2016-08-01T07:24:53-07:00 2015-12-31 DARNALL SIKES GARDES & FREDERICK CPAS P O Box 2517 Lafayette LA 705022517 990 2015-01-01 720513639 UNITED WAY OF ACADIANA INC UNIT 3372338302 PO BOX 52033 LAFAYETTE LA 70505 MARGARET TRAHAN President & CEO 2016-08-01 true CHRIS MILLER CPA CVA P00548016 3372323312 2015 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z 6131580 false false X WWW.UNITEDWAYOFACADIANA.ORG X 1949 LA United Way of Acadiana is working to build a strong Acadiana and advance the common good by mobilizing our communities to improve peoples lives through the building blocks of a good life: Essentials, Education, and Earnings. 29 29 57 4578 0 5146956 5439354 0 113279 85610 317175 302703 5577410 5827667 2189604 2478791 0 2414603 2417741 0 593235 1464268 1518118 6068475 6414650 -491065 -586983 7510694 7065732 1040910 1325385 6469784 5740347 X UNITED WAY OF ACADIANA'S MISSION IS TO UNITE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH PASSION, EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES TO CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BETTER LIFE. false false 3455349 2431041 In 2015, United Way of Acadiana granted $1.4 million to 27 community organizations to support a total of 42 programs and initiatives in the form of PACT Grants and Venture Grants in Education, Earnings, and Essential focus areas. These programs reached approximately 114,349 people. United Way of Acadiana is working to increase the number of young people who graduate from high school on time; to help hard working, low-income families become more financially stable by building and sustaining appreciating assets; and to help residents meet their basic needs after temporary financial setbacks or wide-scale disaster. To meet our goal for education we are helping families prepare their children to enter kindergarten ready to learn and succeed. Born Learning, an early childhood development campaign, is based on the idea that parents are a childs first teacher and that learning starts long before the first day of school. The program uses a combination of media messages and educational materials to show parents and caregivers how to turn everyday moments into learning opportunities. UWA works with local pediatricians, school systems and community organizations to provide information packets to parents and maintains 11 Born Learning trails in public parks throughout our service area. Dolly Partons Imagination Library (DPIL) provides a new, age-appropriate book each month to enrolled children up to 5 years of age. There is no cost to the recipient family to participate in this program. Research shows that the best way to help children learn to read is to read to them; yet most homes in poverty have only 4 or fewer books. DPIL helps families give their children an environment that is rich in educational experiences and encourages parents to spend time reading with their children, As of December 2015, over 20,818 children have been served through DPIL. In 2015, the cost of books for this program was $234,542. To help more students read on grade level by 3rd grade, UWA launched United Way Readers in October 2011. The program pairs struggling readers in the 1st and 2nd grades with trained volunteer tutors who provide a minimum of 30 minutes of additional reading practice at least once a week. During the 2014-2015 school year, 168 volunteer tutors spent over 1,500 hours helping 309 students improve their reading skills at 23 schools in Lafayette, St. Martin, and Acadia parishes. United Way of Acadiana is helping to implement Franklin Coveys The Leader in Me in all interested schools in our service area by 2020. Based on Steven Coveys The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Leader in Me is a school-wide process that transforms the culture of the school and instills students with the key skills that businesses and educators have identified as vital for success in the 21st Century. As of school year 2015-16, The Leader in Me reached more than 17,500 students in 29 schools in the UWA service area. United Way of Acadiana has provided direct support to 22 of those 29 schools. Studies have proven that implementation of The Leader in Me, even in high-poverty schools leads to increased student attendance and decreased discipline issues, with the end result being higher academic performance.The Earn.Save.Succeed. (ESS) campaign helps individuals and families become more economically secure by helping them increase their income, improve their financial skills, and develop savings plans to purchase appreciating assets. The first phase of ESS focuses on increasing awareness of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and increasing access to free volunteer income tax assistance (VITA). In 2015, the 12 VITA sites which we partnered with helped 1,107 people claim over $2 million in EITC. United Way of Acadiana, several prominent community banks, and Lafayette Consolidated Government support a collaborative initiative called Bank on Lafayette that offers special deposit accounts to unbanked and under-banked individuals in Lafayette Parish who may not qualify for traditional bank products. These accounts and the additional supports available through Bank on Lafayette are designed to provide the skills and mentoring needed to learn how to maintain a deposit account successfully, thus enhancing those individuals' chances of future financial success and stability in their lives and in the Lafayette community. Census data reveal that nearly 30% of households in Lafayette Parish are unbanked, meaning no checking or savings account, or under-banked, meaning the household relies on nontraditional services such as payday loans or check-cashing services. Statistics show that during a lifetime, an unbanked worker can pay more than $40,000 in check-cashing fees. The initiative aims to address these needs and connect more of the local community to mainstream financial institutions.UWA distributes Familywize discounted prescription cards for medications not covered by insurance, Medicaid, Medicare or other benefit plans. The Familywize card is accepted at most pharmacies in our area and can be used by anyone free of charge that does not have health insurance or prescription benefits coverage. In 2015, a total of 4,838 prescriptions were filled in our service area with discounts from a Familywize card resulting in a total saving of $112,000 or approximately 38% of the prescription costs.Donors to UWA may designate that their gift be directed to a United Way serving another community in Louisiana or another state or to any 501(c)3 organization provided that organization meets the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2011. UWA forwarded $972,448 to other not-for-profits including other United Ways per these donor designations. 1619304 Through a federal grant awarded by the Administration for Children and Families, Department of Head Start, the United Way of Acadiana operates an Early Head Start program serving 103 children from six weeks to three years of age and pregnant women. The program operates two, Louisiana Quality Start 4-Star Rated, early childhood education centers; one in Abbeville serving Vermilion Parish and the other in Lafayette with emphasis on the 70501, 70503, 70506 and 70507 zip code areas. The program provides high-quality early childhood education and intellectual development services to ensure all children enter school ready to learn. The children in our program have made great progress, demonstrating an 89 percent overall improvement in becoming school-ready, surpassing the programs school readiness goal. The program also assists parents to fulfill their parental role and to move toward self-sufficiency. Families are selected into the program through a priority rating system with emphasis on working families, families seeking to further their education, and families who have children with disabilities. 367274 United Way of Acadianas vision is for an educated, prosperous and safe Acadiana where all individuals and families achieve their potential. United Way of Acadianas mission is to unite people and organizations with passion, expertise and resources to create more opportunities for a better life. The volunteer mobilization team maintains a base of volunteers who are actively engaged in activities that support Education, Earnings, and Essentials. In 2015, 4,376 people participated in direct volunteer opportunities, providing 14,706 hours of services at an estimated value of over $334,256. Our Multi-tenant facility is also made available at no charge for meetings by other non-profits and is used for storage throughout the year for items used in collaboration with other partners for disaster recovery, educational materials, and building supplies. It allows non-profits to develop their own capacity to work within our main focus areas of Education, Earnings, and Essentials through occupancy support at below market rates. 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The report includes information to track program inputs, activities, outputs and outcomes achieved. The funded agency must expend funds in accordance with the terms set forth in the UWA approved program budget. The funds may not be expended for any other purpose without prior written approval by UWA. The funded agency must provide proof of 501(c)3 status, if applicable, an IRS form 990, agency by-laws, financial audits, audit management letters, board minutes, and accreditation certifications. Funded agencies must verify compliance with the Patriot Act and must certify compliance with debarment and suspension matters, per U.S. Small Business Administration regulations. Agencies receiving donor designated contributions through UWA undergo screening prior to distribution of funding. Such screening includes verification of compliance with the Patriot Act and verification of current status as a an IRS Code Section 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. false false false false false false false false false false X 863 SELLING PRICE X 10257 SELLING PRICE X MARKETING 71222 SELLING PRICE X TECHNOLOGY 4708 SELLING PRICE X TOYS 6443 SELLING PRICE X SUPPLIES 21281 SELLING PRICE X MEDICINES 2208 SELLING PRICE false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Louisiana Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (LaVOAD) has become increasingly vital to the states efforts in identifying needs, deploying assets, gathering information and coordinating disaster response and recovery efforts through an organized statewide network of community-based organizations. UWA continues to serve in leadership positions for LaVOAD and the local Acadiana VOAD (AVOAD). UWA staff will lead the organizations efforts in activating resources to impact Acadiana parishes in response to disasters. Louisiana hosted the National VOAD conference in May 2015.UWA also participates in EFSP programs in Acadiana. The Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) is governed by a National Board, chaired by the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency. The program was created to help meet the needs of hungry and homeless people throughout the United States and its territories by allocating federal funds for the provision of food and shelter. Through local boards responsible for determining which organizations will receive funds and which services are funded, the EFSP distributes funds to human service agencies. UWA serves to provide governing support to the local board located in Acadia Parish, with UWA staff serving as local board chair in this parish. In 2014-15, funds allocated to Acadia Parish were distributed directly to the Assist Agency and Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Part VI. Section A. Governing Body and Management- 8A; 8B The Executive Committee consists of the officers of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee has and exercises all the powers of the Board of Directors subject to such limitations as the law of the state of Louisiana or resolutions that the Board of Directors may impose, and has the power to affix the seal of the corporation to all papers requiring it. The chairman of the Board serves as the chairperson of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee has the power to make rules and regulations for the conduct of its business. Regular minutes of its proceeds are kept and reported to the Board of Directors. In matters requiring immediate action, the Executive Committee may act on behalf of the Board of Directors, except to amend bylaws; adopt a plan of merger of consolidation; sell, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge or make any other disposition of any of the property and assets of the organization. The Executive Committees responsibilities include submitting recommendations for Board actions regarding the management and administration of the affairs of the organization, recommendations for Board action on the United Ways internal budget, and recommendations for Board action on the employment of the President. Part VI. Section B. Review Process 11AThe Form 990 is presented to the United Way Board of Directors for review via email prior to presentation to the Board of Directors on July 27, 2016. The review and approval process are documented through the Board minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Annually, all policies are reviewed and revised. Board members are briefed on status of compliance with each policy. Board members are mandated to excuse him/herself from any action where a conflict may arise. Such action is documented in the minutes of the meeting. Board members annually submit a disclosure form regarding conflict of interest. These disclosure forms are kept on file. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The process for determining compensation for Key Employees as reported in Part VII includes an initial review and approval by the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee presents a recommendation to the Board of Directors for final review and approval.The compensation level for the Key Employees is based on comparison to the salary range for positions of similar responsibilities within the United Way Worldwide system. The review and approval processes are documented through each committee and Board meeting minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available United Way of Acadiana makes available for public viewing, financial documentation that may include but are not limited to, Articles of Incorporation; By Laws; Form 990; all policies and procedures; and audited financial statements.