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United Way for Greater Austin

Austin, TX · EIN 74-1193439. Reported 336 grants totalling $14.4M to 211 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.

211organizations funded
$25,000median reported grant
$14.4Mgranted, 2020-2023
67%of grantees funded again the next year
7%of dollars to its largest recipient

Does this grantmaker accept applications?

Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.

Three things in the filing do bear on it:

  1. What kind of organization it is. For United Way for Greater Austin, the IRS classifies it as a federated giving programme -- a United Way, Jewish federation, Community Chest or similar (NTEE T70Z).
  2. How spread out its giving is. 211 distinct organizations, with 7% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
  3. How much its list changes. 67% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.

How big are its grants?

The median reported grant is $25,000. Half of what it reported fell between $15,000 and $53,522; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $371,251. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.

Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
$5,000 - $10,000
25 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
137 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
81 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
56 grants
$100,000 - $250,000
33 grants
$250,000 Or More
4 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Any Baby Can of Austin IncAustin, TX$981,251442023
Avance-Austin IncAustin, TX$667,500442023
Communities in Schools of Central TexasAustin, TX$552,000442023
The Safe AllianceAustin, TX$538,408442023
Mainspring SchoolsAustin, TX$512,250442023
Todos Juntos Learning CenterAustin, TX$365,000442023
Foundation Communities IncAustin, TX$358,258442023
Open Door PreschoolsAustin, TX$336,000442023
Jeremiah ProgramMinneapolis, MN$325,000442023
Vincare Services of Austin FoundationAustin, TX$295,000442023
American YouthworksAustin, TX$278,000442023
BookspringAustin, TX$274,000442023
Austin Child Guidance CenterAustin, TX$228,000222021
Haca Scholarship Foundation IncAustin, TX$222,500442023
Goodwill Industries of Central TexasAustin, TX$214,000442023
Williamson County Childrens Advocacy Center IncGeorgetown, TX$211,858442023
Lifeworks Affordable Housing CorporationAustin, TX$210,000442023
Austin Area Urban League IncAustin, TX$201,250222021
El Buen Samaritano Episcopal MissionAustin, TX$195,000112020
Austin Childrens MuseumAustin, TX$190,000542023
SRV2THRV FoundationAustin, TX$170,000112020
Worksource Greater Austin Area Workforce BoardAustin, TX$160,000442023
Tri-Angel UnlimitedAustin, TX$150,000112020
SaheliAustin, TX$140,000112020
Austin Voices for Education and YouthAustin, TX$130,000222021
The Society of St Vincent De Paul Diocesan Council of AustinAustin, TX$129,750222022
America CanDallas, TX$120,000332023
Austin Achieve Public Schools IncAustin, TX$120,000222023
Go Austin Vamos AustinAustin, TX$120,000222023
Huston-Tillotson UniversityAustin, TX$120,000212020
Together We Rise CorporationBrea, CA$120,000112020
Vibrant Woman-Mama SanaAustin, TX$120,000112020
Partners in ParentingAustin, TX$115,000332023
Center for Survivors of TortureDallas, TX$110,000112020
Meelj Minorities for Equality in Employment Education LibertyAustin, TX$110,000112020
Book BoostersAustin, TX$105,000112020
Fii - NationalConcord, CA$90,000112020
Degree PartnersAustin, TX$87,500442023
Hutto Resource CenterHutto, TX$85,000112020
Jail to JobsLeander, TX$85,000332023
E3 AllianceAustin, TX$80,000442023
Giving Austin Labor SupportAustin, TX$80,000222023
African American Youth Harvest FoundationAustin, TX$75,000112020
North Austin Muslim Community CenterAustin, TX$75,000112020
KlruAustin, TX$73,606442023
Young Mens Christian AssociationAustin, TX$72,500222021
Circle of Health InternationalAustin, TX$70,000112020
Health CommonsAustin, TX$70,000112020
Gateway Community ChurchAustin, TX$66,048332022
Anewentry IncAustin, TX$63,735112020
Central Texas Food Bank IncAustin, TX$63,304222021
The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX$62,220222021
Black Mamas Community CollectiveAustin, TX$60,000112020
Capital Investing in Development and Employment of Adults IncAustin, TX$60,000222023
Child IncAustin, TX$60,000222021
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Travis CountyAustin, TX$60,000112020
Skillpoint AllianceAustin, TX$60,000222023
Trinity Child Development CenterAustin, TX$60,000442023
Williamson Burnet County Opportunities IncGeorgetown, TX$60,000332023
Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry IncBastrop, TX$55,000112020
Lubbock Area United Way IncLubbock, TX$54,143442023
Bastrop County Long Term Recovery TeamBastrop, TX$53,522112020
Central Texas Allied Health InstituteAustin, TX$52,500222022
Northwest Austin Universal Health Clinic IncBlue Bell, PA$51,000112020
United Way of Greater HoustonHouston, TX$50,198442023
BreakthroughAustin, TX$50,000112020
CASA MarianellaAustin, TX$50,000112020
Communities in Schools of Greater Central Texas IncorporatedKilleen, TX$50,000222023
E4 Youth IncorporatedAustin, TX$50,000112020
Everyones Dream Come TrueAustin, TX$50,000222023
Georgetown ProjectGeorgetown, TX$50,000222023
Lockhart IsdLockhart, TX$50,000112020
Refugee Services of TexasDallas, TX$50,000112020
Universal Tech MovementAustin, TX$50,000222023
Youth Rise Texas IncAustin, TX$50,000112020
Operation Liberty HillLiberty Hill, TX$47,500332023
Hill Country Medical Ministries IncCedar Park, TX$45,000332023
Interfaith Action of Central TexasAustin, TX$45,000112020
Meals on Wheels and More IncAustin, TX$45,000222022
Sacred Heart Community Clinic IncRound Rock, TX$45,000222023
Friends of the Children - AustinAustin, TX$42,500222021
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas IncDallas, TX$41,993442023
Texas a & M University 12TH Man FoundationCollege Sta, TX$41,000112021
Abiding Glory Tabernacle IncGeorgetown, TX$40,000112020
Alpha Seventh Day Adventist ChurchAustin, TX$40,000112020
Austin Black PrideAustin, TX$40,000112020
Saffron Trust Womens FoundationRound Rock, TX$40,000222023
Volunteer Healthcare Clinic IncAustin, TX$40,000112020
AllgoAustin, TX$35,000112020
Central Presbyterian ChurchAustin, TX$35,000112020
LifestepsGeorgetown, TX$35,000112020
Senior AccessRound Rock, TX$35,000222023
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas IncAustin, TX$33,500222023
Austin Harm Reduction CoalitionAustin, TX$30,000112020
Austin Revitalization AuthorityAustin, TX$30,000112020
Boys & Girls Club of East Williamson CountyKilleen, TX$30,000222023
Boys & Girls Club of GeorgetownKilleen, TX$30,000222023
City of Luling TexasLuling, TX$30,000112020
Faith in Action Caregivers NwAustin, TX$30,000222022
Helping Hand Home for ChildrenAustin, TX$30,000112020
Impact Counseling Services IncGeorgetown, TX$30,000112023
Junior League of AustinAustin, TX$30,000112020
Lone Star Circle of CareGeorgetown, TX$30,000112020
Measure AustinAustin, TX$30,000112020
National Church ResidencesDublin, OH$30,000112020
Out Youth AustinAustin, TX$30,000112020
Round Rock Isd Education FoundationRound Rock, TX$30,000112023
Seedling FoundationAustin, TX$30,000112020
Texas Advocacy Project IncAustin, TX$30,000112020
Texas Folklife ResourcesAustin, TX$30,000112020
VelaAustin, TX$30,000112020
United Way of Central TexasTemple, TX$29,254332023
Acts of Love Early Childhood Education CenterPflugerville, TX$27,500222023
Austin Groups for the ElderlyAustin, TX$26,087222023
American GatewaysAustin, TX$25,000112020
Andrew S Roddick Foundation IncAustin, TX$25,000112020
Central Texas Community Health CentersAustin, TX$25,000112020
Project Transitions IncAustin, TX$25,000112020
Reset MentoringRound Rock, TX$25,000222023
Ladders for LeadersRound Rock, TX$24,000112023
Catholic Charities of Central TexasAustin, TX$22,004222021
Austin Asian American Film FestivalAustin, TX$20,000112020
Austin Diaper BankAustin, TX$20,000112020
Austin Paramedic Relief and Community OutreachAustin, TX$20,000112020
Austin Youth River WatchAustin, TX$20,000112020
Austin-Travis County Mental Health and Mental Retardation CenterAustin, TX$20,000112020
Blackland Community Development CorporationAustin, TX$20,000112020
CASA of Central Texas IncNew Braunfels, TX$20,000112020
Creative ActionAustin, TX$20,000112020
Family Eldercare IncAustin, TX$20,000112020
Foster Village IncDripping Spgs, TX$20,000112020
Golden Age HomeLockhart, TX$20,000112020
Good Work AustinAustin, TX$20,000112020
Hays Cisd Education Foundation IncKyle, TX$20,000112020
Hope AllianceRound Rock, TX$20,000112022
Kids Write GoodAustin, TX$20,000112020
Literacy Council of Williamson CountyGeorgetown, TX$20,000112022
Lone Star Victims Advocacy ProjectAustin, TX$20,000112020
Mano Amiga SmSan Marcos, TX$20,000112020
Motion Media Arts CenterAustin, TX$20,000112020
Museum of Human AchievementAustin, TX$20,000112020
Pflugerville Education FoundationPflugerville, TX$20,000112020
Samaritan Center for Counseling and Pastoral Care IncAustin, TX$20,000112022
Shepherds Heart Food Pantry & Community MinistriesTaylor, TX$20,000112020
Street Youth Ministry of AustinAustin, TX$20,000112020
Volunteer Legal Services of Central TexasAustin, TX$20,000112020
WhatsinthemirrorPflugerville, TX$20,000112020
Williamson County and Cities Health DistrictRound Rock, TX$20,000112020
Asian American Resource Center IncAustin, TX$15,000112020
Austin Community College FoundationAustin, TX$15,000112020
Austin Film SocietyAustin, TX$15,000112020
Austin Free-NetAustin, TX$15,000112020
Austin Public Education FoundationAustin, TX$15,000112020
Back to Eden Fellow ProgramHouston, TX$15,000112020
Brave CommunitiesAustin, TX$15,000112020
Caldwell County Christian FoundationLockhart, TX$15,000112020
Center for Child ProtectionAustin, TX$15,000112020
Drive a Senior Central TexasAustin, TX$15,000112020
Eixsys Healthcare SystemRound Rock, TX$15,000112020
Hays-Caldwell Womens CenterSan Marcos, TX$15,000112020
Hill Country Community Ministries IncLeander, TX$15,000112020
In the Streets-Hands Up High MinistryBastrop, TX$15,000112020
Muslim Community Support Services IncAustin, TX$15,000112020
NAMI Central TexasAustin, TX$15,000112022
Opencollective FoundationCovina, CA$15,000112023
Project Transformation Rio TexasSan Antonio, TX$15,000112023
Rebekah Baines Johnson CenterAustin, TX$15,000112020
Smithville Food PantrySmithville, TX$15,000112020
Sustainable Food Center IncAustin, TX$15,000112020
Bible Baptist Church of PflugervillePflugerville, TX$14,750222022
Aftv FiveAustin, TX$10,000112020
Allison Orr Dance IncAustin, TX$10,000112020
Anthropos ArtsAustin, TX$10,000112020
Austin City LutheransAustin, TX$10,000112020
Austin Clubhouse IncAustin, TX$10,000112020
Austin Speech Labs IncAustin, TX$10,000112020
Austin Theatre AllianceAustin, TX$10,000112020
Austin Trinity SchoolW Lake Hills, TX$10,000112022
Austin Vietnamese American Medicalprofessionals SocietyRound Rock, TX$10,000112020
Breast Cancer Resource CenterAustin, TX$10,000112022
Business and Community Lenders of TexasAustin, TX$10,000112020
Catalyst Teen Center CorpCedar Park, TX$10,000112022
Faith in Action GeorgetownGeorgetown, TX$10,000112022
Georgetown Backpack BuddiesGeorgetown, TX$10,000112020
Girl Scouts of Central Texas IncAustin, TX$10,000112022
Groundwork Music Project IncAustin, TX$10,000112020
People for Change TexasAustin, TX$10,000112020
R O C K Ride on Center for KidsGeorgetown, TX$10,000112022
Settlement ClubAustin, TX$10,000112020
Sewa International IncSugarland, TX$10,000112020
Sickle Cell Texas Marc Thomas FoundationAustin, TX$10,000112020
St John Neumann ConferenceColumbus, OH$10,000112021
Texas Book FestivalAustin, TX$10,000112020
University of Texas FoundationAustin, TX$10,000112022
UpbringAustin, TX$10,000112020
Wayside SchoolsAustin, TX$10,000112020
Wonders & Worries IncAustin, TX$10,000112022
Young Voices of AustinAustin, TX$10,000112020
Texas Risk and Insurance Professional SocietyDallas, TX$7,535112020
First United Methodist ChurchGeorgetown, TX$7,500112022
United Way of Hays CountySan Marcos, TX$6,634112021
United Way of San Antonio & Bexar CountySan Antonio, TX$6,500112021
St William Catholic Church Round Rock TexasRound Rock, TX$6,480112021
Alliance for Young Future FilmmakersAustin, TX$5,000112020
Austin Classical Guitar SocietyAustin, TX$5,000112020
Get Up ProjectAustin, TX$5,000112020
Half Helen FoundationAustin, TX$5,000112020
Round Rock Area Serving Center IncorporatedRound Rock, TX$5,000112020
Texas Cultural Trust CouncilAustin, TX$5,000112020
Truth Be ToldAustin, TX$5,000112020
Volunteers of America IncEuless, TX$5,000112020

65 of 211 (31%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 158 of 211 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.

Human Services
30 orgs
Education
27 orgs
Arts & Culture
14 orgs
Youth Development
11 orgs
Health Care
11 orgs
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
10 orgs
Religion
8 orgs
Crime & Legal
7 orgs

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants reportedTotalMedian grant
2020170$7,820,968$25,000
202142$1,992,057$31,000
202269$2,248,240$20,000
202355$2,313,773$30,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.

Where its money goes

96% of its giving went to organizations in Texas. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.

Texas
$13.7M
Minnesota
$325K
California
$225K
Pennsylvania
$51K
Ohio
$40K

Down to the city

Austin, TX
$11.5M
Georgetown, TX
$514K
Dallas, TX
$330K
Minneapolis, MN
$325K
Round Rock, TX
$275K
Bastrop, TX
$124K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this grantmaker

  1. Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
  2. Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $25,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
  3. Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Texas.
  4. Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from United Way for Greater Austin's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.

On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 55 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.

Address of record on the latest return: 5930 Middle Fiskville Rd 5TH Floor, Austin, TX, 78752.

EIN 74-1193439 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Form 990 is published about a year after the tax year it covers. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this organization has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next.

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