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Otsego County United Way Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Gaylord, MI EIN: 23-7156104 Website

Uniting resources to build a stronger community.

Otsego County United Way Inc at a glance

In short: Otsego County United Way Inc gave $19K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $9K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$18,500
-7.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$9,250
-7.5% vs 2023
Median grant
$9,250
Total assets
$354,332
-9.7% vs 2023
Primary geography
Michigan (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Otsego County United Way Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Salvation Army: $10KSalvation Army$10KCity of Gaylord: $9KCity of Gaylord$9K

The largest 2024 recipient was Salvation Army ($10K). Together the top 2 received $19K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

GaylordSuttons Bay

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30KTotal only2020 Total only2021 4 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $18K (2021) to $27K (2022). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $19K.

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
Salvation Army Gaylord, MICommunity Grant Program$10,000
City of Gaylord Gaylord, MICommunity Grant Program$8,500
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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
2024$354,332$443,328$483,919$18,5002$13,514
2023$392,317$404,741$616,593$20,0002$16,050
2022$539,598$777,722$465,025$27,4304$2,499
2021$232,739$423,143$335,993$17,625Total only$49
2020$138,599$348,075$293,816$24,961Total only—

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

About Otsego County United Way Inc

Based on IRS filings

Otsego County United Way Inc is a public charity, based in Gaylord, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $354K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $19K. Net investment income was $14K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Otsego County United Way Inc is led by Melissa Wilkie, President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 10 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Melissa Wilkie

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erica Willard

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Cracraft

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cathi Gatewood-Keim

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kay Lyn Jeakle

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lesa Jarski

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Marshall

    Past President

    Secretary → President, 2023

    President → Past President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daryl Desloover

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tammy Kohnert

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Lenartowicz

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Bob Wright (2021–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Pete Amar (2021–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Kimberly Akin (2022–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Cam Allen (2023) — Director
  • Former: Robert Sawyer (2023) — Director
  • Former: Christopher Heath (2020–2022) — 2nd Vice President
  • Former: Jake Rossow (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jessica Kane (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Karen Thomas (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Melissa Reinelt (2020–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Sarah Skowronski (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sue Smith (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Erin Mann (2020–2021) — Executive Director
  • Former: Amy Handley (2021) — Director
  • Former: Kelly Korson (2020) — Director
  • Former: Shanie Gautreau (2020) — Director
  • Former: Tracey Cruz (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Otsego County United Way Inc

How much does Otsego County United Way Inc give each year?

Otsego County United Way Inc gave $19K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $20K across 2 grants.

How large is Otsego County United Way Inc?

Otsego County United Way Inc reported $354K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $443K.

Where does Otsego County United Way Inc operate?

Otsego County United Way Inc has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Otsego County United Way Inc's EIN?

Otsego County United Way Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7156104. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 6, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 19, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 9, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 7, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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