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Wiregrass United Way Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Dothan, AL EIN: 63-6000270 Website

Wiregrass United Way Inc is a public charity based in Dothan, Alabama. It raises funds and allocates resources to partner agencies serving the Wiregrass region, with the stated aim of improving lives and creating lasting change in the community.

Key facts about Wiregrass United Way Inc

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.

EIN
63-6000270
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$2,664,512
Grants made (2025)
37
Average grant
$72,014
Median grant
$67,200
New grantees (estimate)
11% first-time grantees (4 of 37, 2025)
Total assets
$3,440,034
Primary geography
Alabama (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$3.4M

-8.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.7M

+5.0% YoY

Grant Count

37

+8.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$72K

-3.5% YoY

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.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

Wiregrass United Way’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 building blocks of a strong community. In its allocation process, volunteers work across four focus areas: helping youth succeed, meeting basic needs, serving people with special needs, and strengthening families and individuals.

The organization supports partner agencies whose own stated missions include providing counseling and housing to troubled youth (Southeast Alabama Youth Services), addressing substandard housing in the Wiregrass (Wiregrass Habitat for Humanity), and offering therapeutic counseling services (Living Waters Counseling). Christian Mission Centers says it seeks to meet the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the people it serves.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2024, Wiregrass United Way reported 34 grants totaling $2,536,577. Awards ranged from $8,000 to $216,000, with a median grant of $65,034. The largest reported awards included $216,000 to Boys & Girls Club of Wiregrass, $181,571 to SpectraCare Health Systems, $179,208 to Vivian B Adams School, $132,353 to Boys & Girls Club of Lake Eufaula, and $127,800 to Girls Inc.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Wiregrass United Way states that it serves Barbour, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, and Houston counties in Alabama. In 2024, all reported grant dollars went to recipients in Alabama.

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 37 itemized grants.

States

Cities

DothanEnterpriseOzarkEufaulaDalevilleHeadlandSlocombClaytonEufualaAbbeville

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M36 grants2019 37 grants2020 35 grants2021 33 grants2022 35 grants2023 34 grants2024 37 grants2025

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.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Boys & Girls Club of Wiregrass: $254KBoys & Girls Club of Wiregrass$254KSpectracare Health Systems: $173KSpectracare Health Systems$173KVivian B Adams School: $139KVivian B Adams School$139KHouse of Ruth: $130KHouse of Ruth$130KChristian Mission Centers: $125KChristian Mission Centers$125KGirls Inc: $122KGirls Inc$122KWiregrass Rehabilitation Center: $120KWiregrass RehabilitationCenter$120KBoys & Girls Club of Southeast Ala: $114KBoys & Girls Club of SoutheastAla$114KWiregrass United Way 2-1-1: $106KWiregrass United Way 2-1-1$106KSalvation Army of Dothan: $103KSalvation Army of Dothan$103K

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

70<$50K55$50–100K48$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 70 grants of 174 (40%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys & Girls Club of Wiregrass Dothan, ALAll Activities$254,489
Spectracare Health Systems Dothan, ALAll Activities$172,571
Vivian B Adams School Ozark, ALAll Activities$139,470
House of Ruth Dothan, ALAll Activities$129,849
Christian Mission Centers Enterprise, ALAll Activities$124,803
Girls Inc Dothan, ALAll Activities$121,985
Wiregrass Rehabilitation Center Dothan, ALAll Activities$120,131
Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Ala Ozark, ALAll Activities$114,225
Wiregrass United Way 2-1-1 Dothan, ALAll Activities$105,895
Salvation Army of Dothan Dothan, ALAll Activities$102,700

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses
2024 $3,741,103 $3,127,219 $3,124,697
2023 $3,752,371 $3,271,962 $3,028,953
2022 $3,511,350 $3,424,224 $2,937,508
Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M$4M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$3,440,034$3,741,103$3,752,371
Revenue$2,962,188$3,127,219$3,271,962
Expenses$3,290,130$3,124,697$3,028,953
Net Investment Income$35,721$37,496$11,126

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 16, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 24, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 21, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 20, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 16, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 28, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 7, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2024 filing lists Walter Hill as CEO and Trae Avant as “IMMEDIATE PA.” It also lists Charles Buntin as board chair and James Bailey, Brandon Benefield, Bobby Borland, Amy Butler, Mary Sue Cain, Robert Cannon, and John Cawley as board members.

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

Walter Hill — CEO: $120KWalter HillCEO$120K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $120K, to Walter Hill (CEO).

Contact

Mailing address: PO Box 405, Dothan, AL 36302-0405
Phone: (334) 792-9661
Website: https://wuw.org

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?

Wiregrass United Way’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 building blocks of 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 September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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