United Way of Whitewater Valley Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Richmond, IN EIN: 35-1020935

To raise funds through a unified campaign for the finance of programs conducted for the health, welfare and other needs of wayne - Union counties.

United Way of Whitewater Valley Inc at a glance

In short: United Way of Whitewater Valley Inc gave $46K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$46,200
-44.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-55.6% vs 2024
Average grant
$11,550
+24.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$6,975
Total assets
$393,787
-35.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Indiana (87% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who United Way of Whitewater Valley Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Girls Inc: $26KGirls Inc$26KNatco Empowerment Center: $8KNatco Empowerment Center$8KCommunity Care: $6KCommunity Care$6KCurate Hope: $6KCurate Hope$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Girls Inc ($26K). Together the top 4 received $46K.

Grant Size Distribution

77 grants across all recorded years

72<$50K5$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 72 grants of 77 (94%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

RichmondLibertyCentervilleIndianapolisFort MyersFountain CityHagerstown

How United Way of Whitewater Valley Inc gives

  • Giving fell 87% 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

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K18 grants2019 7 grants2020 31 grants2021 21 grants2022 12 grants2023 9 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $46K (2025) to $702K (2021). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $46K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Girls Inc Richmond, INAgency Allocation$26,250
Natco Empowerment Center Richmond, INAgency Allocation$7,850
Community Care Indianapolis, INAgency Allocation$6,100
Curate Hope Fort Myers, FLAgency Allocation$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$393,787$196,064$389,462$46,2004$9,636
2024$614,313$247,353$389,621$83,4899$26,785
2023$808,689$295,738$452,372$141,42712$54,437
2022$1,092,832$529,617$649,783$363,12621$93,651
2021$1,447,868$870,220$1,035,413$701,99231$73,762
2020$1,132,321$579,945$484,498$93,8807$54,878
2019$1,260,435$492,435$577,351$261,25018$61,498

About United Way of Whitewater Valley Inc

Based on IRS filings

United Way of Whitewater Valley Inc is a public charity, based in Richmond, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $394K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $46K. Net investment income was $10K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

United Way of Whitewater Valley Inc is led by Tamara Brinkman, President on every filing since 2020; 1 of 9 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tamara Brinkman

    President

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $28K (2020) → $65K (2025)

  • Karen Sharp Pipes

    Board Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann Brooks

    Vice Chair

    Director → Member, 2024

    Member → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Cline

    Member

    Director → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Dillon

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Harmon

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Lichtenberger

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dakota Collins

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Clark

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Laura Collier (2019–2024) — Member
  • Former: Morgan Howard (2019–2024) — Interim Board Chair
  • Former: Nancy Green (2019–2024) — Member
  • Former: Becky Stanton (2020–2024) — Member
  • Former: Katie Kitchin (2023–2024) — Member
  • Former: Jackie Webb (2024) — Member
  • Former: Aron Borowiak (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Patrick Ripberger (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Samantha Powell (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Brian Lackey (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Christie Ferriell (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Aman Bakshi (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Austin Shadle (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Bob Weaver (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Paul Stanley (2019–2020) — Former President
  • Former: Ryan Lathery (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Morgan Williams (2020) — Director
  • Former: Amber Willeford (2019) — Former President
  • Former: Christopher Winchell (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jan Parker (2019) — Director
  • Former: Lindsay Truesdell (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Robert Reynolds (2019) — Immediate Past Chair

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

Tamara Brinkman — President: $65KTamara BrinkmanPresident$65K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $65K, to Tamara Brinkman (President).

Frequently asked questions about United Way of Whitewater Valley Inc

How much does United Way of Whitewater Valley Inc give each year?

United Way of Whitewater Valley Inc gave $46K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $83K across 9 grants.

What is United Way of Whitewater Valley Inc's typical grant size?

United Way of Whitewater Valley Inc's median grant in 2025 was $6,975, and its average grant was $11,550, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does United Way of Whitewater Valley Inc give grants?

United Way of Whitewater Valley Inc gives mostly in Indiana: 87% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Florida (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Richmond, IN (2 grants).

Does United Way of Whitewater Valley Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on United Way of Whitewater Valley Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Agency Allocation" (4 grants).

How large is United Way of Whitewater Valley Inc?

United Way of Whitewater Valley Inc reported $394K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $196K.

What is United Way of Whitewater Valley Inc's EIN?

United Way of Whitewater Valley Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1020935. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 13, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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