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Nonprofit · EIN 95-2213995

UNITED WAY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY

Tax-exempt · SAN DIEGO, CA 92123

Financials

$6.3M$6.4M2022$6.2M$6.7M2023$5.5M$6.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of UNITED WAY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$5,525,576$6,320,585-$795,009$16,139,176$2,287,053$13,852,123
June 30, 2024990$6,222,118$6,737,469-$515,351$16,476,060$2,340,439$14,135,621
June 30, 2023990$6,290,030$6,419,554-$129,524$20,304,681$6,259,806$14,044,875
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$4,679,542
of which government grants
$562,133
Program service revenue
$352,925
Investment income
$580,535
Net gain from sales of assets
$191,318
Net income from fundraising events
-$90,882
Other revenue
-$87,426

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$92,500
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$670,853
Other salaries and wages
$1,920,872
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$3,047,495
Professional fundraising fees
$10,819
Legal fees
$26,075
Accounting fees
$56,950
Occupancy
$148,843
Travel
$25,675
Depreciation
$108,488
Program services (functional)
$3,549,590
Management and general (functional)
$1,593,353
Fundraising (functional)
$1,177,642

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$16,476,060
Total assets, end of year
$16,139,176
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,287,053
Net assets, end of year
$13,852,123
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,456,128
Publicly traded securities
$7,668,724
Net assets without donor restrictions
$13,764,172
Net assets with donor restrictions
$87,951
Gross receipts
$7,956,360
Employees
39
Volunteers
439
Year formed
1973
State of legal domicile
CA

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
NANCY SASAKIPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
38$262,739$27,024
SHANNON GONZALEZCOO
Officer
38$183,372$42,313
JAMES MCCONCHIEVP, COLLECTIVE IMPACT
Highest-paid employee
38$130,043$23,665
ALEXIS AVINA UNTIL 22724VP, COMMUNITY STRATEGIES & PARTNERSHIPS
Highest-paid employee
38$124,082$0
RYAN MORRISSR. DIRECTOR IT
Highest-paid employee
38$100,047$13,474
SARA PORTILLOSR. DIRECTOR MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
38$105,722$6,064
LESLIE OLIVERCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DEREK DANZIGERVICE CHAIR & GC CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JAVIER IGLESIASTREASURER & FC CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
GORDON WIENSBOARD MEMBER, AC CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK CORLEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEXIS GUTIERREZBOARD MEMBER, LEGAL COUNSEL
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CRYSTAL IRVINGBOARD MEMBER, LABOR REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GIL JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TRICIA MERCERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
4 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TONY RUSSELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ANGELA SHAFER-PAYNEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PATRICK STEWARTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL WOITKOSKIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 20 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
NANCY SASAKIPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$255,860$23,505
SHANNON GONZALEZCOO
Officer
40$178,642$26,054
ALICIA QUINN-KITAGAWAVP, NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPME
Highest-paid employee
40$139,584$6,764
JAMES MCCONCHIEVP, COLLABORATIVE IMPACT
Highest-paid employee
40$108,434$19,177
JACOB RICHARDSBOARD MEMBER, BOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
LESLIE OLIVERBOARD MEMBER, VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
PAUL RASHTREASURER, FC CHARI
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DEREK DANZIGERBOARD MEMBER, GC CHAIR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARK CORLEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DR HELEN GRIFFITHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RORY HEALYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JAVIER IGLESIASBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CRYSTAL IRVINGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
GILBERT JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TRICIA MERCERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RICKY SHABAZZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
PATRICK STEWARTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHAEL WOITKOSKIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
GORDON WIENSBOARD MEMBER, AC CHAIR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ALEXIS GUTIERREZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 22 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
NANCY SASAKIPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$252,458$20,573
SHANNON GONZALEZCOO
Officer
40$183,372$25,320
ALICIA QUINN-KITAGAWAVP, NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPME
Highest-paid employee
40$132,292$6,061
JIM WOODSVP, CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$108,106$8,919
JACOB RICHARDSBOARD MEMBER, BOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
LESLIE OLIVERBOARD MEMBER, VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
PAUL RASHBOARD MEMBER, FC CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
ELI RINNBOARD MEMBER, SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
TONY RUSSELLBOARD MEMBER, PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
MARK CORLEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DEREK DANZIGERBOARD MEMBER, GC CHAIR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DR HELEN GRIFFITHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ALEXIS GUTIERREZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JAVIER IGLESIASBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CRYSTAL IRVINGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
GILBERT JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RICKY SHABAZZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
GORDON WIENSBOARD MEMBER, AC CHAIR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHAEL WOITKOSKIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RYAN BLALACKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
AMBER KRAMERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CAROL KIMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
4699 MURPHY CANYON RD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92123-4320
In care of
% RACHAEL OROSE
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
SHANNON GONZALEZ, 4699 MURPHY CANYON ROAD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92123
Signed the 990
NANCY L SASAKI, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Phone
(858) 492-2000
Return prepared by
HASKELL & WHITE LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-2213995 or by the name UNITED WAY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

TO SPARK BREAKTHROUGH COMMUNITY ACTION THAT ELEVATES EVERY CHILD AND FAMILY TOWARD A BRIGHTER FUTURE.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • UNITED WAY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY ENSURES CHILDREN, INDIVIDUALS, AND FAMILIES HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO ACHIEVE EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS AND FINANCIAL SECURITY.EDUCATION:UNITED WAY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO EDUCATION, AND THE URGENCY OF OUR WORK HAS NEVER BEEN MORE APPARENT AS THE EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT GAPS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUE TO WIDEN. BY LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE IN OUR REGION'S DISTINCT, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES, WE URGENTLY ADDRESS DEEPLY ROOTED DISPARITIES IN HISTORICALLY UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES WHERE CHILDREN ARE NOT REACHING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. WE COLLABORATE WITH THESE COMMUNITIES AND LEVERAGE THE STRENGTH OF OUR PARTNERS COUNTYWIDE - BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT, SCHOOLS, POLICYMAKERS, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS - TO COLLECTIVELY ACHIEVE LASTING CHANGE FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS, AND FAMILIES. TO BRIDGE THESE GAPS ACROSS THE REGION, WHICH TYPICALLY FALL ALONG RACIAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC LINES, WE STRATEGICALLY FOCUS ON KEY AREAS SUCH AS EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY, SO CHILDREN CAN REACH MILESTONES LIKE READING PROFICIENTLY BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE, AND CAREER READINESS, SO STUDENTS ARE EXPOSED TO HIGH-PAYING, IN-DEMAND STEAM CAREERS ACROSS DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES. WE ENGAGE 12K DONORS, 341 COMMUNITY AND CORPORATE PARTNERS, 22 SCHOOLS, AND 942 VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE OVER 45K FAMILIES AND CHILDREN THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY. WE KNOW WE ARE ACHIEVING OUR GOALS BY TRACKING FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, DEVELOPING LITERACY-RICH ENVIRONMENTS FOR CHILDREN, AND MEASURING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO SEE STEAM CAREERS AS A POSSIBILITY THROUGH AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND SUMMER WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.
    Expenses $1,244,707 · grants $63,500
  • ECONOMIC MOBILITY:IN THE FACE OF THE WIDENING ECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN OUR REGION, UNITED WAY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY REMAINS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING ESSENTIAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND CREATING PATHWAYS FOR ECONOMIC MOBILITY THAT CAN PROFOUNDLY IMPACT THE LIVES OF THOSE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. WE IMPROVE THE FINANCIAL SECURITY OF FAMILIES THROUGH FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND COUNSELING, FREE TAX FILING ASSISTANCE TO MAXIMIZE REFUNDS AND ENSURE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES RECEIVE ALL AVAILABLE TAX CREDITS, AND ACCESS TO SAFE, AFFORDABLE FINANCIAL SERVICES THROUGH TRUSTED BANKS. THROUGH THE STRENGTH OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS COUNTYWIDE, THESE PROGRAMS SUPPORT FAMILIES IN BECOMING FINANCIALLY SECURE, EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY, AND ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY. FOR OVER 24 YEARS, OUR SAN DIEGO COUNTY EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT COALITION HAS GROWN TO OVER 47 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2025, OUR COMBINED EFFORTS BROUGHT BACK $31.7M IN FEDERAL AND STATE RETURNS, WHICH INCLUDED THE CHILD TAX CREDITS. THE COALITION SERVED 42.6K FAMILIES, SAVING THEM $7.6M IN TAX PREPARATION FEES.
    Expenses $854,664 · grants $29,000
  • GIVING BACK:OUR CORPORATE PARTNERS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES PROVIDE OVER $2.6M IN FUNDING TO UWSD AND DESIGNATE OVER $991K TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND THE COUNTRY THROUGH WORKPLACE GIVING. WE PARTNER WITH MANY CORPORATIONS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIPS, SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND VOLUNTEERISM FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES, AS INDIVIDUALS, IN TEAMS, OR AS A WHOLE COMPANY. OUR GROWING AND ROBUST FUNDRAISING EFFORTS BRING IN OVER $5.1M FOR PROGRAMS AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
    Expenses $1,450,219 · revenue $352,925

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
95-2213995
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
1966
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$16,139,176
Income (IRS master file)
$7,956,360

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$5,525,576$6,320,585$16,139,176XML
990June 2024$6,222,118$6,737,469$16,476,060XML
990June 2023$6,290,030$6,419,554$20,304,681XML
990June 2022$8,439,082$6,781,223$15,586,637IRS
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 95-2213995).

Questions about UNITED WAY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY

What is the EIN of UNITED WAY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of UNITED WAY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY is 95-2213995.
Is UNITED WAY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1966.
Are donations to UNITED WAY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does UNITED WAY OF SAN DIEGO 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 SAN DIEGO 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 SAN DIEGO 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 SAN DIEGO COUNTY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SHANNON GONZALEZ.
Who are the officers and directors of UNITED WAY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $262,739 (NANCY SASAKI, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does UNITED WAY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,525,576, expenses of $6,320,585 and total assets of $16,139,176 at year end.

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