United Way of Saginaw County
United Way of Saginaw County is a public charity based in Saginaw, Michigan, formed in 1919. It works with local partners and funds programs addressing community needs, with its 2025 filing identifying financial stability as its community-impact focus.
United Way of Saginaw County at a glance
In short: United Way of Saginaw County gave $510K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in Michigan. 17% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $510,000
- -9.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $31,875
- -20.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $6,677,168
- +4.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 17% first-time grantees (2 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Michigan (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 Saginaw County
- Contact
Mailing address: 1840 N Michigan Avenue, Saginaw, MI 48602
Phone: (989) 755-0505
Website: https://unitedwaysaginaw.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who United Way of Saginaw County funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Saginaw County Youth Protection COU ($132K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $490K.
Grant Size Distribution
74 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 49 grants of 74 (66%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization’s website describes funding through affiliate agency partners in Saginaw County. All grant dollars reported for filing year 2025 went to Michigan recipients; listed recipients included organizations in Saginaw and Bay City.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is United Way of Saginaw County open to new grantees?
17%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 12 grantees (17%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $49K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $33K repeat.
- 75% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−15%). Method
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 $510K (2025) to $598K (2022). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $510K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Saginaw County Youth Protection COU Saginaw, MI | Teen Parent Services | $75,000 |
| Child & Family Services Saginaw, MI | Counseling | $74,000 |
| Saginaw County Youth Protection COU Saginaw, MI | Innerlink Shelter | $57,000 |
| Hidden Harvest Saginaw, MI | Food Rescue/Re-Distr | $40,000 |
| Houghton Jones Neighborhood Task Fo Saginaw, MI | After School Program | $35,000 |
| YWCA GLBR Bay City, MI | Women's Economic Emp | $30,000 |
| Child & Family Services Saginaw, MI | Sexual Assault Cente | $25,500 |
| Underground Railroad Saginaw, MI | Counseling/Advocacy | $25,000 |
| Saginaw Shiawassee Habitat for Huma Saginaw, MI | Home Repair Program | $25,000 |
| Partnershift Saginaw, MI | Project Transportati | $25,000 |
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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 | $6,677,168 | $2,291,639 | $2,278,715 | $510,000 | 16 | $292,250 |
| 2024 | $6,373,290 | $1,990,255 | $2,148,167 | $562,500 | 14 | $224,995 |
| 2023 | $8,814,754 | $2,317,653 | $2,241,155 | $550,000 | 14 | $140,328 |
| 2022 | $8,280,162 | $14,362,671 | $13,610,548 | $597,500 | 15 | $61,268 |
| 2021 | $5,861,014 | $15,211,110 | $14,568,399 | $541,250 | 15 | $157,530 |
| 2020 | $4,999,810 | $2,924,876 | $2,883,497 | $530,972 | 16 | $69,557 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization states its mission is “to increase the organized capacity of people to care for one another,” and its vision is “a safe, nurturing community where all families can thrive.” Its stated focus is helping residents—particularly people at or below the ALICE threshold—achieve financial stability. The organization’s website describes related needs and strategies including literacy, job skills, child care, financial education, transportation, and mental and physical health.
The 2025 filing describes programs including free tax preparation through VITA, mobility ramps for low-income residents with disabilities through Project Independence, early-childhood books through Imagination Library, and homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing through Project HOME. The filing also says the organization works with volunteers, nonprofits, government, businesses, and faith-based organizations.
Grantees listed in the 2025 filing include Underground Railroad Inc., whose stated mission is to empower survivors and create a culture of safety and respect, and Saginaw Community Foundation, whose stated mission is to fulfill donor wishes and enable community initiatives.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, United Way of Saginaw County reported 16 grants totaling $510,000. Grant amounts ranged from $10,000 to $75,000, with a median of $25,000. The organization’s website says a community impact funding team reviews and scores nonprofit grant submissions every two years, with funding allocated to programs and services offered through affiliate agency partners in Saginaw County.
Among the largest reported 2025 grants were $75,000 to Saginaw County Youth Protection Council for teen parent services; $74,000 to Child & Family Services for counseling; $57,000 to Saginaw County Youth Protection Council for Innerlink Shelter; $40,000 to Hidden Harvest for food rescue and distribution; and $35,000 to Houghton Jones Neighborhood Task Force for an after-school program. Underground Railroad Inc. received $25,000, and Saginaw Community Foundation received $10,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Audra Davis as President/CE and Brian Dixon as Treasurer. It also lists Tracy S. Aldrich as “Director of,” Evan Allardyce as “Labor Repres,” and Jackie Anklam, Pam Brazil, Julie Burdis, Shannon Champagne, Hurley Coleman, and Timothy Donnellon as members.
United Way of Saginaw County is led by Audra Davis, President on every filing since 2020; 2 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Audra Davis
President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$78K (2020) → $102K (2025)
Jim Miller
Chair
Second Vice → First Vice C, 2023
First Vice C → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracy S. Aldrich
Director of
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$73K (2020) → $92K (2025)
Brian Dixon
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deb Huntley
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Evan Allardyce
Labor Representative
Member → Labor Representative, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Kiss
First Vice C
Secretary → Second Vice, 2024
Second Vice → First Vice C, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Mitchell
Immediate Pa
First Vice C → Chair, 2023
Chair → Immediate Pa, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tony Mann
Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hurley Coleman
Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Parker
Secretary
Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Burdis
Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Donnellon
Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Robinson
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Kendziorski
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erin Senkowski
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Gwizdala
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Ellen Johnson
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Micah Skidmore
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ramont Roberts
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jackie Anklam
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kanah Franklin
Second Vice
Member → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Second Vice, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pam Brazil
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shandell Massey
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin Pomerville
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Champagne
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: George Heilbronn (2020–2024) — Member
- Former: Terry Robinson (2020–2024) — Immediate Pa
- Former: Dan McKune (2022–2024) — Member
- Former: Kosta Povich (2022–2024) — Member
- Former: Angie Miller (2020–2023) — Member at La
- Former: Margie Bach (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Carrie Travis (2020–2022) — Immediate Pa
- Former: Craig Goslin (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Bryan Gilleland (2020–2021) — First Vice C
- Former: Melissa Spranger (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Chad Arndt (2020) — Member
- Former: Cheryl Snyder (2020) — Member
- Former: Elvis Machul (2020) — Member
- Former: Gerald Kariem (2020) — Member
- Former: Kathy Stewart (2020) — Member
- Former: Michele Reynolds (2020) — Member
- Former: Michelle Tomandl (2020) — Member
- Former: Mike Kitson (2020) — By-Laws Chai
- Former: Steve Persyn (2020) — Member
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 $102K, to Audra Davis (President/Ce). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about United Way of Saginaw County
How much does United Way of Saginaw County give each year?
United Way of Saginaw County gave $510K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $563K across 14 grants.
What is United Way of Saginaw County's typical grant size?
United Way of Saginaw County's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $31,875, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from United Way of Saginaw County that year got $10K on average.
Where does United Way of Saginaw County give grants?
United Way of Saginaw County gives mostly in Michigan: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Saginaw, MI (14 grants).
Does United Way of Saginaw County give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 16 grants with a stated purpose on United Way of Saginaw County's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are United Way of Saginaw County's largest grantees?
United Way of Saginaw County's largest 2025 grantees include Saginaw County Youth Protection COU ($132,000 across 2 grants), Child & Family Services ($99,500 across 2 grants) and Read Association ($56,000 across 3 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 56% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is United Way of Saginaw County?
United Way of Saginaw County reported $6.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.3M.
What does United Way of Saginaw County fund?
The organization states its mission is “to increase the organized capacity of people to care for one another,” and its vision is “a safe, nurturing community where all families can thrive.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from United Way of Saginaw County?
United Way of Saginaw County has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check unitedwaysaginaw.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is United Way of Saginaw County's EIN?
United Way of Saginaw County's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-1358215. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 27, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 24, 2026)
Live grants for the work United Way of Saginaw County funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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Grantable. (2026). United Way of Saginaw County funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/united-way-of-saginaw-county-morg_87e2746f85a44aa79ce6c71d1ce342c2
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