United Way North-Northwest

“United way north-northwest is a member united way (muw) affiliated with united way of metropolitan chicago (uwmc), inc., an illinois non-profit philanthropic corporation whose mission is to improve lives in the metropolitan chicago area by mobilizing caring people to invest in the community where their resources are needed most. A member united way is certified by united way worldwide and maintains its own 501(c)(3) status and board of directors. A muw is required to be governed by a set of written bylaws that have been approved by uwmc and reviewed by the uwmc board of directors at least every three years. The muw chief professional officer reports to both the muw board president and the uwmc chief operating officer. The vision of uwmc and united way north-northwest is that metropolitan chicago becomes a region of strong neighborhoods where all individuals and families are able to achieve their potential. The challenges facing communities in the metropolitan area are complex and multi-faceted, requiring integrated and coordinated strategies that address the root causes of these issues. To address these challenges, uwmc and united way north-northwest are focused on leveraging expertise, connections and resources to drive lasting solutions for individuals and communities. It is important to note that effective at the close of business on june 30, 2016, united way north-northwest retired their 501(c)(3) status and merged with uwmc to better align with a region-wide impact strategy and create operational efficiencies. Uwmc and united way north-northwest are implementing a region-wide plan to ensure significant impact in the areas of education, financial stability, health and basic needs support by 2020. The plan focuses on 60 high-need communities, and includes regional strategies and neighborhood-specific programming and collaboration. The key to lasting community change is to address the root causes of the complex issues that individuals, families and neighborhoods face by focusing on three key levers - education, financial stability and health. Uwmc and united way north-northwest also focus on safety net issues to ensure that basic needs - food, shelter and safety - for individuals and families are met. To address these challenges, uwmc and united way north-northwest are focused on leveraging expertise, connections and resources to drive lasting solutions for individuals and communities. The plan includes four high value outcomes. All of which have been achieved this reporting period (middle school education results are currently unavailable but early indicators show these goals are exceeded): 1. Education - 2020 goal: help 50,000 underperforming middle school students enter high school on track to graduate - fy12-fy15 cumulative result: 34,992; awaiting current data release from chicago public schools for fy16 cumulative result calculation 2. Financial stability - 2020 goal: advance economic stability for 100,000 households - fy11-16 cumulative result: 133,689 households improved economic stability - % of goal: 133% 3. Health - 2020 goal: connect over 200,000 people with available, preventative health services - fy11-16 cumulative result: 577,121 people connected to a primary care physician - % of goal: 288% 4. Basic needs 2020 goal: annually answer the crisis need of approximately 1 million people by providing food, shelter and freedom from violence fy11-fy16 cumulative result: more than 5 million people in crisis received assistance to further address the complex challenges in high-need communities throughout the region, united way of metropolitan chicago and united way north-northwest developed the united way neighborhood network initiative. The initiative utilizes a collective impact model to work with commmunity coalitions to guide strategies with partners, coordinate resources and programming, and collaborate on measurement - all aiming toward a common community goal. As of this reporting period, united way of metropoli”

“Form 990, part i, line 6 in2books mentors volunteers 215 other volunteers 64 total 279”

“Form 990, part v, line 1a united way of metropolitan chicago, inc. As the common paymaster, has filed form w-3 to report certain amounts required. W-3s transmitted by uwmc form 990, part v, line 2a united way of metropolitan chicago, inc. As the common paymaster, has filed form w-3 to report certain amounts required.”

“FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AFFAIRS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AS PERMITTED BY LAW AND UNDER THE BYLAWS OF UNITED WAY NORTH-NORTHWEST. ALL SUCH ACTIONS BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MUST BE REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION AT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD. Significant Changes to Governing Documents Form 990, Part VI, Line 4 Effective at the close of business on June 30, 2016, United way North-Northwest retired their 501(c)(3) status and merged with UWMC to better align with a region-wide impact strategy and create operational efficiencies.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 7b united way north north-west is registered with the state of illinois and files a separate form 990 informational tax return. One combined financial statement audit is performed for uwmc and the muw. The muw board of directors must vote on a resolution to adopt the membership agreement with uwmc thereby accepting compliance with uwmc policies, standards and criteria of membership. The membership agreement is subject to approval and ratification of the uwmc board of directors. The muw board of directors is governed by bylaws that have been approved by uwmc. The muw is certified by united way worldwide and this certification is contingent on the muw active membership agreement with uwmc. Uwmc provides finance, accounting, information systems, human resources, and other administrative support to the muw. Uwmc acts as an agent for the muw in processing pledges, receiving cash on pledges, and paying muw allocations and expenses. Cash receipt and payment activities and the support reimbursement arrangement together result in intercompany receivables and payables throughout each fiscal year for uwmc and the muw.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 11b a review of the form 990 was conducted by the treasurer from the board of directors, the chief professional officer of the muw and the uwmc controller prior to the filing of the form 990. Following the review, and approval by the treasurer and chief professional officer, the form 990 was provided to each of the voting members of the board of directors prior to filing.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 12c the organization has a formalized business ethics policy, applicable to all employees, directors of uwmc and muw, volunteer committee members, their spouses and close family members. The aforementioned individuals are required to complete an annual compliance questionnaire disclosing close relationships between the individual and third parties who may have a relationship to the organization. The results of the questionnaire are reported to the uwmc audit committee annually. The policy covers compliance with laws, policies, rules and regulations; conflicts of interest; bribes and kickbacks; misappropriation or disregard of donor, employee, or volunteer data; accounting practices; providing or receiving gifts, entertainment or prizes; and political activity in connection with uwmc other than public policy advocacy. The policy prohibits participation in outside business ventures for financial gain which conflicts with the organization's activities. The organization also has a whistleblower policy covering all employees, directors of uwmc and muws, volunteer committee members, donors and funded agencies. Individuals may make anonymous reports to a third-party provider, which will be investigated by the uwmc staff ethics officer, president & ceo, chief operating officer and/or vice president of human resources as appropriate. Retaliation of any kind is expressly prohibited by the organization.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 15a the performance review for the chief professional officer is conducted annually by the north-northwest board chair and the chief operating officer of uwmc. Highlights of the review are shared with the executive committee of the muw. Compensation decisions are made following uwmc guidelines. Salaries are also benchmarked against similar jobs within the united way system, and other local and national not-for-profit organizations. Salaries are approved by the ceo of uwmc and board chair of north-northwest.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 18 the following organization is affiliated with uwmc: united way north-northwest the internal revenue service ("irs") has recognized united way north-northwest (referred by the irs as "subordinate") as tax-exempt because it is affiliated with uwmc. This avoids the need for north-northwest to apply for exemption individually. A group exemption letter issued by the irs has the same effect as an individual exemption letter except that it applies to more than one organization. Uwmc was issued a determination letter in 2004 and the uwmc is exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code. In addition, the irs recognizes the subordinate as exempt from federal income tax. Form 1023 is available on uwmc's website at www.uw-mc.org. North-northwest makes its form 990 available on its website.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 19 north-northwest makes its governing documents, the bylaws and articles of incorporation, available upon request. The most recent audited financial statements and a link to ethicspoint are available on the north-northwest's website (www.uw-mc.org/nnw/). Ethicspoint is a customized page created for uwmc and its member united way. Within ethicspoint, there is a link to the business ethics policy containing the conflict of interest policy.”

“Form 990, part ix, summary north-northwest calculates its 2015 tax year (fiscal year ended june 30, 2016) overhead rate using the sum of management and general total expenses and fundraising total expenses reported in part ix (statement of functional expenses) divided by the total revenue reported in part viii, line 12 of column a. This overhead rate for the 2015 tax year is 23% and is only for north-northwest. Expenses incurred by uwmc and the muw reflect the resources and leverage that united way brings in the areas of fundraising, expertise, partnerships, volunteers, advocacy and convening. These resources and leverage enable uwmc and the muws to execute strategies that transform communities in education (increase the number of high school graduates), income (advance economic stability), health (connect people with health services) and basic needs (stabilize people facing crisis in areas of food, shelter and freedom from violence).”

“Form 990, part ix, line 11a the amount included in this line represents the reimbursement made by north-northwest to the uwmc for the administrative support described elsewhere in schedule o. Other changes in net assets or fund balances form 990, part xi, line 9 loss on prior year pledge write-off................$(14,608) total..............................................$(14,608) audit oversight and selection process form 990, part xii, line 2c uwmc has an audit committee which is responsible for the oversight of the audit of the consolidated financial statements and the selection of the independent certified public accountants.”