Inland Empire United Way

Public charity · Grantmaker Riverside, CA EIN: 33-0502676

The mission of Inland Empire United Way is to engage the community to improve the lives and futures of those in need. We envision a caring community where everyone has access to needed resources to succeed. Partnering with a network of local non-profit organizations, united way delivers critical services to our community, and increases the power of local charities by providing dedicated volunteers.

Inland Empire United Way at a glance

In short: Inland Empire United Way gave $2.6M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.6M), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,617,199
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$2,617,199
Median grant
$2,617,199
Total assets
$180,176
-93.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Inland Empire United Way funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Inland Southern California 211: $2.6MInland Southern California 211$2.6M

The largest 2025 recipient was Inland Southern California 211 ($2.6M).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

ClaremontPomonaRedlandsVictorvilleUplandBlytheLa VerneOntarioRiversideAdelantoBloomingtonChinoCovinaFontanaHesperiaLoma LindaLos AngelesMontclairRancho CucamongaRialto

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M42 grants2019 Total only2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2020) to $2.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.6M.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Inland Southern California 211 Riverside, CAThe organization forgave amounts advanced to a related party for operating costs.$2,617,199
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$180,176$1,924,739$3,151,571$2,617,1991$56,531
2024$2,790,452$654,886$783,558——$21,065
2023$3,279,063$1,053,532$1,223,421——$27,664
2022$2,951,190$3,908,593$4,097,189——$619
2021$4,505,450$6,854,320$5,294,434——$457
2020$3,909,890$5,186,727$5,061,609$2,750Total only$327
2019$3,061,320$4,411,898$7,589,902$410,81542$1,784

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Inland Empire United Way

Based on IRS filings

Inland Empire United Way is a public charity, based in Riverside, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $180K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.6M. Net investment income was $57K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Inland Empire United Way is led by Kimberly Starrs, President & CEO on every filing since 2024; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kimberly Starrs

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Bibeau

    Chair

    Director → Board Member, 2022

    Board Member → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward Ornelas

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Gaynor

    Board Member

    Director → Secretary, 2020

    Secretary → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kurt Von Steinbergs

    Treasurer

    Treasurer → Board Member, 2022

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger Crawford

    Board Member

    Director → Past Chair, 2020

    Past Chair → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elia Luna

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Wright

    Board Member

    President → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Abraham Fonseca

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anna Wang

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (42)
  • Former: David Hughes (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Joann Young (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Kouyoumdjian (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Ruby Huey (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Ali Ara (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Benita Byrd (2022–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: David Wahlquist (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Gracie Torres (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Jeff Lewis (2022–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Jennifer Fuller (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: John Lapke (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Johnny Meneses (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Juliana Adams (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Micah Tokuda (2022–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Nolan Gouveia (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Orion Goe (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Rob Lurkins (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Rudy Lovato (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Steve Hemenway (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Tiffany Gomez (2022–2024) — Chair
  • Former: Ellie Bennett (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Jiji Abraham (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Martinrex Kedziora (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Vadim Dementyev (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Randy Hord (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Cara Molina (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Aaron Norris (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Derek Woolf (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Larry Rubio (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Patricia Dantzler (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Nick Iannacone (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Shirli Driz (2019–2020) — Interim President & CEO
  • Former: Brenda Roper (2019) — Director of Finance to
  • Former: Carol Rico (2019) — Finance Director to
  • Former: Edward Leclere (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Erik Hernandez (2019) — Director
  • Former: Felita Jones (2019) — Past CEO
  • Former: Gerard Tamparong (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Hassan Webb (2019) — Director
  • Former: Rhonda Cleeland (2019) — Past Chair
  • Former: Richard Madsen (2019) — Director
  • Former: Tracy Simmons (2019) — Vice Chair to

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.

Frequently asked questions about Inland Empire United Way

How much does Inland Empire United Way give each year?

Inland Empire United Way gave $2.6M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Inland Empire United Way?

Inland Empire United Way reported $180K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.

Where does Inland Empire United Way operate?

Inland Empire United Way has awarded grants in California.

What is Inland Empire United Way's EIN?

Inland Empire United Way's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0502676. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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