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United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Ponca City, OK EIN: 73-0726446 Website

The mission of the United Way of North Central Oklahoma is to improve lives with the caring power of community by: Strengthening the community through compassionate collaboration, involvement and volunteerism; Embracing educational opportunities in a changing environment; and Serving as generous stewards of community resources with high ethics, transparency and integrity.

United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc at a glance

In short: United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc gave $374K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $47K), mostly in Oklahoma. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$374,214
+17.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
-11.1% vs 2024
Average grant
$46,777
+32.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$37,500
Total assets
$2,295,935
+14.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Oklahoma (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

New Emergency Resource Agency: $95KNew Emergency Resource Agency$95KSurvivor Resource Network: $92KSurvivor Resource Network$92KChild Development Center: $86KChild Development Center$86KPeachtree Landing: $55KPeachtree Landing$55KNorthern Oklahoma Youth Servi: $20KNorthern Oklahoma Youth Servi$20KRSVP of Ponca City: $15KRSVP of Ponca City$15KBoys Scouts Cimmarron Council: $6KBoys Scouts Cimmarron Council$6KGirl Scouts of Earstern OK: $6KGirl Scouts of Earstern OK$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was New Emergency Resource Agency ($95K). Together the top 8 received $374K.

Grant Size Distribution

41 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K16$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 41 (61%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Ponca CityEnidTulsaPonca

How United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K11 grants2019 1 grant2020 9 grants2021 9 grants2022 6 grants2023 9 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $277K (2023) to $431K (2019). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $374K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
New Emergency Resource Agency Ponca City, OKTo Fund Operations$94,700
Survivor Resource Network Ponca City, OKTo Fund Operations$92,114
Child Development Center Ponca City, OKTo Fund Operations$86,000
Peachtree Landing Ponca City, OKTo Fund Operations$55,000
Northern Oklahoma Youth Servi Ponca City, OKTo Fund Operations$20,000
RSVP of Ponca City Ponca City, OKTo Fund Operations$15,400
Boys Scouts Cimmarron Council Enid, OKTo Fund Operations$5,500
Girl Scouts of Earstern OK Tulsa, OKTo Fund Operations$5,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,295,935$1,021,203$858,001$374,2148$66,173
2024$1,999,742$813,137$804,049$317,6319$88,602
2023$1,916,129$811,957$745,854$276,8546$60,686
2022$1,849,177$801,714$796,542$388,7019$17,682
2021$1,963,855$825,174$716,650$311,9709$54,527
2020$1,775,179$731,935$723,712$326,0441$76,457
2019$1,859,549$1,029,764$831,211$431,00411$32,632

About United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc

Based on IRS filings

United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc is a public charity, based in Ponca City, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $374K. Net investment income was $66K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc is led by Tara Goldman, Executive Director since 2022 (on filings since 2021); none of the 23 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tara Goldman

    Executive Director

    CEO → Executive Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $10K (2021) → $0 (2025)

  • Jenny Creech

    President

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bryanna Lewis

    Board Member

    Allocations → Chairman, 2022

    Chairman → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Dye

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dustin Fisher

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Thompson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robin Carpenter

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Kelley

    Past President

    Assistant Vice President → President, 2024

    President → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tiffanie Leclair

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zach Trantham

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chad Scantlin

    Vice President

    Board Member → Assistant Vice President, 2024

    Assistant Vice President → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Zimmerschied

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Bailey Kelly

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ian Freeman

    Assistant Vice President

    Board Member → Assistant Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Beets

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerod Helling

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Hurst

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Larssen

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Manny Vazquez

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sofia Williams

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Spencer Grace

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Talia Ivie

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Norris

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (33)
  • Former: Erica Fetters (2019–2024) — Past President
  • Former: Lisa Reed (2023–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Fae Rabb (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Lynn Robinson (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Mark Detten (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Molly Kyler (2020–2023) — Past President
  • Former: J. Berry Harrison (2021–2023) — President
  • Former: Jacque O'Grady (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Jessica Fields (2022–2023) — Pr Chairman
  • Former: Kaity Beaty (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Asish Adhikary (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Heather Badley (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: John Gonsalves (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Jason Johnson (2019–2022) — Chairman
  • Former: Sheryl Schmidtberger (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Butch Herring (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Mattera (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Bob Askew (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Gay Norris (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kevin Florer (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Lacey Bolling (2019–2021) — Past President
  • Former: Mark Busch (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Megan Collom (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Melissa Young (2019–2021) — CEO Retired
  • Former: Paula Michael (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Roxanne Dixon (2021) — Director
  • Former: Curtis Layton (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Donna Trewitt (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Johnny O'Hare (2019–2020) — Past President
  • Former: Teresa Smith (2019–2020) — Alloc Committee
  • Former: Brad Dierlam (2019) — Past President
  • Former: Lt Jason Filtz (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mecca Freeman (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

Melissa Young — CEO (Retired: $36KMelissa YoungCEO (Retired$36KTara Goldman — CEO (New): $10KTara GoldmanCEO (New)$10K

The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $36K, to Melissa Young (CEO (Retired). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc

How much does United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc give each year?

United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc gave $374K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $318K across 9 grants.

What is United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc's typical grant size?

United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc's median grant in 2025 was $37,500, and its average grant was $46,777, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc give grants?

United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc gives mostly in Oklahoma: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Ponca City, OK (6 grants).

Does United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Fund Operations" (8 grants).

Who are United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc's largest grantees?

United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc's largest 2025 grantees include New Emergency Resource Agency ($94,700), Survivor Resource Network ($92,114) and Child Development Center ($86,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 73% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc?

United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.0M.

What is United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc's EIN?

United Way of North Central Oklahoma Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 73-0726446. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 31, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 20, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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