United Way of Wilkes County Inc

NORTH WILKESBORO, NC EIN: 56-0942846 Website

UNITED WAY OF WILKES COUNTY IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF OUR CITIZENS BY UNDERWRITING IDENTIFIED PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE THEIR WELL-BEING THROUGH OUR 21 PARTNER AGENCIES. THE UNITED WAY OF WILKES COUNTY ANNUALLY IMPACTS OVER 32,000 WILKES COUNTY INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES. COMMUNITY SUPPORT IS CHANNELED INTO ONE OF THREE CRUCIAL IMPACT AREAS AS IDENTIFIED BY OUR CITIZENS. THOSE AREAS ARE CRISIS INTERVENTION, EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENT.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$471K

+6.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$193K

+139.8% YoY

Grant Count

12

+50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$16K

+59.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$120K$240K$361K$481K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$471,042$441,016$464,940
Revenue$367,727$320,356$260,474
Expenses$329,343$356,400$388,016
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$95,527$2,959$11,554
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$69K$138K$206K$275K0 grants202017 grants202115 grants20228 grants202312 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION T…$30KAPPALACHIAN STATE UNIVER…$24KBLUE RIDGE OPPORTUNITY C…$20KSAMARITAN CHRISTIAN MINI…$20KWILKES ADULT DEVELOPMENT…$20KWILKES SENIOR RESOURCES$18KWILKES CIRCLE OF CARE$15KCARENET COUNSELING OF WI…$12KVOLUNTEERS FOR WILKES LI…$11KMOUNTAIN VALLEY HOSPICE$8K

Grant Size Distribution

52 grants across all recorded years

52<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

CLARA HICKMANSECRETARY$56K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
GREG EDWARDSDIRECTOR1
MICHELLE BAREASST TREASURER1
KAREN WORLEYTREASURER4
LEE BENTLEYDIRECTOR1
PETEY HORTONDIRECTOR1
ARNOLD LAKEYDIRECTOR1
GERALD LANKFORDDIRECTOR1
CRAIG LANGSTONPAST PRESIDENT1
BETSY WELBORNDIRECTOR1
DEANA BILLINGSDIRECTOR1
EVAN HANDYDIRECTOR1
ERICA HARPERDIRECTOR1
JENNY MORGANDIRECTOR1
PAT OSBORNEDIRECTOR1
JOYCE TRIPLETTDIRECTOR1
WESTLEY WOODPRESDIENT1
NANCY WATSONDIRECTOR1
CRYSTAL OWENSDIRECTOR1
CLARA HICKMANSECRETARY30$55,900

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

Cities

BooneDobsonMt AiryN WilkesboroWilkesboro

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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