Orange County's United Way
Orange County's United Way is a public charity based in Irvine, California. It supports work addressing community needs through its own initiatives and partnerships with local nonprofits and other community-based organizations, using grants, contracts, subcontracts, and cooperative agreements.
Orange County's United Way at a glance
In short: Orange County's United Way gave $1.7M across 35 grants in 2025 (avg $47K), mostly in California. 29% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,656,812
- -76.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 35
- -75.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $47,337
- -4.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $38,670,255
- +15.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 29% first-time grantees (10 of 35, 2025)
- 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. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Orange County's United Way
- Contact
Mailing address: 18012 Mitchell South, Irvine, CA 92614-6008
Phone: (949) 660-7600
Website: https://unitedwayoc.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Orange County's United Way
Who Orange County's United Way funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Abrazar Inc ($712K). Together the top 10 received $1.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
340 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 232 grants of 340 (68%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization is based in Irvine, California. Its Emergency Food & Shelter Program funding is identified as serving Orange County, California. All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in California.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 35 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Orange County's United Way open to new grantees?
29%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 10 of 35 grantees (29%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $29K; repeat grants $55K. How we count
Medians: $14K first-time, $20K repeat.
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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.7M (2025) to $42.1M (2021). In 2025 it made 35 grants totaling $1.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Abrazar Inc Westminster, CA | Income and Education | $711,500 |
| Working Wardrobes for a New Start Santa Ana, CA | Human Services | $165,000 |
| The Chrysalis Center Los Angeles, CA | Health/Human Services | $106,000 |
| Good Hands Foundation Foothill Ranch, CA | INCOME | $88,000 |
| Anaheim Elementary School District Anaheim, CA | Health/Human Services | $55,450 |
| Segerstrom Center for the Arts Costa Mesa, CA | Education | $34,065 |
| Access California Services Anaheim, CA | INCOME | $34,000 |
| Anaheim Union High School District Anaheim, CA | Education | $30,000 |
| Oneoc Santa Ana, CA | Health/Human Services | $26,800 |
| Radiant Futures Fullerton, CA | Income/Housing | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The organization states that its endowment is intended to provide income toward operational costs, helping protect against fluctuations in annual campaign revenue and preserve resources for community priorities.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $38,670,255 | $36,612,367 | $31,249,732 | $1,656,812 | 35 | $767,862 |
| 2024 | $33,636,837 | $26,857,072 | $31,221,089 | $7,014,503 | 142 | $575,107 |
| 2023 | $35,318,073 | $35,436,311 | $32,869,349 | $8,629,284 | 80 | $300,393 |
| 2022 | $28,387,789 | $67,720,545 | $68,439,130 | $2,608,465 | 36 | $190,009 |
| 2021 | $35,809,028 | $47,986,358 | $48,990,809 | $42,141,287 | 47 | $207,419 |
| 2020 | $28,014,932 | $18,831,807 | $20,164,712 | $2,568,088 | 44 | $264,621 |
| 2019 | $27,442,812 | $17,986,231 | $15,754,186 | $3,188,785 | 37 | $259,250 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s mission is to improve lives in Orange County with measurable, long-term solutions to complex issues in education, financial stability, health, and housing. Its website describes a broader mission of lifting the community by addressing challenging human needs through collaboration, advocacy, and strategic programming.
Its key initiatives are United to End Homelessness, United for Student Success, United for Financial Security, and 2-1-1 Orange County. The organization says its community investments support nonprofits focused particularly on empowering residents in education, financial security, and housing.
Examples of supported organizations illustrate the range of work represented among its grantees. Abrazar says its goals include helping children, families, and individuals attain financial stability, health, and educational success, as well as facilitating access to affordable housing and preventing hunger. Working Wardrobes says it helps people overcome barriers to employment through workforce-readiness programs and resources. Access California Services describes its work as culturally sensitive direct health and human services for underserved populations, with a focus on Arab-American and Muslim-American communities. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the organization reported 35 grants totaling $1,656,812. Grant amounts ranged from $6,000 to $711,500, with a median of $20,000.
The largest reported grant was $711,500 to Abrazar Inc. for income and education. Other notable grants included $165,000 to Working Wardrobes for a New Start for human services; $106,000 to The Chrysalis Center for health and human services; $88,000 to Good Hands Foundation for income; and $55,450 to Anaheim Elementary School District for health and human services.
The organization’s listed specialized opportunities include the Emergency Food & Shelter Program and the Brenyale Toomer-Byas Scholarship. The EFSP supports emergency food and shelter services; its application information identifies food pantries, food banks, mass feeding, mass shelters, and rent or mortgage assistance as activities considered for funding. The scholarship is described as supporting students and educational advancement. The organization also describes corporate grants as investments in its programmatic work, potentially for general operating support or a specific initiative.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing include Susan B. Parks, President and CEO; Nanda Kumar Cheruvatath, Chair; Lawrence R. Armstrong, Vice Chair; Maggie O’Sullivan, Secretary and Director; and Hugh Conners, Treasurer and Director. Other directors listed are Allen Staff, Amy Mathieson, Antonella Castro, Bill Maurer, and Bill Pedigo.
Orange County's United Way is led by Susan B. Parks, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 13 of 60 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Susan B. Parks
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$339K (2019) → $455K (2025)
Rebecca Heyhoe
Executive Director & U2eh
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$131K (2022) → $171K (2025)
Sergio Contreras
Executive Director & U4ss
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$128K (2022) → $148K (2025)
Andrew Barsoumfahmy
Executive Director & U4fs
On filings since 2024
37.5 hrs/week
$134K (2024) → $148K (2025)
Elizabeth Andrade
Executive Director & 211oc
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$200K (2025)
Nanda Kumar Cheruvatath
Chair
Director → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yahaira Marcela Ortiz
Director & Operations
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$146K (2025)
Allen Staff
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Antonella Castro
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Pedigo
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Nuzzolese
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John F. Simonis
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Valenta
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keith Kobata
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth F. Lickel
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Martha V. Daniel
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael A. Johnson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Scheuneman
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Locklear
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mitchell Shenkin
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robbin Narike Preciado
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven D. Allison
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Henry Mendoza
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Johnson Jr.
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maggie O'Sullivan
Secretary & Director
Director → Secretary & Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Clemens
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shirin Behzadi
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Maurer
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hugh Conners
Treasurer & Director
Director → Treasurer & Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ido Dotan
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacques Ballard
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jay Orlandi
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Larry Labrado
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael O'Mahoney
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Renee Hendrick
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Sanchez
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Smith
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Mathieson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cody Tubbs
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jarrod Ingle
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Garrett
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sridhar Sundaram
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward Mora
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Custer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline Akerblom
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Miller-Phipps
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
M. Maboob Akhter
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nisha Verma
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Niza Oun-Nguyen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phong Huynh
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Flynn
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emilee Tello
Chief Financial Officer
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2021
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$127K (2019) → $227K (2025)
Chris Ticknor
Chief Transformation Officer
On filings since 2020
37.5 hrs/week
$159K (2020) → $233K (2025)
Tamara Thompson
Vice President Development
Vice President & Development → Vice President Development, 2025
On filings since 2021
37.5 hrs/week
$123K (2021) → $154K (2025)
Ann Ramirez
Chief Strategy Officer
Vice President, Grants & Controller → Chief Strategy Officer, 2024
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$116K (2023) → $187K (2025)
Christine Marie Dittmer
Chief Philanthropy Officer
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$168K (2025)
Michael Leo Greene
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$177K (2025)
Rose Mary Buenaventura
Vice President Devops
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$164K (2025)
Lawrence R. Armstrong
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeegisha Panchal
Chief Financial Officer
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (66)
- Former: Ben Alvarado (2019–2024) — Treasurer & Director
- Former: Ernest Schroeder (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: James J. Scheinkman (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jeff Hittenberger (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Mike Greene (2019–2024) — Vice President & Operations
- Former: Paula Mattson (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Robert Lambert (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Steve Churm (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Tam Nguyen (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Timothy S. Clyde (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Ann Johnston (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Joe Hensley (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Todd Zegers (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Victoria Rixon (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Maboob M. Akhter (2024) — Director
- Former: Prasanna Mohanty (2024) — Director
- Former: Diane Brooks Dixon (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Framroze Virjee (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jacqueline A. Brya Kelley (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Michael M. Ruane (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Charles Antis (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Phyllis Anderson (2023) — Director
- Former: Adrian S. Griggs (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: John E. Stratman Jr. (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Nicole Carrillo Hall (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Robert E. Kent (2019–2022) — Philanthropy Cloud Executive
- Former: Ashleigh Aitken (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Dilanthi De Alwis (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: ADEY NYAMATHI Outgoing (2022) — Director
- Former: Ann Johnston Incoming (2022) — Director
- Former: Bill Maurer Incoming (2022) — Director
- Former: Brenyale Toomer-ByasOutgoing (2022) — Executive Director & U4fs
- Former: Hugh Conners Incoming (2022) — Director
- Former: MARK E STOCKTON outgoing (2022) — Director
- Former: Phyllis Anderson Incoming (2022) — Director
- Former: Renee Hendrick Incoming (2022) — Director
- Former: Richard Sanchez Incoming (2022) — Director
- Former: Ryan Smith Incoming (2022) — Director
- Former: Todd Zegers Incoming (2022) — Director
- Former: Victoria Rixon Incoming (2022) — Director
- Former: Adey Nyamathi (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ian Leisegang (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sherri Bovino (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Suzanne Fradette (2019–2021) — Treasurer & Director
- Former: Gina Cordero (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Tim S. Clyde (2020–2021) — Secretary & Director
- Former: Brenyale Toomer-Byas (2021) — Executive Director & U4fs
- Former: David Schiegoleit Outgoing (2021) — Director
- Former: Mark E. Stockton (2021) — Director
- Former: Rebecca Mckeown (2021) — Executive Director & U2eh
- Former: David Meulmester (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: David Schiegoleit (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ethan Morgan (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michael Feldman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sandra Bensworth (2019–2020) — Outgoing Cro
- Former: Victortia Collins (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Dilanthi De Alwis-Mumm (2020) — Director
- Former: Jacqueline A. Brya Kel (2020) — Director
- Former: Shaheen Husain (2020) — Director of Donor Relations
- Former: Carla Vargas (2019) — Chief Operations Officer
- Former: Cornelia Mitchell (2019) — Director & New Business
- Former: Joan Kelly (2019) — Outgoing Director
- Former: Karen Conlon (2019) — Director
- Former: Sandra Hutchens (2019) — Director
- Former: Scott Sampley (2019) — Outgoing Director
- Former: Tom Cuce (2019) — Outgoing Director
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $455K, to Susan B Parks (President, CEO). 13 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Orange County's United Way
How much does Orange County's United Way give each year?
Orange County's United Way gave $1.7M across 35 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $7.0M across 142 grants.
What is Orange County's United Way's typical grant size?
Orange County's United Way's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $47,337, across 35 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Orange County's United Way that year got $29K on average.
Where does Orange County's United Way give grants?
Orange County's United Way gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Santa Ana, CA (5 grants), Anaheim, CA (4 grants), Los Angeles, CA (2 grants) and Garden Grove, CA (2 grants).
Does Orange County's United Way give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 35 grants with a stated purpose on Orange County's United Way's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Health/Human Services" (12 grants), "Income" (7 grants) and "Education" (7 grants).
Who are Orange County's United Way's largest grantees?
Orange County's United Way's largest 2025 grantees include Abrazar Inc ($711,500), Working Wardrobes for a New Start ($165,000) and The Chrysalis Center ($106,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 59% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Orange County's United Way?
Orange County's United Way reported $38.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $36.6M.
What does Orange County's United Way fund?
The organization’s mission is to improve lives in Orange County with measurable, long-term solutions to complex issues in education, financial stability, health, and housing. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Orange County's United Way?
Orange County's United Way has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check unitedwayoc.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Orange County's United Way's EIN?
Orange County's United Way's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0047994. 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.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 18, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 4, 2024)
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