2023-02-13T15:18:03-05:00 2022-06-30 341602442 H & J CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS INC 7555 FREDLE DR STE 110 CONCORD OH 44077 990 2021-07-01 341105038 UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY INC UNIT 4403523166 9285 PROGRESS PARKWAY MENTOR OH 44060 DIONE DEMITRO CURRENT PRES/CEO 4403523166 2022-12-16 true DIONE DEMITRO XXX-XX-XXXX ROLLAND B STANDISH P00169705 4409512997 2022-12-10 2021 2023-03-07 01:45:13Z DIONE DEMITRO 9825 PROGRESS PARKWAY MENTOR OH 44060 2007632 false X WWW.UWLC.ORG X 1972 OH UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY, ALONG WITH ITS MISSION TO "MEASURABLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE'S LIVES IN LAKE COUNTY", PROVIDES THE MOST EFFECTIVE CHANNEL THROUGH WHICH THE COMMUNITY MAY PARTICIPATE IN A VOLUNTARY, COOPERATIVE EFFORT TO IDENTIFY, EVALUATE, SUPPORT AND FUND CURRENT HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS IN LAKE COUNTY. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY IS A LOCAL, INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FUNDS PROGRAMS IN THE THREE BUILDING BLOCKS TO A BETTER COMMUNITY; EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND HEALTH, ALONG WITH BASIC NEEDS. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY AFFECTS TWO OUT OF EVERY THREE RESIDENTS WHILE STRIVING TO MAKE A MEASURABLE IMPACT ON ALL RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY'S VISION IS TO BECOME THE ENTRUSTED CHAMPION THAT DRIVES IMPROVED OUTCOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY BY FUNDING SERVICES THAT IMPACT EDUCATION, INCOME (FINANCIAL STABILITY) AND HEALTH. 19 19 7 500 0 1692729 1857591 0 84639 132333 22884 17708 1800252 2007632 931945 948127 0 493772 429299 0 261535 324814 315753 1750531 1693179 49721 314453 3929567 3754781 899859 917633 3029708 2837148 X UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY, ALONG WITH ITS MISSION TO "MEASURABLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE'S LIVES IN LAKE COUNTY", PROVIDES THE MOST EFFECTIVE CHANNEL THROUGH WHICH THE COMMUNITY MAY PARTICIPATE IN A VOLUNTARY, COOPERATIVE EFFORT TO IDENTIFY, EVALUATE, SUPPORT AND FUND CURRENT HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS IN LAKE COUNTY. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY IS A LOCAL, INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FUNDS PROGRAMS IN THE THREE BUILDING BLOCKS TO A BETTER COMMUNITY; EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND HEALTH, ALONG WITH BASIC NEEDS. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY AFFECTS TWO OUT OF EVERY THREE RESIDENTS WHILE STRIVING TO MAKE A MEASURABLE IMPACT ON ALL RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY'S VISION IS TO BECOME THE ENTRUSTED CHAMPION THAT DRIVES IMPROVED OUTCOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY BY FUNDING SERVICES THAT IMPACT EDUCATION, INCOME (FINANCIAL STABILITY) AND HEALTH. false false 931046 877210 ALLOCATIONS AND AGENCY RELATIONS INCLUDE THE EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY NEEDS AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO BEST MEET THOSE NEEDS. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY'S (UWLC) MANY VOLUNTEERS ARE CRITICAL DECISION- MAKERS WHEN MAKING PROGRAM FUNDING DECISIONS. STAFF LEAD THE GROUP, BUT IT IS THE COLLECTION OF 15-20 VOLUNTEERS THAT MEET WEEKLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO EVALUATE PROGRAMS, LISTEN TO AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES, THEN DECIDE WHICH PROGRAMS WILL RECEIVE FUNDING. WITH UWLC'S UPDATED FUNDING MODEL FULLY IN PLACE, IT ALLOWED THE PAST NEW PROGRAMS TO REMAIN IN THE FOLD FOR FUNDING AND BEING EVALUATED BY THE VOLUNTEER PANELS. UWLC UTILIZED THE SAME ONLINE PLATFORM FOR APPLICATIONS AND EVALUATIONS, SO OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WERE ABLE TO MEET EFFICIENTLY USING ZOOM WHEN NEEDED, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO MEET IN-PERSON AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO YEARS SO THAT REALLY HELPED TO SPARK GOOD CONVERSATIONS AND QUESTIONS AMONGST THE GROUP. TO RAISE THE DOLLARS THAT OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE ABLE TO ALLOCATE, HUNDREDS OF COMPANIES RUN WORKPLACE CAMPAIGNS, INVOLVING CORPORATE GIFTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS, ALONG WITH HUNDREDS OF LAKE COUNTY RESIDENTS THAT GIVE INDIVIDUALLY THAT HELP KEEP LAKE COUNTY ENGAGED IN MAKING IT A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK, AND ULTIMATELY IMPROVE THE BUILDING BLOCKS TO A STRONGER COMMUNITY, WHICH ARE: EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND HEALTH. 362365 70917 COMMUNITY PLANNING INCLUDES COORDINATION OF AGENCY STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND OTHER RESOURCES TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. AS WAS THE CASE LAST YEAR, WE HAD TO MAKE CHANGES TO OUR LARGEST VOLUNTEER EFFORT OF THE YEAR, DAY OF CARING. WE WERE ABLE TO HOST A SCALED DOWN VERSION WHERE WE WERE BACK TO HAVING COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS ADOPT COMMUNITY PROJECTS ACROSS LAKE COUNTY. IN THE MIDST OF THE GRANT ALLOCATION PROCESS IN THE SPRING, WE STILL RAN OUR ANNUAL FEED LAKE COUNTY DRIVE THROUGH A SOLICITATION MAILING AND SEVERAL COMPANIES RAN FOOD AND MONETARY DRIVES. BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT OF SO MANY COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS, EVEN DURING THE LATTER PARTS OF THE PANDEMIC, WE WERE ABLE TO HOST SEVERAL FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, TOTALING OVER 50,000 IN DIRECT FOOD PURCHASES FROM LOCAL GROCERS, ON TOP OF DISTRIBUTING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS DONATED BY AREA COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS. WE ALSO HAVE TWO AFFINITY GROUPS THAT WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BELOW ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THEM: EMERGING LEADERS (EL) - MADE UP OF A GROUP OF LAKE COUNTY YOUNG PROFESSIONALS THAT HOST AN ANNUAL GOLF OUTING AND OTHER FUNDRAISING/NETWORK EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THEY ALSO EVALUATE THE GRANT APPLICATIONS RECEIVED DURING THE REGULAR GRANT CYCLE. BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORTS, THEY WERE ABLE TO ALLOCATE 30,000 TO PROGRAMS RELATED TO THEIR YOUTH-DRIVEN MISSION. WOMEN UNITED (WU) - MADE UP OF A GROUP OF LAKE COUNTY WOMEN WHOSE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN LAKE COUNTY. THEY WERE ABLE TO HOST SOME VIRTUAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING A SPEAKER SERIES, AND THEIR SIGNATURE EVENT HELD IN DECEMBER, WOMEN'S WINTERFEST, WAS DONE AS A VIRTUAL RAFFLE THAT RAISED MORE MONEY THAN THE PAST IN-PERSON EVENTS WERE ABLE TO. DOLLARS RAISED FROM WU FUNDRAISING EFFORTS ARE ALLOCATED TO PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT AT-RISK WOMEN AND GIRLS IN LAKE COUNTY, AND GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS AS THE EL GROUP. BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORTS, WOMEN UNITED WAS ABLE TO ALLOCATE 60,000 TO THEIR MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAMS. 1293411 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 7 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 19 19 false false false false false false false true true true false true true true true true true true true false OH X ZACH SIEBERT 4403523166 9285 PROGRESS PARKWAY MENTOR OH 44060 X JENNIFER MCCARTY PRESIDENT/CE 40.00 X 108717 0 10969 MICHELLE GRAF CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PATTI GAVORSKI 1ST VICE CHA 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BRANDI HAUGHT 2ND VICE CHA 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN BURTON TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JEREMY IOSUE IMMEDIATE PA 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN ALLEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MORRIS BEVERAGE III DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KERRY BLISS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICK BUSBY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLIOT CHRISTENSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARSITA FERGUSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN FOLEY-KESSLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH HARDY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA KULA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA MANOCCHIO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT MARN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOT PARK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY PETERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW PHELPS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 108717 10969 1 true false false 122997 1734594 70917 1857591 132333 132333 12000 12000 12000 12000 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 5708 5708 5708 2007632 5708 144333 877210 877210 70917 70917 86624 38981 34650 12993 263393 116480 39100 107813 53217 23502 11452 18263 26065 11495 5645 8925 4400 4400 13986 1324 11552 1110 22391 9441 12950 2010 302 40 1668 22298 9942 4345 8011 24358 14128 6820 3410 3218 3218 76966 12176 64790 24143 14003 6760 3380 7990 3523 1730 2737 FOOD PURCHASED 50760 50760 PAYMENTS TO AFFILIATES 28044 12364 6072 9608 MISCELLANEOUS 22609 17676 2947 1986 COMMUNICATIONS 10052 4432 2176 3444 2528 1537 544 447 1693179 1293411 138233 261535 400503 614166 74747 150068 412471 407807 8458 6956 1158613 769179 413578 389434 2591213 2156976 28597 29374 3929567 3754781 61594 67633 748800 850000 89465 899859 917633 X 2878784 2660707 150924 176441 3029708 2837148 3929567 3754781 314453 -507013 X false true X true false X 2086016 1993109 2028953 1692729 1857591 9658398 2086016 1993109 2028953 1692729 1857591 9658398 131114 9527284 118343 113814 90614 96639 144333 563743 10222141 42962 0.93200 0.94110 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 200500 200500 880263 693147 187116 77850 76032 1818 389434 X 1520832 -507013 20213 -486800 2007632 2007632 1713392 20213 20213 1693179 1693179 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X UWLC IS ORGANIZED AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. INCOME TAXES ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, IF ANY, ARE PROVIDED AT THE APPLICABLE RATES ON INCOME FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING PURPOSES. UWLC HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME DURING 2022 OR 2021. NO TAX ACCRUAL FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WAS RECORDED AS MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. true CLEVELAND RAPE CRISIS CENTER 510164315 C3 25000 PROGRAM SUPPORT BIRTHRIGHT LAKE COUNTY 237351568 C3 12700 PROGRAM SUPPORT CATHOLIC CHARITIES CORP 341908579 C3 10000 PROGRAM SUPPORT CROSSROADS 341458441 C3 74020 PROGRAM SUPPORT ECUMENICAL SHELTER NETWORK OF LC 341769046 C3 70000 PROGRAM SUPPORT FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION 340834212 C3 17900 PROGRAM SUPPORT FORBES HOUSE 341291205 C3 87000 PROGRAM SUPPORT HOSPICE OF THE WESTERN RESERVE 341256377 C3 20000 PROGRAM SUPPORT KIDNEY FOUNDATION LAKE CO CHAPTER 340827748 C3 25000 PROGRAM SUPPORT LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING 237266637 C3 50000 PROGRAM SUPPORT LAKE COUNTY FREE CLINIC 341081191 C3 120000 PROGRAM SUPPORT LAKE-GEAUGA RECOVERY CENTER 341119240 C3 41328 PROGRAM SUPPORT LAKE HEALTH DISTRICT FUND 341598598 C3 15000 PROGRAM SUPPORT LIFELINE INC 237317490 C3 55000 PROGRAM SUPPORT SALVATION ARMY CITADEL 135562351 C3 72184 PROGRAM SUPPORT SALVATION ARMY SERVICE UNITS 135562351 C3 22000 PROGRAM SUPPORT STARTING POINT 341650004 C3 15880 PROGRAM SUPPORT TORCHLIGHT YOUTH MENTORING ALLIANCE 341753916 C3 15000 PROGRAM SUPPORT YMCA 340714796 C3 75000 PROGRAM SUPPORT WICKLIFFE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT GOV 18000 CHILDRENS BOOKS NAMI LAKE COUNTY 562412832 C3 21000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 26 FOOD 61064 FMV EMERGENCY ASSIS HOUSEHOLD ITEMS 9853 FMV SCHOOL SUPP/OTH SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 RECIPIENT AGENCIES, NON AGENCIS AND OTHERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL OUTCOME MEASUREMENT REPORT WHICH IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND ALSO EVALUATION AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEES. SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV ALL GRANTEES ARE LOCATED IN LAKE COUNTY, OHIO. ADDRESSES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE. THE PURPOSE OF ALL ALLOCATION AWARDS ARE TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF MEMBER AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. CERTAIN OTHER GRANTS PROVIDE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, UTIITIES, MEDICAL AND OTHER SUPPORT. WOMENS UNITED (WU) WOMEN UNITED WORKS TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS THROUGH THE PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS OF GIVING, ADVOCATING,AND VOLUNTEERING. OUR PURPOSE BEGINS BY HELPING FEMALES OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS, FROM YOUNG GIRLS THROUGH ADULTHOOD AND INTO SENIOR STAGES OF LIFE. IT IS OUR DESIRE TO ENGAGE AND EMPOWER WOMEN IN THIS COMMUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER AND MAKE LAKE COUNTY STRONGER. IT IS OUR GOAL TO CREATE A NETWORK OF WOMEN WHO CAN OFFER THEIR TIME, EXPERIENCE, AND RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THIS COMMUNITY. IT IS OUR OBLIGATION TO GIVE BACK TO OTHER WOMEN; HELPING RAISE THEM UP TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. EMERGING LEADERS (EL) EMERGING LEADERS OF UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY SEEK TO BE CATALYST FOR CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF LAKE COUNTY YOUTH THROUGH LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY, KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION IN ORDER TO FACILITATE POSITIVE BEHAVIORS THAT WILL CREATE TOMORROWS LEADERS. false false false false false false false false false JENNIFER MCCARTY PRESIDENT/CEO 108717 4950 6019 119686 X 1 61064 1.92 PER X SCHOOL SUPP/OTH 1 9853 RETAIL false true false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY, ALONG WITH ITS MISSION TO "MEASURABLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE'S LIVES IN LAKE COUNTY", PROVIDES THE MOST EFFECTIVE CHANNEL THROUGH WHICH THE COMMUNITY MAY PARTICIPATE IN A VOLUNTARY, COOPERATIVE EFFORT TO IDENTIFY, EVALUATE, SUPPORT AND FUND CURRENT HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS IN LAKE COUNTY. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY IS A LOCAL, INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FUNDS PROGRAMS IN THE THREE BUILDING BLOCKS TO A BETTER COMMUNITY; EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND HEALTH, ALONG WITH BASIC NEEDS. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY AFFECTS TWO OUT OF EVERY THREE RESIDENTS WHILE STRIVING TO MAKE A MEASURABLE IMPACT ON ALL RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY'S VISION IS TO BECOME THE ENTRUSTED CHAMPION THAT DRIVES IMPROVED OUTCOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY BY FUNDING SERVICES THAT IMPACT EDUCATION, INCOME (FINANCIAL STABILITY) AND HEALTH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ALLOCATIONS AND AGENCY RELATIONS INCLUDE THE EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY NEEDS AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO BEST MEET THOSE NEEDS. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY'S (UWLC) MANY VOLUNTEERS ARE CRITICAL DECISION- MAKERS WHEN MAKING PROGRAM FUNDING DECISIONS. STAFF LEAD THE GROUP, BUT IT IS THE COLLECTION OF 15-20 VOLUNTEERS THAT MEET WEEKLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO EVALUATE PROGRAMS, LISTEN TO AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES, THEN DECIDE WHICH PROGRAMS WILL RECEIVE FUNDING. WITH UWLC'S UPDATED FUNDING MODEL FULLY IN PLACE, IT ALLOWED THE PAST NEW PROGRAMS TO REMAIN IN THE FOLD FOR FUNDING AND BEING EVALUATED BY THE VOLUNTEER PANELS. UWLC UTILIZED THE SAME ONLINE PLATFORM FOR APPLICATIONS AND EVALUATIONS, SO OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WERE ABLE TO MEET EFFICIENTLY USING ZOOM WHEN NEEDED, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO MEET IN-PERSON AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO YEARS SO THAT REALLY HELPED TO SPARK GOOD CONVERSATIONS AND QUESTIONS AMONGST THE GROUP. TO RAISE THE DOLLARS THAT OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE ABLE TO ALLOCATE, HUNDREDS OF COMPANIES RUN WORKPLACE CAMPAIGNS, INVOLVING CORPORATE GIFTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS, ALONG WITH HUNDREDS OF LAKE COUNTY RESIDENTS THAT GIVE INDIVIDUALLY THAT HELP KEEP LAKE COUNTY ENGAGED IN MAKING IT A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK, AND ULTIMATELY IMPROVE THE BUILDING BLOCKS TO A STRONGER COMMUNITY, WHICH ARE: EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND HEALTH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B COMMUNITY PLANNING INCLUDES COORDINATION OF AGENCY STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND OTHER RESOURCES TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. AS WAS THE CASE LAST YEAR, WE HAD TO MAKE CHANGES TO OUR LARGEST VOLUNTEER EFFORT OF THE YEAR, DAY OF CARING. WE WERE ABLE TO HOST A SCALED DOWN VERSION WHERE WE WERE BACK TO HAVING COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS ADOPT COMMUNITY PROJECTS ACROSS LAKE COUNTY. IN THE MIDST OF THE GRANT ALLOCATION PROCESS IN THE SPRING, WE STILL RAN OUR ANNUAL FEED LAKE COUNTY DRIVE THROUGH A SOLICITATION MAILING AND SEVERAL COMPANIES RAN FOOD AND MONETARY DRIVES. BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT OF SO MANY COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS, EVEN DURING THE LATTER PARTS OF THE PANDEMIC, WE WERE ABLE TO HOST SEVERAL FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, TOTALING OVER 50,000 IN DIRECT FOOD PURCHASES FROM LOCAL GROCERS, ON TOP OF DISTRIBUTING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS DONATED BY AREA COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS. WE ALSO HAVE TWO AFFINITY GROUPS THAT WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BELOW ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THEM: EMERGING LEADERS (EL) - MADE UP OF A GROUP OF LAKE COUNTY YOUNG PROFESSIONALS THAT HOST AN ANNUAL GOLF OUTING AND OTHER FUNDRAISING/NETWORK EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THEY ALSO EVALUATE THE GRANT APPLICATIONS RECEIVED DURING THE REGULAR GRANT CYCLE. BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORTS, THEY WERE ABLE TO ALLOCATE 30,000 TO PROGRAMS RELATED TO THEIR YOUTH-DRIVEN MISSION. WOMEN UNITED (WU) - MADE UP OF A GROUP OF LAKE COUNTY WOMEN WHOSE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN LAKE COUNTY. THEY WERE ABLE TO HOST SOME VIRTUAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING A SPEAKER SERIES, AND THEIR SIGNATURE EVENT HELD IN DECEMBER, WOMEN'S WINTERFEST, WAS DONE AS A VIRTUAL RAFFLE THAT RAISED MORE MONEY THAN THE PAST IN-PERSON EVENTS WERE ABLE TO. DOLLARS RAISED FROM WU FUNDRAISING EFFORTS ARE ALLOCATED TO PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT AT-RISK WOMEN AND GIRLS IN LAKE COUNTY, AND GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS AS THE EL GROUP. BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORTS, WOMEN UNITED WAS ABLE TO ALLOCATE 60,000 TO THEIR MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 9 JENNIFER MCCARTY 9285 PROGRESS PARKWAY MENTOR, OH 44060 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA AND PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE STAFF AND MANAGEMENT FOR REVIEW. AFTER REVIEW AND MODIFICATIONS, 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, TO WHICH THE BOARD HAS DELEGATED AUTHORITY FOR 990 REVIEW ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. AFTER THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE 990 AND APPROVED IT FOR FILING, THE INFORMATION RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO BEING ELECTRONICALLY FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. WHEN VOTES ARE TAKEN ALL ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE IF A CONFLICT EXISTS. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A IN DEPTH REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS REVIEW OF THE COMPARABILITY OF THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY WITH OTHER LIKE AGENCIES IS PERFORMED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS. THE SALARY IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THERE WERE NO EMPLOYEES DEFINED AS KEY IN FISCAL YEAR JUNE 30, 2016, NOR WERE THERE ANY PAID OFFICERS OTHER THAN DISCLOSED ON LINE 15A. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.