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United Way of Daviess County Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Washington, IN EIN: 35-1404567 Website

The objective of the organization shall be to develop team work among the social service agencies serving Daviess County and their constituencies in the interest of the financial support of such agencies.

United Way of Daviess County Inc at a glance

In short: United Way of Daviess County Inc gave $33K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$33,000
-49.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-42.9% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,250
-11.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$6,000
Total assets
$642,375
-5.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Indiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who United Way of Daviess County Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Youth First Inc: $16KYouth First Inc$16KYMCA Daviess County: $7KYMCA Daviess County$7KRed Cross: $5KRed Cross$5KSenior & Family Services Inc: $5KSenior & Family Services Inc$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Youth First Inc ($16K). Together the top 4 received $33K.

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 21 (90%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

WashingtonEvansvilleIndianapolisWest Lafayette

How United Way of Daviess County Inc gives

  • Giving fell 67% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K8 grants2019 9 grants2020 8 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 7 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $33K (2025) to $137K (2020). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $33K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Youth First Inc Evansville, INStrengthening the lives of youth$16,000
YMCA Daviess County Washington, INPrograms for Individual Improvement$7,000
Red Cross Indianapolis, INTo support blood donation programs$5,000
Senior & Family Services Inc Washington, INAssistance to area senior citizens$5,000
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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$642,375$301,455$334,602$33,0004$24,772
2024$679,151$289,300$237,307$65,3317$32,292
2023$627,600$287,795$278,057$100,0001$6,070
2022$621,183$246,582$242,200$100,0001$855
2021$648,861$349,217$499,514$82,3358$12,202
2020$776,068$511,368$347,520$137,3009$3,876
2019$621,966$237,766$265,112$93,8008$2,521

About United Way of Daviess County Inc

Based on IRS filings

United Way of Daviess County Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Washington, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $642K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $33K. Net investment income was $25K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

United Way of Daviess County Inc is led by Zella Taylor, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 2 of 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Zella Taylor

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    $42K (2019) → $80K (2025)

  • Carole Smith

    President

    Board Member → President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Kori Johnson

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    $11K (2025)

  • Marilyn McCullough

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Stone

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Milton

    Board Membertreasurer

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Olivia Sherman

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Claribel Quintanilla

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Haley Matteson

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Holly Horrall

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Welsh

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Shanon OToole

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Sturgis

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Walden

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (23)
  • Former: Stephen Sturgis (2019–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: AJ Miles (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Chris Dunahee (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Sara Norfolk (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Dave Rhoads (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Haley Criswell (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Jordan Sherman (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Stephen Sacksteder (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Tim Norris (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Nicole Stahl-Troutman (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Scott Noble (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Shaina Bradley (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Eric Lane (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ernie Wininger (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kara Schaffer (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lindsay Owens (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Melinda Berry (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jamie Chapman (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Toni Matthewson (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Chris Hughes (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Sheila Petty (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Beth McGookey (2019) — Director
  • Former: Patty Ball (2019) — 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

Zella Taylor — Executive Director: $80KZella TaylorExecutive Director$80KKori Johnson — Secretary: $11KKori JohnsonSecretary$11K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $80K, to Zella Taylor (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about United Way of Daviess County Inc

How much does United Way of Daviess County Inc give each year?

United Way of Daviess County Inc gave $33K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $65K across 7 grants.

What is United Way of Daviess County Inc's typical grant size?

United Way of Daviess County Inc's median grant in 2025 was $6,000, and its average grant was $8,250, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does United Way of Daviess County Inc give grants?

United Way of Daviess County Inc gives mostly in Indiana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, IN (2 grants).

Does United Way of Daviess County Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on United Way of Daviess County Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is United Way of Daviess County Inc?

United Way of Daviess County Inc reported $642K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $301K.

What is United Way of Daviess County Inc?

United Way of Daviess County Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Washington, IN. It holds $642K in total assets as of 2025.

What is United Way of Daviess County Inc's EIN?

United Way of Daviess County Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1404567. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 28, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 20, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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