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United Way of Erie County Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Sandusky, OH EIN: 34-4443835 Website

United Way of Erie County, Inc. is a public charity based in Sandusky, Ohio, formed in 1923. It supports programs for children, families, and seniors, with stated areas of work including education, income, health, and short-term basic-needs assistance.

Key facts about United Way of Erie County Inc

In short: United Way of Erie County Inc gave $198K across 14 grants in 2024 (avg $14K), mostly in Ohio. 29% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

EIN
34-4443835
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$198,483
Grants made (2024)
14
Average grant
$14,177
Median grant
$10,200
New grantees (estimate)
29% first-time grantees (4 of 14, 2024)
Total assets
$1,654,528
Primary geography
Ohio (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
How to apply
The available information does not state a process, materials, or restrictions for organizations seeking grants. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.7M

-5.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$198K

+18.3% YoY

Grant Count

14

-6.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$14K

+26.8% YoY

Is United Way of Erie County Inc open to new grantees?

29%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 4 of 14 grantees (29%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $16K. How we count

Medians: $8K first-time, $13K repeat.

  • 71% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving grew 68% from 2021 to 2024. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The organization states its mission as “to increase the organized capacity for people to care for one another.” Its stated focus areas are education, income, health, and a safety net that provides timely short-term help with needs such as food, shelter, clothing, utilities, daycare, furniture, transportation, and referrals.

The 2024 filing identifies Community Youth Mentoring’s School Buddies program as the largest education program allocation; the Erie County Senior Center’s Meals on Wheels program and OHGO Mobile Food Pantry among health allocations; and OHGO Mobile Food Pantry as the largest safety-net/basic-needs allocation. Community Youth Mentoring describes its own mission as creating positive relationships through one-to-one mentoring and instilling hope in children’s futures. OH-GO describes its mission as inspiring lifelong contributors through community acts of kindness, delivering goods to disadvantaged children by mobile service, and offering local learning experiences.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2024, United Way of Erie County reported 14 grants totaling $198,483. Grant amounts ranged from $6,000 to $30,000, with a median of $10,200. Notable grants included $30,000 to OHGO, $25,000 to Safe Harbour Shelter, $20,000 each to Erie County Senior Center and Volunteers of America, and $17,000 to Catholic Charities. Other listed recipients included Salvation Army-Sandusky ($15,000), Kiwanis Club of Sandusky ($10,400), Community Youth Mentoring ($10,000), Erie County CASA Program ($10,000), Kinship ($10,000), Erie County Care & Share ($10,000), and Sandusky Artisans Recovery ($8,583).

How to Apply

The available information does not state a process, materials, or restrictions for organizations seeking grants.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The organization describes its service area as Erie County, Ohio. Its 2024 grant filing shows that 100% of grant dollars went to recipients in Ohio, including organizations listed in Sandusky. Its United ALICE initiative also discusses households in Erie and Huron Counties.

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.

States

Cities

SanduskyWoosterMilan

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K12 grants2020 10 grants2021 14 grants2022 15 grants2023 14 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $118K (2021) to $198K (2024). In 2024 it made 14 grants totaling $198K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Ohgo: $30KOhgo$30KSafe Harbour Shelter: $25KSafe Harbour Shelter$25KErie County Senior Center: $20KErie County Senior Center$20KVolunteers of America: $20KVolunteers of America$20KCatholic Charities: $17KCatholic Charities$17KSalvation Army-Sandusky Salvation Army: $15KSalvation Army-SanduskySalvation Army$15KKiwanis Club of Sandusky: $10KKiwanis Club of Sandusky$10KCommunity Youth Mentoring: $10KCommunity Youth Mentoring$10KErie County CASA Program: $10KErie County CASA Program$10KKinship: $10KKinship$10K

The largest 2024 recipient was Ohgo ($30K). Together the top 10 received $167K.

Grant Size Distribution

65 grants across all recorded years

65<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 65 grants of 65 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ohgo Sandusky, OH—$30,000
Safe Harbour Shelter Sandusky, OH—$25,000
Erie County Senior Center Sandusky, OH—$20,000
Volunteers of America Sandusky, OH—$20,000
Catholic Charities Sandusky, OH—$17,000
Salvation Army-Sandusky Salvation Army Sandusky, OH—$15,000
Kiwanis Club of Sandusky Sandusky, OH—$10,400
Community Youth Mentoring Sandusky, OH—$10,000
Erie County CASA Program Sandusky, OH—$10,000
Kinship Sandusky, OH—$10,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2024 $1,654,528 $200,835 $332,618 $198,483
2023 $1,740,748 $266,478 $341,046 $167,750
2022 $1,741,636 $261,255 $311,341 $149,950
Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,654,528$1,740,748$1,741,636
Revenue$200,835$266,478$261,255
Expenses$332,618$341,046$311,341
Net Investment Income$62,241$37,363$37,790

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 25, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 24, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 28, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 15, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2024 filing lists Gary Huffer as president and Amber Hunter as secretary/treasurer. Directors listed are Chad Angney, Katie Corcoran, Cristy Cox, Cyndy Frankart, Paige Hacker, Marcus Harris, Suzanne Kridelbaugh, and Ebony Sizemore.

United Way of Erie County Inc is led by Gary Huffer, President since 2023 (on filings since 2022); none of the 11 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Gary Huffer

    President

    Director → President, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Suzanne Kridelbaugh

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Corcoran

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcus Harris

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chad Angney

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cristy Cox

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cyndy Frankart

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ebony Sizemore

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paige Hacker

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amber Hunter

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ej Brinson

    Executive Di

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (24)
  • Former: Anita Kromer (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Carrie Beier (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Joe Hayberger (2021–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Donna Jaskolski (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sara Godfrey (2022–2023) — Executive Di
  • Former: Mark Harper (2023) — Director
  • Former: Karen Camella (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Alli Winters (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Amy Heflinger (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Doreen Ehlert (2022) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Kowalk (2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Shad Gunderson (2022) — Director
  • Former: Heidi Painter (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jolynne Marsh (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kimberly Ray (2020–2021) — Executive Di
  • Former: Lee Carter (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Mark Bravo (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Peter Kowalski Jr. (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Randy Drewyor (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Scott Dahlgren (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Chase Ferris (2021) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Bing (2021) — Director
  • Former: Ryan Bowers (2021) — Director
  • Former: Tom Kinsel (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.

Contact

Mailing address: 135 E Washington Row Suite C, Sandusky, OH 44870
Phone: (419) 625-4672
Website: https://uweriecounty.org

Frequently asked questions about United Way of Erie County Inc

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

United Way of Erie County Inc gave $198K across 14 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $168K across 15 grants.

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

United Way of Erie County Inc's median grant in 2024 was $10,200, and its average grant was $14,177, across 14 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from United Way of Erie County Inc that year got $10K on average.

Where does United Way of Erie County Inc give grants?

United Way of Erie County Inc gives mostly in Ohio: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Sandusky, OH (13 grants).

Who are United Way of Erie County Inc's largest grantees?

United Way of Erie County Inc's largest 2024 grantees include Ohgo ($30,000), Safe Harbour Shelter ($25,000) and Erie County Senior Center ($20,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 38% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is United Way of Erie County Inc?

United Way of Erie County Inc reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $201K.

What does United Way of Erie County Inc fund?

The organization states its mission as “to increase the organized capacity for people to care for one another.” See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from United Way of Erie County Inc?

The available information does not state a process, materials, or restrictions for organizations seeking grants. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

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

United Way of Erie County Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-4443835. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

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