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Nonprofit · EIN 59-0624402

UNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY

Tax-exempt · FT LAUDERDALE, FL 33316

Financials

$26M$30.2M2022$31.9M$33.6M2023$32.8M$33.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of UNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$32,785,054$33,493,895-$708,841$31,353,312$12,137,752$19,215,560
June 30, 2024990$31,899,094$33,639,809-$1,740,715$31,909,954$12,786,497$19,123,457
June 30, 2023990$25,993,997$30,224,301-$4,230,304$31,686,303$11,768,075$19,918,228
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$31,268,661
of which government grants
$21,250,006
Program service revenue
$304,207
Investment income
$696,314
Net gain from sales of assets
$147,473
Net income from fundraising events
$515,872
Other revenue
$515,872

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$22,519,248
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,101,521
Other salaries and wages
$5,924,826
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$8,102,710
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$70,531
Occupancy
$392,395
Travel
$77,939
Depreciation
$318,939
Program services (functional)
$29,697,572
Management and general (functional)
$1,875,358
Fundraising (functional)
$1,920,965

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$31,909,954
Total assets, end of year
$31,353,312
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,137,752
Net assets, end of year
$19,215,560
Land, buildings and equipment
$9,399,998
Publicly traded securities
$14,474,151
Net assets without donor restrictions
$17,255,227
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,960,333
Gross receipts
$40,567,105
Employees
114
Volunteers
13,000
Year formed
1976
State of legal domicile
FL

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
KATHLEEN CANNONPRESIDENT AND CEO
Officer
40$383,064$11,427
MARIA HERNANDEZCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
Officer
40$261,172$17,709
CICELY STRICKLAND-RUIZCHIEF STRATERGY OFFICER
Officer
40$218,913$12,219
THOMAS J WATSONCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$189,998$7,019
MARIA RUIZVICE PRESIDENT, HR
Highest-paid employee
40$141,852$10,746
ANTHONY HOPPERVICE PRESIDENT, WORKPLACE DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$139,614$10,946
HARRIET HESSVP MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
40$134,605$12,347
JANINE RIBEIRO CHOW-QUAN LMHCVICE PRESIDENT, HEALTH INITIATIVES
Highest-paid employee
40$125,527$10,226
SUZETTE FLIESCHMANVP CONTRACTS AND QA
Highest-paid employee
40$114,416$8,991
CHARLES B MORTON JRVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KEVIN PURVIS CPCUCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALICE JACKSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDY CAGNETTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ASHLEY BECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BOB SWINDELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
12 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
CATHY DONNELLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTINE SHAWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GARY ROSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HECTOR J PONTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEN HETLAGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MATT KATZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MELANIE DICKINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHEN MOSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TAIRIS ALSINADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TAMARA BELIARD RODRIGUEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TODD CLARKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TRACI MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 26 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
KATHLEEN CANNONPRESIDENT AND CEO
Officer
40$331,705$15,134
MARIA HERNANDEZCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
Officer
40$209,665$12,948
CICELY STRICKLAND-RUIZCHIEF STRATERGY OFFICER
Officer
40$180,398$8,151
THOMAS WATSONCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$158,494$6,155
MARIA RUIZVICE PRESIDENT, HR
Highest-paid employee
40$115,373$9,765
JANINE RIBEIRO CHOW-QUAN LMHCVICE PRESIDENT, HEALTH INITIATIVES
Highest-paid employee
40$111,711$9,599
ANTHONY HOPPERVICE PRESIDENT, WORKPLACE DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$105,752$9,987
KEVIN PURVIS CPCUVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LISA LUTOFF-PERLOCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALICE JACKSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDY CAGNETTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ASHLEY BECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BEN WESLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BOB SWINDELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CATHY DONNELLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES B MORTON JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COLIN BROWNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
D KEITH COBBDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GARY ROSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GEORGE HANBURY II PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREGORY HAILEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HECTOR J PONTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEN HETLAGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORI CHEVYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT KATZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN MOSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 28 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
KATHLEEN CANNONPRESIDENT AND CEO
Officer
40$337,046$15,164
MARIA HERNANDEZCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
Officer
40$202,067$11,473
CICELY STRICKLAND-RUIZCHIEF STRATERGY OFFICER
Officer
40$177,483$5,751
THOMAS WATSONCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$160,154$6,155
MARY BETH ALBRITTONVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$122,331$9,668
MARIA RUIZVICE PRESIDENT, HR
Highest-paid employee
40$122,281$9,628
ANTHONY HOPPERVP, Workplace Development
Highest-paid employee
40$108,098$9,583
DANIELLE DOSSVP of Community Impact
Highest-paid employee
40$108,070$9,278
JANINE RIBEIRO CHOW-QUANVP, Health Initiatives
Highest-paid employee
40$107,785$8,875
LISA LUTOFF-PERLOCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KEVIN PURVIS CPCUVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ASHLEY BECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COLIN BROWNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDY CAGNETTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORI CHEVYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
D KEITH COBBDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CATHY DONNELLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREGORY HAILEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GEORGE HANBURY II PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEN HETLAGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALICE JACKSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT KATZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES B MORTON JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN MOSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HECTOR J PONTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GARY ROSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BOB SWINDELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BEN WESLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1300 S ANDREWS AVE, FT LAUDERDALE, FL 33316-1838
In care of
% THOMAS WATSON
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
THOMAS J WATSON, 1300 SOUTH ANDREWS AVENUE, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33316
Signed the 990
THOMAS J WATSON, CFO
Phone
(954) 462-4850
Return prepared by
BDO USA

Mission

TO FOCUS AND UNITE OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO CREATE SIGNIFICANT LASTING CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITY IMPACT AREAS OF EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY AND HEALTH - THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A BETTER LIFE - WHICH POSITIVELY IMPACT PEOPLE'S LIVES.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • ALLOCATION TO AGENCIES PROVIDING HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IN BROWARD COUNTY IN ONE OF THE THREE IMPACT AREAS OF EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY AND HEALTH.
    Expenses $6,104,598 · grants $6,104,598
  • SUPPORT SERVICES FOR VETERAN FAMILIES (SSVF).
    Expenses $10,645,746 · grants $8,029,749
  • SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY AND DRUG FREE LIVING IN BROWARD COUNTY.
    Expenses $7,407,361 · grants $6,413,690
  • OTHER SERVICES AND SUPPORT PROVIDED TO CREATE COMMUNITY IMPACT.
    Expenses $5,539,867 · grants $1,971,211 · revenue $304,207

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
59-0624402
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1957
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$31,353,312
Income (IRS master file)
$40,567,105

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$32,785,054$33,493,895$31,353,312XML
990June 2024$31,899,094$33,639,809$31,909,954IRS
990June 2023$25,993,997$30,224,301$31,686,303XML
990June 2022$21,112,252$24,314,152$30,254,563IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 59-0624402).

Questions about UNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY

What is the EIN of UNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of UNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY is 59-0624402.
Is UNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1957.
Are donations to UNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does UNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of UNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did UNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of UNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names THOMAS J WATSON.
Who are the officers and directors of UNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 27 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $383,064 (KATHLEEN CANNON, PRESIDENT AND CEO).
How much revenue does UNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $32,785,054, expenses of $33,493,895 and total assets of $31,353,312 at year end.

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