United Way of Muscatine Iowa
United Way of Muscatine Iowa is a public charity based in Muscatine, Iowa. It mobilizes community resources to improve the lives of people in need, with a stated goal of increasing household independence through education and housing.
United Way of Muscatine Iowa at a glance
In short: United Way of Muscatine Iowa gave $551K across 13 grants in 2024 (avg $42K), mostly in Iowa. 31% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $550,500
- +19.9% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 13
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $42,346
- +19.9% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $933,507
- +13.8% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 31% first-time grantees (4 of 13, 2024; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Iowa (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to United Way of Muscatine Iowa
- Contact
Mailing address: 615 Cedar St 200, Muscatine, IA 52761
Phone: (563) 263-5963
Website: https://unitedwaymuscatine.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who United Way of Muscatine Iowa funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Muscatine Center for Social Action (McSa) ($107K). Together the top 10 received $522K.
Grant Size Distribution
68 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 45 grants of 68 (66%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization describes its mission and work in terms of the greater Muscatine community. Its website’s grant information refers to Muscatine County, and its listed funded programs include organizations serving Muscatine-area residents.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
Is United Way of Muscatine Iowa open to new grantees?
31%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 4 of 13 grantees (31%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $48K; repeat grants $40K. How we count
Medians: $39K first-time, $25K repeat.
- 69% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+4%). 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 $459K (2023) to $562K (2020). In 2024 it made 13 grants totaling $551K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Muscatine Center for Social Action (McSa) Muscatine, IA | Provides homelessness prevention and sheltering, as well as an area food pantry | $107,300 |
| Muscatine Community Y Muscatine, IA | Health and Well Being, After School Programs | $94,000 |
| Crossroads Inc Muscatine, IA | To provide persons with disabilities the training opportunities and experience to become more self-sufficient in the areas of employment, residential, and community involvement. | $79,300 |
| Rebuilding Together Muscatine, IA | Emergency and Accessibility Home Repairs | $57,600 |
| Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency Muscatine, IA | Provides First-Time Homebuyers Downpayment Assistance | $57,600 |
| Flicklinger Learning Center Muscatine, IA | After School Learning | $45,000 |
| Lutheran Services in Iowa Muscatine, IA | One of Iowa's Largest Social Service Agencies | $25,000 |
| Iowa Jag Des Moines, IA | Child Abuse Prevention, Counseling and Protection | $20,000 |
| The Salvation Army of Muscatine County Muscatine, IA | To provide afterschool and summer camp programming for youth | $20,000 |
| ISU Extension Muscatine, IA | Family Workshop Series for Minority Families | $16,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $933,507 | $1,285,829 | $1,155,549 | $550,500 | 13 | $878 |
| 2023 | $820,659 | $1,167,660 | $1,319,589 | $459,000 | 13 | $766 |
| 2022 | $1,054,317 | $1,213,258 | $1,345,561 | $541,500 | 14 | $515 |
| 2021 | $1,181,211 | $1,312,112 | $1,334,339 | $528,336 | 12 | $390 |
| 2020 | $1,195,908 | $1,350,232 | $1,263,732 | $561,500 | 16 | $1,356 |
| 2019 | $1,059,124 | $1,533,350 | $1,194,873 | $555,167 | 16 | $1,759 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s 2024 filing states its mission is to “improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of the Muscatine community to advance the common good.” Its website describes three focus areas:
- Education and training: goals include kindergarten readiness, academic success, high school graduation prepared for further education or career training, and adults gaining skills for a family-sustaining career. Education and training programs seeking funding must work toward at least one of these goals and participate in the relevant Aligned Impact Muscatine County strategy network.
- Housing: goals are that every household can afford and sustain its housing.
- Household stabilization: the goal is for households to have basic needs—including food and shelter—met, along with crisis stabilization.
The website lists funded programs in areas such as early childhood and youth education, career pathways, home repair, homelessness prevention, survivor services, food assistance, shelter, and crisis legal aid. Examples of supported organizations include Muscatine Community Y, which describes its mission as empowering people and developing spirit, mind, and body; Crossroads Inc., which says it provides people with disabilities training and experience toward greater self-sufficiency; and Family Resources Inc., which says it works to strengthen children, families, and individuals. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
IRS filing data report $459,000 across 13 grants in 2023 and $541,500 across 14 grants in 2022. The reported 2024 grant count is zero. The 2023 total divided by the number of grants is about $35,300 per grant; this is an average, not a stated typical award.
Among the organizations reported as receiving 2023 support were Muscatine Community Y ($94,000), Crossroads Inc. ($61,395), Family Resources Inc. ($29,950), and Lutheran Services in Iowa Inc. ($25,000).
The website describes a Funders Network that includes United Way of Muscatine, the Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine, Muscatine Charities, and Early Childhood Iowa Muscatine County. Applicants to any member must submit financial information through the Financial Standards Review process each January. The website also says housing grant recipients must participate in the Muscatine Housing Cluster and education grant recipients must sign data-sharing agreements. It identifies Letters of Intent and applications as part of the education and household stabilization processes. Its listed timing is housing information in August and applications due in September; education information in December of the prior year, Letters of Intent due December 31, and applications due January 31; and household stabilization information in December, Letters of Intent due December 31, and applications due January 31. The website does not specify the year for these dates.
The organization says volunteers review the budgets of funded organizations annually and that funded agencies provide quarterly reports on activities of the programs receiving support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists these directors: Kourtney Fox, Brenda Arthur-Miller, Mark Knouse, Nate Meineke, Dana Miller, Michelle Roos, Craig Rubemeyer, Rosy Eichelberger, Jim Garrison, and Tony Loconsole.
The organization’s website lists Shane J. Orr as President & CEO, Kim Warren as Aligned Impact Muscatine Director, Michayla Horchem as Community Relations Manager, Allison Eagle as Office Coordinator, Mason Kopf as Program Manager, and Michele Rhoades as Communications Manager.
United Way of Muscatine Iowa is led by Shane Orr, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 18 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Shane Orr
President & CEO
Executive Director → President & CEO, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$78K (2019) → $93K (2024)
Amber Schulte
President
Director → President Elect, 2022
President Elect → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jodi Royal-Goodwin
Community Investment Chair
Director → Community Investment Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Garrison
Director
President → Past President, 2022
Past President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Rubemeyer
Director
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Roos
Director
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brenda Arthur-Miller
Director
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Salazar
Director
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erick Recinos
Director
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rosy Eichelberger
Director
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tony Loconsole
Director
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Derek Sawvell
Director
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelli Riney
Director
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kourtney Fox
Director
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Knouse
Director
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nate Meineke
Director
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dana Miller
Director
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Fry
Past President
President Elect → President, 2022
President → Past President, 2023
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Chris Nienhaus (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Josh Blair (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kathie Anderson-Noel (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: Phil Jerzyk (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rayne Krambeer (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Alyshea Gow (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Erin Adley (2019–2020) — Past President
- Former: Jason Smith (2019–2020) — Community Investment Chair
- Former: Lupe Vazquez (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Pam Collins (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Petersen (2019) — Director
- Former: Mike Cooke (2019) — Past President
- Former: Mike McGrory (2019) — Director
- Former: Steve Cauley (2019) — Director
- Former: Susan Eversmeyer (2019) — Community Investment Co-Chair
- Former: Tara Schulz (2019) — Director
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 $93K, to Shane Orr (President/CEO).
Frequently asked questions about United Way of Muscatine Iowa
How much does United Way of Muscatine Iowa give each year?
United Way of Muscatine Iowa gave $551K across 13 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $459K across 13 grants.
What is United Way of Muscatine Iowa's typical grant size?
United Way of Muscatine Iowa's median grant in 2024 was $25,000, and its average grant was $42,346, across 13 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from United Way of Muscatine Iowa that year got $48K on average.
Where does United Way of Muscatine Iowa give grants?
United Way of Muscatine Iowa gives mostly in Iowa: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Muscatine, IA (11 grants).
Does United Way of Muscatine Iowa give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on United Way of Muscatine Iowa's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are United Way of Muscatine Iowa's largest grantees?
United Way of Muscatine Iowa's largest 2024 grantees include Muscatine Center for Social Action (McSa) ($107,300), Muscatine Community Y ($94,000) and Crossroads Inc ($79,300), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 51% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is United Way of Muscatine Iowa?
United Way of Muscatine Iowa reported $934K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.
What does United Way of Muscatine Iowa fund?
The organization’s 2024 filing states its mission is to “improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of the Muscatine community to advance the common good.” Its website describes three focus areas: See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from United Way of Muscatine Iowa?
United Way of Muscatine Iowa has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check unitedwaymuscatine.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is United Way of Muscatine Iowa's EIN?
United Way of Muscatine Iowa's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-0761080. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
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 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 10, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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