United Way of West Florida Inc

“A draft of the complete form 990 is sent to all board members prior to submission. Board members are asked to review the document and direct any questions to the chief financial officer.”

“Part vi, line 12c - all board members are required to disclose annually, any potential conflicts of interest in a written disclosure document.”

“Part vi, line 15a - the ceo's salary is reviewed and approved by the board of directors annually. The salary is compared to similar non-profits locally and within the united way system for reasonableness.”

“Part vi, line 15b - as a part of the annual budget process, the salaries of all staff, including the ceo and cfo, are reviewed by the board's finance committee and human resources committee.”

“United way posts its most recently completed audited financial statements and form 990 on its website for public inspection. In addition, the 990 is available on guidestar.org and the organization is listed as a bbb accredited charity under the better business bureau's wise giving alliance.”

“United way of west florida, inc. Manages a community investment process to distribute donor contributions to non-profits serving escambia and santa rosa counties that are affecting positive community changes in the areas of health, education, and financial stability. Our goals are to reduce obesity and unhealthy behaviors while increasing stable and healthy independent living, increasing reading proficiency and decreasing poverty while stabilizing families with an increase in banking, employability, and sustainable financial success. We awarded 675,136 to partner agency programs through this process. In addition, we participated stuff the bus which distributed funds to escambia and santa rosa school county districts for the purpose of school supplies. We also partnered with local television and radio stations for miracles on palafox, which distributed gift cards to low-income families.”

“In 2022 -2023, uwwf continued to grow 211 nwfl. This free service is available 24/7 within a 10-county service area in northwest florida. In addition to 211, uwwf operates the 988 suicide prevention lifeline for the same geographic area. The florida veterans support line, a 3rd helpline available to the area, provides care coordination for veterans and their families who need to be connected to resources. Support line staff provide day to day coverage, resource vetting, and trainings for staff and community members. The 211 nwfl public website is a resource database that contains information on over 1,700 human services including mental health services, food assistance, daycare, support groups, and more. Local nonprofits, school staff, case management specialists and others access the database to help their clients. 211 nwfl and the florida veteran support line, provided 141,662 referrals which impacted over 76,000 individuals including 4020 veterans. 988 received 7,473 calls and created 18,450 connections.”

“United way of west florida manages additional programs that support the organization and the community. The ambassador program - local businesses "loan" employees to uwwf to advocate for uwwf and to assist with the workplace campaign. The ambassador program is designed to help participants develop their leadership skills and understanding of the nonprofit community. These volunteers participate in training and interact with key leaders from the region. Day of caring is the largest single volunteer event in escambia and santa rosa counties. Local volunteers are matched with non-profit agencies and schools to spend the day working on a variety of service projects. In total, 728 volunteers contributed 3,108 hours of volunteer labor. Singlecare, a discount drug program, is a longtime partner with united way. United way of west florida helps distribute singlecare cards and educates residents about the program. Locally, singlecare's rx saving saved 5,444 people 662,531 last year. Vita (volunteer income tax assistance program) is an irs program that is facilitated locally by uwwf. The program uses irs certified volunteers to provide free tax preparation for hardworking individuals. In the last year, the vita program prepared over 852 returns. The program saved users over 200,000 in tax preparation fees and brought 850,000 in refunds back to the community. Rsvp (retired senior volunteer program) is part of the americorps/vista program. Individuals 55 and older are matched with local volunteer sites to provide capacity building assistance. The program also provides educational opportunities for volunteers as well.”

“Designated contributions -24,866 direct designations 24,866”