2021-10-29T13:00:44-05:00 2021-06-30 463054896 GOLDSMITH MOLIS & GRAY PLLC 32 ORANGE ST ASHEVILLE NC 288012914 990 2020-07-01 560890133 HENDERSON COUNTY UNITED WAY INC HEND 8286921636 PO BOX 487 HENDERSONVILLE NC 287930487 DENISE LONG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8286921636 2021-10-28 true DENISE LONG 999009999 CRYSTAL Z GOLDSMITH CPA P01286671 8282813161 2021-10-28 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z UNITED WAY OF HENDERSON COUNTY DENISE LONG PO BOX 487 HENDERSONVILLE NC 287930487 1890530 false X LIVEUNITEDHC.ORG X 1953 NC IMPROVE THE LIVES OF HENDERSON COUNTY RESIDENTS. 23 23 8 499 0 1985069 1846433 0 11942 9317 32580 34780 2029591 1890530 1250763 1057905 0 453166 442686 0 192701 197711 320588 1901640 1821179 127951 69351 2104247 2081338 720735 609683 1383512 1471655 X TO ORGANIZE AND MOBILIZE COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO IMPROVE LIVES OF HENDERSON COUNTY RESIDENTS. false false 1439500 1057905 UNITED WAY OF HENDERSON COUNTY (UWHC) IS IN THE SEVENTH YEAR OF HENDERSON COUNTY 2025, A TEN YEAR PLAN TO 1) INCREASE KINDERGARTEN READINESS AND SUPPORT SCHOOL SUCCESS FOR CHILDREN IN POVERTY; 2) IMPROVE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING; 3) REDUCE OBESITY RATES, AND ENCOURAGE HEALTHY YOUTH BEHAVIORS. THE GOAL IS TO MAKE STEADY ADVANCES BY CREATING SOLUTIONS THAT LEAD TO LASTING CHANGE. UWHC'S CASH INVESTMENT TO ASSIST THE COMMUNITY DURING THE 2020-21 FISCAL YEAR IS OVER 1.439 MILLION. IT NOT ONLY INCLUDES ALLOCATIONS TO 19 LOCAL PARTNER AGENCIES, BUT ALSO DISTRIBUTIONS THROUGH THE COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND DESCRIBED BELOW, DIRECT-PAY DESIGNATIONS FROM DONORS TO COMMUNITY AGENCIES, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES, UNITED WAY COMMUNITY IMPACT WORK AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS SUCH AS 2-1-1, WOMEN UNITED, SMALL BUSINESS LEAGUE AND RISING LEADERS. HOWEVER, UNITED WAY ALSO LEVERAGES ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF OTHER COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND SAVINGS (PEOPLE RECEIVING ASSISTANCE FROM THE EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAM, PRESCRIPTION SAVINGS THROUGH SINGLECARE (FORMERLY FAMILYWIZE), AND THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEER HOURS IN STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, ETC.) ADDING THE VALUE OF THIS ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT PUTS UNITED WAY'S TOTAL COMMUNITY IMPACT AT OVER 2 MILLION. SEE DETAILS IN THE PARAGRAPHS BELOW. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT DURING THE PANDEMIC, UWHC OPENED THE HENDERSON COUNTY COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND IN MARCH 2020 IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HENDERSON COUNTY. THE FUND WAS CREATED TO SUPPORT FRONTLINE EMERGENCY NEEDS RELATED TO THE ECONOMIC AND HEALTH CRISIS. FROM JULY 1 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2020, THE FUND RAISED AND DISTRIBUTED AN ADDITIONAL 6,374. THE FUND RAISED OVER 439,000 IN TOTAL FROM MARCH 2020 - SEPTEMBER 2020. THE EMERGENCY FUND ENDED IN SEPTEMBER 2020 AND WORK CONTINUES AROUND COVID RECOVERY THROUGHOUT VARIOUS FACETS OF UNITED WAY'S WORK. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, IN ADDITION TO THE 1.439 MILLION CASH COMMUNITY INVESTMENT, UWHC ALSO PROVIDED HIGH-IMPACT SERVICES AND SAVINGS TO PEOPLE IN HENDERSON COUNTY. SINGLECARE PRESCRIPTION DISCOUNT CARDS HELPED 1366 LOCAL RESIDENTS SAVE A TOTAL OF 150,391 IN PRESCRIPTION COSTS. NC 2-1-1, UNITED WAY'S INFORMATION AND REFERRAL HELPLINE, WAS A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT RESOURCE DURING THE PANDEMIC AND MADE 4,406 REFERRALS TO HENDERSON COUNTY RESIDENTS, DIRECTING THEM TO RESOURCES WHERE THEY COULD FIND FOOD, SHELTER, HEALTH CARE OR HELP PAYING MORTGAGE, RENT OR UTILITY BILLS. VOLUNTEERS ARE ALSO A TREMENDOUS NON-CASH ASSET. UWHC HAD THE HELP OF ALMOST 500 VOLUNTEERS DURING 2020-21 , WHO PROVIDED OVER 2,000 HOURS OR OVER 50,000 WORTH OF VOLUNTEER HOUR VALUE TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY. UWHC HOSTED TWO COMMUNITY-WIDE VOLUNTEER AND FUNDRAISING EVENTS, DAYS OF ACTION IN OCTOBER 2020, AND DAYS OF CARING DURING THE SPRING OF 2021. DAYS OF ACTION 2020 RAISED FUNDS AND SUPPLIES SO THAT ALL 13,000 HENDERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS COULD RECEIVE BACK TO SCHOOL HYGIENE KITS CONTAINING HAND SANITIZER, MASKS, AND HANDOUTS ON HOW TO STAY HEALTHY. OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS ASSEMBLED KITS IN THEIR HOMES OR WORKPLACES. DAYS OF CARING 2021 RAISED FOOD AND FUNDS FOR 13 LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES IN HENDERSON COUNTY. OVER 54,000 WAS RAISED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE PANTRIES, ALONG WITH 3,100 POUNDS OF COLLECTED FOOD ITEMS, AND 1,500 KIDS' SNACK PACKS, ASSEMBLED BY VOLUNTEERS. IN ADDITION TO OUR MAJOR VOLUNTEER EVENTS, UWHC'S ONLINE VOLUNTEER MATCHING PROGRAM, VOLUNTEER HENDO, ASSISTED MANY LOCAL NONPROFIT AGENCIES IN RECRUITING NEEDED VOLUNTEERS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2021, 2,303 HENDERSON COUNTY RESIDENTS WERE REGISTERED ON THE SITE, WITH 100 PARTICIPATING NONPROFIT AGENCIES. WOMEN UNITED, A LEADERSHIP GIVING AFFINITY GROUP, HAD A BUSY FIFTH YEAR. DURING THE 2020-21 YEAR, THERE WERE 78 MEMBERS. THESE WOMEN CONTINUED TO SUPPORT GIRLS EMPOWERED (GEM), AN AFTER-SCHOOL OPPORTUNITY FOR AT-RISK FIFTH GRADE GIRLS AT UPWARD AND HILLANDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND 6TH, 7TH AND 8TH GRADE GIRLS AT HENDERSONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL. IN SPITE OF THE PANDEMIC, THE GEM PROGRAM PROVIDED THE PARTICIPATING GIRLS WITH VIRTUAL SESSIONS ON CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-ESTEEM. ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAMS COULD NOT BE HELD IN PERSON DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, WU MEMBERS WERE STILL ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE BACKPACKS AND SELF-CARE KITS TO THE GEM PARTICIPANTS. THE GROUP ALSO COLLECTED BOOKS FOR FOSTER CARE FAMILIES, AND TOYS AND CLOTHING FOR FAMILIES OVER THE HOLIDAYS. UWHC HAS RECEIVED DONATED OFFICE AND MEETING SPACE FROM KIMBERLY-CLARK WHICH HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS BENEFIT. IN TURN, UWHC, IS ABLE TO PROVIDE LOW COST FACILITIES TO TWO OTHER NON-PROFIT AGENCIES AT OUR FORMER BUILDING AT 722 5TH AVENUE. DURING 2020-21, BELIEVE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER AND SMART START RENTED SPACE AT THE 722 5TH AVENUE BUILDING. UWHC RECEIVED AND USED GIFTS IN-KIND VALUED AT OVER 193,000. THIS COVERED THINGS SUCH AS DONATED MASKS AND HAND SANITIZER, PRINTING, SUPPLIES AND VARIOUS MEDIA RESOURCES SUCH AS NEWSPAPER AND RADIO. ADDITIONALLY UWHC SECURED CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS TOTALING OVER 45,000 WHICH HELP COVER THE COST OF CAMPAIGN, EVENTS AND OPERATIONAL ITEMS. THIS MEANS THAT MORE DOLLARS FROM DONORS GO DIRECTLY TO PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED. NOW IN ITS 11TH YEAR, THE RISING LEADERS INITIATIVE IS A UWHC PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF COMMUNITY LEADERS AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR HENDERSON COUNTY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2020-21, SIXTEEN RISING LEADERS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM WHICH WAS CONDUCTED VIRTUALLY, AND MANY HAVE BEEN RECRUITED TO SERVE ON LOCAL BOARDS. BORN LEARNING TRAIL IS AN EDUCATION ACTIVITY PROGRAM. IT PROMOTES LEARNING IN A FUN AND INTERACTIVE WAY WHILE BOOSTING LANGUAGE, READING, PROBLEM SOLVING AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. IT OFFERS FAMILIES A PLACE TO BE ACTIVE, ELEVATE AWARENESS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND BE A VISIBLE SYMBOL OF THE COMMUNITY'S COMMITMENT TO YOUNG CHILDREN. UWHC SUPPORTS TWO BORN LEARNING TRAILS, ONE ON THE OCHLAWAHA GREENWAY, A POPULAR WALKING AND BICYCLING TRAIL FOR LOCAL FAMILIES, AND OUR ORIGINAL BORN LEARNING TRAIL AT MILLS RIVER PARK. UWHC ALSO ASSISTED IN THE ROLLOUT OF NCCARE360, A NEW, STATEWIDE COORDINATION SYSTEM DESIGNED TO STREAMLINE REFERRALS BETWEEN MEDICAL PROVIDERS AND NONPROFIT PROVIDERS. ADDITIONAL WAYS THAT UNITED WAY HELPED OUR COMMUNITY INCLUDE UNITED WAY'S SMALL BUSINESS LEAGUE WHOSE MEMBERS CONTRIBUTED BACK TO SCHOOL HYGIENE KITS FOR THE 2020 DAY OF ACTION. . UWHC ALSO CONVENES COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ON IMPORTANT ISSUES. IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 2020, UNITED WAY RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM FUNDED PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS ON OUR HC2025 GOALS SO THAT OUR BOARD COULD USE THIS INFORMATION FOR FUTURE PLANNING. UNITED WAY ALSO WORKS WITH PARTNERS AND AREA-WIDE COLLABORATIONS SUCH AS THE NONPROFIT FORUM, NONPROFIT CEO FORUM, HENDERSON COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR HEALTH, EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM (EFSP) SECURING OVER 97,000 IN GRANTS, HENDERSON COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION, HENDERSON COUNTY RACIAL EQUITY COLLECTIVE, HENDERSONVILLE CONNECTION CENTER, HENDERSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT ACTION TEAMS (PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING) AND THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUMMIT. THESE ITEMS ARE AN OVERVIEW OF THE VARIOUS OUTREACH AND NON-TANGIBLE ITEMS THAT HENDERSON COUNTY UNITED WAY OFFERS TO THE COMMUNITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH, AND IN ADDITION TO FUNDS PROVIDED TO PROGRAMS, INITIATIVES AND AGENCIES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF HENDERSON COUNTY RESIDENTS. 1439500 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 8 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 23 23 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X X X ROBIN MORGAN 8286921636 38 SMYTH AVENUE STE100 HENDERSONVILLE NC 28792 ALBRECHT TAMMY SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BAKER PATTI TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BARBOSA STEPHANIE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRYANT JOHN PAST CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BUNCH KRISTEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARPENTER PAULINE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 COMBS PAM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 FORD KELLY CIC CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GAITHER REGGIE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GIRONDA SONIA AGENCY REP-N 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOLBERT SHERRI CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HOLLOWAY LEW VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HUMPHRIES ERNEST BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARMOLEJO HECTOR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MCMINN KIMBELA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MURRILL TOM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PLATZ BARBARA STRATEGIC PL 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHMOND LISA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUSHING TRINA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SPARKS TIM RESOURCE DEV 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEFANIAK CAROL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIRRELL SHARON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLEY MICHAEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WITTE JAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE LONG EXECUTIVE DI 37.50 X 78500 0 19744 78500 19744 false false false 10000 1836433 51274 1846433 237 237 34780 34780 34780 34780 9080 9080 9080 9080 1890530 44097 1057905 1057905 78500 31400 22765 24335 279145 111658 80952 86535 58372 23349 16928 18095 26669 10668 7734 8267 18249 6387 11862 3492 3492 10935 3827 7108 8649 6719 1930 8756 3506 2537 2713 34406 8963 18497 6946 300 120 87 93 7667 7040 303 324 25068 25068 11634 4655 3374 3605 9720 3888 2819 3013 SUPPLIES 150943 119293 1067 30583 CONTRACT SERVICES 9710 3884 2816 3010 BOARD/STAFF DEVELOPMENT 9034 7973 288 773 EQUIPMENT 6272 2509 1819 1944 5753 688 4530 535 1821179 1439500 188978 192701 236 54 615163 695761 780193 575710 107325 100895 7437 8084 406212 299781 115341 106431 478552 594403 2104247 2081338 31841 29767 688894 579916 720735 609683 X 1123888 1302955 259624 168700 1383512 1471655 2104247 2081338 X 69351 128429 -109637 X false true X true false X 2405268 1546823 1489410 1985069 1846433 9273003 2405268 1546823 1489410 1985069 1846433 9273003 719205 8553798 32344 31670 32548 32880 35017 164459 7811 3000 10811 9448273 0.90530 0.91770 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 10,811 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 284862 193600 91262 121350 106181 15169 106431 ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS 539529 LIFE INSURANCE CASH SURRENDER VALUE 54874 594403 X 1834489 128429 183842 312271 1522218 368312 368312 1890530 1746346 293479 293479 1452867 368312 368312 1821179 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X FASB ASC 740, "ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES" CLARIFIED THE ACCOUNTING FOR THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBES A THRESHOLD OF MORE LIKELY-THAN-NOT FOR RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE UNITED WAY'S POLICY IS TO EVALUATE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WILL PREVAIL UPON EXAMINATION BASED ON THE EXTENT TO WHICH THOSE POSITIONS HAVE SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT WITHIN THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND REGULATIONS, REVENUE RULINGS, COURT DECISIONS AND OTHER EVIDENCE. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B DESIGNATED DONATIONS 368,312 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B DESIGNATED DONATIONS 368,312 true 2-1-1 UWNC 211 PROGRAM 1130 KILDAIRE FARM ROAD CARY NC 27511 560564547 501C3 8892 GENERAL SUPPORT ADVENT HEATH FOUNDATION 100 HOSPITAL DRIVE DEPT 867 HENDERSONVILLE NC 28792 592219301 501C3 36615 GENERAL SUPPORT BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WNC 50 S FRENCH BROAD AVE 213 ASHEVILLE NC 28801 581505917 501C3 12701 GENERAL SUPPORT BLUE RIDGE LITERACY COUNCIL PO BOX 1728 HENDERSONVILLE NC 28793 561691110 501C3 54319 GENERAL SUPPORT BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF HENDERSON CO PO BOX 1460 HENDERSONVILLE NC 28793 561803125 501C3 76085 GENERAL SUPPORT CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH FOOD PANTR PO BOX 187 FLETCHER NC 28732 611657546 501C3 9797 GENERAL SUPPORT CHILDREN & FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER 851 CASE STREET HENDERSONVILLE NC 28792 562113878 501C3 95543 GENERAL SUPPORT COUNCIL ON AGING - MEALS ON WHEELS 105 KING CREEK BOULEVARD HENDERSONVILLE NC 28792 560936674 501C3 22063 GENERAL SUPPORT EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF HEND COUNTY PO BOX 1267 HENDERSONVILLE NC 28793 581734733 501C3 6779 GENERAL SUPPORT FOUR SEASONS CFL - ANGEL FUND FOR H 221 N MAIN STREET HENDERSONVILLE NC 28792 561252665 501C3 37118 GENERAL SUPPORT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY 1111 KEITH STREET HENDERSONVILLE NC 28792 561642263 501C3 51823 GENERAL SUPPORT HELPING HAND DEVELOPMENT CENTER PO BOX 222 EAST FLAT ROCK NC 28726 510138781 501C3 36467 GENERAL SUPPORT HENDERSONVILLE CHURCH OF GOD ASSIST 2103 BREVARD ROAD HENDERSONVILLE NC 28791 561202754 501C3 5400 GENERAL SUPPORT INTERFAITH ASSISTANCE MINISTRY PO BOX 2562 HENDERSONVILLE NC 28793 581556963 501C3 7110 GENERAL SUPPORT MANNA FOOD BANK 627 SWANNANOA RIVER ROAD ASHEVILLE NC 28805 581514800 501C3 23017 GENERAL SUPPORT MEDICAL LOAN CLOSET 1225 7TH AVENUE E HENDERSONVILLE NC 28792 262933780 501C3 8055 GENERAL SUPPORT MOUNTAIN CARE PO BOX 5956 ASHEVILLE NC 28813 562005198 501C3 11721 GENERAL SUPPORT ON TRACK - AFFORDABLE HOUSING SRVC 50 SOUTH FRENCH BOULEVARD 227 ASHEVILLE NC 28801 561056077 501C3 21535 GENERAL SUPPORT PISGAH LEGAL SERVICES PO BOX 2276 ASHEVILLE NC 28802 561191115 501C3 50774 GENERAL SUPPORT SAFELIGHT 133 FIFTH AVENUE WEST HENDERSONVILLE NC 28792 561469847 501C3 131591 GENERAL SUPPORT SALVATION ARMY 239 THIRD AVENUE HENDERSONVILLE NC 28792 580660607 501C3 5099 GENERAL SUPPORT SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN 950 W FARIS ROAD GREENVILLE SC 29605 362193608 501C3 8509 GENERAL SUPPORT SIXTH AVENUE PSYCHIATRIC REHAB THRIVE 218 WEST ALLEN SUITE B HENDERSONVILLE NC 28739 205599815 501C3 80970 GENERAL SUPPORT SMART START OF HENDERSON COUNTY 525 N JUSTICE ST HENDERSONVILLE NC 28739 562092325 501C3 43676 GENERAL SUPPORT THE FREE CLINICS 841 CASE STREET HENDERSONVILLE NC 28792 562212024 501C3 25560 GENERAL SUPPORT PARDEE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION 561 FLEMING STREET HENDERSONVILLE NC 28739 561930028 501C3 27490 GENERAL SUPPORT UNITED WAY ASHEVILLE 50 S FRENCH BROAD AVENUE ASHEVILLE NC 28801 560576157 501C3 32687 GENERAL SUPPORT UNITED WAY OF HAYWOOD COUNTY PO BOX 1139 WAYNESVILLE NC 28786 237112548 501C3 5839 GENERAL SUPPORT VOCATIONAL SOLUTIONS OF HENDERSON C 2110 SPARTANBURG HIGHWAY EAST FLAT ROCK NC 28726 560897854 501C3 10352 GENERAL SUPPORT SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 UWHC MONITORS GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE PROVIDED VIA AN ALLOCATIONS PROCESS. A UWHC PANEL REVIEWS GRANT APPLICATIONS AND DETERMINES THE AGENCY AND/OR PROGRAMS TO BE FUNDED. ONCE APPROVED FOR ALLOCATED FUNDING, THE AGENCY AND/OR PROGRAM REPORTS THROUGHOUT THE END OF THE PAYOUT YEAR AND A VALUATION OF THE AGENCY AND/OR PROGRAM AND ITS OUTCOMES ARE REVIEWED BY THE ALLOCATION PANELS AT THE END OF THE CYCLE. X 9 51274 MARKET VALUE false false false FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A UNITED WAY OF HENDERSON COUNTY (UWHC) IS IN THE SEVENTH YEAR OF HENDERSON COUNTY 2025, A TEN YEAR PLAN TO 1) INCREASE KINDERGARTEN READINESS AND SUPPORT SCHOOL SUCCESS FOR CHILDREN IN POVERTY; 2) IMPROVE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING; 3) REDUCE OBESITY RATES, AND ENCOURAGE HEALTHY YOUTH BEHAVIORS. THE GOAL IS TO MAKE STEADY ADVANCES BY CREATING SOLUTIONS THAT LEAD TO LASTING CHANGE. UWHC'S CASH INVESTMENT TO ASSIST THE COMMUNITY DURING THE 2020-21 FISCAL YEAR IS OVER 1.439 MILLION. IT NOT ONLY INCLUDES ALLOCATIONS TO 19 LOCAL PARTNER AGENCIES, BUT ALSO DISTRIBUTIONS THROUGH THE COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND DESCRIBED BELOW, DIRECT-PAY DESIGNATIONS FROM DONORS TO COMMUNITY AGENCIES, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES, UNITED WAY COMMUNITY IMPACT WORK AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS SUCH AS 2-1-1, WOMEN UNITED, SMALL BUSINESS LEAGUE AND RISING LEADERS. HOWEVER, UNITED WAY ALSO LEVERAGES ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF OTHER COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND SAVINGS (PEOPLE RECEIVING ASSISTANCE FROM THE EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAM, PRESCRIPTION SAVINGS THROUGH SINGLECARE (FORMERLY FAMILYWIZE), AND THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEER HOURS IN STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, ETC.) ADDING THE VALUE OF THIS ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT PUTS UNITED WAY'S TOTAL COMMUNITY IMPACT AT OVER 2 MILLION. SEE DETAILS IN THE PARAGRAPHS BELOW. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT DURING THE PANDEMIC, UWHC OPENED THE HENDERSON COUNTY COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND IN MARCH 2020 IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HENDERSON COUNTY. THE FUND WAS CREATED TO SUPPORT FRONTLINE EMERGENCY NEEDS RELATED TO THE ECONOMIC AND HEALTH CRISIS. FROM JULY 1 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2020, THE FUND RAISED AND DISTRIBUTED AN ADDITIONAL 6,374. THE FUND RAISED OVER 439,000 IN TOTAL FROM MARCH 2020 - SEPTEMBER 2020. THE EMERGENCY FUND ENDED IN SEPTEMBER 2020 AND WORK CONTINUES AROUND COVID RECOVERY THROUGHOUT VARIOUS FACETS OF UNITED WAY'S WORK. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, IN ADDITION TO THE 1.439 MILLION CASH COMMUNITY INVESTMENT, UWHC ALSO PROVIDED HIGH-IMPACT SERVICES AND SAVINGS TO PEOPLE IN HENDERSON COUNTY. SINGLECARE PRESCRIPTION DISCOUNT CARDS HELPED 1366 LOCAL RESIDENTS SAVE A TOTAL OF 150,391 IN PRESCRIPTION COSTS. NC 2-1-1, UNITED WAY'S INFORMATION AND REFERRAL HELPLINE, WAS A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT RESOURCE DURING THE PANDEMIC AND MADE 4,406 REFERRALS TO HENDERSON COUNTY RESIDENTS, DIRECTING THEM TO RESOURCES WHERE THEY COULD FIND FOOD, SHELTER, HEALTH CARE OR HELP PAYING MORTGAGE, RENT OR UTILITY BILLS. VOLUNTEERS ARE ALSO A TREMENDOUS NON-CASH ASSET. UWHC HAD THE HELP OF ALMOST 500 VOLUNTEERS DURING 2020-21 , WHO PROVIDED OVER 2,000 HOURS OR OVER 50,000 WORTH OF VOLUNTEER HOUR VALUE TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY. UWHC HOSTED TWO COMMUNITY-WIDE VOLUNTEER AND FUNDRAISING EVENTS, DAYS OF ACTION IN OCTOBER 2020, AND DAYS OF CARING DURING THE SPRING OF 2021. DAYS OF ACTION 2020 RAISED FUNDS AND SUPPLIES SO THAT ALL 13,000 HENDERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS COULD RECEIVE BACK TO SCHOOL HYGIENE KITS CONTAINING HAND SANITIZER, MASKS, AND HANDOUTS ON HOW TO STAY HEALTHY. OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS ASSEMBLED KITS IN THEIR HOMES OR WORKPLACES. DAYS OF CARING 2021 RAISED FOOD AND FUNDS FOR 13 LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES IN HENDERSON COUNTY. OVER 54,000 WAS RAISED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE PANTRIES, ALONG WITH 3,100 POUNDS OF COLLECTED FOOD ITEMS, AND 1,500 KIDS' SNACK PACKS, ASSEMBLED BY VOLUNTEERS. IN ADDITION TO OUR MAJOR VOLUNTEER EVENTS, UWHC'S ONLINE VOLUNTEER MATCHING PROGRAM, VOLUNTEER HENDO, ASSISTED MANY LOCAL NONPROFIT AGENCIES IN RECRUITING NEEDED VOLUNTEERS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2021, 2,303 HENDERSON COUNTY RESIDENTS WERE REGISTERED ON THE SITE, WITH 100 PARTICIPATING NONPROFIT AGENCIES. WOMEN UNITED, A LEADERSHIP GIVING AFFINITY GROUP, HAD A BUSY FIFTH YEAR. DURING THE 2020-21 YEAR, THERE WERE 78 MEMBERS. THESE WOMEN CONTINUED TO SUPPORT GIRLS EMPOWERED (GEM), AN AFTER-SCHOOL OPPORTUNITY FOR AT-RISK FIFTH GRADE GIRLS AT UPWARD AND HILLANDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND 6TH, 7TH AND 8TH GRADE GIRLS AT HENDERSONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL. IN SPITE OF THE PANDEMIC, THE GEM PROGRAM PROVIDED THE PARTICIPATING GIRLS WITH VIRTUAL SESSIONS ON CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-ESTEEM. ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAMS COULD NOT BE HELD IN PERSON DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, WU MEMBERS WERE STILL ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE BACKPACKS AND SELF-CARE KITS TO THE GEM PARTICIPANTS. THE GROUP ALSO COLLECTED BOOKS FOR FOSTER CARE FAMILIES, AND TOYS AND CLOTHING FOR FAMILIES OVER THE HOLIDAYS. UWHC HAS RECEIVED DONATED OFFICE AND MEETING SPACE FROM KIMBERLY-CLARK WHICH HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS BENEFIT. IN TURN, UWHC, IS ABLE TO PROVIDE LOW COST FACILITIES TO TWO OTHER NON-PROFIT AGENCIES AT OUR FORMER BUILDING AT 722 5TH AVENUE. DURING 2020-21, BELIEVE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER AND SMART START RENTED SPACE AT THE 722 5TH AVENUE BUILDING. UWHC RECEIVED AND USED GIFTS IN-KIND VALUED AT OVER 193,000. THIS COVERED THINGS SUCH AS DONATED MASKS AND HAND SANITIZER, PRINTING, SUPPLIES AND VARIOUS MEDIA RESOURCES SUCH AS NEWSPAPER AND RADIO. ADDITIONALLY UWHC SECURED CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS TOTALING OVER 45,000 WHICH HELP COVER THE COST OF CAMPAIGN, EVENTS AND OPERATIONAL ITEMS. THIS MEANS THAT MORE DOLLARS FROM DONORS GO DIRECTLY TO PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED. NOW IN ITS 11TH YEAR, THE RISING LEADERS INITIATIVE IS A UWHC PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF COMMUNITY LEADERS AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR HENDERSON COUNTY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2020-21, SIXTEEN RISING LEADERS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM WHICH WAS CONDUCTED VIRTUALLY, AND MANY HAVE BEEN RECRUITED TO SERVE ON LOCAL BOARDS. BORN LEARNING TRAIL IS AN EDUCATION ACTIVITY PROGRAM. IT PROMOTES LEARNING IN A FUN AND INTERACTIVE WAY WHILE BOOSTING LANGUAGE, READING, PROBLEM SOLVING AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. IT OFFERS FAMILIES A PLACE TO BE ACTIVE, ELEVATE AWARENESS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND BE A VISIBLE SYMBOL OF THE COMMUNITY'S COMMITMENT TO YOUNG CHILDREN. UWHC SUPPORTS TWO BORN LEARNING TRAILS, ONE ON THE OCHLAWAHA GREENWAY, A POPULAR WALKING AND BICYCLING TRAIL FOR LOCAL FAMILIES, AND OUR ORIGINAL BORN LEARNING TRAIL AT MILLS RIVER PARK. UWHC ALSO ASSISTED IN THE ROLLOUT OF NCCARE360, A NEW, STATEWIDE COORDINATION SYSTEM DESIGNED TO STREAMLINE REFERRALS BETWEEN MEDICAL PROVIDERS AND NONPROFIT PROVIDERS. ADDITIONAL WAYS THAT UNITED WAY HELPED OUR COMMUNITY INCLUDE UNITED WAY'S SMALL BUSINESS LEAGUE WHOSE MEMBERS CONTRIBUTED BACK TO SCHOOL HYGIENE KITS FOR THE 2020 DAY OF ACTION. . UWHC ALSO CONVENES COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ON IMPORTANT ISSUES. IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 2020, UNITED WAY RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM FUNDED PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS ON OUR HC2025 GOALS SO THAT OUR BOARD COULD USE THIS INFORMATION FOR FUTURE PLANNING. UNITED WAY ALSO WORKS WITH PARTNERS AND AREA-WIDE COLLABORATIONS SUCH AS THE NONPROFIT FORUM, NONPROFIT CEO FORUM, HENDERSON COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR HEALTH, EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM (EFSP) SECURING OVER 97,000 IN GRANTS, HENDERSON COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION, HENDERSON COUNTY RACIAL EQUITY COLLECTIVE, HENDERSONVILLE CONNECTION CENTER, HENDERSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT ACTION TEAMS (PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING) AND THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUMMIT. THESE ITEMS ARE AN OVERVIEW OF THE VARIOUS OUTREACH AND NON-TANGIBLE ITEMS THAT HENDERSON COUNTY UNITED WAY OFFERS TO THE COMMUNITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH, AND IN ADDITION TO FUNDS PROVIDED TO PROGRAMS, INITIATIVES AND AGENCIES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF HENDERSON COUNTY RESIDENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE RETURN WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT WITH ASSISTANCE AND OVERSIGHT FROM MANAGEMENT. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD PRIOR TO THE FILING DATE. THE RETURN WAS PRESENTED AT THE BOARD MEETING BY THE AUDITING FIRM AND THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. AFTER BOARD REVIEW THE 990 WAS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C A NEW CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOCUMENT IS PRESENTED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH BOARD YEAR. IT IS SIGNED AND SUBMITTED BY EACH MEMBER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE PROCESS DESCRIBED IN REGULATION SEC 53.4958 (6)(C) FOR ESTABLISING THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE EXCEUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE. THE FORM 990 IS POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE, GUIDESTAR AND AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 DESIGNATED DONATIONS -368,312 DESIGNATED DONATIONS 368,312