Financial and community reports
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2007 annual report
Audited financial statements for year ending June 30, 2007
IRS 990: tax return for year ending June 30, 2007, for organizations exempt from income tax under section 501(c)
2007 accomplishments: our pledge to you
From the 2007 annual report
Thanks to the generosity of more than 200,000 caring people in this region, our Board and committed volunteers were able to strengthen our commitment in 2007 to be the best way to help people. You helped us reach our largest campaign ever: $68.8 million dollars. That means that together, we’re investing more into our community and helping more people.
We know that you think carefully before giving, and we thank you for the trust you expressed in us through your generous contribution. Our pledge to you is that we will invest your gift strategically in local agencies and services that will positively impact your neighbors, colleagues and perhaps even your family. We are committed to:
Building a healthier community. Our community needs quality agencies that provide the services and resources to build a safe, healthy region.
United Way fully implemented quality standards developed by the Community Investment Committee. These standards ensure each of the nearly 200 member agencies that United Way funds are successfully meeting high-quality benchmarks in the areas of programming, administration, governance and finance. This results in higher quality services that are better able to help people in need.
Our Volunteer Center helped strengthen the community by increasing the training and consulting available to agencies, conducting more than 260 short-term volunteering projects through St. Louis Cares, performing 216 Days of Caring projects with workplace volunteers and mobilizing more than 450 volunteers to clean up St. Louis’ schools with Servathon. The involvement and commitment of volunteers means agencies can stretch their available resources to help more people.
United Way launched Missouri 2-1-1, a 24-hour helpline for information and referral to health and human services. Missouri 2-1-1 means people can give and get help more quickly and efficiently. With a grant from Missouri Foundation for Health, we established data hubs throughout the state and partnered with 10 other Missouri United Ways to exponentially grow the number of people we’re helping.
Uncommon efficiency. United Way invests more than 90 cents of each dollar you donate directly into programs that improve our community. That means you can be confident that the money you give is invested into quality programs that make a difference. We keep our overhead and administrative costs low so your gift can help more people in our community.
Impact. United Way agencies, initiatives and programs serve more than 1 million people in our 16-county region each year.
Local investment. The money raised here, stays here. The growth of this year’s campaign was led by increases in the following:
Regional offices raised a total of $8.8 million.
Regional Business Council raised more than $10 million.
Leadership Giving raised more than $19.5 million, including a 22 percent increase in the amount raised by African American Leadership – Charmaine Chapman Society, an 8.5 percent increase from Women’s Leadership and a 6.7 percent growth among the Alexis de Tocqueville Society. • Leadership Giving also boasted more than 1,600 new gifts in 2007.
Distributing your gift carefully. More than 400 volunteers from the community distribute funds each year. They come from areas all around our 16-county region and represent people from all walks of life, from bankers, lawyers and teachers to entrepreneurs, mothers and retirees. They visit and monitor nearly 200 member agencies and evaluate them based on the quality standards.
More than $50 million was distributed to agencies.
Nearly $2 million was invested in initiatives throughout the region to build financial stability and independence, strengthen quality early childcare and education and mobilize faith communities.
More than $3.6 million was invested in direct services provided by United Way.
Total, more than $56.7 million was invested into our region – more than $1 million per week.
Thank you for your continued commitment and passion to building a stronger community and caring for people in need through the United Way. Your caring support and volunteer leadership make the difference. Together we are improving people’s lives and making this region a better place for all of us.