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United Way of Knox County Indiana

Foundation · Grantmaker Vincennes, IN EIN: 35-1158520 Website

United Way of Knox County Indiana is a public charity based in Vincennes, Indiana. It supports health and human service agencies and community programs in the Knox and Crawford County area through grants, donor designations, and other support.

Key facts about United Way of Knox County Indiana

In short: United Way of Knox County Indiana gave $417K across 29 grants in 2024 (avg $14K), mostly in Illinois. 14% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990 filing.

EIN
35-1158520
Latest 990 filing
Form 990 filing, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$416,666
Grants made (2024)
29
Average grant
$14,368
Median grant
$9,510
New grantees (estimate)
14% first-time grantees (4 of 28, 2024)
Total assets
$903,416
Primary geography
Illinois (56% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
How to apply
The published process requires an annual Request to Apply. Full details ↓
Deadline
The agency portal lists July 1 for the annual Request to Apply and January 15 for the agency application and annual…

Data from IRS Form 990 filing, 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 filing · View filing

Total Assets

$903K

-9.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$417K

-4.7% YoY

Grant Count

29

-9.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$14K

+5.2% YoY

Is United Way of Knox County Indiana open to new grantees?

14%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 4 of 28 grantees (14%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $9K; repeat grants $15K. How we count

Medians: $8K first-time, $10K repeat.

  • 86% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving grew 158% 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’s stated mission is to develop teamwork among social service agencies serving Knox County and their constituents, support those agencies financially, and promote effective planning and delivery of community social service programs. Its website identifies Education as its current focus.

Its grantees include organizations working in varied service areas. For example, The Guardian Center says its mission is to support abused children and their families through safe interviewing and counseling. Improving Education Inc. describes its mission as providing solutions to improve educational systems. Life After Meth Inc. says it works to help people in Knox County rebuild their lives following methamphetamine addiction.

Grantmaking

For filing year 2024, the organization reported 29 grants totaling **$416,666**. Grants ranged from **$6,000 to $71,107**, with a median of **$9,510**. The largest listed awards included **$71,107 to Lincoln Trail College** for dual credit, **$50,000 to Boys & Girls Club of Crawford County** for child organizations, and **$35,000 to LCAEC** for a recreation center. Other listed awards included **$20,000 to The Guardian Center Inc.** and **$15,210 to Improving Education**.

Review Cycle

** The agency portal lists July 1 for the annual Request to Apply and January 15 for the agency application and annual report.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The organization describes its service area as Knox County, Indiana, and Crawford County, Illinois. Its 2024 grant filing also lists recipients in other states, including Illinois, Indiana, and Maryland.

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of all 29 itemized 2024 grant dollars.

Cities

VincennesRobinsonBicknellOlneyCarmiIndianapolisEffinghamMonroe CityPalestineBaltimoreBickneelCharlestonCamiDes PlainesFlat RockGlen CarbonHutsonvillePrincetonWest York

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants20180 grants201936 grants202016 grants202123 grants202232 grants202329 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Lincoln Trail College: $71KLincoln Trail College$71KBoys & Girls Club of Crawford Count: $50KBoys & Girls Club of CrawfordCount$50KLcaec: $35KLcaec$35KThe Guardian Center Inc: $20KThe Guardian Center Inc$20KNorth Knox Social Ministries: $17KNorth Knox Social Ministries$17KImproving Education: $15KImproving Education$15KBettye J McCormick Senior Center: $14KBettye J McCormick SeniorCenter$14KYMCA: $14KYMCA$14KRobinson Food Panty: $13KRobinson Food Panty$13KVincennes Community School Corp: $12KVincennes Community SchoolCorp$12K

Grant Size Distribution

136 grants across all recorded years

130<$50K6$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
LINCOLN TRAIL COLLEGE Robinson, ILDUAL CREDIT$71,107
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CRAWFORD COUNT Robinson, ILCHILD ORGANIZATIONS$50,000
LCAEC Robinson, ILRECREATION CENTER$35,000
THE GUARDIAN CENTER INC Carmi, ILPROTECT/HEAL ABUSED$20,000
NORTH KNOX SOCIAL MINISTRIES Bicknell, INCHURCHES$16,500
IMPROVING EDUCATION Baltimore, MDIMPROVED EDUCATION$15,210
BETTYE J MCCORMICK SENIOR CENTER Vincennes, INSENIOR CITIZENS$14,000
YMCA Vincennes, INSCHOLARSHIPS$14,000
ROBINSON FOOD PANTY Robinson, ILFEED NEEDY$12,500
VINCENNES COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP Vincennes, INSTUDENT NEEDS$12,149

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants reported
2024 $903,416 $642,153 $734,591 $416,666
2023 $998,851 $770,213 $910,878 $436,990
2022 $1,142,026 $785,107 $638,651 $267,773
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2018201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$903,416$998,851$1,142,026
Revenue$642,153$770,213$785,107
Expenses$734,591$910,878$638,651
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$18,357$10,122—
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2018–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2024 filing lists Mark Hill as former executive and Barbara Shimer in community resources. It also lists directors Shyla Beam, Tanner Bouchie, Jodie Chesser, Phil Coronna, Lara Dawson, Kaley Decker, Mollie Ewing-Hutchison, and Lori Graham.

United Way of Knox County Indiana is led by Margie Case, President - since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 31 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Margie Case

    President -

    Director → 1st Vice President, 2021

    1st Vice President → President -, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tara Ellerman

    President

    Director → President El, 2021

    President El → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Helen Seirp

    Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2019

    Treasurer → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2018

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kurt Phegley

    Director

    On filings since 2018

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Lindsey

    Director

    Vice President → Past President, 2021

    Past President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2018

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • A. Tyson Simms

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angie Phillips

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Holscher

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mollie Ewing-Hutchison

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shyla Beam

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jodie Chesser

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimiko Kahre

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lara Dawson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phil Coronna

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Austin Sievers

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tina Meeks

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Klein

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Hertel

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kaley Decker

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lori Graham

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tanner Bouchie

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tricia Hall

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vanessa Phillips

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Hill

    Former Executive

    Executive Director → Executive Di, 2021

    Executive Di → Former Executive, 2024

    On filings since 2018

    40 hrs/week

    $54K (2018) → $58K (2024)

  • Barbara Shimer

    Com. Resourc

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $18K (2023) → $22K (2024)

  • Emily Bunyan

    Co - Secretary

    Vice President → Director, 2019

    Director → Co - Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2018

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Halter

    Treasurer

    President → Director, 2021

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2018

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann Hecht

    Co-Secretary

    Secretary → Co-Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Hill

    1st Vice President

    Director → 1st Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ross Martin

    Past - President

    Director → President, 2021

    President → Past - President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Charleston

    Executive Di

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (41)
  • Former: Bunny Ostendorf (2018–2022) — Director
  • Former: Duane Chattin (2018–2022) — Director
  • Former: Elizabeth Miller (2018–2022) — Director
  • Former: Miriam Boyd (2018–2022) — Director
  • Former: Scott Staggs (2018–2022) — Director
  • Former: Barbara Webster (2018–2020) — Director
  • Former: Bill Sandiford (2018–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Bryan Barbee (2018–2020) — President
  • Former: Dan Ravellette (2018–2020) — Vice President
  • Former: John Spitz (2018–2020) — Director
  • Former: Michele Brown (2018–2020) — Director
  • Former: Mike Shimer (2018–2020) — Director
  • Former: Ryan Gower (2018–2020) — Director
  • Former: William Amers (2018–2020) — Director
  • Former: Brad McKain (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Eric Moseby (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Harlei Postlewait (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Mark Dillon (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Doug Florkowaki (2020) — Director
  • Former: Mike Kramer (2020) — Director
  • Former: Penny Shaw (2020) — Director
  • Former: Julie Kraemer (2018–2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Chelsea Meeks (2019) — Director
  • Former: Karen Steele (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mike McCarty (2019) — Director
  • Former: Bumper Hostetler (2018) — Director
  • Former: Catherine Lane (2018) — Director
  • Former: Chris Hostetler (2018) — Director
  • Former: Cindy Helton (2018) — President
  • Former: Jamie Memering (2018) — Director
  • Former: Jerry Stump (2018) — Director
  • Former: Jill Williams (2018) — Director
  • Former: John Stidham (2018) — Director
  • Former: Jonathon DeHart (2018) — Vice President
  • Former: Kevin Bogard (2018) — Director
  • Former: Laura Holscher Smith (2018) — Secretary
  • Former: Matthew Hensley (2018) — Director
  • Former: Robbie Lane (2018) — Treasurer
  • Former: Sandy Hatton (2018) — Director
  • Former: Shannon O'Toole (2018) — Director
  • Former: Yvette Kirchoff (2018) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2024. "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

Mark Hill — Former Exec.: $58KMark HillFormer Exec.$58KBarbara Shimer — Com. Resourc: $22KBarbara ShimerCom. Resourc$22K

Contact

Mailing address: PO Box 198, Vincennes, IN 47591
Phone: (812) 882-3624
Website: https://unitedwayofknoxcounty.org

Frequently asked questions about United Way of Knox County Indiana

How much does United Way of Knox County Indiana give each year?

United Way of Knox County Indiana gave $417K across 29 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. In 2023 it gave $437K across 32 grants.

What is United Way of Knox County Indiana's typical grant size?

United Way of Knox County Indiana's median grant in 2024 was $9,510, and its average grant was $14,368, across 29 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. Organizations receiving their first grant from United Way of Knox County Indiana that year got $9K on average.

Where does United Way of Knox County Indiana give grants?

United Way of Knox County Indiana gives mostly in Illinois: 56% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing went to recipients there. The next largest state was Indiana (41%). The most frequent recipient cities were Vincennes, IN (14 grants) and Robinson, IL (7 grants).

Does United Way of Knox County Indiana give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 29 grants with a stated purpose on United Way of Knox County Indiana's 2024 IRS Form 990 filing were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Student Needs" (3 grants).

Who are United Way of Knox County Indiana's largest grantees?

United Way of Knox County Indiana's largest 2024 grantees include Lincoln Trail College ($71,107), Boys & Girls Club of Crawford Count ($50,000) and Lcaec ($35,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. Together they received 37% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is United Way of Knox County Indiana?

United Way of Knox County Indiana reported $903K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. Its revenue that year was $642K.

What does United Way of Knox County Indiana fund?

The organization’s stated mission is to develop teamwork among social service agencies serving Knox County and their constituents, support those agencies financially, and promote effective planning and delivery of community social service programs. Its website identifies **Education** as its current focus. Its grantees include organizations working in varied service areas. For example, The Guardian Center says its mission is to support abused children and their families through safe interviewin…

How do I apply for a grant from United Way of Knox County Indiana?

The published process requires an annual Request to Apply. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is United Way of Knox County Indiana's EIN?

United Way of Knox County Indiana's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1158520. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2024.

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

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