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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 26,921,801 | 45,248,715 | 86,637,259 | 62,538,699 | 28,690,286 | 250,036,760 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 26,921,801 | 45,248,715 | 86,637,259 | 62,538,699 | 28,690,286 | 250,036,760 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 250,036,760 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 26,921,801 | 45,248,715 | 86,637,259 | 62,538,699 | 28,690,286 | 250,036,760 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 260,342 | 290,620 | 383,129 | 502,471 | 685,391 | 2,121,953 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 252,158,713 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 5: NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: | 24 SEASONAL AND 59 TERMINATED EMPLOYEES 189 ACTIVE EMPLOYEES 272 TOTAL NUMBER OF W-2S ISSUED |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONTINUED PART I): | GRANT REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY UNITED WAY REQUIRES ALL GRANTEES TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT IN WHICH THE RECIPIENT IS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIFIED DELIVERABLES. THE MAJORITY OF PROGRAMMATIC GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT QUARTERLY. SOME, HOWEVER, BASED ON THE GRANT SIZE AND DURATION, ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ONLY SEMI-ANNUALLY OR ONCE AT THE COMPLETION OF THE GRANT PERIOD. UNITED WAY STAFF MEMBERS MONITOR REPORTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH GRANT AGREEMENTS AND ENSURE THAT FUNDS ARE BEING EXPENDED ACCORDINGLY. GRANTS MUST BE EXPENDED BY THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD. CONTINUED FUNDING CAN BE SUSPENDED FOR NON-COMPLIANCE. UNITED WAY STAFF MEMBERS PROVIDE PERIODIC REPORTS TO THE UNITED WAY'S EXECUTIVE TEAM, RUN BOARDS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT FUNDS ARE USED, PROGRAMMATICALLY AND FISCALLY, BY THE GRANTEES AS INTENDED. DONOR DESIGNATED IN ADDITION TO THE GRANTS OUTLINED ABOVE, 2,071 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED FUNDING THROUGH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC-SECTOR DESIGNATED GIFTS THROUGH THE UNITED WAY'S ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. UNITED WAY ACTS AS A PASS-THROUGH FACILITATOR FOR THIS FUNDING AND DOES NOT ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THESE FUNDS, NOR DOES IT MONITOR SPENDING OR REQUIRE REPORTING FROM ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING THESE FUNDS. UNITED WAY'S DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS UNITED WAY CONTINUES TO DEVELOP, STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND PROACTIVE INITIATIVES THAT PROVIDE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AIMED AT STRENGTHENING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. DURING FY24, UNITED WAY AND ITS PARTNERS SERVED OVER 14,500 PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS THROUGH ITS FAMILY STABILITY PROGRAM GRANTS, DIRECT GRANTS, AND OTHER DIRECT SERVICE ACTIVITIES. WHILE EACH DISTINCT PROGRAM REPORTS TO UNITED WAY ON UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS SERVED, THE TOTAL COUNT OF CLIENTS SERVED BY ALL PROGRAMS COMBINED DOES NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS, AS A CLIENT MAY RECEIVE SERVICES FROM MORE THAN ONE DISTINCT PROGRAM. BASED ON CLIENTS THAT SELF-REPORTED, THE GENDER DISTRIBUTION WAS APPROXIMATELY 66% FEMALE AND 34% MALE, AND <1% OTHER. THE RACIAL DISTRIBUTION WAS APPROXIMATELY 85% AFRICAN AMERICAN, 8% WHITE, 5% MIXED RACE, <1% ASIAN, <1% AMERICAN INDIAN, <1% NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER, AND 1% OTHER. APPROXIMATELY 6% OF THE POPULATION IDENTIFIED AS HISPANIC/LATINO. O PROGRAM OVERVIEWS AND RESULTS: UNITED WAY USES A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MODEL TO PREVENT FAMILY HOMELESSNESS IN TARGETED NEIGHBORHOODS. CASE MANAGERS WORK WITH FAMILIES TO BUILD FINANCIAL SECURITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND REDUCE STUDENT MOBILITY FOR THE FAMILIES' SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN. IN FY24, UNITED WAY HOUSING PROGRAMS SPANNED 12 LOCATIONS ACROSS FIVE CENTRAL MARYLAND JURISDICTIONS. FOR THE MAJORITY OF THESE SITES, UNITED WAY PROVIDES PROGRAMMATIC GRANTS TO COMMUNITY-BASED NON-PROFIT PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAMS. UNITED WAY PROVIDES ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORS PROGRAM SUCCESS THROUGH REPORTING, SITE VISITS AND DATA ANALYSIS. O SINCE PROGRAM INCEPTION IN MAY 2012 THROUGH JUNE 2024, OF THE 2,839 FAMILIES THAT HAVE ENROLLED IN OUR HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM, 2,788 FAMILIES (98.2%) AVOIDED EVICTION; OF THE 5,371 SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN SERVED BY THE PROGRAM, 5,339 (99.4%) AVOIDED A DISRUPTIVE SCHOOL MOVE AND REMAINED ENROLLED. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO OBTAIN OR IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME, THROUGH JOB READINESS TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT SKILLS TRAINING, AND CAREER MENTORING. OVER THE COURSE OF FY24, 90 COMPLETED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND GAINED EMPLOYMENT AS A RESULT, WITH AN AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE OF OVER $15.00. IN MID-MARCH 2024, UNITED WAY LAUNCHED WORKWAYS, A COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO TRANSFORM AND REDEFINE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND TALENT AND CREATE MORE EQUITABLE WORKING ENVIRONMENTS. FOCUSED ON INCREASING RETENTION RATES, FOSTERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND DRIVING POSITIVE BUSINESS RESULTS, WORKWAYS PARTNERS WITH EMPLOYERS TO SUPPORT EMPLOYEES BY UTILIZING RESOURCE NAVIGATION, SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND CAREER COACHING, ALL GROUNDED IN RESEARCH AND BEST PRACTICE MODELS. BY JUNE 2024, WORKWAYS HAD SERVED 23 INDIVIDUALS IN ITS FIRST COHORT. UNITED WAY'S HEALTH PROGRAM IN FY24 FOCUSED ON ROBUST STRATEGIC PLANNING FOLLOWING THE END OF COVID RECOVERY AND HEALTH EQUITY WORK. BASED ON IDENTIFIED NEEDS IN CENTRAL MARYLAND, NEW FOCUS AREAS OF SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AND FOOD RESILIENCY WERE SOLIDIFIED AND EQUIPPED WITH NEWLY DEVELOPED PROJECTS. OVER THE COURSE OF FY24, THE WORK OF UNITED WAY AND ITS FUNDED PARTNERS RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING: O 74,587 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED TO 395 HOUSEHOLDS IN CARROLL COUNTY. O 1,073 CALLERS TO 211 MARYLAND UNITED WAY HELPLINE WERE REFERRED FOR HOME DELIVERY OF GROCERIES. O 12,400 MEALS WERE SERVED AT LOCAL EMPLOYMENT CENTERS AND SHELTERS. EMERGENCY AND DISASTER SERVICES PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN IMMEDIATE CRISIS, OFTEN AS A RESULT OF A NATURAL DISASTER. OVER THE COURSE OF FY24, THROUGH UNITED WAY GRANTS TO PARTNERS: O 434 DISASTER CLIENTS WERE PROVIDED WITH EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MEET BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, COMMUNITY REFERRALS AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. O 82 CLIENTS FACING ECONOMIC CRISIS, HUNGER OR FOOD INSECURITY RECEIVED EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AND FOOD ASSISTANCE. O 1,484 HOUSEHOLDS (INCLUDING 3,384 INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES) WHO HAD LOST INCOME DUE TO COVID-19 RECEIVED RENT AND UTILITIES SUPPORT TO AVOID EVICTIONS. ON APRIL 24, 2024, UNITED WAY HOSTED PROJECT CONNECT HARFORD AT THE EPICENTER IN EDGEWOOD, HARFORD COUNTY. THE EVENT BROUGHT 61 LOCAL NONPROFIT PARTNERS AND 75 VOLUNTEERS UNDER ONE ROOF TO PROVIDE A FULL DAY OF SERVICES, INCLUDING A VISION CLINIC OFFERING EYE EXAMS AND GLASSES, HAIRCUTS, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS AND VACCINATIONS, A FOOD PANTRY, AND ASSISTANCE WITH EXPUNGEMENTS AND BIRTH CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE. 450 FAMILIES WERE SERVED. UNITED WAY COORDINATES A VETERANS TREATMENT COURT (VTC)IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BOTH THE BALTIMORE CITY AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY DISTRICT COURTS. THE VTC IS A COURT-SUPERVISED, COMPREHENSIVE, AND VOLUNTARY TREATMENT-BASED PROGRAM FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED VETERANS CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANORS IN THE DISTRICT COURT. VETERANS CHARGED WITH THESE OFFENSES WHO HAVE HAD PRIOR MILITARY SERVICE, WHETHER ELIGIBLE FOR VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) BENEFITS OR NOT, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE VTC. IN RECOGNITION OF THE TOLL ON VETERANS THAT ACCOMPANIES MILITARY SERVICE, THE MISSION OF THE VTC IS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY BY INTEGRATING AND INCORPORATING A COORDINATED TREATMENT RESPONSE FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED VETERANS WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WITH THE GOAL OF RETURNING PRODUCTIVE, LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS TO THE COMMUNITY AND THEREBY REDUCING RECIDIVISM AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE COSTS. THE TRANSITION FROM ACTIVE DUTY TO CIVILIAN LIFE CAN BE OVERWHELMINGLY DIFFICULT FOR VETERANS TO NAVIGATE. THE MOST COMMON STRUGGLES THEY FACE RELATE TO EMPLOYMENT, FINANCES, LEGAL MATTERS, SUBSTANCE USE, MENTAL HEALTH, RELATIONSHIPS, AND HOMELESSNESS. VTC BRINGS TOGETHER AN ARRAY OF SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT CONNECT VETERANS TO THE PROGRAMS, BENEFITS, AND SERVICES THEY HAVE EARNED. THE VETERAN IS ALSO MATCHED WITH A VETERAN MENTOR WHO WILL SUPPORT THE VETERAN AS HE/SHE PROGRESSES IN THE PROGRAM. THE VTC ALLOWS VETERANS TO MOVE TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY REMOVING NUMEROUS BARRIERS, INCLUDING MINOR LEGAL ISSUES. A TOTAL OF 79 VETERANS WERE SERVED THROUGH THE TWO VTCS IN FY24. UNITED WAY LAUNCHED ITS EDUCATION PROGRAM, ON TRACK 4 SUCCESSTM (OT4S), IN SEPTEMBER 2016. OT4S IS AN INNOVATIVE DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH THAT IS WORKING TO ENSURE UNDERSERVED STUDENTS HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO GET AND STAY ON TRACK FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS THROUGH THE CRUCIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS. SUPPORTED BY JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF EDUCATION (JHU) AND BASED ON THEIR EARLY WARNING HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION MODEL, OT4S UTILIZES STUDENT DATA TO EXAMINE PROVEN PREDICTORS OF DROPPING OUT: POOR ATTENDANCE, BEHAVIOR, AND COURSE PERFORMANCE (ABC'S). WHEN A STUDENT FALLS BEHIND IN ANY OF THESE AREAS, A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY TEAM OF SCHOOL STAFF, INCLUDING A UNITED WAY OT4S MANAGER, MEET TO DISCUSS THE STUDENT'S UNIQUE SITUATION AND DETERMINE APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS. IN FY 2024, UNITED WAY PARTNERED WITH BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND IMPLEMENTED THE PROGRAM IN FOUR SCHOOLS IN SOUTH BALTIMORE: MAREE G. FARRING ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL, GRADES 4-8; CURTIS BAY ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL, GRADES 4-5; AND BAY BROOK ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL, GRADES 6-8; WESTPORT ACADEMY, GRADES 3-8. UNITED WAY ALSO PROVIDED DATA COACHING SERVICES FOR LAKELAND ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL. OT4S HAS DELIVERED POSITIVE RESULTS AT BOTH THE STUDENT AND SCHOOL LEVEL. THE PROGRAM IS EVALUATED INTERNALLY BY UNITED WAY STAFF AND EXTERNALLY THROUGH AN ANNUAL, INDEPENDENT EVALUATION BY JOHNS HOPKINS. THESE EVALUATIONS SHOW THAT INTERVENTIONS RESULT IN STATISTICA |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONTINUED PART II): | UNITED WAY COORDINATES A VETERANS TREATMENT COURT (VTC)IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BOTH THE BALTIMORE CITY AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY DISTRICT COURTS. THE VTC IS A COURT SUPERVISED, COMPREHENSIVE AND VOLUNTARY TREATMENT-BASED PROGRAM FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED VETERANS CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANORS IN THE DISTRICT COURT. VETERANS CHARGED WITH THESE OFFENSES WHO HAVE HAD PRIOR MILITARY SERVICE, WHETHER ELIGIBLE FOR VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) BENEFITS OR NOT, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE VTC. IN RECOGNITION OF THE TOLL ON VETERANS THAT ACCOMPANIES MILITARY SERVICE, THE MISSION OF THE VTC IS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY BY INTEGRATING AND INCORPORATING A COORDINATED TREATMENT RESPONSE FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED VETERANS WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WITH THE GOAL OF RETURNING PRODUCTIVE, LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS TO THE COMMUNITY AND THEREBY REDUCING RECIDIVISM AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE COSTS. THE TRANSITION FROM ACTIVE DUTY TO CIVILIAN LIFE CAN BE OVERWHELMINGLY DIFFICULT FOR VETERANS TO NAVIGATE. THE MOST COMMON STRUGGLES THEY FACE RELATE TO EMPLOYMENT, FINANCES, LEGAL MATTERS, SUBSTANCE USE, MENTAL HEALTH, RELATIONSHIPS, AND HOMELESSNESS. VTC BRINGS TOGETHER AN ARRAY OF SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT CONNECT VETERANS TO THE PROGRAMS, BENEFITS, AND SERVICES THEY HAVE EARNED. THE VETERAN IS ALSO MATCHED WITH A VETERAN MENTOR WHO WILL SUPPORT THE VETERAN AS HE/SHE PROGRESSES IN THE PROGRAM. THE VTC ALLOWS VETERANS TO MOVE TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY REMOVING NUMEROUS BARRIERS, INCLUDING MINOR LEGAL ISSUES. A TOTAL OF 70 VETERANS WERE SERVED THROUGH THE TWO VTCS IN FY23. UNITED WAY LAUNCHED ITS EDUCATION PROGRAM, ON TRACK 4 SUCCESSTM (OT4S), IN SEPTEMBER 2016. OT4S IS AN INNOVATIVE DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH THAT IS WORKING TO ENSURE UNDERSERVED STUDENTS HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO GET AND STAY ON TRACK FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS THROUGH THE CRUCIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS. SUPPORTED BY JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF EDUCATION (JHU) AND BASED ON THEIR EARLY WARNING HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION MODEL, OT4S UTILIZES STUDENT DATA TO EXAMINE PROVEN PREDICTORS OF DROPPING OUT: POOR ATTENDANCE, BEHAVIOR, AND COURSE PERFORMANCE (ABC'S). WHEN A STUDENT FALLS BEHIND IN ANY OF THESE AREAS, A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY TEAM OF SCHOOL STAFF, INCLUDING A UNITED WAY OT4S MANAGER, MEET TO DISCUSS THE STUDENT'S UNIQUE SITUATION AND DETERMINE APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS. IN FY 2023, UNITED WAY PARTNERED WITH BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND IMPLEMENTED THE PROGRAM IN FOUR SCHOOLS IN SOUTH BALTIMORE: MAREE G. FARRING ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL, GRADES 4-8; CURTIS BAY ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL, GRADES 4-5; AND BAY BROOK ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL, GRADES 6-8; AND LAKELAND ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL, GRADE 3. UNITED WAY ALSO PROVIDED DATA COACHING SERVICES FOR WESTPORT ACADEMY, GRADES 3-8. OT4S HAS DELIVERED POSITIVE RESULTS AT BOTH THE STUDENT AND SCHOOL LEVEL. THE PROGRAM IS EVALUATED INTERNALLY BY UNITED WAY STAFF AND EXTERNALLY THROUGH AN ANNUAL, INDEPENDENT EVALUATION BY JOHNS HOPKINS. THESE EVALUATIONS SHOW THAT INTERVENTIONS RESULT IN STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT GAINS, AND THAT THE PROGRAM EFFECTIVELY HELPS STUDENTS GET BACK ON TRACK FOR GRADUATION AND IMPROVES THE OVERALL SCHOOL CLIMATE. RESULTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: O SINCE SCHOOL YEAR 2016-17, ON TRACK 4 SUCCESS HAS CUMULATIVELY: TRAINED 215 STAFF MEMBERS FROM SEVEN SCHOOLS ACROSS BALTIMORE CITY AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SERVED NEARLY 5,000 STUDENTS IN BALTIMORE CITY, AND MANY OF THEIR FAMILIES, BY CONNECTING THEM TO MUCH-NEEDED RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD AND CLOTHING PANTRIES, HOUSING PROGRAMS, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, AND MORE. O IN SCHOOL YEAR 2022-23, ON TRACK 4 SUCCESS PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMMING FOR FOUR BALTIMORE CITY SCHOOLS AND: SERVED 955 STUDENTS THROUGH DATA MONITORING AND ANALYSIS, INTERVENTION SUPPORT, AND/OR RECOGNITION EVENTS. HELPED 587 STUDENTS MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS COURSEWORK. HELPED 629 STUDENTS MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE IN MATH COURSEWORK. HELPED 467 STUDENTS MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE ATTENDANCE. CELEBRATED 265 STUDENTS WHO ENDED THE YEAR ON TRACK IN ALL EARLY WARNING INDICATORS. SUPPORTED INTERVENTIONS IN OT4S GRADE LEVELS THAT LED TO ONE PARTNER SCHOOL ACHIEVING THE HIGHEST MATH AND LITERACY TESTING SCORES IN THE DISTRICT ZONED COMMUNITY LEARNING NETWORK. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY UWCM, REVIEWED BY INDEPENDENT AUDITORS AND PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. AFTER REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE, THE DOCUMENT IS ELECTRONICALLY MAILED TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE FORM 990 IS DISCUSSED AT A BOARD MEETING AND IS PRESENTED BY THE TREASURER. THE TREASURER CALLS FOR A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE FORM 990 DOCUMENT AND THEN THE FORM IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR UWCM: EACH YEAR ALL STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ARE REQUIRED TO RE-VERIFY THE CODE OF ETHICS WHICH INCLUDES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND THE WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY. CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR STAFF: UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND IS A NON-PROFIT CHARITABLE CORPORATION. ITS PRINCIPAL PURPOSES AND ACTIVITIES ARE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES, DEVELOPING AND INCUBATING INNOVATIVE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS, GRANTMAKING, COLLABORATION, PROMOTING VOLUNTEERISM AND ADVOCACY AND MOBILIZING RESOURCES AS A TRUSTED FUNDRAISER. ULTIMATE AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGING UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND'S AFFAIRS RESIDES WITH ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE COMMITTEES THEY FORM CONSIST OF VOLUNTEERS. WITH THE GOAL OF AVOIDING ANY APPEARANCE OF EVEN THEORETICAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND TO SET AN EXAMPLE FOR AGENCY MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY LOOK TO UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND FOR GUIDANCE WITH RESPECT TO THE CONDUCT OF THEIR OWN AFFAIRS, UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES FOR YOU TO FOLLOW IN CONDUCTING YOURSELF IN BUSINESS IN WHICH YOU MAY HAVE OR MAY DEVELOP A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. I. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OCCURS WHENEVER YOU PERMIT THE PROSPECT OF DIRECT OR INDIRECT PERSONAL GAIN TO IMPROPERLY INFLUENCE YOUR JUDGMENT OR ACTIONS IN THE CONDUCT OF UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND BUSINESS. EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE: A. ACQUISITION OR SALE OF ANY PROPERTY OR SERVICES BY UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND WHERE THERE IS COMPENSATION OR OTHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL BENEFIT TO YOU OR A MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY. B. PLACEMENT OF UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND BUSINESS OF ANY KIND WITH A COMPANY OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY YOU OR YOUR FAMILY. II. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES WHEN, FOR PERSONAL OR FAMILY GAIN, YOU IMPROPERLY USE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OF UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND. III. YOU MUST NOT MISUSE YOUR POSITION WITH UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND TO SOLICIT FROM PRESENT OR PROSPECTIVE CONTRIBUTORS OR VOLUNTEERS OF UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND ANY DISCOUNT ON PERSONAL OR FAMILY PURCHASES OF EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, OR SERVICES. HOWEVER, YOU MAY ACCEPT ANY DISCOUNT OFFERED GENERALLY TO ALL EMPLOYEES OF UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND. IV. YOU MAY NOT SERVE AS A VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF ANY AFFILIATED AGENCY THAT RECEIVES ALLOCATED FUNDS FROM UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND. SHOULD A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS I OR II, EXIST OR ARISE, YOU MUST DISCLOSE THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT TO YOUR SUPERVISOR IMMEDIATELY. YOU MUST PERIODICALLY SIGN, AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT OR CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CERTIFICATE. CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR BOARD AND VOLUNTEERS UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND, INC. ("UNITED WAY") IS A NON-PROFIT CHARITABLE CORPORATION WHOSE PRINCIPAL PURPOSES AND ACTIVITIES ARE FUND RAISING, APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS AND INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHER NON-PROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN CENTRAL MARYLAND AND THE PERSONS WHOM SUCH ORGANIZATIONS SERVE. ULTIMATE AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGING THE UNITED WAY'S AFFAIRS RESIDES WITH ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD AND ALL COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF VOLUNTEERS ("VOLUNTEERS"). IN VIEW OF THE PURPOSES OF THE UNITED WAY AND THE NATURE OF ITS ACTIVITIES, VOLUNTEERS MAY FIND THEMSELVES IN SITUATIONS WHERE THEIR OUTSIDE BUSINESS, PERSONAL OR CIVIC ACTIVITIES COME INTO CONFLICT WITH THEIR FIDUCIARY DUTIES TO THE UNITED WAY. THE UNITED WAY ADOPTS THE FOLLOWING POLICY WITH RESPECT TO PARTICIPATION BY VOLUNTEERS IN MATTERS COMING BEFORE THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES IN WHICH THEY MAY HAVE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: 1. NO VOLUNTEER SHALL KNOWINGLY PARTICIPATE IN ANY DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR ANY COMMITTEE THEREOF OR OTHERWISE ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE THE CONDUCT OF THE UNITED WAY WHERE SUCH DECISION OR CONDUCT WOULD DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CONFER ON SUCH VOLUNTEER, OR ANY MEMBER OF SUCH VOLUNTEER'S FAMILY, OR ON ANY FIRM OR ORGANIZATION IN WHICH SUCH VOLUNTEER IS AN OFFICER OR DIRECTOR OR HAS A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST, ANY FINANCIAL BENEFIT, BUSINESS ADVANTAGE, PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT OR OTHER ADVANTAGE OR BENEFIT (A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST"). FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS POLICY, THE TERM "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" DOES NOT INCLUDE CONFLICTS OF A PURELY PHILOSOPHICAL OR IDEOLOGICAL NATURE. 2. IN THE EVENT THAT THERE IS A MATTER FOR CONSIDERATION OR DECISION THAT RAISES A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR ANY VOLUNTEER, THE VOLUNTEER SHALL IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSE THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD OR TO THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERING THE MATTER, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AND SHALL NOT CAST A VOTE ON THE MATTER. 3. THIS POLICY SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS PREVENTING OR DISCOURAGING ANY VOLUNTEER FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE DISCUSSION OF A MATTER WITH RESPECT TO WHICH SUCH VOLUNTEER HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, PROVIDED SUCH VOLUNTEER COMPLIES WITH PARAGRAPH 2 OF THIS POLICY. AT LEAST ANNUALLY, PREFERABLY AT THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND EACH OF ITS COMMITTEES, ALL VOLUNTEERS SHALL BE GIVEN A COPY OF THIS THE UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND, INC. 52-0591543 POLICY, AND EACH VOLUNTEER WILL BE ASKED TO SIGN A WRITTEN STATEMENT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT HE OR SHE HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY AND DISCLOSING ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OF WHICH HE OR SHE MAY BE AWARE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THIS DISCLOSURE PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT OF THE COMPENSATION FOR UWCM EXECUTIVES (CONSISTING OF THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO). 1. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AT UWCM IS OVERSEEN BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN SETTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EMPLOYS AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY COMPENSATION CONSULTANT AND EVALUATES UWCM EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AGAINST A GROUP OF SIMILAR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, USING DATA FROM COMPARABLE UNITED WAYS AND PUBLISHED COMPENSATION SURVEYS. 2. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD CHAIR, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHES ANNUAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO. 3. THE CEO AND BOARD CHAIR MEET PERIODICALLY DURING THE FISCAL YEAR TO REVIEW THE CEO'S PROGRESS AGAINST MEASURABLE, PRE-ESTABLISHED PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES. THE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD, IN ADVANCE OF EACH FISCAL YEAR. 4. THE CEO PRESENTS A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE PRE-ESTABLISHED PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS. 5. EACH YEAR, THE CEO IS PROVIDED A COMPREHENSIVE, CONFIDENTIAL REVIEW OF HIS/HER PERFORMANCE. THE BOARD CHAIR, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, DETERMINES A PERFORMANCE RATING FOR THE CEO, USING ESTABLISHED UWCM PERFORMANCE RATING CATEGORIES. 6. TO DETERMINE SALARY RANGES, UWCM USES A MARKET PRICING PROCESS. THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT (HR) WORKS WITH AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO COMPARE EXECUTIVE SALARIES TO SALARIES PAID TO COMPARABLE EXECUTIVES (BASED ON UWCM'S PEER GROUP OF SIMILAR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLISHED COMPENSATION SURVEYS). THE RESULTS ARE COMPILED BY HR AND REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE SALARY RANGE FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO POSITION WITHIN ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES. THE GUIDELINES FOR THE PRESIDENT / CEO POSITION ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. A SEPARATE INDEPENDENT WRITTEN COMPENSATION ASSESSMENT IS MADE PERIODICALLY BY THE COMMITTEES, INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT AND PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 7. BASED ON ITS DETERMINATION OF COMPARABILITY AND PERFORMANCE, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES ANNUAL EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION WITHIN ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES. THIS DETERMINATION MAY INCLUDE A PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN BASE SALARY. 8. THE ANNUAL SALARY DETERMINATION PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. UWCM EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICY MAY BE AMENDED ONLY BY THE UWCM BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | UWCM MAKES THE FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION ON OUR WEBSITE. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | UWCM MAKES THE ANNUAL AUDIT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION ON OUR WEBSITE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND WHISTLEBLOWERS POLICIES ARE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE FORM 990 FILING. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME AS SET FORTH IN IRC SECTION 6104(D). |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C | UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND'S AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT AND THE REVIEW PROCESS FOR THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT(IPA). THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD HEADS THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE AND REPORTS THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DURING THE REVIEW, PRIOR TO FILING THE ANNUAL AUDIT, THE IPA HAS INDEPENDENT ACCESS TO THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE WHERE NO UWCM STAFF IS PRESENT. |
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