United Way

United Way Worldwide
Formation1887
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
TypePrivate non-profit
Legal statusActive
PurposeCharitable organization
Headquarters701 N. Fairfax Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Region served
Worldwide
President and CEO
Angela F. Williams
Revenue
$5.196 billion (2021)[1]
Websitewww.unitedway.org

United Way is an international network of over 1,800 local nonprofit fundraising affiliates.[2][3] Prior to 2015, United Way was the largest nonprofit organization in the United States by donations from the public.[4] Individual United Ways mobilize a single fundraising campaign to raise money for various nonprofits, with most donations coming through payroll deductions.

  1. ^ "United Way Worldwide". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2022-04-09. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  2. ^ Kravis Leadership Institute (2004). Improving Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-7879-6830-4.
  3. ^ Lieber, Ron (2016-12-23). "United Way Searches for Its Place in a World of One-Click Giving (Published 2016)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  4. ^ "A philanthropic boom: "donor-advised funds"". The Economist. March 23, 2017. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2019.