Public Charity

United Way of Santa Cruz County

United Way of Santa Cruz County is a Public Charity headquartered in Capitola, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $5.6M revenue, $5.4M expenses, $3.5M total assets. IRS filings disclose 77 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.1M.

EIN: 941422471 Capitola, CA Federated Giving Programs NTEE: T70 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.6M
Total Expenses$5.4M
Total Assets$3.5M
Grants Given77
Grant Total$2.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE UNITED WAY OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IS TO IGNITE OUR COMMUNITY TO GIVE, ADVOCATE AND VOLUNTEER SO THAT OUR YOUTH SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE, OUR RESIDENTS ARE HEALTHY AND OUR FAMILIES ARE FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT.OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY IS THE UNITED FOR YOUTH INITIATIVE, A COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP THAT WORKS TO REDUCE YOUTH POVERTY BY CREATING ENVIRONMENT CHANGES GIVING CHILDREN MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIVING IN A HEALTHIER, THRIVING, AND SAFER SANTA CRUZ COUNTY.Cradle to career and black health initiative as fiscal sponsorship.

Where $100 goes at United Way of Santa Cruz County

How United Way of Santa Cruz County divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$76 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $76 for programs

$33
United way of scc provides programs and administation solutions for first 5 of santa cruz county
43% of program spending
$23
United for community also known as 2-1-1 is a centralized helpline for the public to get information on health and human services
31% of program spending
$17
Cradle to career (c2c) is a parent advocacy initiative and community connector
22% of program spending

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

Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook
Add this to your website

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 Santa Cruz County

Sometimes funds new orgs 32% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

Who to contact, what to include, deadlines, typical grant size and geographic focus are available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Secretary Beau Wilder
Treasurer Bindi Gandhi
Director Brian Spector
Director Cynthia Larive
Director Deanre James
Director Dr Faris Sabbah

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$430,172 14 grants
Youth Development
$357,396 12 grants
General Support
$315,290 24 grants
Health & Medicine
$245,390 3 grants
Human & Social Services
$81,250 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.6M $5.4M $3.5M
2024 $5.9M $4.9M $3.3M
2023 $5.2M $4.7M $2.1M
2022 $3.5M $3.4M $1.3M
2021 $3.8M $3.7M $1.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.8M to $5.6M (+48%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.5M.

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

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA.

CA

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

See the full picture for United Way of Santa Cruz County

Complete financials, all 77 grant records, officer compensation, year-over-year trend charts, a geographic grant map, and data exports — across 880,000+ organizations.

Full Financial History Complete Grant Activity Officer Compensation Year-over-Year Charts Geographic Grant Map Data Exports
7-day free trial Cancel any time