Public Charity

UNITED WAY OF NORTHWEST MICHIGAN

UNITED WAY OF NORTHWEST MICHIGAN is a Public Charity headquartered in TRAVERSE CITY, MI. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $7.9M revenue, $8.0M expenses, $6.7M total assets. IRS filings disclose 51 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $598K.

EIN: 381679060 TRAVERSE CITY, MI Federated Giving Programs NTEE: T70 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.9M
Total Expenses$8.0M
Total Assets$6.7M
Grants Given51
Grant Total$598K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO IMPROVE LIVES BY CONNECTING AND MOBILIZING THE CARING POWER OF COMMUNITIES IN OUR REGION TO ADVANCE THE COMMON GOOD. FURTHER, UNITED WAY HAS CONVENED AND FACILITATED COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT OPIOID ABUSE, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, AND POPULATIONS LIVING IN POVERTY AND/OR ALICE (ASSET LIMITED, INCOME CONSTRAINED, EMPLOYED) POPULATION. THESE EFFORTS HAVE MOBILIZED DOZENS OF HELPING AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE MOST URGENT NEEDS IN OUR REGION.

Where $100 goes at United Way of Northwest Michigan

How United Way of Northwest Michigan divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$90 Programs the work itself
$4 Management running the organization
$6 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $90 for programs

$52
Administer trishare, an employer based benefit program that splits the cost of licensed child care between the employer, employee, and the state of michigan
58% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 811 families
$27
Donor designations, supporting 32 agencies in the northwest michiganarea
30% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 32 agencies
$9
United we smile
10% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to United Way of Northwest Michigan

Often funds new orgs 64% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2021–2024).

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Sample Grants Given

SALVATION ARMY
CADILLAC, MI · 2024
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
$11,250
CADILLAC, MI · 2024
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
$8,250
SALVATION ARMY
CADILLAC, MI · 2023
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
$11,750
CADILLAC, MI · 2023
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
$8,750
TRAVERSE CITY, MI · 2021
HOUSING/WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT & SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING
$20,000

Showing up to 5 of 51 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

MEMBER Abigail Ellsworth
MEMBER Angela Kopriva
VICE CHAIR Brian Kelsey
CHAIR Deon Vaughan Jd
MEMBER Doug Morgenstern
MEMBER Dr Thomas Wertz

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$406,515 39 grants
Housing & Homelessness
$55,000 4 grants
Education
$30,500 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$20,000 2 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$15,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $7.9M $8.0M $6.7M
2024 $4.4M $3.9M $6.0M
2023 $2.9M $2.5M $4.6M
2022 $1.3M $1.4M $1.1M
2021 $646K $689K $972K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $646K to $7.9M (+1120%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in MI.

MI

Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.

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