United Way of Addison County Inc

“The 990 draft is immediately provided to the board treasurer and finance committee for review. Then the draft is distributed to all remaining board members for their review and for discussion at the next board meeting where it is discussed and its approval subject to vote.”

“Conflict of interest disclosures are updated annually. Any conflicts of interest with staff are brought to the immediate attention of the board of directors. Any conflicts of interest among board members are brought to the immediate attention of the remaining board members. Any board member with a conflict of interest removes himself or herself from the board discussion and vote on the matter in question.”

“The executive director's compensation is subject to annual review by the executive committee and is determined by board approval which is then documented within the executive director's employee file. Some baselines that are considered are comparisons to similarly sized united ways, local nonprofits, and quality of work.”

“The audited financial statements are available for inspection on our website. Our governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are also available upon request by visiting or contacting our office.”

“After addison county received severe localized flooding during the summer of 2023, united way of addison county (uwac) worked with local community collaborators to develop a steering committee to distribute emergency mini-grants to area residents most adversely impacted by the flooding. 80,000 in emergency relief funding was released to uwac by a local foundation. The uwac board of directors also authorized a draw of 20,000 from uwac's operating reserve. A few donors designated smaller gifts to flood relief efforts as well. In total, 104,623 in emergency mini-grants were issued to area residents, with the average grant totaling 1,500. Uwac also added its third federal substance abuse prevention grant called the stop act grant, which stands for "sober truth on preventing underage drinking act grant". The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth and young adults ages 12-20. It aims to address the norms regarding alcohol use by youth, reduce opportunities for underage drinking, create changes in underage drinking enforcement efforts, address penalties for underage use, and reduce negative consequences associated with underage drinking. The stop act grant provides uwac with 60,000 in funding per year for four years, the first year of which overlaps fiscal years 2024 and 2025.”

“Community leadership & initiatives: this program includes initiatives that are developed and led by uwac to bring collaborative programming to meet unmet or under-met needs in the community that align with our impact areas: 1. Health (& education) - in addition to the stop act grant noted previously, the organization continued its two other multi-year federal substance abuse prevention grants. The first of which is the partners for success (pfs) grant, and the second is the drug-free communities (dfc) grant. Partners for success funding is used to inform and educate youth populations about the dangers of underage substance use, empowering youth to make informed decisions about their health and well-being. Providing youth leadership opportunities and increasing youth protective factors through education, special trainings, evidence based programming, and policy change are key objectives of the pfs initiative. Pfs grant year 5 funding totals 287,434 and overlaps fiscal years 2024 and 2025. Drug free communities funding is used to inform and educate parents and adult populations about the dangers of underage substance use, empowering them to more effectively influence and guide youth into better decision-making and an increased likelihood of positive outcomes. Media campaigns, events, special trainings, and policy change are the main strategies to achieve these goals under the dfc initiative. Dfc grant year 5 funding totals 125,000 and also overlaps fiscal years 2024 and 2025. Uwac also continued two other state funded grants in fiscal year 2024. The first was the conntinuum of care grant to address covid-19 health disparities among the most vulnerable of addison county residents. Proceeds from this grant totaled 23,463, and sunset at the end of fiscal year 2024. The second grant funded local youth vaping prevention initiatives in the amount of 28,063, and this grant was renewed for one more fiscal year in 2025. 2. Education - the organization purchased 480 backpacks with school supplies for distribution at partner sites in addison county for local kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school students. 3. Financial stability - the organization released 15,960 in previously designated funds to assist addison county residents who have either experienced homelessness or are in immediate risk of it, continuing a community collaboration formed in fiscal year 2022 with our partner agencies who offer direct services to at-risk individuals. This collaboration meets as a group at least monthly to confidentially discuss various funding requests for approval. Upon approval by the group, case managers then file the appropriate reimbursement paperwork with uwac after their organization has initiated third-party payments for items such as back rent, security deposits, overdue utility bills, and emergency motel housing. This funding is specifically targeted at requests that are otherwise ineligible for any other federal, state, or local financial assistance. An additional 30,000 in designated funds for this purpose will be released at a rate of 15,000/year in fiscal years 2025 and 2026.”

“Funding & agency relations: support the community through the community impact funding process and grants. This includes efforts to develop and deepen relationships with funded partners (such as outcome measurement trainings and site visits) and efforts to support the community impact volunteers as they learn about community issues, the systems meeting those needs, and making grant funding decisions. Funding aligns with our community impact areas as follows: (1) health and independent living - funded 16 programs for 115,062. (2) life-long learning - funded 17 programs for 132,000. (3) immediate needs & financial stability - funded 8 programs for 130,841.”

“Donor designated gifts -130,971 donor designated gifts 130,971”