United Way of Mifflin-Juniata
United Way of Mifflin-Juniata is a public charity based in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, formed in 1935. It raises and invests resources locally, supporting nonprofit agencies and community initiatives that address needs in Mifflin and Juniata counties.
United Way of Mifflin-Juniata at a glance
In short: United Way of Mifflin-Juniata gave $234K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 7% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $234,140
- +4.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +7.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,609
- -2.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $621,512
- -7.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 7% first-time grantees (1 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to United Way of Mifflin-Juniata
- How to Apply
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Apply through the 2026–2027 funding process using the application and required materials listed by the organization. Funding decisions follow fiscal and program review by community volunteers.
- Contact
Mailing address: 13 East Third Street, Lewistown, PA 17044
Phone: (717) 248-9636
Website: https://mjunitedway.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who United Way of Mifflin-Juniata funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Compass Community Connections ($30K). Together the top 10 received $190K.
Grant Size Distribution
62 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 62 grants of 62 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The application process is for programs providing direct human services to residents of Mifflin and Juniata counties. All grant dollars reported for filing year 2025 went to recipients in Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is United Way of Mifflin-Juniata open to new grantees?
7%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 15 grantees (7%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $7K; repeat grants $16K. How we count
Medians: $7K 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 $182K (2022) to $234K (2025). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $234K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Compass Community Connections Lewistown, PA | Social, recreational and training opportunities for intelectually challenged individuals of all ages | $30,000 |
| Lumina Center Lewistown, PA | Supervised, safe, drug free facility offering activities for children | $29,600 |
| Abuse Network Lewistown, PA | Domestic Violence Shelter | $24,000 |
| Mifflin County Library Lewistown, PA | Children's Reading Program | $22,000 |
| Community Partnerships RC&D Lewistown, PA | Education to students in grades 6-8 who could be at risk due to issues and trauma at home | $17,000 |
| Juniata County Library Mifflintown, PA | Children's Reading Program | $15,000 |
| Nuvisions Lewistown, PA | Subsidized eye care for those unable to afford care | $15,000 |
| Bob Perks Cancer Fund State College, PA | Provide financial support to qualifying families who have a family member diagnosed with cancer | $15,000 |
| Juniata Council-Boy Scouts of America Reedsville, PA | Comprehensive Youth Development | $12,000 |
| American Red Cross Harrisburg, PA | Emergency Services (Fire, Flood, Etc) | $10,740 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Amounts below are reported by filing year.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $621,512 | $387,282 | $437,482 | $234,140 | 15 | $5,432 |
| 2024 | $670,134 | $382,683 | $450,023 | $223,300 | 14 | $7,784 |
| 2023 | $717,288 | $574,984 | $623,078 | $190,800 | 12 | $3,402 |
| 2022 | $756,134 | $384,887 | $421,680 | $181,537 | 11 | $520 |
| 2021 | $816,237 | $450,435 | $408,310 | $183,800 | 10 | $1,176 |
| 2020 | $799,917 | $478,294 | $450,935 | $188,800 | 11 | $270 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s mission is to improve people’s lives by mobilizing the caring power of the community. Its stated areas of focus are healthy community, youth opportunity, financial security, and community resiliency; the grant application also identifies programs addressing racial and/or ethnic equity as eligible areas.
The 2025 grants illustrate support for services including disability-related opportunities, children’s programs, domestic violence shelter, reading programs, subsidized eye care, cancer-related family assistance, emergency response, and youth development. Among its grantees, Compass Community Connections describes its mission as helping people with disabilities and their families use resources to develop abilities and live purposeful lives. Juniata County Library describes its mission as providing educational and recreational services, internet access, and promoting reading. MidPenn Legal Services describes its mission as providing equal access to justice and civil legal services to low-income residents and survivors of domestic violence. Christian Retreat Center describes its mission as offering camps, missions, and retreats for people of all ages.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the organization reported 15 grants totaling $234,140. Grant amounts ranged from $6,500 to $30,000, with a median of $15,000. Notable awards included $30,000 to Compass Community Connections for social, recreational, and training opportunities for people with intellectual challenges; $29,600 to Lumina Center for a supervised, safe, drug-free facility offering children’s activities; $24,000 to Abuse Network for a domestic violence shelter; $22,000 to Mifflin County Library for a children’s reading program; and $17,000 to Community Partnerships RC&D for education for students in grades 6–8 who may be at risk due to issues and trauma at home.
Other reported awards included $15,000 each to Juniata County Library for a children’s reading program, NuVisions for subsidized eye care, and Bob Perks Cancer Fund for financial support to qualifying families affected by cancer. Additional listed grants were $12,000 to Juniata Council–Boy Scouts of America, $10,740 to American Red Cross for emergency services, $10,000 to Crossroads Pregnancy Center for a pregnancy and parenting mentoring program, and $10,000 to Juniata Valley YMCA for summer camp programming for children in grades K–6.
For the 2026–2027 funding process, the organization’s application page says the application is available. Eligible applicants are tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit human-service agencies that comply with applicable government laws and provide direct human services to Mifflin and Juniata county residents addressing needs identified in the 2016 Mifflin-Juniata Human Services Needs Assessment. Applications must concern programs in one of the stated focus areas or racial and/or ethnic equity. The organization says community volunteers make funding decisions after fiscal and program review. The listed materials include grant instructions and application forms, a program financial overview, an agency financial review form, partnership eligibility criteria, and anti-terrorism compliance measures.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Candace Hoffman as president; William Burmeister as vice president; Tyler Hess as treasurer; Corrinne Pierce as assistant treasurer; and Michael Petroski as secretary. Directors listed are Noah Wise, Christina Calkins-Mazur, Jeff Davis, Ruth Fisher, and Kristen Graybill.
United Way of Mifflin-Juniata is led by Colette Hartzler, Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2022); 1 of 21 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Colette Hartzler
Executive Director
Executive Directoro → Executive Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
45 hrs/week
$3K (2022) → $47K (2025)
Candace Hoffman
President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ruth Fisher
Director
Assistant Treasurer → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sue Reinke
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christina Calkins-Mazur
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Davis
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Graybill
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Snyder
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rhonda Kelley
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Monica Maxwell
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ana Lopez
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brett Rogers
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Moore
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beth Metz Gilmore
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jose Lopez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Noah Wise
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Corrinne Pierce
Assistant Treasurer
Director → Assistant Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Burmeister
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Petroski
Secretary
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Hess
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Holly Dean
Community Impact Coordinator
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Rob Postal (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Susanne White (2020–2024) — Past President
- Former: Kenda Haas (2024) — Community Impact Coordinator
- Former: Candy Hoffman (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Diane Stewart (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Mike Reeder (2023) — Director
- Former: Nicole O'Donnell (2023) — Director
- Former: Kevin O'Donnell Jr. (2020–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Mike McCurdy (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Mike Petroski (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Oksana Dearment (2020–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Tom Kinsey (2020–2022) — President
- Former: Kevin Kodish (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Todd Graybill (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Anthony Schifano (2022) — Director
- Former: Debora Demers (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Michelle Fetter (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Paul Grego (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Rhonda Moore (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Susan Kratzer (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Alice Gray (2020) — Director
- Former: Amber Elsesser (2020) — Director
- Former: James Spendiff (2020) — Director
- Former: Jerri Carlin (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 $47K, to Colette Hartzler (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about United Way of Mifflin-Juniata
How much does United Way of Mifflin-Juniata give each year?
United Way of Mifflin-Juniata gave $234K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $223K across 14 grants.
What is United Way of Mifflin-Juniata's typical grant size?
United Way of Mifflin-Juniata's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $15,609, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from United Way of Mifflin-Juniata that year got $7K on average.
Where does United Way of Mifflin-Juniata give grants?
United Way of Mifflin-Juniata gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Lewistown, PA (7 grants), Mifflintown, PA (2 grants) and Harrisburg, PA (2 grants).
Does United Way of Mifflin-Juniata give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 15 grants with a stated purpose on United Way of Mifflin-Juniata's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are United Way of Mifflin-Juniata's largest grantees?
United Way of Mifflin-Juniata's largest 2025 grantees include Compass Community Connections ($30,000), Lumina Center ($29,600) and Abuse Network ($24,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 36% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is United Way of Mifflin-Juniata?
United Way of Mifflin-Juniata reported $622K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $387K.
What does United Way of Mifflin-Juniata fund?
The organization’s mission is to improve people’s lives by mobilizing the caring power of the community. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from United Way of Mifflin-Juniata?
Apply through the 2026–2027 funding process using the application and required materials listed by the organization. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is United Way of Mifflin-Juniata's EIN?
United Way of Mifflin-Juniata's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-1252087. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 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 December 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 3, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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