United Way of Greenville County Incorporated
United Way of Greenville County Inc is a public charity based in Greenville, South Carolina, formed in 1955. It acts as a funder, partner, and convener, bringing together community resources and organizations to address local challenges. Its current strategy focuses on reducing poverty by addressing barriers to higher earnings.
United Way of Greenville County Incorporated at a glance
In short: United Way of Greenville County Incorporated gave $4.5M across 93 grants in 2024 (avg $48K), mostly in South Carolina. 25% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $4,458,513
- +22.2% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 93
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $47,941
- +22.2% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $35,000
- Total assets
- $25,603,403
- +2.0% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 25% first-time grantees (23 of 93, 2024)
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (98% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to United Way of Greenville County Incorporated
- How to Apply
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The organizational grant cycle is not currently open. Organizations can use the funder’s website form to be notified when the next cycle opens in 2026.
- Contact
Mailing address: 105 Edinburgh Court, Greenville, SC 29607-2529
Phone: (864) 467-3333
Website: https://unitedwaygc.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from United Way of Greenville County Incorporated
Who United Way of Greenville County Incorporated funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Community Foundation of Greenville Inc ($252K). Together the top 10 received $1.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
472 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 291 grants of 472 (62%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
United Way’s organizational grant strategy is focused on Greenville County, South Carolina. In 2024, 98% of its grant dollars went to recipients in South Carolina; 1% each went to California and Rhode Island, with less than 1% each reported for North Carolina and New Jersey.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 93 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is United Way of Greenville County Incorporated open to new grantees?
25%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 23 of 93 grantees (25%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $16K; repeat grants $58K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $51K repeat.
- 62% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+10%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2024). 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 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $3.6M (2023) to $8.6M (2019). In 2024 it made 93 grants totaling $4.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of Greenville Inc Greenville, SC | Donor Designation, Program Allocation. Program Grants | $252,389 |
| United Way of the Piedmont Spartanburg, SC | Donor Designation, Program Grants | $164,687 |
| United Ministries Greenville, SC | Program Allocation, Program Grants | $160,000 |
| Greenville County Human Relations Greenville, SC | Donor Designation, Program Allocation. Program Grants | $142,789 |
| Greenville County School District Greenville, SC | Program Allocation | $140,000 |
| Greer Relief & Resources Agency Inc Greer, SC | Program Allocation, Program Grants | $135,000 |
| Share - Sunbelt Human Advancement Resources Inc Greenville, SC | Program Allocation | $120,700 |
| Foothills Family Resources Slater, SC | Donor Designation, Program Allocation. Program Grants | $105,000 |
| Greenville Housing Fund LLC Greenville, SC | Program Allocation | $100,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity - Greenville Greenville, SC | Program Allocation, Program Grants | $100,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The organization’s filing states that the Community Foundation manages endowment funds of $8,831,120 as of December 31, 2024, with income designated for United Way of Greenville County. The endowment also includes $1,221,134 in life insurance policies.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $25,603,403 | $12,183,207 | $12,667,630 | $4,458,513 | 93 | $401,394 |
| 2023 | $25,098,445 | $13,105,514 | $12,434,833 | $3,649,160 | 93 | $405,069 |
| 2022 | $24,034,959 | $10,236,435 | $11,607,583 | $3,975,802 | 94 | $254,468 |
| 2021 | $26,398,141 | $12,601,521 | $11,438,290 | $4,040,330 | 76 | $271,479 |
| 2020 | $26,296,688 | $18,076,730 | $16,663,923 | $7,171,306 | 116 | $204,179 |
| 2019 | $24,023,715 | $12,359,766 | $16,880,264 | $8,618,438 | 104 | $237,070 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s mission is to mobilize people and resources to improve lives, strengthen the community, and advance equity for the benefit of all. Its “How We Win” strategy identifies affordable housing, high-quality and affordable childcare, postsecondary education and industry certifications, and transportation as barriers to higher earnings for low-income households in Greenville County. The strategy also uses systems-change approaches, including investing resources, influencing policy, and shaping public narratives.
United Way supports organizations addressing these areas. For example, United Ministries says it provides opportunities for people in Greenville County who lack education or employment skills, are in financial crisis, or are homeless. Habitat for Humanity of Greenville describes its work as including home construction, repairs, neighborhood revitalization, and homeownership readiness and sustainability courses. Greer Relief and Resources Agency says its mission is to help neighbors overcome barriers to success and eliminate poverty.
Grantmaking
In 2024, United Way reported 93 grants totaling $4,458,513. Grants ranged from $5,118 to $252,389, with a median of $35,000. Among the largest awards were $252,389 to Community Foundation of Greenville, $164,687 to United Way of the Piedmont, $160,000 to United Ministries, and $142,789 to Greenville County Human Relations. Other large awards included $140,000 to Greenville County School District, $135,000 to Greer Relief and Resources Agency, and $120,700 to SHARE – Sunbelt Human Advancement Resources.
The organization’s website describes its organizational grants as multi-year awards to qualified community organizations aligned with its “How We Win” strategy. The 2024–2026 cycle was announced in September 2023. The stated eligibility criteria include being a 501(c)(3) or quasi-governmental organization, having existed for at least two years, serving Greenville County residents, and addressing poverty in alignment with the strategy. The program does not fund capital projects and campaigns, organizations that do not address poverty or align with the strategy, organizations less than two years old, or organizations that do not serve Greenville County residents. Award amounts are determined during the site-visit process; funding is renewed annually for three years based on performance and fund availability. The website says the current cycle is not open and that the next cycle is expected in 2026.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Dr. Saria Saccocio as chair, Karen Baynes-Dunning as vice chair, Julio Hernandez as secretary, and Tami McKnew as treasurer. Carl Sobocinski is listed as immediate past chair, and David Lominack as Community Impact Committee chair. Other listed directors are Dr. W Burke Royster, Bryan Brown, Charlie Hall, and Jim Akerhielm.
United Way of Greenville County Incorporated is led by Meghan Barp, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 6 of 44 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Meghan Barp
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$266K (2019) → $357K (2024)
Edward Anderson
Ontrack Greenville Executive Director
Ontrack Greenville Executive Director → Ontrack Greenville Executive, 2022
Ontrack Greenville Executive → Ontrack Greenville Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
37.5 hrs/week
$113K (2021) → $140K (2024)
David Lominack
Community Impact Committee Chair
Director & Governance Committee Chair → Director, 2021
Director → Community Impact Committee Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Saria Saccocio
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2021
Vice Chair → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Van De Voorde
Creative Director
Vice President of Marketing & Communications → Creative Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$111K (2022) → $105K (2024)
Adam Murphy
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carlos Phillips
Director
Director → Member-At-Large, 2023
Member-At-Large → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Annmarie Higgins
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Kelly
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Minor Shaw
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Shi
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Walden
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yukichi Hagins
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Linsin
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Blaine Hart
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cal Hurst
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Davis
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Akerhielm
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ray Lattimore
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sue Priester
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashton Lawrence
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charlie Hall
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donnice Wilkerson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erin Thompson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Bernardez
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Miller
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Donan
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joanie Martin
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katie Schuba
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Brown
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rhiannon Poore
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Brown
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bryant Davis
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lacheryl Coleman Eds
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Edgerton
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Whitney Hanna
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kirsten Naomi Chapman
Vice President of Systems Change & Innovation
Vice President of System Change & Innvovation → Vice President of System Change, 2023
Vice President of System Change → Vice President of Systems Change & Innovation, 2024
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$103K (2022) → $158K (2024)
Nalisha Henry
Vice President of Community Impact
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$113K (2022) → $108K (2024)
Connie Lennick
Vice President of Human Resources & Talent
Vice President of Human Resources → Vice President of Human Resources & Talent, 2024
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$138K (2023) → $145K (2024)
Carl Sobocinski
Immediate Past Chair
Director → Chair, 2021
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tami McKnew
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
W. Burke Royster
Member-At-Large
Member at Large → Director, 2020
Director → Member-At-Large, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julio Hernandez
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Baynes-Dunning
Vice Chair
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (51)
- Former: Ken Harper (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Caroline Caldwell (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Diane Smock (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Pastor Sean Dogan (2021–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Stacey Mills (2021–2023) — Executive Director of Reem
- Former: Bradford Riddle (2023) — Vice President of Philanthropy
- Former: Anderson Garcia (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Calvin Calhoun III (2019–2022) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Chandra Dillard (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: David Foster (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Dick Wilkerson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: John Tripoli (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Ryan Wood (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Yobany Banks-McKay (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Burke Royster (2021–2022) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Dan Weidenbenner (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Deb Long (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jamie Adair (2021–2022) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Justin Benfield (2021–2022) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Deborah McKetty (2020–2021) — Chief Impact Officer
- Former: Courtney Beasley (2021) — Chief Marketing Officer
- Former: Debra Stull (2021) — Vice President of Finance
- Former: Ann Robinson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bill Schmidt (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Charles Davis (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Christopher Fincher (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Debbie Nelson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Deborah Long (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Dennis Braasch (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jason Richards (2019–2020) — Chair
- Former: Jennifer Harrill (2019–2020) — Vice President Workplace Relations
- Former: John Humphries (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Katy Pugh Smith (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kim Mazur (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Lee A. Gill JD (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mark Farris (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sean Dogan (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Zachary Brewster (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Deb Stull (2020) — CFO
- Former: Tami Hudson (2020) — Director
- Former: Charles McManemin (2019) — Director
- Former: Chris Giacomaro (2019) — Vice President Operations
- Former: Jennifer Johnsen (2019) — Director
- Former: Keith Miller (2019) — Director
- Former: Kimberly Witherspoon (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe (2019) — Director
- Former: Lauren Winkelman-Smith (2019) — Vice President Advancement
- Former: Matthew Cardone (2019) — Director & Committee Inv. Chair
- Former: Michael Cinquemani (2019) — Director
- Former: Ryan McLaughlin (2019) — Director
- Former: Yobany Banks- McKay (2019) — Director & Campaign Vice Chair
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $357K, to Meghan Barp (President/CEO). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about United Way of Greenville County Incorporated
How much does United Way of Greenville County Incorporated give each year?
United Way of Greenville County Incorporated gave $4.5M across 93 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $3.6M across 93 grants.
What is United Way of Greenville County Incorporated's typical grant size?
United Way of Greenville County Incorporated's median grant in 2024 was $35,000, and its average grant was $47,941, across 93 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from United Way of Greenville County Incorporated that year got $16K on average.
Where does United Way of Greenville County Incorporated give grants?
United Way of Greenville County Incorporated gives mostly in South Carolina: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Greenville, SC (67 grants), Columbia, SC (3 grants), Anderson, SC (3 grants) and Greer, SC (2 grants).
Does United Way of Greenville County Incorporated give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 93 grants with a stated purpose on United Way of Greenville County Incorporated's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Allocation" (24 grants), "Donor Designation" (19 grants) and "Program Allocation, Program Grants" (18 grants).
Who are United Way of Greenville County Incorporated's largest grantees?
United Way of Greenville County Incorporated's largest 2024 grantees include Community Foundation of Greenville Inc ($252,389), United Way of the Piedmont ($164,687) and United Ministries ($160,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 13% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is United Way of Greenville County Incorporated?
United Way of Greenville County Incorporated reported $25.6M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.2M.
What does United Way of Greenville County Incorporated fund?
The organization’s mission is to mobilize people and resources to improve lives, strengthen the community, and advance equity for the benefit of all. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from United Way of Greenville County Incorporated?
The organizational grant cycle is not currently open. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is United Way of Greenville County Incorporated's EIN?
United Way of Greenville County Incorporated's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-0362066. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
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
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 3, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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