Trident United Way
Trident United Way is a Form 990 public charity based in North Charleston, South Carolina. Founded in 1944, it serves the Tri-County region of Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties, working with local organizations and community partners on community needs.
Trident United Way at a glance
In short: Trident United Way gave $850K across 48 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in South Carolina. 35% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $849,814
- -3.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 48
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $17,704
- -27.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $14,086
- Total assets
- $17,058,618
- -9.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 35% first-time grantees (17 of 48, 2025)
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (88% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Trident United Way
- How to Apply
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When a Changemaker opportunity is offered, a representative from an interested nonprofit or agency must attend an information session. TUW staff validate eligibility and documentation; a volunteer review council scores and discusses applications and recommendations.
- Review Cycle
- The listed 2024 Changemaker application deadline was October 7, 2024.
- Deadline
- The listed 2024 Changemaker application deadline was October 7, 2024.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 63305, North Charleston, SC 29419-3305
Phone: (843) 740-9000
Website: https://tuw.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Trident United Way funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Communities in Schools of South Carolina ($180K). Together the top 10 received $441K.
Grant Size Distribution
221 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 187 grants of 221 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Trident United Way describes its service region as Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties in South Carolina. Its 2025 grant filings show that most grant dollars went to South Carolina recipients, with smaller shares going to recipients in Virginia, Florida, California, and an unspecified state.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 48 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Trident United Way open to new grantees?
35%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 17 of 48 grantees (35%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $21K. How we count
Medians: $13K first-time, $15K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $321K (2023) to $3.1M (2020). In 2025 it made 48 grants totaling $850K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Communities in Schools of South Carolina North Charleston, SC | Grantee | $180,056 |
| Family Services Inc DBA Origin SC Charleston, SC | Grantee | $66,431 |
| Charleston Trident Urban League Summerville, SC | Grantee | $50,000 |
| Medical University of South Carolina Foundation Charleston, SC | Grantee | $36,250 |
| Jewish Family of Services of Greater Charleston Charleston, SC | Grantee | $20,000 |
| United Charitable Ashburn, VA | Grantee | $20,000 |
| My Sister's House Inc North Charleston, SC | Grantee | $17,906 |
| Barrier Island Free Medical Clinic-103123-Barrier Island Free Medical Clini Johns Island, SC | Grantee | $17,500 |
| United Way of the Midlands Columbia, SC | Grantee | $16,463 |
| Helping and Lending Outreach Support North Charleston, SC | Grantee | $16,303 |
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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 | $17,058,618 | $6,147,271 | $8,899,409 | $849,814 | 48 | $543,586 |
| 2024 | $18,893,170 | $5,521,631 | $7,519,041 | $875,793 | 36 | $887,309 |
| 2023 | $20,337,609 | $6,110,823 | $5,594,698 | $320,642 | 27 | $447,072 |
| 2022 | $19,655,508 | $7,714,976 | $7,683,838 | $1,798,863 | 53 | $678,077 |
| 2021 | $21,229,103 | $7,996,754 | $7,056,598 | $1,925,202 | 57 | $1,517,133 |
| 2020 | $19,063,609 | $8,069,654 | $8,402,269 | $3,110,193 | 80 | $911,122 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Trident United Way’s stated mission for FY 2023–2024 was to be a catalyst for measurable community transformation in education, financial stability, and health. The organization reports that it subsequently voted to focus its mission work on financial stability for Tri-County families. Its FY 2023–2024 filing describes work across Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties and identifies ALICE—Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed—households as a central concern.
The organization supports programming led by local nonprofits through an open, competitive Changemaker Grants process. Its 2025 grantees illustrate a range of missions: Communities in Schools of South Carolina says it works to surround students with community support so they can stay in school and achieve in life; My Sister’s House says it provides services and resources to help victims of domestic violence and their children be free from abuse; and Trident Literacy Association says it aims to eliminate adult illiteracy and reverse generational poverty in the Charleston Tri-County region.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Trident United Way reported 48 grants totaling $849,814. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $180,056, with a median of $14,086. The largest grant listed was $180,056 to Communities in Schools of South Carolina. Other large awards included $66,431 to Family Services Inc. dba Origin SC, $50,000 to Charleston Trident Urban League, $36,250 to Medical University of South Carolina Foundation, and $20,000 to Jewish Family of Services of Greater Charleston.
Other 2025 grants included $20,000 to United Charitable, $17,906 to My Sister’s House, $17,500 to Barrier Island Free Medical Clinic, $16,463 to United Way of the Midlands, $16,303 to Helping and Lending Outreach Support, and $16,080 to Trident Literacy Association. The filing reports that 88% of grant dollars went to recipients in South Carolina, 4% to Virginia, 2% to Florida, 2% to California, and 2% to recipients in an unspecified state.
Changemaker Grants are awarded through cycles with cycle-specific priorities. The website describes a standardized, volunteer-led decision process; its application review information calls for eligibility checklist documentation, an information-session attendance requirement, and application review by a trained community-volunteer council. The listed scoring considerations include application completeness and clarity, alignment with TUW focus areas, feasibility, and organizational impact. The website currently says no grant or investment opportunities are open. A prior Community Engagement Grants opportunity offered up to $3,500 for activities in 2023 in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties. The website also described quarterly Changemaker cycles for 2023–2024, each awarding $100,000 in total grants.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists the following directors: Catharine Almquist, Rita Berry, PJ Browning, Eric Craine, Brad Davis, Keith B. Faulkner, Robert Fei, Travis Frank, Mollie Gore, and Gregory Habib.
Trident United Way is led by David J. Hampton, President & CEO on every filing since 2024; 5 of 47 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David J. Hampton
President & CEO
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$219K (2024) → $262K (2025)
Barbara Melvin
Board Chair
Director → Board Chair Elect, 2024
Board Chair Elect → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael J. Samuel
Campaign Cabinet Chair
Director → Advancement Committee Chai, 2023
Advancement Committee Chai → Campaign Cabinet Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Glenn
Audit Committee Chair
Audit Committe Chair → Audit Committee Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brenda Szymanowski
Investment Committee Chair
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shawan Gillians
Finance Chair
Director → Finance Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brianna Johnson
Women United Chair
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lee Parker
Young Leaders United Chair
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ruhamah Grooms
African American Leadership Council Chair
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Francis G. Johnson
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Kornahrens
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marcela Rabens
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Fei
Director
Past Chair & Strategic Planning Chair → Strategic Planning Chair, 2021
Strategic Planning Chair → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stuart Woodcock Jr.
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Todd Lant
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deon Jackson Jr.
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frances Welch
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Habib
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Nilan
Director
Young Leaders United Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pj Browning
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Howell
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Zobel
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cassandra Price
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Scarafile
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catharine Almquist
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Craine
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Geona Shaw Johnson
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Willits
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katie McCravy
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marion Platt
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Lattanzio
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mollie Gore
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Waring
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rita Berry
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Travis Frank
Director
Young Leaders United Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brad Davis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerome Smalls
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jimmy Staton
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith B. Faulkner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Natasha Chatman
Chief Innovation Officer
Director → Chief Innovation Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$118K (2025)
David J. Wasserman
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$154K (2024) → $147K (2025)
Bridget Laird
Chief Advancement Officer
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$41K (2025)
Ilze Astad
Chief Impact Officer
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$110K (2025)
Melanie Stith
Board Chair Elect
Director → Board Chair Elect, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Kopp
Advancement Committee Chai
Board Chair → Advancement Committee Chair, 2024
Advancement Committee Chair → Advancement Committee Chai, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Courtney Howard
Community Impact Committee
Director → Community Impact Committee Chair, 2024
Community Impact Committee Chair → Community Impact Committee, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Lamotte
Marketing & Communications
Marketing & Communications Chair → Marketing & Communications, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (59)
- Former: Bradley Davis (2020–2024) — Interim President & CEO
- Former: Mark E. Lewis (2020–2024) — Board Chair
- Former: Rebecca Engelman (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: David Zaas (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Bob Lowe (2023–2024) — Finance Chair
- Former: Christine Boudolf (2023–2024) — Vice President Committee & Vol Engagement
- Former: Catherine Easley (2024) — Associate Vice President of Community Impact
- Former: Dan Curia (2024) — Director
- Former: Dusti Annan (2024) — Women United Chair
- Former: Jennifer Brown (2024) — African American Leadership Council Chair
- Former: Bridget Bush (2020–2023) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Chloe Knight Tonney (2020–2023) — President & CEO · Filing note: Thru 92023
- Former: Fleetwood Hassell (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Lott III (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Peter Tecklenberg (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Reeves Skeen (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Wendy Brewer (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Dondi Costin (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Ernest Andrade (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Christina Oh (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Daniel Curia (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Daniel Gallagher (2022–2023) — Investment Committee Chair
- Former: David Burt (2022–2023) — Campaign Cabinet Chair
- Former: Elizabeth Rogers Prim (2022–2023) — Marketing Advisory Council Chair
- Former: Ken Smith (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: B. Shawan Gillians (2023) — Director
- Former: Courtney Howard Ph D. (2023) — Community Impact Chair
- Former: Lisa Van Bergen (2023) — Women United Chair
- Former: Monifa Ellington (2023) — African American Leadershi
- Former: Arnold Singleton (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Janine McManus (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jesse Dove (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Sara Dewolf (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Timothy Grow (2020–2022) — Board Chair
- Former: Anne Forrest (2021–2022) — Women United Chair
- Former: John Harvey (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Ricardo Agnelli (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Singleton (2022) — African American Leadership Council Chair
- Former: Steve Polston (2022) — Immediate Past Board Chair
- Former: Charles Gainer (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Eddie Ingram (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Rogers (2020–2021) — Mktg & Communic. Chair
- Former: Fran Welch (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Smith (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Sonia Hanson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Stephen Polston (2020–2021) — Board Chair
- Former: Steve Swanson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Timothy Sease (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Todd Gallati (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Tom J. Leonard (2020–2021) — Campaign Committee Chair
- Former: Vanessa Turner Maybank (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: William Turner III (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Mayor Gregory Habib (2021) — Director
- Former: Pamela Browning (2021) — Director
- Former: Adolph Lanza (2020) — Director
- Former: Christopher Kerrigan (2020) — President & CEO
- Former: Harry White (2020) — Director
- Former: Patrick Cawley MD (2020) — Director
- Former: Teresa Vaughn (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 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $262K, to David J Hampton (President & CEO). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Trident United Way
How much does Trident United Way give each year?
Trident United Way gave $850K across 48 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $876K across 36 grants.
What is Trident United Way's typical grant size?
Trident United Way's median grant in 2025 was $14,086, and its average grant was $17,704, across 48 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Trident United Way that year got $11K on average.
Where does Trident United Way give grants?
Trident United Way gives mostly in South Carolina: 88% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were North Charleston, SC (14 grants), Charleston, SC (12 grants), Summerville, SC (5 grants) and Johns Island, SC (2 grants).
Does Trident United Way give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 48 grants with a stated purpose on Trident United Way's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Grantee" (48 grants).
Who are Trident United Way's largest grantees?
Trident United Way's largest 2025 grantees include Communities in Schools of South Carolina ($180,056), Family Services Inc DBA Origin SC ($66,431) and Charleston Trident Urban League ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 35% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Trident United Way?
Trident United Way reported $17.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.1M.
What does Trident United Way fund?
Trident United Way’s stated mission for FY 2023–2024 was to be a catalyst for measurable community transformation in education, financial stability, and health. The organization reports that it subsequently voted to focus its mission work on financial stability for Tri-County families. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Trident United Way?
When a Changemaker opportunity is offered, a representative from an interested nonprofit or agency must attend an information session. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Trident United Way's EIN?
Trident United Way's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-0314378. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 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 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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