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UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY IS A LOCAL, INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FUNDS PROGRAMS IN THE THREE BUILDING BLOCKS TO A BETTER COMMUNITY; EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND HEALTH, ALONG WITH BASIC NEEDS. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY AFFECTS TWO OUT OF EVERY THREE RESIDENTS WHILE STRIVING TO MAKE A MEASURABLE IMPACT ON ALL RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY'S VISION IS TO BECOME THE ENTRUSTED CHAMPION THAT DRIVES IMPROVED OUTCOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY BY FUNDING SERVICES THAT IMPACT EDUCATION, INCOME (FINANCIAL STABILITY) AND HEALTH. false false 1068361 975273 UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY'S (UWLC) MANY VOLUNTEERS ARE CRITICAL DECISION- MAKERS WHEN MAKING PROGRAM FUNDING DECISIONS. THERE IS A STAFF LEAD FOR THE GROUP, BUT IT IS THE COLLECTION OF 20-25 VOLUNTEERS THAT MEET WEEKLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO EVALUATE PROGRAMS, LISTEN TO AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES, THEN DECIDE WHICH PROGRAMS WILL RECEIVE FUNDING. UWLC UTILIZED THE SAME ONLINE PLATFORM FOR APPLICATIONS AND EVALUATIONS, SO OUR VOLUNTEERS WERE ABLE TO SUBMIT THEIR EVALUATIONS IN ADVANCE THEN MEET IN-PERSON TO DISCUSS AND HAVE GOOD CONVERSATIONS AND QUESTIONS AMONGST THE GROUP. TO RAISE THE DOLLARS THAT OUR VOLUNTEERS HELP ALLOCATE, DOZENS OF COMPANIES RUN WORKPLACE CAMPAIGNS, INVOLVING CORPORATE GIFTS AND EMPLOYEE GIVING, UWLC HOSTS SEVERAL LARGE SPECIAL EVENTS, AND HUNDREDS OF LAKE COUNTY RESIDENTS GIVE INDIVIDUALLY THROUGH DIRECT MAILINGS. THE GOAL THROUGH ALL THESE EFFORTS IS TO HELP KEEP LAKE COUNTY RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN MAKING IT A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK, AND ULTIMATELY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE'S LIVES IN LAKE COUNTY. 498674 81807 COMMUNITY IMPACT INCLUDES COORDINATION OF AGENCY STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND OTHER RESOURCES TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. OUR ANNUAL DAY OF CARING WAS HELD IN JUNE WHERE LAKE COUNTY COMPANIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS ADOPTED PROJECTS SUBMITTED BY LAKE COUNTY AGENCIES, AND WE HELPED TO PAIR HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS WITH THE PROJECTS. THESE EFFORTS HELP TO SAVE OUR NON-PROFIT PARTNERS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN LABOR AND SUPPLIES. DURING THE GRANT ALLOCATION PROCESS IN THE SPRING, WE RAN OUR ANNUAL FEED LAKE COUNTY DRIVE THROUGH A SOLICITATION MAILING AND 100+ COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS RAN FOOD AND MONETARY DRIVES. BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT OF SO MANY COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS, WE WERE ABLE TO HOST SEVERAL FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, TOTALING NEARLY 43,000 IN DIRECT FOOD PURCHASES, ON TOP OF DISTRIBUTING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS DONATED BY AREA COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS. WE ALSO MOVED TO BEING AN ON-SITE YEAR-ROUND PANTRY WHERE OUR PARTNER PANTRIES CAN OBTAIN THE FOOD THEIR SPECIFIC PANTRY NEEDS. THE HUNGER COALITION WAS ALSO FORMED TO KEEP PARTNER PANTRIES AND OTHER AGENCIES DEALING WITH FOOD INSECURITY INFORMED OF NEEDS, BEST PRACTICES, COLLABORATION EFFORTS, ETC. WE ALSO HAVE TWO AFFINITY GROUPS THAT WERE ABLE TO THRIVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE EMERGING LEADERS (EL) ARE MADE UP OF A GROUP OF LAKE COUNTY YOUNG PROFESSIONALS THAT HOST AN ANNUAL GOLF OUTING, 4 UNDER 40 AWARDS CEREMONY, AND OTHER FUNDRAISING/NETWORK EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORTS, THEY WERE ABLE TO ALLOCATE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO PROGRAMS RELATED TO THEIR YOUTH-DRIVEN MISSION, INCLUDING 10,000 DIRECTLY TO THE YOUTH UNITED WAY PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. WOMEN UNITED COMPRISES LAKE COUNTY WOMEN WHOSE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN LAKE COUNTY. THEY WERE ABLE TO HOST SOME OF THEIR REGULAR EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING A SPEAKER SERIES, AND THEIR SIGNATURE WINTERFEST EVENT WAS HELD IN NOVEMBER, WHERE THE IN-PERSON DONATIONS AND ONLINE RAFFLE PROCEEDS HELPED TO MAKE THIS A RECORD-BREAKING WINTERFEST. DOLLARS RAISED FROM WU FUNDRAISING EFFORTS ARE ALLOCATED TO PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT AT-RISK WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN LAKE COUNTY, AND SHARE THE SAME PROCESS AS THE EL GROUP. BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORTS, WOMEN UNITED WAS ABLE TO ALLOCATE OVER 111,000 TO MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAMS. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DIONE DEMITRO, UWLC CONTINUED TO BE MORE VISIBLE IN THE LAKE COUNTY COMMUNITY AND INVOLVED IN SEVERAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS, INITIATIVES, AND PARTNERSHIPS. WE HAVE PARTNERED ON HEROFEST, AN EVENT TO RAISE FUNDS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, HAVE GROWN OUR ROLE IN THE ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL BASH WHERE OVER 1,500 CHILDREN GET SUPPLIES AND CLOTHING TO BE SCHOOL- READY, COORDINATED THE SEVERE WINTER WEATHER OVERNIGHT PROGRAM (CODE BLUE), AND COLLABORATED TO HELP FILL EMERGENCY NEEDS WITH THE CONTINUATION OF OUR RESPONSIVE FUND GRANTS PROCESS WITH OVER 28,000 OF DIRECT FUNDING. 1567035 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 1 1 8 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 21 21 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false OH X X X ZACH SIEBERT 4403523166 9285 PROGRESS PARKWAY MENTOR OH 44060 DIONE DEMITRO CEO AND PRES 40.00 X 104372 0 11525 BRANDI HAUGHT CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW PHELPS VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MARIA KULA 2ND VICE CHA 5.00 X X 0 0 0 RICK BUMGARDNER TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PATTI CONRAD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN BAUM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KERRY BLISS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH BOGNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE GRAF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG HEATH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY KILBOURNE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 IAN LEWIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK MOHORCIC DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE SARI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY SCHMITT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE SINDELAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA STRICKLAND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRYAN THOMAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARWIN WALLING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTINA WILLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THERESE ZDESAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 104372 11525 1 false false false 287738 7016 1288361 95307 1583115 81507 81507 24000 24000 24000 24000 73247 287738 73247 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 48089 48089 48089 1736711 48089 105507 961773 961773 95307 95307 104000 78000 10400 15600 307497 158048 45686 103763 56408 32355 7689 16364 33602 19274 4580 9748 16146 2710 12065 1371 15541 9832 2337 3372 818 464 119 235 40995 26913 4502 9580 34860 26145 3486 5229 8656 8656 89111 52949 36162 24810 19268 2217 3325 7867 4513 1072 2282 FOOD PURCHASED 42683 42683 PAYMENTS TO AFFILIATES 18076 10368 2464 5244 MISCELLANEOUS 16812 13412 1452 1948 SUPPLIES 3018 1731 411 876 4315 2634 902 779 1882295 1567035 99382 215878 296370 231423 93816 141477 329043 240854 8091 4885 1138146 799937 358034 338209 3459821 3585632 31059 32390 4576234 4574870 51610 45675 1000000 900000 1051610 945675 X 3294838 3476349 229786 152846 3524624 3629195 4576234 4574870 -145584 250155 X false true X true false X 1692729 1857591 1693642 1870417 1583115 8697494 1692729 1857591 1693642 1870417 1583115 8697494 253616 8443878 96639 144333 102179 117364 81507 542022 5708 5354 20546 48089 79697 9319213 163738 0.90610 0.94050 X SUPPORTING SCHEDULE BEQUEST 0 UNUSUAL GRANT 0 PART II, LINE 10 CUMULATIVE 5 YR OTHER INCOME 79,697 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 200500 200500 897150 759441 137709 40496 40496 338209 X 1999068 250155 12202 262357 1736711 1736711 1894497 12202 12202 1882295 1882295 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X UWLC IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "CODE") AS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION WHEREBY ONLY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE, IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX. 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X 13500 FMV X 1 81807 1.93 PER POUND false true false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY, ALONG WITH ITS MISSION TO "MEASURABLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE'S LIVES IN LAKE COUNTY", PROVIDES THE MOST EFFECTIVE CHANNEL THROUGH WHICH THE COMMUNITY MAY PARTICIPATE IN A VOLUNTARY, COOPERATIVE EFFORT TO IDENTIFY, EVALUATE, SUPPORT AND FUND CURRENT HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS IN LAKE COUNTY. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY IS A LOCAL, INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FUNDS PROGRAMS IN THE THREE BUILDING BLOCKS TO A BETTER COMMUNITY; EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND HEALTH, ALONG WITH BASIC NEEDS. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY AFFECTS TWO OUT OF EVERY THREE RESIDENTS WHILE STRIVING TO MAKE A MEASURABLE IMPACT ON ALL RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY'S VISION IS TO BECOME THE ENTRUSTED CHAMPION THAT DRIVES IMPROVED OUTCOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY BY FUNDING SERVICES THAT IMPACT EDUCATION, INCOME (FINANCIAL STABILITY) AND HEALTH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY'S (UWLC) MANY VOLUNTEERS ARE CRITICAL DECISION- MAKERS WHEN MAKING PROGRAM FUNDING DECISIONS. THERE IS A STAFF LEAD FOR THE GROUP, BUT IT IS THE COLLECTION OF 20-25 VOLUNTEERS THAT MEET WEEKLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO EVALUATE PROGRAMS, LISTEN TO AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES, THEN DECIDE WHICH PROGRAMS WILL RECEIVE FUNDING. UWLC UTILIZED THE SAME ONLINE PLATFORM FOR APPLICATIONS AND EVALUATIONS, SO OUR VOLUNTEERS WERE ABLE TO SUBMIT THEIR EVALUATIONS IN ADVANCE THEN MEET IN-PERSON TO DISCUSS AND HAVE GOOD CONVERSATIONS AND QUESTIONS AMONGST THE GROUP. TO RAISE THE DOLLARS THAT OUR VOLUNTEERS HELP ALLOCATE, DOZENS OF COMPANIES RUN WORKPLACE CAMPAIGNS, INVOLVING CORPORATE GIFTS AND EMPLOYEE GIVING, UWLC HOSTS SEVERAL LARGE SPECIAL EVENTS, AND HUNDREDS OF LAKE COUNTY RESIDENTS GIVE INDIVIDUALLY THROUGH DIRECT MAILINGS. THE GOAL THROUGH ALL THESE EFFORTS IS TO HELP KEEP LAKE COUNTY RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN MAKING IT A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK, AND ULTIMATELY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE'S LIVES IN LAKE COUNTY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B COMMUNITY IMPACT INCLUDES COORDINATION OF AGENCY STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND OTHER RESOURCES TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. OUR ANNUAL DAY OF CARING WAS HELD IN JUNE WHERE LAKE COUNTY COMPANIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS ADOPTED PROJECTS SUBMITTED BY LAKE COUNTY AGENCIES, AND WE HELPED TO PAIR HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS WITH THE PROJECTS. THESE EFFORTS HELP TO SAVE OUR NON-PROFIT PARTNERS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN LABOR AND SUPPLIES. DURING THE GRANT ALLOCATION PROCESS IN THE SPRING, WE RAN OUR ANNUAL FEED LAKE COUNTY DRIVE THROUGH A SOLICITATION MAILING AND 100+ COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS RAN FOOD AND MONETARY DRIVES. BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT OF SO MANY COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS, WE WERE ABLE TO HOST SEVERAL FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, TOTALING NEARLY 43,000 IN DIRECT FOOD PURCHASES, ON TOP OF DISTRIBUTING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS DONATED BY AREA COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS. WE ALSO MOVED TO BEING AN ON-SITE YEAR-ROUND PANTRY WHERE OUR PARTNER PANTRIES CAN OBTAIN THE FOOD THEIR SPECIFIC PANTRY NEEDS. THE HUNGER COALITION WAS ALSO FORMED TO KEEP PARTNER PANTRIES AND OTHER AGENCIES DEALING WITH FOOD INSECURITY INFORMED OF NEEDS, BEST PRACTICES, COLLABORATION EFFORTS, ETC. WE ALSO HAVE TWO AFFINITY GROUPS THAT WERE ABLE TO THRIVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE EMERGING LEADERS (EL) ARE MADE UP OF A GROUP OF LAKE COUNTY YOUNG PROFESSIONALS THAT HOST AN ANNUAL GOLF OUTING, 4 UNDER 40 AWARDS CEREMONY, AND OTHER FUNDRAISING/NETWORK EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORTS, THEY WERE ABLE TO ALLOCATE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO PROGRAMS RELATED TO THEIR YOUTH-DRIVEN MISSION, INCLUDING 10,000 DIRECTLY TO THE YOUTH UNITED WAY PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. WOMEN UNITED COMPRISES LAKE COUNTY WOMEN WHOSE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN LAKE COUNTY. THEY WERE ABLE TO HOST SOME OF THEIR REGULAR EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING A SPEAKER SERIES, AND THEIR SIGNATURE WINTERFEST EVENT WAS HELD IN NOVEMBER, WHERE THE IN-PERSON DONATIONS AND ONLINE RAFFLE PROCEEDS HELPED TO MAKE THIS A RECORD-BREAKING WINTERFEST. DOLLARS RAISED FROM WU FUNDRAISING EFFORTS ARE ALLOCATED TO PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT AT-RISK WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN LAKE COUNTY, AND SHARE THE SAME PROCESS AS THE EL GROUP. BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORTS, WOMEN UNITED WAS ABLE TO ALLOCATE OVER 111,000 TO MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAMS. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DIONE DEMITRO, UWLC CONTINUED TO BE MORE VISIBLE IN THE LAKE COUNTY COMMUNITY AND INVOLVED IN SEVERAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS, INITIATIVES, AND PARTNERSHIPS. WE HAVE PARTNERED ON HEROFEST, AN EVENT TO RAISE FUNDS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, HAVE GROWN OUR ROLE IN THE ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL BASH WHERE OVER 1,500 CHILDREN GET SUPPLIES AND CLOTHING TO BE SCHOOL- READY, COORDINATED THE SEVERE WINTER WEATHER OVERNIGHT PROGRAM (CODE BLUE), AND COLLABORATED TO HELP FILL EMERGENCY NEEDS WITH THE CONTINUATION OF OUR RESPONSIVE FUND GRANTS PROCESS WITH OVER 28,000 OF DIRECT FUNDING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA AND PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE STAFF AND MANAGEMENT FOR REVIEW. AFTER REVIEW AND MODIFICATIONS, 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, TO WHICH THE BOARD HAS DELEGATED AUTHORITY FOR 990 REVIEW ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. AFTER THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE 990 AND APPROVED IT FOR FILING, THE INFORMATION RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO BEING ELECTRONICALLY FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. WHEN VOTES ARE TAKEN ALL ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE IF A CONFLICT EXISTS. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A IN DEPTH REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS REVIEW OF THE COMPARABILITY OF THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY WITH OTHER LIKE AGENCIES IS PERFORMED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS. THE SALARY IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.