Wiregrass United Way Inc
Wiregrass United Way Inc is a public charity based in Dothan, Alabama. It raises funds and allocates resources to partner agencies serving people across six Wiregrass counties.
Wiregrass United Way Inc at a glance
In short: Wiregrass United Way Inc gave $2.7M across 37 grants in 2025 (avg $72K), mostly in Alabama. 11% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,664,512
- +5.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 37
- +8.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $72,014
- -3.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $67,200
- Total assets
- $3,440,034
- -8.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 11% first-time grantees (4 of 37, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Alabama (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Wiregrass United Way Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 405, Dothan, AL 36302-0405
Phone: (334) 792-9661
Website: https://wuw.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Wiregrass United Way Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Boys & Girls Club of Wiregrass ($254K). Together the top 10 received $1.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
174 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 70 grants of 174 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Wiregrass United Way serves Barbour, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, and Houston counties in Alabama. Its website says it has 38 partner agencies located in and serving residents of those counties. All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Alabama.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 37 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Wiregrass United Way Inc open to new grantees?
11%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 37 grantees (11%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $23K; repeat grants $78K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $69K repeat.
- 89% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method
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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.4M (2022) to $2.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 37 grants totaling $2.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Boys & Girls Club of Wiregrass Dothan, AL | All Activities | $254,489 |
| Spectracare Health Systems Dothan, AL | All Activities | $172,571 |
| Vivian B Adams School Ozark, AL | All Activities | $139,470 |
| House of Ruth Dothan, AL | All Activities | $129,849 |
| Christian Mission Centers Enterprise, AL | All Activities | $124,803 |
| Girls Inc Dothan, AL | All Activities | $121,985 |
| Wiregrass Rehabilitation Center Dothan, AL | All Activities | $120,131 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Ala Ozark, AL | All Activities | $114,225 |
| Wiregrass United Way 2-1-1 Dothan, AL | All Activities | $105,895 |
| Salvation Army of Dothan Dothan, AL | All Activities | $102,700 |
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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 | $3,440,034 | $2,962,188 | $3,290,130 | $2,664,512 | 37 | $35,721 |
| 2024 | $3,741,103 | $3,127,219 | $3,124,697 | $2,536,577 | 34 | $37,496 |
| 2023 | $3,752,371 | $3,271,962 | $3,028,953 | $2,472,829 | 35 | $11,126 |
| 2022 | $3,511,350 | $3,424,224 | $2,937,508 | $2,395,732 | 33 | $7,157 |
| 2021 | $3,008,804 | $3,299,432 | $3,074,735 | $2,537,838 | 35 | $6,516 |
| 2020 | $2,839,838 | $2,801,272 | $3,212,413 | $2,659,095 | 37 | $10,919 |
| 2019 | $3,194,680 | $3,150,053 | $3,066,250 | $2,524,837 | 36 | $13,138 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s mission is to unite community-approved organizations and allocate resources to ensure accountability to donors. Its website identifies education, financial stability, and health as the focus areas that build a good life and a strong community.
In its 2025 filing, the organization describes its program services as allocating fundraising proceeds to agencies listed on Schedule I. Its grants support a range of organizations. For example, Vivian B. Adams School Board says it provides educational opportunities for people with mental and physical disabilities; House of Ruth says it provides shelter and outreach for battered women and sexual assault victims; and Girls Inc. of Dothan says it helps girls of all backgrounds grow and work together.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Wiregrass United Way reported 37 grants totaling $2,664,512. Awards ranged from $8,500 to $254,489, with a median grant of $67,200. The largest awards included $254,489 to Boys & Girls Club of Wiregrass, $172,571 to SpectraCare Health Systems, $139,470 to Vivian B. Adams School, and $129,849 to House of Ruth. The filing lists the purpose of these grants as “ALL ACTIVITIES.”
The organization also describes a Wiregrass Foundation Challenge Grant for partner-agency capital improvements and projects. Agencies submit project wish lists, and volunteer Funds Distribution Committees from the six counties visit agencies and recommend projects to the Wiregrass Foundation’s Board of Directors for final funding approval. The website says this funding is additional to the agencies’ monthly allocations.
The organization says it requires grant recipients to provide supporting documentation on time and checks that documentation against approved uses. It maintains agency files that include items such as current-year financial statements and Form 990 filings. No application instructions or deadline for outside applicants are stated.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Walter Hill as CEO. It also lists Trae Avant, Brandon Benefield, Amy Butler, Robert Cannon, Rev. Russell Clausell, Heather Cohen, Andy Coleman, and Colton Cureton among its board members, and Charles Buntin as “Past Board C.”
Wiregrass United Way Inc is led by Walter Hill, CEO on every filing since 2019; 1 of 33 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Walter Hill
CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$91K (2019) → $120K (2025)
Holle Smith
Board Chair
Board Member → Chair Elect, 2024
Chair Elect → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Angie Sullivan
Board Chair-
Board Member → Board Chair-, 2025
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Charles Buntin
Past Board C
Chair Elect → Board Chair, 2024
Board Chair → Past Board C, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Heather Shippey
Board Secretary
Board Member → Secetary, 2024
Secetary → Board Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Misty Tindol
Board Member
Finance Committee → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Zel Thomas
Board Member
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Amy Butler
Board Member
Board Member → Board Secretary, 2023
Board Secretary → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Cher Marvel
Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Loretta Shapiro
County Board
Treasurer → Board Member, 2024
Board Member → County Board, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Trae Avant
Board Member
Board Chair → Immediate Pa, 2024
Immediate Pa → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Brandon Benefield
Board Member
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Claudia Hall
Board Member
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Sarah Osmer
Board Member
Board Member → Finance Committee, 2022
Finance Committee → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Toni Kaminski
Board Member
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Pam Dyson
Board Member
Finance Committee → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Andy Coleman
Board Member
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Hunter Skipper
Board Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Board Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Joan Newman
Board Member
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Russell Clausell
Board Member
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Walt Ellis
Board Member
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Katie Vickers
County Board
Board Member → County Board, 2025
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Patrick Mallory
Board Member
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Robert Cannon
Board Member
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Colton Cureton
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Danny Long
County Board
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
David Norwood
County Board
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
David Schutz
County Board
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Dean Mitchell
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Heather Cohen
County Board
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Jamey Jackson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Katie Saliba
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Sheila McLeod
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (52)
- Former: Abby Rogers (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Andy Hoekenga (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Sue Cain (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Bobby Borland (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: John Cawley (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ken Grimes (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: James Bailey (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jt Young (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Judy Thomas (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Hope Johnson (2019–2023) — Immediate Pa
- Former: Brad Kimbro (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Linda Kelley (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ron Snell (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Sallie Garrison (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Vincent Vincent (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Brian McLeod (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Kaminski (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Claudia Wigglesworth (2019–2022) — Board Secretary
- Former: Erin Stevens (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Les Perault (2019–2022) — Immediate Pa
- Former: Petra Prazinko (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Bowers (2019–2022) — Board Chair
- Former: Stevie Sauls (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Tamika Woodson (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Todd Youngblood (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Trip Whatley (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jeff Collins (2020–2022) — Finance Committee & Board Member
- Former: Ralph Riley (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Rich Merrell (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Tom Solomon (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Vicki Brittain (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Tara Baker (2022) — Finance Committee
- Former: Sarah Milburn (2019–2021) — Finance Committee
- Former: Mayor Bobby Borland (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Branham Hanchey (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Greg Hoffman (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jake Cowen (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Lesa Knowles (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Mark Blankenship (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Mike Johnson (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Stephanie Butler (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Blair Osmer (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Dan Sinas (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Delvick McKay (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Jason McGhee (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Jeff Brannon (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Joe Dalton (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Josh Pipkin (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Mayor Ray Marler (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Neil Strickland (2019) — Finance Committee
- Former: Sonny Moore (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Tom Wachs (2019) — Board Member
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 $120K, to Walter Hill (CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Wiregrass United Way Inc
How much does Wiregrass United Way Inc give each year?
Wiregrass United Way Inc gave $2.7M across 37 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.5M across 34 grants.
What is Wiregrass United Way Inc's typical grant size?
Wiregrass United Way Inc's median grant in 2025 was $67,200, and its average grant was $72,014, across 37 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Wiregrass United Way Inc that year got $23K on average.
Where does Wiregrass United Way Inc give grants?
Wiregrass United Way Inc gives mostly in Alabama: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Dothan, AL (23 grants), Ozark, AL (3 grants), Enterprise, AL (3 grants) and Eufaula, AL (3 grants).
Does Wiregrass United Way Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 37 grants with a stated purpose on Wiregrass United Way Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "All Activities" (37 grants).
Who are Wiregrass United Way Inc's largest grantees?
Wiregrass United Way Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Boys & Girls Club of Wiregrass ($254,489), Spectracare Health Systems ($172,571) and Vivian B Adams School ($139,470), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 21% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Wiregrass United Way Inc?
Wiregrass United Way Inc reported $3.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.0M.
What does Wiregrass United Way Inc fund?
The organization’s mission is to unite community-approved organizations and allocate resources to ensure accountability to donors. Its website identifies education, financial stability, and health as the focus areas that build a good life and a strong community. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Wiregrass United Way Inc?
Wiregrass United Way Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check wuw.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Wiregrass United Way Inc's EIN?
Wiregrass United Way Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 63-6000270. 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 October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 16, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 28, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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