Lake Area United Way Inc

GRIFFITH, IN EIN: 23-7170019 Website

TO IMPROVE LIVES BY MOBILIZING THE CARING POWER OF OUR COMMUNITY TO ADVANCE THE COMMON GOOD.

Financial Overview

From 2021 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$2.5M

Annual Giving

$2.8M

Grant Count

33

Avg Grant Size

$84K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$4M$5M2021
Metric2021
Total Assets$2,544,209
Revenue$2,378,977
Expenses$4,301,243
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$23,698
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$695K$1M$2M$3M33 grants2021

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2021

THE SALVATION ARMY$864KTHE FOOD BANK OF NORTHWE…$463KCATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCE…$379KBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GR…$115KMENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF…$101KCROSSROADS YMCA INC$100KNORTHWEST INDIANA COMMUN…$86KMEALS ON WHEELS OF NORTH…$81KGEMINUS CORPORATION$80KTRADEWINDS$67K

Grant Size Distribution

33 grants across all recorded years

22<$50K5$50–100K3$100–250K2$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

LISA DAUGHERTYOUTGOING PRESIDENT/CEO$146K

From 2021 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
AARON MCDERMOTTTRUSTEE1
ALLEN M SPAJERTRUSTEE1
MATT SALTANOVITZTRUSTEE1
MICHAEL JASAITISCHAIRMAN1
CHRISTOPHER WHITEPAST CHAIR1
SHERRI ZILLERTRUSTEE1
MARIJO DLUZAKTRUSTEE1
EVELYN MORRISONTRUSTEE1
JULIAN MARSHTRUSTEE1
FRANK MRVANTRUSTEE1
DESILA ROSETTITRUSTEE1
MARISA SMOLJANTREASURER1
JIM DYETRUSTEE1
TOM MCDERMOTT SRTRUSTEE1
MIKE SCHNEIDERTRUSTEE1
JEFF STRACKSECRETARY1
PHIL TAILLONVICE CHAIR1
LOUIE GONZALEZTRUSTEE1
LEO CORREATRUSTEE1
MIKE WORTHAMTRUSTEE1
JENNIFER MONTAGUETRUSTEE1
LISA DAUGHERTYOUTGOING PRESIDENT/CEO40$146,032
DAVID NICOLEINTERIM PRESIDENT/CEO40

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Crown PointEast ChicagoGaryHammondHighlandLafayetteMerrillvilleMunsterPortageSouth BendValparaiso

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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