United Way of the Midlands
United Way of the Midlands is a public charity based in Columbia, South Carolina. Established in Columbia in 1925, it serves Calhoun, Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, and Richland counties, connecting people and resources to address community needs.
Key facts about United Way of the Midlands
In short: United Way of the Midlands gave $4.7M across 36 grants in 2025 (avg $130K), mostly in South Carolina. 11% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- EIN
- 57-0314396
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,680,951
- Grants made (2025)
- 36
- Average grant
- $130,026
- Median grant
- $52,250
- New grantees (estimate)
- 11% first-time grantees (4 of 36, 2025)
- Total assets
- $29,497,920
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- How to apply
- Organizations must be certified Community Impact Partners in good standing to apply for Impact Grants. Full details ↓
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 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
$29.5M
-1.7% YoY
Annual Giving
$4.7M
-18.3% YoY
Grant Count
36
-7.7% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$130K
-11.5% YoY
Is United Way of the Midlands open to new grantees?
11%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 36 grantees (11%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $35K; repeat grants $142K. How we count
Medians: $11K first-time, $54K repeat.
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.
Mission & Focus Areas
Its mission is to unite people and resources to improve the quality of life in the Midlands. Its current impact plan emphasizes building strong education foundations in literacy and STEM, creating economic opportunity for youth, helping families exit cycles of crisis and poverty, and improving access to care.
United Way of the Midlands works with health and human service agencies, nonprofits, government entities, and other organizations that share its mission and meet its partnership standards. Its 2025 grants included program funding for organizations serving varied needs. For example, Midlands Fatherhood Coalition says its mission is to engage fathers in supporting their children and strengthen community support for fatherhood. Homeless No More says it seeks to help homeless and at-risk families maximize their potential and move toward independent lives. Free Medical Clinic says it provides no-cost health care to community residents who cannot pay and lack health insurance.
Grantmaking
In 2025, United Way of the Midlands reported 36 grants totaling $4,680,951. Awards ranged from $5,500 to $1,278,192, with a median grant of $52,250. The largest listed grants were $1,278,192 to Communities in Schools of the Midlands, $499,485 to Salvation Army, $360,000 to Midlands Fatherhood Coalition, $360,000 to MIRCI, and $292,202 to Boys & Girls Club of the Midlands. Each was listed for program funding.
How to Apply
. The 2026–2027 Impact Grant application period is closed.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from United Way of the Midlands
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
United Way of the Midlands states that it serves Calhoun, Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, and Richland counties in South Carolina. All grant dollars in its 2025 filing were reported as going to recipients in South Carolina.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 36 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4.7M (2025) to $7.2M (2020). In 2025 it made 36 grants totaling $4.7M.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Communities in Schools of the Midlands ($1.3M). Together the top 10 received $3.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
171 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 82 grants of 171 (48%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Communities in Schools of the Midlands Columbia, SC | Program Funding | $1,278,192 |
| Salvation Army Columbia, SC | Program Funding | $499,485 |
| Midlands Fatherhood Coalition Columbia, SC | Program Funding | $360,000 |
| Mirci Columbia, SC | Program Funding | $360,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Midlands Columbia, SC | Program Funding | $292,202 |
| Fairfield School District Winnsboro, SC | Program Funding | $250,000 |
| Midlands Housing Alliance (Transitions) Columbia, SC | Program Funding | $160,000 |
| Vital Connections of Themidlands Columbia, SC | Program Funding | $158,830 |
| United Way Association of SC Columbia, SC | Program Funding | $147,265 |
| Homeless No More Columbia, SC | Program Funding | $114,750 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Assets | Revenue | Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $29,497,920 | $14,071,867 | $15,311,687 |
| 2024 | $29,995,241 | $21,780,654 | $13,420,706 |
| 2023 | $20,781,941 | $13,051,883 | $14,021,497 |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $29,497,920 | $29,995,241 | $20,781,941 |
| Revenue | $14,071,867 | $21,780,654 | $13,051,883 |
| Expenses | $15,311,687 | $13,420,706 | $14,021,497 |
| Net Investment Income | $821,995 | $388,467 | $340,802 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Sara Fawcett as President & CEO; Gunn Olsen as VP of Resource Development; Jennifer Moore as VP Community Impact; and Andrea Tucker as VP Finance & Administration. It also lists Brittany Owen as Chair, Scott Graves as Immediate Past Chair, Trevor Knox as Vice-Chair, Kevin Lindler as Treasurer/Secretary, and Dr. Tamara Stockton as an employee of Community Partners Midlands, LLC.
United Way of the Midlands is led by Sara Fawcett, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 6 of 41 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sara Fawcett
President & CEO
CEO → President & CEO, 2023
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$205K (2020) → $269K (2025)
Brittany Owen
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Baron R. Davis PhD
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Wolfe
Director
Vice Chair → Chair, 2022
Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jr Green PhD
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lee Mashburn Jr.
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roslyn Clark Artis JD EdD
Director
Vice Chair → Chair, 2023
Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Arnold
Director
Chair → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tod Augsburger
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Liz McCary
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terrance Ford
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George King Jr.
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Glen Caulk
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicole B. Scott
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peyton Bryant
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Eichelberger CPA
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tanya A. Butts
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Tafel
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Rex
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katy Bair
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Slater
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Camillia Austin Leacock
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl R. Holland Cfp Cfba
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David E. Solano Dave
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Drew D. Stevens Cfp Clu
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Johnson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Georgia Mjartan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John McClellan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Hammond Matt
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Flynn
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Landholt
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Oxley
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Troy Thames
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gunn Olsen
Vice President of Resource Development
Highest Compensated Employee → Highest Compensated Employ, 2024
Highest Compensated Employ → Vice President of Resource Development, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$97K (2020) → $133K (2025)
Margaret Nichols
Vice President Finance & Administrator
Vice President, Finance & Administration → Vice President, Finance & Administrati, 2024
Vice President, Finance & Administrati → Vice President Finance & Administrator, 2025
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$76K (2020) → $65K (2025)
Tamara Stockton
Committee Ptrs Midlands & Llc Employee
Highest Compensated Employee → Highest Compensated Employ, 2024
Highest Compensated Employ → Committee Ptrs Midlands & Llc Employee, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$160K (2023) → $169K (2025)
Jennifer Moore
Vice President Community Impact
Highest Compensated Employee → Highest Compensated Employ, 2024
Highest Compensated Employ → Vice President Community Impact, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$100K (2023) → $132K (2025)
Andrea Tucker
Vice President Finance & Administrator
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$17K (2025)
Kevin Lindler
Treasurer & Secretary
Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Graves
Immediate Past Chair
Secretary & Treasurer → Chair, 2024
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trevor Knox
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (43)
- Former: Calvin Elam (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: David E. Solano (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jeremy Martin (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Joann M. Turnquist (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael J. Biediger (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Cheryl Holland (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Drew Stevens (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Bundy (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Craig Currey (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Matthew Hammond (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Angela Jenkins (2024) — Director
- Former: Deonna Wylie (2024) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Gugliotti (2024) — Director
- Former: Michael R. Brenan (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: R. Jason Caskey (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Renee Brooks (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: W. Scott Graves (2021–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Bill Harmon (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Janet L. Carlson (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Kristin Scott (2023) — Director
- Former: Debra Hamm (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Pamela P. Lackey (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Robert W. Foster Jr. (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Danielle Boysen (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Bryant Davis (2022) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth C. Yarborough (2022) — Director
- Former: Andy Folsom (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Carol Caulk (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: D. Russell Harris (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: J. Holt Chetwood (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jon Pedersen (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Patrick Olson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Rozalynn Goodwin (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Drew Schiavone (2021) — Director
- Former: Isvara Wilson (2021) — Director
- Former: Jessica Johnson Mackey (2021) — Director
- Former: Jill Lawson McHugh (2021) — Director
- Former: Juan Cuervo (2021) — Director
- Former: Amir Abdullah (2020) — Director
- Former: Cindy Cox (2020) — Director
- Former: Freddie Strange Jr. (2020) — Director
- Former: Lee Patterson (2020) — Director
- Former: Lyndey Bryant (2020) — Director
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 $269K, to Sara Fawcett (President & CEO). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Contact
Mailing address: 1818 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 733-5405
Website: https://uway.org
Frequently asked questions about United Way of the Midlands
How much does United Way of the Midlands give each year?
United Way of the Midlands gave $4.7M across 36 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $5.7M across 39 grants.
What is United Way of the Midlands's typical grant size?
United Way of the Midlands's median grant in 2025 was $52,250, and its average grant was $130,026, across 36 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from United Way of the Midlands that year got $35K on average.
Where does United Way of the Midlands give grants?
United Way of the Midlands gives mostly in South Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Columbia, SC (23 grants), Orangeburg, SC (3 grants), West Columbia, SC (2 grants) and Charleston, SC (2 grants).
Does United Way of the Midlands give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 36 grants with a stated purpose on United Way of the Midlands's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Funding" (36 grants).
Who are United Way of the Midlands's largest grantees?
United Way of the Midlands's largest 2025 grantees include Communities in Schools of the Midlands ($1,278,192), Salvation Army ($499,485) and Midlands Fatherhood Coalition ($360,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 46% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is United Way of the Midlands?
United Way of the Midlands reported $29.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $14.1M.
What does United Way of the Midlands fund?
Its mission is to unite people and resources to improve the quality of life in the Midlands. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from United Way of the Midlands?
Organizations must be certified Community Impact Partners in good standing to apply for Impact Grants. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is United Way of the Midlands's EIN?
United Way of the Midlands's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-0314396. 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.
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