United Way of Payne County Inc
United Way of Payne County Inc is a Stillwater, Oklahoma-based public charity that raises and distributes funds to nonprofit agencies serving Payne County residents. Its work centers on improving lives by uniting community resources, including donated dollars and volunteer time.
United Way of Payne County Inc at a glance
In short: United Way of Payne County Inc gave $836K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $38K), mostly in Oklahoma. 9% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $835,950
- +4.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 22
- +4.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $37,998
- -0.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $36,852
- Total assets
- $2,305,344
- +3.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 9% first-time grantees (2 of 22, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Oklahoma (99% 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 Payne County Inc
- How to Apply
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The Community Investment Application requires applicants to create or use an account. Applications must be complete, with no blanks; applicants should enter “N/A” when a question does not apply. The website’s agency criteria ask whether an applicant has been a 501(c)(3) for at least a year, directly affects the health, education, or financial stability of Payne County residents, has a governing or working board, and has audited financial statements under its own 501(c)(3).
- Review Cycle
- The most recent listed deadline was March 31, 2026, a past cycle.
- Deadline
- The most recent listed deadline was March 31, 2026, a past cycle.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 308, Stillwater, OK 74076
Phone: (405) 377-2161
Website: https://unitedwaypaynecounty.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 Payne County Inc
Who United Way of Payne County Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mission of Hope ($86K). Together the top 10 received $570K.
Grant Size Distribution
108 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 82 grants of 108 (76%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Community Investment Application lists Payne County, Oklahoma, as its geographic scope. The organization’s website describes its work as serving Payne County residents. In filing year 2025, 99% of grant dollars went to recipients in Oklahoma and 1% to recipients in Tennessee.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
Cities
Is United Way of Payne County Inc open to new grantees?
9%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 22 grantees (9%) were first-time recipients. With only 22 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $20K; repeat grants $40K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $38K repeat.
- 86% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $686K (2021) to $836K (2025). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $836K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mission of Hope Stillwater, OK | For Operations, Tech/Cap | $85,950 |
| Wings of Hope Stillwater, OK | For Operations, Tech/Cap | $67,000 |
| Stillwater YMCA Stillwater, OK | For Operations | $66,700 |
| Mpower-Sheltered Workshop Stillwater, OK | For Operations, Tech/Cap | $58,950 |
| PC Youth Services Stillwater, OK | For Operations | $57,450 |
| STW Community Health Center Stillwater, OK | For Operations | $55,500 |
| American Red Cross Stillwater, OK | For Operations | $49,050 |
| Big Bros Big Sis of Stillwate Stillwater, OK | For Operations | $48,000 |
| Life Adult Daycare Center Stillwater, OK | For Operations | $42,000 |
| The Saville Center Stillwater, OK | For Operations, Tech/Cap, BB Award | $39,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,305,344 | $1,382,633 | $1,363,905 | $835,950 | 22 | $59,863 |
| 2024 | $2,230,238 | $1,275,996 | $1,253,006 | $802,585 | 21 | $45,436 |
| 2023 | $2,117,662 | $1,281,182 | $1,116,494 | $770,000 | 22 | $27,546 |
| 2022 | $1,920,065 | $1,159,893 | $1,078,642 | $755,367 | 22 | $2,927 |
| 2021 | $1,815,067 | $1,069,258 | $946,969 | $685,743 | 21 | $967 |
| 2020 | $1,728,339 | $1,069,689 | $989,680 | $755,243 | 21 | $2,455 |
| 2019 | $1,587,367 | $1,065,183 | $981,135 | $762,935 | 21 | $6,991 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to improve lives of individuals in Payne County by uniting resources. Its 2025 filing describes its work as building financial stability, improving health and well-being, helping young people realize their potential, and addressing long-term needs.
Its website identifies healthy community, youth opportunity, financial security, and community resiliency as focus areas. The 2025 grants include operating support and, for some recipients, technology or capital support.
Grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the range of organizations supported. The Saville Center says its mission is to protect, prevent, and support healing for victims of child abuse and promote family health. CASA for Kids describes its work as training community volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children in court. Early Childhood Coalition says it works with community partners to address service gaps and support families with young children. Stillwater Cares describes its work as coordinating community alliances and supporting collaboration to address poverty.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the organization reported 22 grants totaling $835,950. Grants ranged from $6,500 to $85,950, with a median grant of $36,852.
Among the largest 2025 awards were $85,950 to Mission of Hope, $67,000 to Wings of Hope, $66,700 to Stillwater YMCA, $58,950 to MPower-Sheltered Workshop, $57,450 to Payne County Youth Services, and $55,500 to Stillwater Community Health Center. Other reported awards included $39,000 to The Saville Center, $36,454 to CASA for Kids, $30,350 to Early Childhood Coalition, and $8,000 to Stillwater Cares.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Ruth Cavins as Executive Director. Directors listed on that filing are Jordan Duck, Curtis Bales, Angela Vivar, Victoria Gandy, Logan Johns, Paige Jones, Chris Petermann, Clement Ward, and Crystal Wilson.
United Way of Payne County Inc is led by Ruth Cavins, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 36 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ruth Cavins
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$32K (2019) → $104K (2025)
Chris Stockton
President
Director → President-Elect, 2024
President-Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Denise Weaver
Director
Director → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Angela Vivar
Director
President Elect → President, 2023
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Ashley Joiner
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Clement Ward
Director
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Crystal Wilson
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Julie Weathers
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jillianne Tebow
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
John Meier
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Kendra Burtrum
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Chris Petermann
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Regina Henry
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Cathy Shuffield
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Connie Romans
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Curtis Bales
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Larin Davis
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Abigail Payne
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Leilani Mooreland
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Maggie Brock
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Ramesh Sharda
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Becky Taylor
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Dylan Wheeler
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Jayson Lusk
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Jordan Duck
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Logan Johns
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Paige Jones
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Sharyl Pickens
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Tj Low
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Victoria Gandy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Shelbye Spencer
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Steven Taylor
President-Elect
Director → President-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Erica Pereira
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Jonny Rogers
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer-Elect, 2024
Treasurer-Elect → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Tricia Carpenter
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Jeff Odom
Treasurer-Elect
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (61)
- Former: Kelsey Lee (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Latina Simmons (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Robert Clemens (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Roberta Douglas (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Christine Ormsbee (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Amanda Mason (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Jon Pedersen (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Kyle Gibbs (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Adam Brown (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: John Lurry (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Lora Polson (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: David Adney (2024) — Director
- Former: Chris Ormsbee (2019–2023) — President Elect
- Former: Debbie Thomas (2019–2023) — Treasurer Elect
- Former: Matt Thomas (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Chad Kendrick (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Sydney Andrews (2021–2023) — Financial Assistant
- Former: Lindsay Barnes (2022–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Abigail Shreffler (2023) — Director
- Former: Billy Sneed Jr. (2023) — Marketing Director
- Former: Bob Ernst (2023) — Director
- Former: April Ebey (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Udoka (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Shannon Focht (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Todd Misener (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Angela Pradia (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: George Horton (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Philip Norwood (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jacob Redway (2021–2022) — Marketing Director
- Former: Justin Smola (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Otmara Risco (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Aaron Malin (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Courtney Redding (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Glen Redding (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ivy Hill (2019–2021) — Marketing & Campaign Director
- Former: Jimmy Oliver (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: John Mark Day (2019–2021) — President
- Former: John Mills (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ken Eastman (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Patricia Huffman (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rick Lomenick (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Brent Rush (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Emily Collert (2020–2021) — Administrative Assistant
- Former: Nathaniel Cooper (2021) — Director
- Former: Elana Atkinson (2019–2020) — Administrative Assistant
- Former: Kayla Isaacs (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kevin Fowler (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Thomas Coon (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Titus Lester (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Andrea Bendele (2020) — Director
- Former: Kendra Moreland (2020) — Director
- Former: Bo Gamble (2019) — Director
- Former: Cara Pence (2019) — Director
- Former: Carrie Hulsey-Greene (2019) — Director
- Former: Dara Beasley (2019) — Director
- Former: Lee Denney (2019) — Director
- Former: Linda McPherson (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Pam Teel (2019) — Director
- Former: Phillip Goodwin (2019) — President
- Former: Precious Elmore-Sanders (2019) — Director
- Former: Sheri Carter (2019) — Executive 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 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $104K, to Ruth Cavins (Executive Dir.).
Frequently asked questions about United Way of Payne County Inc
How much does United Way of Payne County Inc give each year?
United Way of Payne County Inc gave $836K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $803K across 21 grants.
What is United Way of Payne County Inc's typical grant size?
United Way of Payne County Inc's median grant in 2025 was $36,852, and its average grant was $37,998, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from United Way of Payne County Inc that year got $20K on average.
Where does United Way of Payne County Inc give grants?
United Way of Payne County Inc gives mostly in Oklahoma: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Stillwater, OK (20 grants).
Does United Way of Payne County Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 22 grants with a stated purpose on United Way of Payne County Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "For Operations" (14 grants) and "For Operations, Tech/Cap" (5 grants).
Who are United Way of Payne County Inc's largest grantees?
United Way of Payne County Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Mission of Hope ($85,950), Wings of Hope ($67,000) and Stillwater YMCA ($66,700), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 26% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is United Way of Payne County Inc?
United Way of Payne County Inc reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.
What does United Way of Payne County Inc fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to improve lives of individuals in Payne County by uniting resources. Its 2025 filing describes its work as building financial stability, improving health and well-being, helping young people realize their potential, and addressing long-term needs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from United Way of Payne County Inc?
The Community Investment Application requires applicants to create or use an account. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is United Way of Payne County Inc's EIN?
United Way of Payne County Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 73-0602756. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
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 November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 28, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 31, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 22, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
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