tracked.
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Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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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.

Health: Individuals are supported in maintaining mental health.
Education: Children enter school ready to learn and remain on-track to succeed academically.
Financial stability: Individuals are financially stable.
Essential services: Individuals’ basic needs for food, shelter, safety and independence are met.

United Way of Racine County serves as a convener and collaborator to improve outcomes in our community. We bring together individual and corporate donors and volunteers, organizations from multiple sectors and other nonprofits to invest in and implement programs and initiatives that work. United Way of Racine County’s community investment process funds more than 35 programs that use common outcomes and indicators to measure progress towards our health, education, financial stability and essential services goals. We also operate our own programs that support the goals. Our flagship initiative, LIFT (Link and Inspire for Tomorrow), uses a place-based approach to create impact through the creation of community schools that support students, families and community members right in they neighborhoods where they learn and live.

United Way of Racine County has served its community for 100 years. Each year, over 100 companies and 4,000 individual donors support United Way of Racine County. Nonprofits that receive funding are carefully vetted and programs are monitored throughout the year. This process ensure that we are good stewards of donor dollars, and that donors can rest assured that an investment in United Way of Racine County helps create positive change. United Way of Racine County’s cross-sector partnerships lead to collaboration and partnerships that deepen impact and reduce disparities. Our skilled staff and volunteers are well-prepared to implement strategies support our goals.

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 shared information about our current feedback practices.

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

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, 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?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback

Financials

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

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United Way of Racine County

Board of directors
as of 05/15/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Brian Agen

Modine Manufacturing Co.

Term: 2023 - 2025

Keith Cruise

Racine Unified School District

Linda Hoover

Educators Credit Union

Matt Montemurro

RAMAC

Dave Durment

Chris Antonneau

Vizance

Darryl Babu

Twin Disc

Jonathan Delagrave

Racine County

Hector Diaz

Jason Greenwood

AMI Information Systems

Scott Herrmann

Thrivent

Lisa Just

Advocate Aurora Health

Kimberly Kane

Kane Communications

Tom King

InSinkErator

Jim Ladwig

SC Johnson

John Mahome Jr.

Kristin McManmon

Ascension All Saints Hospital

Becky McClelland

Johnson Financial Group

Laura Million

RCEDC

Ernest Ni'A

Wayman AME Church

Patricia Penman

Johnson Outdoors

Julie Podoba

SC Johnson/Women United

Cory Sebastian

Sebastian's Restaurant

Stacy Tapp

Racine Unified School District

Stephanie Sklba

Gateway Technical College

Ashley Staeck

The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread

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
  • 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

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 1/19/2024
info Candid has made improvements to the race and ethnicity options.

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
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Decline to state

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 08/21/2023

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 employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
Policies and processes
  • 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 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.