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Arrowhead United Way

Public charity · Grantmaker San Bernardino, CA EIN: 95-1934586 Website

Arrowhead United Way is a public charity based in San Bernardino, California. Its stated mission is to fight for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in every community. The organization’s 2025 filing reports 14 grants totaling $322,480.

Key facts about Arrowhead United Way

In short: Arrowhead United Way gave $322K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), mostly in California. 64% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
95-1934586
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$322,480
Grants made (2025)
14
Average grant
$23,034
Median grant
$22,137
New grantees (estimate)
64% first-time grantees (9 of 14, 2025)
Total assets
$989,307
Primary geography
California (88% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$989K

-8.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$322K

+142.0% YoY

Grant Count

14

+7.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$23K

+124.7% YoY

Is Arrowhead United Way open to new grantees?

64%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 9 of 14 grantees (64%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $22K; repeat grants $25K. How we count

Medians: $15K first-time, $30K repeat.

  • 29% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 66% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

Arrowhead United Way’s website describes its work as advancing the common good through health, education, and financial stability. In its 2024 filing, it reported programs and activities including BRAVE, which supported veterans with services such as showers, haircuts, healthcare assessments, and workforce assistance; Feed the Need, which provided food and other supplies; STEM scholarships; hygiene kits for unhoused people; and estate-planning support through Health and Wealth.

Its 2025 grants included St John’s Community Health, whose stated mission is to improve community health and reduce health disparities through comprehensive services and work on health and social policy. Another recipient, Step Up On Second Street Inc, says it supports people experiencing serious mental health issues and chronic homelessness through services including recovery support, vocational training, and supportive housing.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, Arrowhead United Way made 14 grants totaling $322,480. Grant amounts ranged from $5,655 to $45,352, with a median of $22,136. The largest listed awards included St John’s Community Health ($45,352), Credo Ministries ($38,569), San Bernardio Neighborhood Church ($32,537), Loma Linda Hospital ($32,368), Cedar House Life Change Center ($30,552), and Step Up On Second Street Inc ($29,672). The listed grant purposes were “support mission.”

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Of its 2025 grant dollars, 88% went to recipients in California and 12% to recipients in Oklahoma.

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.

Cities

San BernardinoBloomingtonRedlandsRialtoYucaipaMoreno ValleyOntarioVictorvilleFontanaLoma LindaClaremontEdmondHomelandLong BeachLos AngelesSun City

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M17 grants2019 23 grants2020 11 grants2021 10 grants2022 13 grants2023 13 grants2024 14 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $133K (2024) to $1.5M (2021). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $322K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

St Johns Community Health: $45KSt Johns Community Health$45KCredo Ministries: $39KCredo Ministries$39KSan Bernardio Neighborhood Church: $33KSan Bernardio NeighborhoodChurch$33KLoma Linda Hospital: $32KLoma Linda Hospital$32KCedar House Life Change Center: $31KCedar House Life Change Center$31KStep Up On Second Street Inc: $30KStep Up On Second Street Inc$30KValley College Food Pantry: $25KValley College Food Pantry$25KSalvation Army: $19KSalvation Army$19KBejamin E Jones Community Resource: $15KBejamin E Jones CommunityResource$15KHealthy Teeth for Kids: $14KHealthy Teeth for Kids$14K

The largest 2025 recipient was St Johns Community Health ($45K). Together the top 10 received $282K.

Grant Size Distribution

61 grants across all recorded years

49<$50K$50–100K11$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 49 grants of 61 (80%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Johns Community Health Los Angeles, CAsupport mission$45,352
Credo Ministries Edmond, OKsupport mission$38,569
San Bernardio Neighborhood Church Homeland, CAsupport mission$32,537
Loma Linda Hospital Loma Linda, CAsupport mission$32,368
Cedar House Life Change Center San Bernardino, CAsupport mission$30,552
Step Up On Second Street Inc San Bernardino, CAsupport mission$29,672
Valley College Food Pantry San Bernardino, CAsupport mission$24,941
Salvation Army Long Beach, CAsupport mission$19,332
Bejamin E Jones Community Resource San Bernardino, CAsupport mission$14,602
Healthy Teeth for Kids Redlands, CAsupport mission$14,377

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $989,307 $1,113,015 $1,185,665 $322,480
2024 $1,077,354 $613,836 $769,179 $133,262
2023 $1,219,840 $1,216,876 $1,328,848 $688,952
Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$989,307$1,077,354$1,219,840
Revenue$1,113,015$613,836$1,216,876
Expenses$1,185,665$769,179$1,328,848
Net Investment Income$9,685$5,551$1,004

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 13, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 8, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 28, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Diana Rodriguez as Board Chair; Alton Garrett as Vice President; Roz Nolan as Secretary; Kevin Fischer as Treasurer; George San Martin as Chair Elect; and Dr Gwendoly Dowdy-Rodgers as CEO/President. It also lists Dr Sandra Rodriguez, Martin Serna, Stacie Trificante, and Kerrie Brooks as board members.

Arrowhead United Way is led by Gwendoly Dowdy-Rodgers, CEO & President on the 2025 filing; 1 of 17 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gwendoly Dowdy-Rodgers

    CEO & President

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $111K (2025)

  • Diana Rodriguez

    Board Chair

    Secretary → Board Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara McGee

    Board Member

    Board Member → Vice Chair-Resource Development, 2021

    Vice Chair-Resource Development → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • George San Martin

    Chair Elect

    Vice Chair Resource Development → Vp-Resource Director, 2023

    Vp-Resource Director → Chair Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerry Gutierrez

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Fischer

    Treasurer

    Vice Chair Finance → Vp-Finance Chair, 2023

    Vp-Finance Chair → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Olivia Rosas

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roz Nolan

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Karsch

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Gist

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kerrie Brooks

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacie Trificante

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alton Garrett

    Vice President

    Board Member → Vp-Community Impact, 2024

    Vp-Community Impact → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martin Serna

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra Rodriguez

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela Montana

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Durham

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (28)
  • Former: Brenda Dowdy (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Mike Kennedy (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Pam Montana (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Gwen Rodgers (2024) — President & CEO
  • Former: Gwen Dowdy-Rodgers (2023) — President & CEO
  • Former: Gwendolyn Rodgers (2019–2022) — Ceopresident
  • Former: Vincent McCoy (2019–2022) — Past Board Chair
  • Former: Chris Marmon (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Levi Deatherage (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Robert Villalba (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Shaleta Jamerson (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Adam Moffatt (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Arlene Garcia (2019–2020) — Vice President Development
  • Former: Carrie Gibreth (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Chris Foster (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Chris Herdon (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Doreen Ivery (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Harold Vollkommer (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Hector Garcia (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jason Lewis (2019–2020) — Vice President Finance
  • Former: Keith Lee (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Kevin Lang (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Rivera (2019–2020) — Board Chair
  • Former: Paul Daly (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Rachel Weiss (2019–2020) — Vice President Impact
  • Former: Shon Swauncy (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Steve Kovensky (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Doug Rowand (2019) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Dr Gwendoly Dowdy-Rodgers — CEO/President: $111KDr Gwendoly…CEO/President$111K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $111K, to Dr Gwendoly Dowdy-Rodgers (CEO/President).

Contact

Mailing address: 646 N D Street, San Bernardino, CA 92401
Phone: (909) 884-9441
Website: https://arrowheadunitedway.org

Frequently asked questions about Arrowhead United Way

How much does Arrowhead United Way give each year?

Arrowhead United Way gave $322K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $133K across 13 grants.

What is Arrowhead United Way's typical grant size?

Arrowhead United Way's median grant in 2025 was $22,137, and its average grant was $23,034, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Arrowhead United Way that year got $22K on average.

Where does Arrowhead United Way give grants?

Arrowhead United Way gives mostly in California: 88% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Oklahoma (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Bernardino, CA (5 grants).

Does Arrowhead United Way give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 14 grants with a stated purpose on Arrowhead United Way's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support Mission" (14 grants).

Who are Arrowhead United Way's largest grantees?

Arrowhead United Way's largest 2025 grantees include St Johns Community Health ($45,352), Credo Ministries ($38,569) and San Bernardio Neighborhood Church ($32,537), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 36% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Arrowhead United Way?

Arrowhead United Way reported $989K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.

What does Arrowhead United Way fund?

Arrowhead United Way’s website describes its work as advancing the common good through health, education, and financial stability. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Arrowhead United Way?

Arrowhead United Way has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check arrowheadunitedway.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is Arrowhead United Way's EIN?

Arrowhead United Way's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-1934586. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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