Public Charity

ORANGE COUNTY'S UNITED WAY

Based in IRVINE, CA, ORANGE COUNTY'S UNITED WAY operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $36.6M in revenue, $31.2M in expenses, $38.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 524 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $74.3M.

EIN: 330047994 IRVINE, CA Federated Giving Programs NTEE: T70 Latest filing: 2025

Organization Summary

Grants Given 524

Filing History 2021–2025

Grant Total $74.3M

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Financial Snapshot · 2025

Total Revenue $36.6M

Total Expenses $31.2M

Total Assets $38.7M

Total Revenue$36.6M

Total Expenses$31.2M

Total Assets$38.7M

Grants Given524

Grant Total$74.3M

Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO IMPROVE LIVES IN ORANGE COUNTY BY DELIVERING MEASURABLE LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX ISSUES IN EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND HOUSING. ORANGE COUNTY UNITED WAY (ocuw) IS COMMITTED TO BREAKING BARRIERS AND IMPROVING LIVES FOR EVERYONE WHO LIVES HERE. THOUGH OUR KEY INITIATIVES - UNITED FOR STUDENT SUCCESS, UNITED FOR FINANCIAL SECURITY, AND UNITED TO END HOMELESSNESS - WE ARE WORKING TO ENSURE LOCAL STUDENTS SUCCEED, OC FAMILIES GAIN FINANCIAL SECURITY, AND OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS FIND A PLACE TO CALL HOME. WE ALSO OFFER VITAL SUPPORT VIA 2-1-1 ORANGE COUNTY (211OC) OUR KEY SERVICE THAT CONNECTS THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS WITH HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE RESOURCES. TO LEARN MORE OR DISCOVER HOW YOU CAN HELP, VISIT UNITEDWAYOC.ORG OCUW IS A STANDALON, INDEPENDENT 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.

Where $100 goes at Orange County's United Way

How Orange County's United Way divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$88 Programs the work itself

$4 Management running the organization

$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $88 for programs

$53

Orange county united way is committed to ensuring local students succeed, oc families gain financial security, our unhoused neighbors find a place to call home, and everyone gets…

60% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 30 organizations; 3,000 programs

$21

Program service expense allocations are comprised of community impact grant programs and initiatives that fulfill orange county united way's mission

24% of program spending

$14

Through ocuw's donor designated giving program, donors have the option to designate their gift to their charity(ies) of choice, helping to facilitate philanthropy to meet local community needs

16% of program spending

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.

Sample Grants Given

ABRAZAR INC

WESTMINSTER, CA · 2024

INCOME AND EDUCATION

$711,500

WORKING WARDROBES FOR A NEW START

SANTA ANA, CA · 2024

HUMAN SERVICES

$165,000

THE CHRYSALIS CENTER

LOS ANGELES, CA · 2024

HEALTH/HUMAN SERVICES

$106,000

GOOD HANDS FOUNDATION

FOOTHILL RANCH, CA · 2024

INCOME

$88,000

ANAHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT

ANAHEIM, CA · 2024

HEALTH/HUMAN SERVICES

$55,450

Showing up to 5 of 524 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Allen Staff

DIRECTOR Amy Mathieson

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, U4FS Andrew Barsoumfahmy

CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Ann Ramirez

DIRECTOR Antonella Castro

DIRECTOR Bill Maurer

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Health & Medicine

$16,535,747 275 grants

Education

$9,140,008 148 grants

Housing & Homelessness

$2,660,471 43 grants

Human & Social Services

$1,365,620 6 grants

Public Safety & Disaster Relief

$89,956 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$36.6M	$31.2M	$38.7M
2024	$26.9M	$31.2M	$33.6M
2023	$35.4M	$32.9M	$35.3M
2022	$67.7M	$68.4M	$28.4M
2021	$48.0M	$49.0M	$35.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $48.0M to $36.6M (-24%), with total assets most recently reported at $38.7M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, IL.

CAIL

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