UNITED WAY OF SKAGIT COUNTY
LIVE UNITED
UNITED WAY OF SKAGIT COUNTY
EIN: 91-0755705
as of September 2024
as of September 09, 2024
Programs and results
Reports and documents
Download annual reportsWhat we aim to solve
Skagit County has an 11% household poverty rate, and an additional 29% of households are at a consistent risk of dipping below the poverty line. This total 40% of households, Skagit County residents, may be ineligible for other services, likely lack the resources to overcome their challenges, and are in need of tools and knowledge to increase household stability. Programming and resources are needed at multiple levels to address the diverse audience and family types within our area; diverse programming and opportunities are necessary to affect the poverty risk rates in Skagit County.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Financial People Project
Financial People Project is a financial literacy program designed to assist low-to-moderate income individuals with their financial literacy. United Way of Skagit County has assembled a curriculum that introduces participants to multiple concepts from banking to budgeting, credit to asset-building, in the hopes of giving individuals a foundation for financial self-sufficiency. This course features multiple modules that covers an array of topics. The most recent innovation is the creation of an online format which is aimed to increase access.
Youth United - Varsity in Volunteerism
In cooperation with WorkSource and Foundation of District 304 we have partnered with local school districts to bring Youth United-Varsity in Volunteerism to the high schools. Students are awarded a varsity pin/letter for completing 100 hours of community service and attending trainings and meetings. Some of the many benefits participants receive are improved social and relationship skills, increase self-confidence, prevent depression, and teach valuable job skills.
Diaper Bank
Just as food banks are a dependable source of food, diaper banks supply a basic need for families in crisis. Diaper banks collect, store and donate diapers to a network of partner agencies who distribute free diapers to families facing financial hardship. The mission of the diaper bank is to ensure that families living in poverty have an adequate supply of diapers for their infants and toddlers; to raise community awareness that “basic human needs” include diapers.
The vision of the diaper bank is a two-generation approach that focuses on creating opportunities for meeting the needs of vulnerable children and their parents. Two-generation approaches draw from findings that the well-being of parents is crucial to their children’s social-emotional, physical, and economic well-being. At the same time, a parent’s ability to succeed in school and the workplace is substantially affected by how well their children are doing.
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
United Way of Skagit County is a proud affiliate of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. The Imagination Library is a program that provides free books for kids aged birth to 5. In continued efforts to address childhood literacy, we are able to provide age appropriate books at no cost to families each month.
Where we work
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of leadership positions held by organization staff in community initiatives
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
CEO/President Programs Director Advancement Director Operations Director
Number of programs documented
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Families, Economically disadvantaged people, Students
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Diaper Bank of Skagit County Dolly Parton Imagination Library Financial People Project Varsity in Volunteerism
Number of advisory councils the organization is a part of
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Miscellaneous community boards ranging from economic development to education.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our goal is to equip our Skagit County residents with the resources and knowledge necessary to create more sustainable and successful households. Through the intersections of our focus areas, Health, Income, and Education, we aim to provide quality programming and resources to our community. In the coming years, we aim to increase existing program participation by 50%; we would like to increase programs offered by 25%; and we would like to increase community support by 75%.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Through consistency, partnership, advocacy, and innovation, we plan to maintain or improve current programming, resources, and relationships. In order to introduce new programming, we must first identify how our community is not being served, develop or refresh existing programs to fill service gaps, and potentially partner with other community agencies to ensure accessibility and continuity.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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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
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, 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, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2023 info
9.25
Months of cash in 2023 info
11
Fringe rate in 2023 info
20%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
UNITED WAY OF SKAGIT COUNTY
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30
This snapshot of UNITED WAY OF SKAGIT COUNTY’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
Profitability info | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | -$221,181 | -$84,957 | -$17,813 | -$165,965 | -$96,138 |
As % of expenses | -19.4% | -9.1% | -2.2% | -18.1% | -13.3% |
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | -$225,986 | -$90,259 | -$22,962 | -$171,114 | -$99,901 |
As % of expenses | -19.7% | -9.6% | -2.8% | -18.5% | -13.8% |
Revenue composition info | |||||
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Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $926,862 | $849,588 | $786,875 | $784,701 | $571,763 |
Total revenue, % change over prior year | -31.1% | -8.3% | -7.4% | -0.3% | -27.1% |
Program services revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Investment income | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
Government grants | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 14.3% | 42.1% |
All other grants and contributions | 96.6% | 98.2% | 99.1% | 85.2% | 55.3% |
Other revenue | 2.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
Expense composition info | |||||
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Total expenses before depreciation | $1,139,502 | $938,084 | $800,698 | $918,994 | $721,443 |
Total expenses, % change over prior year | -15.7% | -17.7% | -14.6% | 14.8% | -21.5% |
Personnel | 34.3% | 41.1% | 46.6% | 43.6% | 35.2% |
Professional fees | 7.5% | 6.5% | 5.7% | 4.9% | 15.6% |
Occupancy | 2.4% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 4.1% |
Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Pass-through | 46.2% | 33.2% | 29.4% | 27.7% | 36.9% |
All other expenses | 9.7% | 16.5% | 15.1% | 19.6% | 8.2% |
Full cost components (estimated) info | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Total expenses (after depreciation) | $1,144,307 | $943,386 | $805,847 | $924,143 | $725,206 |
One month of savings | $94,959 | $78,174 | $66,725 | $76,583 | $60,120 |
Debt principal payment | $0 | $1,133 | $1,334 | $63,645 | $0 |
Fixed asset additions | $18,020 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Total full costs (estimated) | $1,257,286 | $1,022,693 | $873,906 | $1,064,371 | $785,326 |
Capital structure indicators
Liquidity info | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Months of cash | 9.4 | 11.8 | 14.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 |
Months of cash and investments | 9.4 | 11.8 | 14.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 |
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 10.8 | 12.0 | 13.8 | 9.8 | 10.9 |
Balance sheet composition info | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Cash | $894,285 | $920,757 | $935,531 | $725,906 | $658,823 |
Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Receivables | $241,420 | $195,249 | $147,009 | $167,568 | $46,463 |
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $35,406 | $30,879 | $30,879 | $30,879 | $30,879 |
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 40.9% | 50.1% | 66.8% | 83.5% | 95.6% |
Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 6.4% | 12.6% | 11.3% | 7.7% | 9.5% |
Unrestricted net assets | $1,041,325 | $951,066 | $928,104 | $756,990 | $657,089 |
Temporarily restricted net assets | $40,884 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total restricted net assets | $40,884 | $37,345 | $41,335 | $73,007 | $19,465 |
Total net assets | $1,082,209 | $988,411 | $969,439 | $829,997 | $676,554 |
Key data checks
Key data checks info | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive Director
Mandi Rothman
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
UNITED WAY OF SKAGIT COUNTY
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
UNITED WAY OF SKAGIT COUNTY
Board of directorsas of 04/25/2024
Board of directors data
Elli Haddick
Madak
Term: 2023 - 2025
Jeff Brown
Burlington-Edison School District
Ken Johnson
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Sarah Hinman
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Board leadership practices
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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
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
Gender identity
Transgender Identity
Sexual orientation
No data
Disability
No data
Equity strategies
Last updated: 07/31/2023GuideStar 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
- 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.
- 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.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- 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.