United Way of the Bay Area
United Way of the Bay Area (UWBA) is a public charity based in San Francisco, California, formed in 1922. It works to address poverty in the Bay Area through programs, partnerships, policy initiatives, and grants supporting immediate needs and longer-term pathways to prosperity.
Key facts about United Way of the Bay Area
In short: United Way of the Bay Area gave $5.3M across 130 grants in 2025 (avg $41K), mostly in California. 17% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- EIN
- 94-1312348
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,299,729
- Grants made (2025)
- 130
- Average grant
- $40,767
- Median grant
- $15,454
- New grantees (estimate)
- 17% first-time grantees (22 of 127, 2025)
- Total assets
- $24,186,546
- Primary geography
- California (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to apply
- UWBA does not accept unsolicited requests for funds at this time. Full details ↓
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$24.2M
-23.5% YoY
Annual Giving
$5.3M
+10.6% YoY
Grant Count
130
+66.7% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$41K
-33.6% YoY
Is United Way of the Bay Area open to new grantees?
17%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 22 of 127 grantees (17%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $35K; repeat grants $43K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $20K repeat.
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.
Mission & Focus Areas
UWBA’s stated mission is to mobilize the Bay Area to dismantle the root causes of poverty and build equitable pathways to prosperity. It says it provides immediate and long-term support for employment, housing, financial stability, and basic needs, and applies a racial justice lens in its grantmaking, partnerships, and programming.
UWBA says it provides grants to program partners, including for programs such as SparkPoint and Earn It! Keep It! Save It! Its filing describes grants to partner organizations as evaluated for alignment with its strategic plan and for fiscal and programmatic standards and organizational strength. The filing also describes allocations to eligible nonprofits at donors’ direction.
Among 2025 recipients, Richmond Community Foundation describes its mission as mobilizing connection to build healthy, thriving communities. East Bay Asian Local Development describes a vision of an East Bay where everyone has a home, children can access quality education, residents can obtain good jobs, families can enjoy welcoming public spaces, and neighbors can enjoy culture and creativity. San Francisco Labor Council says it works to organize branches of labor to establish and maintain high standards of living for members. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not UWBA’s.
Grantmaking
UWBA’s 2025 filing reports 130 grants totaling $5,299,729. Grant amounts ranged from $5,050 to $745,000, with a median of $15,454. The largest awards included $745,000 to Richmond Community Foundation, $362,895 to East Bay Asian Local Development Corp., $295,000 to Children’s Network of Solano County, $196,000 to Community Action Marin, and $180,000 to San Francisco Labor Council AFL-CIO. The filing lists each of these as a program grant. It reports that 98% of grant dollars went to recipients in California.
UWBA’s community-partner resources page says it does not accept unsolicited requests for funds at this time. Grants through programs such as SparkPoint and Earn It! Keep It! Save It! are for existing partners. UWBA says it occasionally establishes community funds open to eligible organizations, generally for specific relief efforts or projects. For the Emergency Food and Shelter Program, tax-exempt nonprofits and local government entities providing food and shelter services may be eligible; proposals are issued annually, with timelines varying by county, and application materials are posted as they become available. The Fresno County EFSP description says funds are for supplementing established programs, not starting new programs, and are limited to feeding, shelter, rent or mortgage assistance, and utilities. The Phase 42 periods described for Mendocino, Lake, and Alameda counties ended December 31, 2025, so those are past funding periods.
How to Apply
UWBA does not accept unsolicited requests for funds at this time. Program grants are available to existing partners; occasional community funds may be open to eligible organizations. For EFSP, review the county-specific information and application materials when posted; eligibility and timing vary by county. EFSP funds are restricted to eligible food and shelter services, including feeding, shelter, rent or mortgage assistance, and utility assistance.
Open Grants
10 open opportunities from United Way of the Bay Area
Alameda County Emergency Food and Shelter Program
United Way of the Bay Area
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Bay Area Affordable Housing Coalitions Grants
United Way of the Bay Area
Amount
$110,000 (2022 round)
Deadline
Deadline not published
COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund
United Way of the Bay Area
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
UWBA describes its work as addressing poverty in the Bay Area and says it works across eight Bay Area counties. Its 2025 filing reports that 98% of grant dollars went to California recipients. The EFSP page says UWBA distributes funds to Bay Area organizations and works to support funding for eight counties.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 130 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4.8M (2024) to $11.8M (2020). In 2025 it made 130 grants totaling $5.3M.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Richmond Community Foundation ($751K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $2.5M.
Grant Size Distribution
706 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 533 grants of 706 (75%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond Community Foundation Richmond, CA | Program Grant | $745,000 |
| East Bay Asian Local Development Corp Oakland, CA | Program Grant | $362,895 |
| Children's Network of Solano County Farifield, CA | Program Grant | $295,000 |
| Community Action Marin San Rafael, CA | Program Grant | $196,000 |
| San Francisco Labor Council AFL-CIO San Francisco, CA | Program Grant | $180,000 |
| United Way Wine Country Santa Rosa, CA | Program Grant | $152,500 |
| Community Living Campaign San Francisco, CA | Program Grant | $138,286 |
| On the Move Napa, CA | Program Grant | $137,963 |
| Fremont Family Resource Center Corporation Fremont, CA | Program Grant | $130,000 |
| Interface Children Family Services Camarillo, CA | Program Grant | $109,082 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants | Grant count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $24,186,546 | $13,895,020 | $21,442,537 | $5,299,729 | 130 |
| 2024 | $31,610,543 | $20,143,729 | $21,591,084 | $4,791,293 | 78 |
| 2023 | $35,782,855 | $19,731,159 | $25,051,376 | $7,984,107 | 192 |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $24,186,546 | $31,610,543 | $35,782,855 |
| Revenue | $13,895,020 | $20,143,729 | $19,731,159 |
| Expenses | $21,442,537 | $21,591,084 | $25,051,376 |
| Net Investment Income | $998,513 | $1,049,172 | $-649,668 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Gioia McCarthy as board chair; Kevin Johnson as secretary; and Pete Manzo as treasurer and chair of the Finance Committee. It also lists Alice Chen as board vice chair and chair of the Advancement Committee, Joy Alafia as director and chair of the Governance Committee, and Michelle Branch as director and chair of the Public Policy Committee. Other directors listed are Anissa Basoco-Villarreal, Ruby Bolaria-Shifrin, Rudy Gonzalez, and Alexis Krivkovich.
United Way of the Bay Area is led by Chan Jacqueline - Vice, President, Evaluation & Learning on the 2025 filing; 9 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chan Jacqueline - Vice
President, Evaluation & Learning
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$149K (2025)
Street Eric
Director & Chair Audit Committee
Director, Toq Soc & Audit Com → Director, Toqsoc Council & Audit Committee, 2023
Director, Toqsoc Council & Audit Committee → Director & Chair Audit Committee, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Manzo Pete
Treasurer & Chair Finance Committee
Director → Director & Finance Committee, 2022
Director & Finance Committee → Treasurer & Chair Finance Committee, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
McCarthy Gioia
Board Chair
Treasurer → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alafia Joy
Director & Chair Governance Committee
Director & Governance Committee → Director & Chair Governance Committee, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Branch Michelle - Director
Chair Public Policy Committee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chen Alice - Board Vice
Chair & Chair Advancement Committee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Basoco-Villarreal Anissa
Director
Director & Governance Committee → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bolaria-Shifrin Ruby
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gonzalez Rudy
Director
Director & Advancement Committee → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Krivkovich Alexis
Director
Director & Finance Committee → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Berini Christopher
Chief Advancement Officer
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$240K (2022) → $282K (2025)
Escobar Laura
Vice President & Safety Net Services
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$155K (2023) → $173K (2025)
Harden Nicole
Vice President & Economic Successor
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$150K (2023) → $161K (2025)
Kataoka Brian
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$129K (2024) → $241K (2025)
Brissenden-Smithsara Elizabeth
Chief Culture Officer
Vice President, Equity & Strategy → Chief Culture Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
37.5 hrs/week
$158K (2024) → $160K (2025)
Batson Kelly - Interim Ceo
Ccio
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$289K (2025)
Browder Keisha - Chief
Executive Officer
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$67K (2025)
Cheung Winnie
Vice President & Transformation
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$175K (2025)
Johnson Kevin
Secretary
Secretary → Secretary & Governance Committee, 2020
Secretary & Governance Committee → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (58)
- Former: Batson Kelly (2019–2024) — Interim CEO
- Former: Branch Michelle (2019–2024) — Director & Chair Public Policy Committee
- Former: Breber Pierre (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Caba Ousmane (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Zwick Kevin (2021–2024) — Chief Executive Officer
- Former: Chen Alice (2022–2024) — Director, Board Vice Chair & Chair Advancement Committee
- Former: Martin Carolina (2022–2024) — Vice President & Development
- Former: Ramos Jose (2022–2024) — Vice President & Marketing
- Former: Batson Kelly A. (2021–2023) — Chief Community Impact Officer
- Former: Benavidez Robert (2021–2023) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Yasuhara Li Ena (2021–2023) — Senior Vice President & Impact Strategies
- Former: Herbert Iii James (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Rogers Matt (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Lara Alicia (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Thomas-Hassan Cheryl (2021–2022) — Senior Human Resource Director
- Former: Kim Stephanie (2022) — Senior Director Strategic Initiatives
- Former: Buenavista Sarahvon (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Griffin Sidney (2019–2021) — Community Mobilization Officer · Filing note: Thru 1/2021
- Former: Wilson Anne (2019–2021) — Former CEO
- Former: Hashagen Theodosia B. (2021) — Senior Director & Institutional Giving
- Former: Sutton Mark (2021) — Interim CFO
- Former: Torres Maureen M. (2021) — Senior Director & Gift Processing
- Former: Allaire Kiwoba (2019–2020) — Director at Large
- Former: Blaylock Adam (2019–2020) — Director at Large
- Former: Braun Joan (2019–2020) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Detweiler Charmaine (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Eberts Ralph (2019–2020) — Director at Large
- Former: Eckhardt Michael (2019–2020) — Director at Large
- Former: Foley Jim (2019–2020) — Chair & Engagement Committee
- Former: Gooch Nora (2019–2020) — Chief Development Officer · Filing note: Thru 6/2019
- Former: Heacock David (2019–2020) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Jerome Michael (2019–2020) — Director at Large
- Former: Ko Amy (2019–2020) — Director at Large
- Former: Kukovic Lidiya (2019–2020) — Vice President & Controller
- Former: Lee Daniel (2019–2020) — Director at Large
- Former: Longhurst David (2019–2020) — Director at Large
- Former: Matuszak Gary (2019–2020) — Chair & Audit Committee
- Former: Mok Anna (2019–2020) — Chair, Gov Com & Vc-Chair Elect · Filing note: Thru 12/2019
- Former: Paulson Timothy (2019–2020) — Labor Liaison
- Former: Remstedt Lawrence (2019–2020) — Director at Large
- Former: Rodriguez Raul (2019–2020) — Director at Large
- Former: Schaver John (2019–2020) — Vice President & Information Technology · Filing note: Thru 10/2019
- Former: Sutherland Susan (2019–2020) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Tennyson Sherry (2019–2020) — Director at Large
- Former: Walker Robert (2019–2020) — Director at Large
- Former: Weinstein Laurie (2019–2020) — Director at Large
- Former: Wohl Jeffrey (2019–2020) — General Counsel & Chief Ethic Officer
- Former: Domingue Julie (2020) — Director at Large
- Former: Kitson Bill (2020) — Interim CEO
- Former: Leibowitz Thomas (2020) — Director at Large
- Former: Nguyen Maria (2020) — Senior Director & Grants
- Former: Nichols Virginia (2020) — Senior Director & Corp Relations · Filing note: Thru 10/2019
- Former: Olson James (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Joseph Megan (2019) — Executive Director & Rise Together
- Former: Julie Dominguez (2019) — Director at Large
- Former: Leibowitz Tom (2019) — Director at Large
- Former: Li Ena (2019) — Vice President & Community Investment
- Former: Olson Jim (2019) — Vice Chair & Governance Committee
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 $289K, to Batson Kelly - Interim CEO ((Thru 10/24), Ccio (As of 10/24)). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Contact
Mailing address: 550 Kearny St 510, San Francisco, CA 94108
Phone: (415) 808-4300
Website: https://uwba.org
Frequently asked questions about United Way of the Bay Area
How much does United Way of the Bay Area give each year?
United Way of the Bay Area gave $5.3M across 130 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $4.8M across 78 grants.
What is United Way of the Bay Area's typical grant size?
United Way of the Bay Area's median grant in 2025 was $15,454, and its average grant was $40,767, across 130 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from United Way of the Bay Area that year got $35K on average.
Where does United Way of the Bay Area give grants?
United Way of the Bay Area gives mostly in California: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Francisco, CA (31 grants), Oakland, CA (18 grants), San Mateo, CA (7 grants) and San Jose, CA (6 grants).
Does United Way of the Bay Area give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 130 grants with a stated purpose on United Way of the Bay Area's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Grant" (130 grants).
Who are United Way of the Bay Area's largest grantees?
United Way of the Bay Area's largest 2025 grantees include Richmond Community Foundation ($751,175 across 2 grants), East Bay Asian Local Development Corp ($362,895) and Children's Network of Solano County ($295,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 27% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is United Way of the Bay Area?
United Way of the Bay Area reported $24.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $13.9M.
What does United Way of the Bay Area fund?
UWBA’s stated mission is to mobilize the Bay Area to dismantle the root causes of poverty and build equitable pathways to prosperity. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from United Way of the Bay Area?
UWBA does not accept unsolicited requests for funds at this time. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is United Way of the Bay Area's EIN?
United Way of the Bay Area's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-1312348. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does United Way of the Bay Area accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
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