| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION - CONTINUED: |
FOUNDED IN 1939, UWSA IS NOW THE LARGEST PRIVATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATION IN BEXAR COUNTY. A LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY RESPECTED NONPROFIT, UWSA RECEIVED A 3-STAR RATING FROM CHARITY NAVIGATOR. UWSA HAS ALSO EARNED A 2020 GOLD SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY BY ADDING INFORMATION TO OUR NONPROFIT PROFILE ON GUIDESTAR. NOW, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL AS 10+ MILLION GUIDESTAR USERS CAN FIND IN-DEPTH INFORMATION ABOUT OUR GOALS, STRATEGIES, AND PROGRESS. OUR GOALS FOCUS ON CHILDREN WHO ARE HAPPY, HEALTHY, AND READY FOR SCHOOL, STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND BECOME SUCCESSFUL ADULTS, SELF-SUFFICIENT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, AND MEETING RESIDENTS' URGENT AND IMMEDIATE NEEDS. UWSA IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, INCLUDING THOSE WHO SERVE(D) IN THE MILITARY. AS MILITARY CITY, USA, WE PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE LARGE AND IMPORTANT GROUP OF MILITARY MEMBERS AND VETERANS RESIDING IN BEXAR COUNTY. DURING FISCAL YEAR-ENDED 6/30/21, MORE THAN 157,580 PEOPLE RECEIVED HELP THROUGH UWSA; AN ADDITIONAL 1.6 MILLION UNITS OF SERVICE WERE PROVIDED FOOD BANK RESOURCES. WE CREATE, LEVERAGE, MANAGE AND INVEST RESOURCES. WE WORK WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERS SUCH AS BUSINESSES, HUMAN SERVICES AGENCIES, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, RESIDENTS THEMSELVES TO ENSURE OUR STRATEGIES AND COMMUNITY DOLLARS DO AS MUCH GOOD AS POSSIBLE. ONE OF THE MANY WAYS WE SUPPORT OUR GOALS IS TO CONDUCT AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN. IN 2020, $48,300,000 WAS RAISED AND INVESTMENTS WERE MADE IN HIGH-QUALITY, OUTCOMES-DRIVEN PROGRAMS, DIRECT-SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND PUBLIC-POLICY INITIATIVES. FOR FY21, WE ALSO WERE AWARDED AND MANAGED $4.0 MILLION IN STATE, FEDERAL, AND PRIVATE FOUNDATION GRANTS THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH OUR GOALS. UWSA CONTINUES TO WORK TO DEVELOP COMMITTED VOLUNTEERS AND ADVOCATES TO BE THE FORCE THAT HELPS UWSA ACHIEVE ITS MISSION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: |
OUR FOUR IMPACT AREAS INCLUDE: READY CHILDREN: ALL CHILDREN ARE HAPPY, HEALTHY, AND READY TO SUCCEED IN KINDERGARTEN. IN FY21, 13,912 LIVES WERE IMPACTED THROUGH PARENTING PROGRAMS; QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS; AND CHILD PROTECTION, DISABILITY, AND HEALTH SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION SERVICES OFFERED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, 14 SYSTEMS WERE ENGAGED TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE. READYKIDSA: A COMMUNITY COALITION OF OVER 90 ORGANIZATIONS BUILDS ON SUCCESSFUL CHILD AND FAMILY PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE HAPPY, HEALTHY, READY CHILDREN AGES 0-8 WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND EDUCATORS. IN 2017, THIS COALITION ENGAGED IN A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS TO DEVELOP THE BEXAR COUNTY CHILDREN'S AGENDA, WHICH HAS GUIDED THE EARLY CHILDHOOD INVESTMENT OF UWSA AS WELL AS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. THE BEXAR COUNTY CHILDREN'S AGENDA NOT ONLY IDENTIFIES THE PRIORITY ISSUES AROUND CHILD WELL-BEING, BUT ALSO INCLUDES A CORRESPONDING SCORECARD WITH THE KEY INDICATORS THAT WILL HELP THE COALITION MONITOR ACTUAL PROGRESS TOWARD ITS VISION (WWW.READYKIDSA.COM). MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING PROGRAM (MIECHV) GRANT: A FEDERALLY-FUNDED TEXAS HOME VISITING PROGRAM FOR AT RISK PREGNANT WOMEN AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN 0-5 IS FOCUSED ON THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE. WITH THREE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AS PARTNERS, RESOURCES AND SKILL BUILDING INTERVENTIONS WERE PROVIDED TO SUPPORT PARENTS TO RAISE HEALTHY CHILDREN WHO ARE READY TO LEARN BY KINDERGARTEN. IN FY21, 480 FAMILIES WERE SERVED THROUGH IN-HOME PARENTING CLASSES AND NURSE HOME VISITING PROGRAMS AND ALL OUTCOME PERFORMANCE TARGETS WERE MET. SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS: YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, PREPARED FOR THE 21ST CENTURY WORKFORCE, AND HAVE RESOURCE-RICH ENVIRONMENTS WITH PREPARED AND ENGAGED ADULTS TO SUPPORT THEM TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL ADULTS. IN FY21, APPROXIMATELY 6,594 SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN THROUGH AGE 24 AND THEIR CAREGIVERS RECEIVED SERVICES IN THE AREAS OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, MENTORING, AND CHARACTER-BUILDING PROGRAMS TO DECREASE YOUTH DISCONNECTION, CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AND DISCIPLINARY/BEHAVIORAL REFERRALS; COUNSELING AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (INCLUDING SUBSTANCE USE COUNSELING); AND ACADEMIC SUPPORTS TO INCREASE READING AND MATH PROFICIENCIES. IN ADDITION TO INTERVENTIONS AND ENGAGEMENT SERVICES OFFERED TO YOUTH AND THEIR CAREGIVERS, 19 SYSTEMS WERE ENGAGED TO IMPLEMENT TRAUMA-SENSITIVE AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES. STRONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES: ENSURES ALL INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ARE STABLE, FLOURISH ECONOMICALLY, REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND MAINTAIN A QUALITY OF LIFE FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION. IN FY21, A TOTAL OF 16,698 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SERVICES FOCUSED ON PROVIDING EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND DECREASING FAMILY VIOLENCE. SERVICES INCLUDED EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, HEALTH/MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSED, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND COUNSELING PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, 15 SYSTEMS WERE ENGAGED IN BUILDING AN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE THE WAGE DISPARITY BETWEEN WOMEN OF COLOR AND ANGLO MEN. VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (VITA): PROVIDING CRITICAL ACCESS FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY, VITA OFFERS FREE INCOME TAX PREPARATION TO INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS WHO EARNED UP TO $55,000 FOR THE 2020 TAX YEAR. THE PROGRAM IS A SAFE ALTERNATIVE TO COSTLY, AND OFTEN PREDATORY, TAX PREPARATION SERVICES. WORKING IN VITA SITES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, 352 TRAINED AND IRS-CERTIFIED VOLUNTEERS PREPARED 13,436 RETURNS RESULTING IN $3 MILLION SAVINGS IN TAX PREPARATION FEES. $26,810,818 WAS REFUNDED TO LOCAL FILERS AND $7.9 MILLION IN EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) WENT BACK TO 3,803 TAXPAYERS. SAFETY NET: A "SAFETY NET" OF EMERGENCY/DISASTER CARE SERVICES TO MEET IMMEDIATE, URGENT NEEDS. TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY, UWSA FIGHTS AGAINST HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS AND CHAMPIONS COMPASSION AND RESILIENCY. IN 2021, 183,511 LIVES WERE IMPACTED: 9,550 WERE PROVIDED EMERGENCY CLOTHING, 108,285 RECEIVED FOOD BAGS OR BOXES, 1,907 WERE PROVIDED UTILITY ASSISTANCE, AND 63,769 PEOPLE WERE GIVEN SHELTER, CRISIS, AND DISASTER SERVICES. EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM (EFSP): EFSP IS A RESTRICTED FEDERAL GRANT AWARDED THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. THIS UNIQUE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BRINGS THE VOLUNTARY AND GOVERNMENT SECTORS TOGETHER TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SHELTER, FOOD, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN BEXAR COUNTY. THE BEXAR COUNTY, TX LOCAL BOARD #788600, ADMINISTERED BY UWSA, LOOKS AT NEEDS AND GAPS IN SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY, AND FOCUSES THE DOLLARS ACCORDINGLY. THE EFSP BEXAR COUNTY LOCAL BOARD HAS ADMINISTERED $905K IN FEDERAL FUNDS IN OUR COMMUNITY IN TWO DISTRIBUTIONS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR: PHASE 38 AND A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE. THE EFSP BEXAR COUNTY LOCAL BOARD WAS AWARDED DIRECT FUNDS FOR PHASE 38 IN THE AMOUNT OF $740,598 (AND AN ADDITIONAL $50,000 IN STATE SET-ASIDE FUNDS). THE EFSP BEXAR COUNTY LOCAL BOARD WAS AWARDED $115,020.25 IN REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS FOR CRITICAL MIGRANT SERVICES THAT WERE DELIVERED IN THE MOST TIMELY, SEAMLESS, COST-EFFECTIVE, UNDUPLICATED, AND COMPASSIONATE MANNER IN OUR COMMUNITY. DUAL GENERATION INITIATIVE: THE UWSA DUAL GENERATION INITIATIVE ASSERTS THAT WHEN CHILDREN ARE SURROUNDED BY STRONG FAMILIES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, THEY CAN OVERCOME CHALLENGES CREATED BY POVERTY AND FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL. THIS APPROACH IS A COMMUNITY EFFORT TO HELP FAMILIES IN THE EASTSIDE OF SAN ANTONIO SECURE STABLE HOUSING, CHILDCARE, WELL-PAYING JOBS, AND EDUCATION, SO THEY CAN ACHIEVE GREATER STABILITY AND SUCCESS. A RANGE OF FOUNDATIONS CURRENTLY FUND THE UWSA DUAL GENERATION INITIATIVE. IN 2021, 114 HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN 0 TO 10 WERE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN SECURING SERVICES AND/OR SUPPORT FOR THEIR FAMILIES; IN 42 OF THESE HOUSEHOLDS, AT LEAST ONE ADULT COMPLETED TRAINING AND GAINED EMPLOYMENT. NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST: IN FY21, A SPECIAL ONE-TIME MAJOR DONATION OF $20M WAS AWARDED TO UWSA BY THE NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS COMMITTED $10M OF THE FUNDS TO BE USED AS FOLLOWS: $3M FOR THE UWSA ENDOWMENT AND LEGACY FUND, $6.4M FOR THE UWSA DUAL GENERATION PROGRAM, AND $600,000 FOR TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. SIEMER INSTITUTE GRANT: THE SIEMER FAMILY FOUNDATION GRANT FOCUSES ON THE PREVENTION OF HOMELESSNESS AND CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AND SUPPORTS UWSA'S DUAL GENERATION PARTNERSHIP WORK. THE MULTI-YEAR GRANT IS FOR $150,000 ANNUALLY FOR THREE YEARS. THE GRANT FOCUSES ON A TWO-GENERATION APPROACH TO FINANCIALLY STABILIZE FAMILIES. HEALTHY OUTCOMES THROUGH PREVENTION AND EARLY SUPPORT (HOPES) III GRANT: UWSA'S HOPES III GRANT FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES (DFPS), PREVENTION & EARLY INTERVENTION DIVISION (PEI) WAS AWARDED IN APRIL 2017 AND FOCUSES ON INCREASING PROTECTIVE FACTORS IN FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE. THIS IS DONE THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF CHILD WELL-BEING, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND OTHER FAMILY SERVICES, AND IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH COMMUNITY COLLABORATION WITH NINE AGENCIES THAT COLLECTIVELY SERVED 903 FAMILIES; AND CONNECTED 456 FAMILIES WITH SUPPORT SERVICES; AND PROVIDED DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE TEXT MESSAGES TO 2,309 PARENTS. MILITARY FAMILIES AND VETERANS PILOT PREVENTION PROGRAM (MFVPPP) GRANT: THIS GRANT COMPLETED ITS WORK ON 8/31/2020. THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH 7 LOCAL AGENCIES, UWSA MANAGED A STATE GRANT PILOTING A NEW SUPPORT SYSTEM TO IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF TEXAS MILITARY AND VETERAN FAMILIES. THIS FOCUS WAS TO REDUCE MILITARY AND VETERAN FAMILIES' RISK OF CHILD ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT BY COMBINING RESOURCES FOR EASY AVAILABILITY AND SUPPORTS CUSTOMIZED TO THE UNIQUE STRESSORS OF OUR MILITARY COMMUNITY. COLLECTIVELY, IN THE LAST SERVICE YEAR OF THIS GRANT (8.20.2020), 221 FAMILIES WERE SERVED, AND AN ADDITIONAL 1,820 CHILDCARE PROFESSIONALS RECEIVED EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF MILITARY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. SERVICES TO MILITARY AND VETERAN FAMILIES (SMVF) GRANT: THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH 4 LOCAL AGENCIES, UWSA MANAGES A STATE GRANT TO IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF TEXAS MILITARY AND VETERAN FAMILIES. THIS FOCUS IS TO REDUCE MILITARY AND VETERAN FAMILIES' RISK OF CHILD ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT BY COMBINING RESOURCES FOR EASY AVAILABILITY AND SUPPORT CUSTOMIZED TO THE UNIQUE STRESSORS OF OUR MILITARY COMMUNITY. COLLECTIVELY, IN 2021, 155 FAMILIES WERE SERVED, AND AN ADDITIONAL 734 VETERAN INDIVIDUALS WERE ASSISTED THROUGH MISSION UNITED, A RESOURCE AND REFERRAL SERVICE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF MILITARY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 |
MR. ERNESTO ANCIRA, JR. (MEMBER-AT-LARGE) AND MS. APRIL ANCIRA (EXEC COMM MBR-AT-LARGE) HAVE A FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIP. MR. BRADLEY C. BARRON (EXEC COMM CAMPAIGN CHAIR), MR. J. DAN BATES (MEMBER-AT-LARGE), MS. MARY ROSE BROWN (EXEC COMM MARKETING CHAIR), MS. JELYNNE LEBLANC BURLEY (MEMBER-AT-LARGE), AND MR. WILLIAM E. GREEHEY (MEMBER-AT-LARGE) HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. MR. J. DAN BATES (MEMBER-AT-LARGE), MR. PHILLIP D. GREEN (EXEC COMM MBR-AT-LARGE), MR. ADAM L. HAMILTON, P.E. (EXEC COMM MBR-AT-LARGE), KIMBERLY S. LUBEL (EXEC COMM CHAIRPERSON), AND MR. PHILIP J. PFEIFFER (EXEC COMM MBR-AT-LARGE) HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. MR. J. DAN BATES (MEMBER-AT-LARGE), MR. J. MICHAEL BELZ (MEMBER-AT-LARGE), MR. DAVID BOHNE (EXEC COMM MBR-AT-LARGE), AND MS. SUZANNE GOUDGE (MEMBER-AT-LARGE) HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. MR. R. RENE ESCOBEDO (EXEC COMM TREASURER) AND MR. RUBEN M. ESCOBEDO, CPA (MEMBER-AT-LARGE) HAVE A FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIP. MR. JAMES D. GOUDGE (MEMBER-AT-LARGE) AND MS. SUZANNE GOUDGE (MEMBER-AT-LARGE) HAVE A FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIP. MR. PETER J. HOLT (EXEC COMM MEMBER-AT-LARGE) AND MR. PETER M. HOLT (MEMBER-AT-LARGE) HAVE A FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIP. MS. KATHY MAYS JOHNSON (EXEC COMM MBR-AT-LARGE) AND MR. L. LOWRY MAYS (MEMBER-AT-LARGE) HAVE A FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIP. MR. JOSEPH W. GORDER (MEMBER-AT-LARGE), MR. PHILIP J. PFEIFFER (EXEC COMM MBR-AT-LARGE), MS. DONNA TITZMAN (EXEC COMM PERSONNEL CHAIR), MS. LAURA J. VACCARO (EXEC COMM COMMUNITY SERVICE CHAIR), AND MS. HANNAH ZUNKER (MEMBER-AT-LARGE) HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B |
THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WITH MANAGEMENT AND THE CPA THAT PREPARED THE TAX RETURN. UPON APPROVAL OF THE TAX RETURN BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, IT IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD BEFORE BEING FILED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C |
THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. ANNUALLY, ALL EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES ARE ASKED TO READ THE POLICY AND CONFIRM IN WRITING COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 |
COMPENSATION SALARY RANGES FOR ALL POSITIONS ARE DETERMINED BY AN OUTSIDE VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS FROM A LOCAL MAJOR CORPORATION. THIS VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE SECURES COMPARABLE SALARY DATA FROM LOCAL AND NATIONAL SOURCES TO ESTABLISH THE GRADE AND SALARY RANGE FOR EACH POSITION WITHIN UNITED WAY. THESE GRADE AND SALARY RANGES ARE APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE GOVERNING BODY OF VOLUNTEERS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST PERFORMED IN NOVEMBER 2020. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 |
UWSA'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ALSO ON GUIDESTAR'S WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 |
THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 12, COLUMN A AND PART IX, LINE 25, COLUMN C AND D |
UWSA PAYS ALL ADMINISTRATIVE AND FUNDRAISING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED WAY OF SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY ENDOWMENT AND LEGACY FUND. THE COMBINED REVENUE OF BOTH ENTITIES IS $64,080,326 AND TOTAL MANAGEMENT AND FUNDRAISING EXPENSES ARE $4,300,032, RESULTING IN A CONSOLIDATING OPERATING EXPENSE RATIO OF 6.71%. |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.