Brown County United Way
The organizations mission is to assess the health and human needs in Brown county Texas and raise and distribute funds to best serve those needs.
Brown County United Way at a glance
- Total assets
- $110,523
- -18.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $180,324
- -55.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $204,474
- +1.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who Brown County United Way funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
33 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 33 grants of 33 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Is Brown County United Way open to new grantees?
8%
first-time grantees, 2023
In 2023, 1 of 12 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $14K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $12K repeat.
- 92% of 2023 grantees were also funded in 2022. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2021–2023). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $130K (2022) to $159K (2023). In 2024 it reported $152K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Salvation Army Brownwood, TX | Operations | $25,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club Brownwood, TX | Operations | $20,000 |
| P Griffin Memorial Latchkey Brownwood, TX | Operations | $18,000 |
| CASA Brownwood, TX | Operations | $15,000 |
| The Ark Domestic Violence Brownwood, TX | Operations | $15,000 |
| American Red Cross Wichita Falls, TX | Operations | $12,000 |
| Center for Life Resources Brownwood, TX | Operations | $11,000 |
| Brown County Home Solutions Brownwood, TX | Operations | $10,000 |
| Brown County 4H Clubs Brownwood, TX | Operations | $9,000 |
| Brownwood Area Community Gard Brownwood, TX | Operations | $8,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $110,523 | $180,324 | $204,474 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $135,088 | $400,782 | $201,919 | $151,500 | Total only | $2,054 |
| 2023 | $156,431 | $203,284 | $209,376 | $158,500 | 12 | $1,682 |
| 2022 | $163,723 | $209,540 | $192,676 | $130,000 | 11 | $539 |
| 2021 | $146,859 | $194,906 | $203,318 | $131,000 | 10 | $142 |
| 2020 | $155,271 | $182,392 | $218,138 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Brown County United Way
Based on IRS filings
Brown County United Way is a public charity, based in Brownwood, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $111K in total assets.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Brown County United Way is led by Sarah Hoffman, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 19 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sarah Hoffman
Executive Director
Executive Director → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
$25K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Chad Sauceda
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Amber Rice
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Geanna Johnson
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Sam Waldrop
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Amber Murphy
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Kinsey Ragsdale
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Megan Allred
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Carl Boivin
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Jeff Miller
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Jennifer Cook
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Ryan Welch
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Toby Piper
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Carmaleta Felton
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Jerry Sims
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Kelci Hall
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Otis Felton
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Nichole Hernandez
Vice President of Membership
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Vice President of Membership, 2024
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Jesse Mendoza
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Melvin Atkinson (2024) — Director
- Former: Lynn Day (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Mike Rodgers (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Dale Lepp (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Bradlee Dodds (2020–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: David Harte (2020–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Jennifer Cornell (2020–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Jennifer Jones (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Kevelle Wasson (2022) — Director
- Former: Brandon Price (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Jim Strickland (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kevelle Bailey (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Brett Emmett (2021) — Director
- Former: Brian Lee (2020) — Director
- Former: Christie Tongate (2020) — Director
- Former: Connie Madrid (2020) — Vice President
- Former: Jeff Mitchell (2020) — Vice President
- Former: Leslie Greaves (2020) — Director
- Former: Wendy Lesley (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $26K, to Sarah Hoffman (Secretary).
Frequently asked questions about Brown County United Way
How large is Brown County United Way?
Brown County United Way reported $111K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $180K.
Where does Brown County United Way operate?
Brown County United Way has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Brown County United Way's EIN?
Brown County United Way's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2325129. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 2, 2021)
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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