United Way of the Yampa Valley
United Way of the Yampa Valley (UWYV) is a public charity based in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. It supports local nonprofits and community programs across Northwest Colorado through grants, partnerships, and its own initiatives, with work focused on education, financial stability, health, and community resilience.
United Way of the Yampa Valley at a glance
In short: United Way of the Yampa Valley gave $44K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $43,764
- -92.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- -78.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,252
- -62.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,450
- Total assets
- $1,663,663
- -5.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to United Way of the Yampa Valley
- How to Apply
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UWYV’s 2026 program grant cycle asks applicants to download a Microsoft Word application, complete it locally, and email it as a PDF with requested agency financial information, such as an IRS Form 990. Grants are for program activities, not organizational operating expenses. Early Childhood Education applications have already been considered and will not be evaluated during this phase. The organization says funding will be distributed in two installments, in December 2026 and April 2027; it may issue a second round of awards if fundraising approaches its stretch goal.
- Review Cycle
- The Early Childhood Education Grant Cycle 2026 deadline was April 15, 2026, and has passed. The program grant-cycle information does not state a deadline.
- Deadline
- The Early Childhood Education Grant Cycle 2026 deadline was April 15, 2026, and has passed.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 774005, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477
Phone: (970) 879-5605
Website: https://unitedwayoftheyampavalley.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 the Yampa Valley
Who United Way of the Yampa Valley funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Totally Kids Inc ($9K). Together the top 6 received $39K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($5,050), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
108 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 108 grants of 108 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
UWYV identifies Routt, Moffat, and Rio Blanco Counties in Northwest Colorado as its service region. Its 2025 listed grants went to Colorado recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
Cities
How United Way of the Yampa Valley gives
- Giving fell 88% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $44K (2025) to $551K (2024). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $44K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Totally Kids Inc Hayden, CO | Scholarships/Community Cultivation | $9,400 |
| Discovery Learning Center Steamboat SPGS, CO | Tuition Assistance | $8,014 |
| Hayden Valley Preschool Hayden, CO | Tuition Assistance | $5,500 |
| Soroco Preschool Steamboat Sprin, CO | Preschool Tuition Assistance | $5,450 |
| The Church at Meeker Meeker, CO | Childcare Tuition Assistance | $5,250 |
| North Routt Preschool Clark, CO | Scholarships | $5,100 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $5,050 |
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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 | $1,663,663 | $1,026,005 | $738,044 | $43,764 | 7 | $92,986 |
| 2024 | $1,762,032 | $1,061,836 | $1,380,897 | $551,411 | 33 | $15,091 |
| 2023 | $1,519,055 | $855,943 | $873,788 | $334,337 | 23 | $66,584 |
| 2022 | $1,551,254 | $800,787 | $840,786 | $372,460 | 22 | $13,073 |
| 2021 | $1,708,312 | $910,549 | $725,353 | $368,975 | 23 | $38,817 |
| 2020 | $1,374,889 | $862,816 | $663,173 | $262,555 | 19 | $43,681 |
| 2019 | $1,148,186 | $724,979 | $624,925 | $251,215 | 20 | $16,764 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
UWYV identifies four community goals: giving children a strong start through early childhood education; providing youth with safe, healthy, and nurturing environments; improving financial stability; and promoting access to mental health and crisis services. Its website also organizes its work under the pillars of Youth Opportunity, Healthy Community, Financial Stability, and Community Resiliency.
UWYV funds local nonprofit organizations and human-service programs. In its 2026 program grant cycle, it says it aims to support programs serving working families and households earning above traditional assistance levels but below what is needed for financial security, as well as seniors living on low fixed incomes. The organization defines ALICE households as earning up to 400% of the Federal Poverty Level, with some discretion for families in dire need.
Grantmaking
IRS filing data reports seven grants totaling $43,764 in 2025. Grants ranged from $5,050 to $9,400, with a median of $5,450; all listed grant dollars went to Colorado recipients. The largest awards were $9,400 to Totally Kids Inc. for scholarships/community cultivation and $8,014 to Discovery Learning Center for tuition assistance. Other listed awards included $5,500 to Hayden Valley Preschool, $5,450 to Soroco Preschool, $5,250 to The Church at Meeker, $5,100 to North Routt Preschool, and $5,050 to Steamboat Springs School District Preschool, for tuition assistance, scholarships, or related purposes.
The grantees’ stated missions illustrate the kinds of organizations supported: Totally Kids Inc. describes its mission as providing low-cost children’s educational and enrichment activities. UWYV’s impact page separately reports that it allocated $488,333 to 46 nonprofit organizations in 2024.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jennifer Bruen as Executive Director; Olivia Goldsworthy as President; Cuyler Meade as Vice President; Ciara Bartholomew as Treasurer; and Leslie Gibson as Secretary. Directors listed are Nate Browning, Debra Sauermann, Lynn Zinn, Andrew Czysz, and Charles Corrado.
United Way of the Yampa Valley is led by Jennifer Bruen, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 21 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jennifer Bruen
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$60K (2024) → $80K (2025)
Olivia Goldsworthy
President
Director → President, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Helmcamp
Director
Director → Co President, 2021
Co President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Kinnear
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debra Sauermann
Director
Invest Chair → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Czysz
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Zinn
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marci Valicenti
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angelica Salinas
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Corrado
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elsie Wodnik
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Ferree
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marci Marumoto
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nate Browning
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pj Wharton
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bailey Craig
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ham Southworth
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patty Hourigan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ciara Bartholomew
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Gibson
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cuyler Meade
Vice President
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Kate Nowak (2019–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Alan Sidman (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: David Lundeen (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Adam Wilson (2021–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Maggie Taylor (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Ana Maria Flores (2022) — Director
- Former: Eron Haubert (2022) — Director
- Former: Karen Goedert (2022) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Boschi Hamann (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Lisa Riniker (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Mary Alice Page-Allen (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Robin Schepper (2021) — Director
- Former: Gail Kellogg (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jane Toothaker (2019–2020) — Co President
- Former: Stephany Traylor (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Alice Klauzer (2019) — Director
- Former: Dan Weinheimer (2019) — Director
- Former: Diane Muntean (2019) — Director
- Former: Elissa Greene (2019) — Develop Chair
- Former: Les Wong (2019) — Director
- Former: Michele Miller (2019) — Co President
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 $80K, to Jennifer Bruen (Executive Dir.).
Frequently asked questions about United Way of the Yampa Valley
How much does United Way of the Yampa Valley give each year?
United Way of the Yampa Valley gave $44K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $551K across 33 grants.
What is United Way of the Yampa Valley's typical grant size?
United Way of the Yampa Valley's median grant in 2025 was $5,450, and its average grant was $6,252, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does United Way of the Yampa Valley give grants?
United Way of the Yampa Valley gives mostly in Colorado: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Hayden, CO (2 grants).
Does United Way of the Yampa Valley give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on United Way of the Yampa Valley's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are United Way of the Yampa Valley's largest grantees?
United Way of the Yampa Valley's largest 2025 grantees include Totally Kids Inc ($9,400), Discovery Learning Center ($8,014) and Hayden Valley Preschool ($5,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($5,050), which are not listed by name. Together they received 52% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is United Way of the Yampa Valley?
United Way of the Yampa Valley reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.0M.
What does United Way of the Yampa Valley fund?
UWYV identifies four community goals: giving children a strong start through early childhood education; providing youth with safe, healthy, and nurturing environments; improving financial stability; and promoting access to mental health and crisis services. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from United Way of the Yampa Valley?
UWYV’s 2026 program grant cycle asks applicants to download a Microsoft Word application, complete it locally, and email it as a PDF with requested agency financial information, such as an IRS Form 990. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is United Way of the Yampa Valley's EIN?
United Way of the Yampa Valley's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-0920741. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 12, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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