United Way for Greater Austin

“There is a review and approval of the form 990 by the finance committee, and the form 990 is then provided to the full board of directors prior to filing.”

“A questionnaire is circulated to the board of directors, officers and key employees annually to determine whether there are any conflicts of interest.”

“The board chair conducts an annual performance review for the ceo and reviews the ceo's performance with the full board. Compensation for the ceo is researched and benchmarked annually using market compensation data; any pay changes are approved by the board chair.”

“The organization makes all documents available upon request. The three most current annual audits are posted on the united way atx website.”

“Education, health, and financial stability. United way collaborates with hundreds of local nonprofit organizations and corporate and public sector partners to provide financial, volunteer, and advocacy support for the community. Donations stay local to directly impact people living in greater austin. United way takes a multi-generational approach in the fight against poverty. Poverty is complex, and so is uprooting its generational patterns. Band-aids simply won't do it, which is why our focus is creating long-term solutions and changing systems that keep people from the opportunities many of us enjoy. We focus on initiatives that are designed to jump-start and maintain sustainable solutions for families with low income and drive collective change by aligning public and private support. We believe in investing in solutions that provide people with the skills and resources they need to take an active role in their own success. United way is responsible for the strategic stewardship and investment of millions of dollars in the community.”

“On december 14, 2021, united way for greater austin entered into an agreement and plan of merger to obtain control over united way of williamson county ("wilco") by acquiring its assets and assuming its liabilities effective january 1, 2022. Wilco was a texas nonprofit corporation that shared a similar mission with united way for greater austin. The business combination allows united way for greater austin to better and more efficiently serve its regional community. No cash or other consideration was transferred by united way for greater austin to wilco as part of the transaction. The business combination has been treated as an acquisition for accounting purposes and, accordingly, united way for greater austin recognized an inherent contribution measured as the excess of assets acquired over liabilities assumed (at their carrying amounts immediately before the acquisition date).”

“Contract labor: program service expenses 134,287. Management and general expenses 15,573. Fundraising expenses 13,177. Total expenses 163,037. Professional fees: program service expenses 1,431,094. Management and general expenses 184,872. Fundraising expenses 156,430. Total expenses 1,772,396. Third party processing fees: program service expenses 15,890. Management and general expenses 2,718. Fundraising expenses 2,300. Total expenses 20,908.”

“The organization's process for oversight of the audit and selection of an independent accountant did not change during the tax year.”