United Way of Summit and Medina

What United Way of Summit and Medina does

United Way of Summit and Medina is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, founded in 1918 and headquartered in Akron, Ohio. It serves Summit and Medina counties in northeastern Ohio with programs focused on three core pillars: education, financial stability, and health. The organization operates with 51-100 employees under the leadership of President and CEO Jim Mullen, and distributes its services through community engagement events, volunteer programs (such as the annual Read to Me literacy day with corporate partners like Babcock & Wilcox), and traditional United Way workplace giving campaigns that generate recurring charitable donations.

The organization's revenue model is built on charitable fundraising rather than product sales: it receives funds through workplace giving campaigns, individual donations, and corporate partnerships, classified in the source data as subscription/recurring. On June 1, 2024, United Way of Summit and Medina completed a merger with Akron-based Heart to Heart Leadership, creating the Center for Immersive Leadership (CIL). The CIL is a new programmatic initiative focused on developing inclusive leaders to drive transformational community change, and represents the organization's primary product offering beyond traditional direct-service programming.

Distribution of services occurs through community-based channels, with the CIL serving as a mid-market distribution vehicle for leadership development programs targeting local leaders and organizations in the two-county footprint. The organization has no disclosed parent company, no subsidiaries, and no equity funding rounds; its capital structure is consistent with a community-governed United Way affiliate. The website (uwsummit.org) presented an SSL certificate error at the time of data collection, indicating possible technical infrastructure issues.

Name

United Way of Summit and Medina

Website

https://uwsummit.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1918

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

United Way of Summit and Medina is a non-profit organization serving Summit and Medina counties in Ohio, delivering education, financial stability, and health programs through charitable donations, workplace giving campaigns, and community partnerships, and operating the Center for Immersive Leadership following its 2024 merger.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Akron

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations and Fundraising: As a United Way nonprofit organization, the entity raises funds through workplace giving campaigns, individual donations, and corporate partnerships to fund community programs and initiatives in Summit and Medina counties.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

United Way of Summit and Medina is a nonprofit charitable organization that funds and operates community programs in education, financial stability, and health across Summit and Medina counties in Ohio. Following its June 2024 merger with Heart to Heart Leadership, the organization runs the Center for Immersive Leadership (CIL) to develop inclusive local leaders and supports volunteer-driven initiatives such as the annual 'Read to Me' literacy day.

Product overview

United Way of Summit and Medina is a nonprofit charitable organization focused on community impact and leadership development. Following its merger with Heart to Heart Leadership in June 2024, the organization operates the Center for Immersive Leadership (CIL) as its primary programmatic initiative, combining leadership development programs to achieve transformational community change. The organization also runs community engagement programs such as the 'Read to Me' literacy initiative.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Center for Immersive Leadership (CIL): A new initiative created from the merger of United Way of Summit & Medina and Heart to Heart Leadership, focused on developing inclusive leaders to achieve transformational community change.

Products and services

• Center for Immersive Leadership (CIL)

Quantifiable outcome

• Merger with Heart to Heart Leadership creates combined organizational capabilities for leadership development

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Heart to Heart LeadershipflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024United Way of Summit & Medina announced its merger with Heart to Heart Leadership, effective June 1, 2024, creating the Center for Immersive Leadership (CIL). The CIL aims to develop inclusive leaders to achieve transformational community change, combining programs from both organizations and developing new offerings.
• Akron Heart to Heart LeadershipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 April 2024The United Way of Summit and Medina counties merged with Akron Heart to Heart Leadership to develop local leaders and enhance community impact. The merger established the Center for Immersive Leadership to expand impact and innovation, expected to be completed by June 1, 2024.
• Babcock & WilcoxminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBabcock & Wilcox employees participated in United Way of Summit & Medina's annual 'Read to Me' day by reading to children near the company's headquarters. The event was designed to promote literacy and engage with the local community.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• United Way Worldwide: Global umbrella organization for the United Way network, including the Summit and Medina affiliate. Comparable as the overarching brand, fundraising framework, and donor infrastructure that the subject affiliate operates within.
• Cleveland Foundation: One of the largest community foundations in the U.S., headquartered in Northeast Ohio. Comparable as a higher-capacity civic grantmaker in the same broader region competing for philanthropic dollars and community-impact mandates.

Regional players

• United Way of Greater Cleveland: Neighboring Northeast Ohio United Way affiliate serving the Cleveland area. Closely comparable as a geographically adjacent Ohio-based United Way chapter pursuing similar education, income, and health community-impact agendas.
• United Way of Central Ohio: Ohio-based United Way affiliate serving the Columbus region. Comparable in mission, donor model, and multi-county service area, providing a like-for-like benchmark within the same state.
• United Way of Greater Cincinnati: Another large Ohio United Way affiliate. Comparable in operating model, community-impact focus areas, and corporate workplace-giving campaigns, making it a relevant state-level peer.

Direct peers

• Akron Community Foundation: Local Akron-based civic foundation providing grants and community programs. Directly comparable as a same-geography nonprofit competitor for donor dollars, grants, and civic partnerships in Summit County.
• HandsOn Northeast Ohio: Volunteer-engagement nonprofit serving Northeast Ohio. Comparable as a same-region organization mobilizing corporate volunteer engagement, directly overlapping with the subject's community-event and corporate-partnership channels.

Others

• Greater Akron Chamber: Regional business and civic organization in the same Akron/Summit County market. Comparable as an ecosystem participant convening local employers — the same corporate partners United Way courts for workplace giving and volunteer initiatives.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/uwsummitmedina

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

Investments11 records

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