United Way of Windham County

What United Way of Windham County does

United Way of Windham County is a Brattleboro, Vermont-based nonprofit charitable organization and autonomous local affiliate of United Way Worldwide, operating continuously since 1958 and governed by an independent local board of directors. The organization mobilizes community resources in Windham County through workplace giving campaigns, individual donations, planned giving, special events, and grants, then deploys those resources across a portfolio of community programs organized under four FY2022–2027 Strategic Plan pillars: Healthy Communities, Youth Opportunity, Financial Security, and Community Resiliency.

Its programmatic portfolio includes Kids in Coats (winter outerwear for elementary-aged children, distributed via local Supervisory Unions), the VITA Program (free tax preparation returning federal and state refunds to low-income households, with a focus on refugees and asylum seekers), the COVID-19 Response Fund, the Community Fund, the Healthy Communities Initiative (charitable dental care, Community Resilience Grant, Tobacco Cessation Grant in partnership with the NAACP), the Youth Opportunity Program, the Emergency Relief Fund, Planned Giving / Legacy Society, and the annual Freedom for All Concert. Disclosed impact metrics include over $130,000 in Kids in Coats distributions since 2015, $168,000 in Community Resilience Grant awards to nine organizations, and 63 families served through VITA with over $222,000 in combined federal and state refunds returned.

The organization operates with a lean staff of 1–10 people and no proprietary technology, relying instead on its affiliation with United Way Worldwide for standards, training, and technical support, and on a partner ecosystem of local nonprofits, businesses, schools, and government agencies for program execution. Revenue mechanics are donation-driven (one-time, recurring payroll deduction, stock, vehicle, planned bequests) supplemented by episodic grants such as the $20,000 VT Community Foundation award in July 2023; no pricing or service fees apply because services are grant-funded.

Name

United Way of Windham County

Legal name

United Way of Windham County

Website

https://unitedwaywindham.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

United Way of Windham County is a Brattleboro, Vermont-based nonprofit affiliate of United Way Worldwide that mobilizes donations and grants to fund community programs in child welfare, financial security, health equity, and youth opportunity across Windham County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Community fundraising
• Nonprofit services
• Workplace giving campaigns
• Volunteer coordination
• Community health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Brattleboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Community Fund Donations: Direct contributions to the Community Fund through online donations, checks, stock gifts, vehicle donations, and in-kind donations. This is the primary revenue stream supporting all community programs.
2. Workplace Campaign Giving: Employee payroll deduction campaigns where businesses conduct workplace campaigns to benefit United Way, with donations collected through payroll deduction throughout the year.
3. Planned Giving/Legacy Society: Bequests through wills, 401K, 503B Retirement plans, trusts; life insurance beneficiary designations; memorial/tribute gifts. Recognized through Legacy Society for planned giving contributors.
4. Special Events: Fundraising events such as the Freedom for All Concert supporting legal services for detained immigrants ($25 per ticket).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

United Way of Windham County is a nonprofit organization that mobilizes community resources to address local needs in Windham County, Vermont. It raises charitable contributions through individual giving, workplace campaigns, planned giving, and special events, then deploys those funds via grants and directly operated programs focused on health, youth opportunity, and emergency relief. The organization also operates the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offering free tax preparation services to qualifying residents.

Product overview

United Way of Windham County operates as a nonprofit charitable organization offering a portfolio of community programs rather than a unified software platform. The core Community Fund serves as the primary giving vehicle, supplemented by targeted programs including Kids in Coats (providing winter outerwear to children), the VITA Program (free tax preparation services), and the COVID-19 Response Fund. Additional offerings include Emergency Relief Fund, Planned Giving/Legacy Society, and various health initiatives such as the Community Resilience Grant and Tobacco Cessation Grant. The organization also hosts the Freedom for All Concert as an annual fundraiser. Donation mechanisms include general donations, stock gifts, vehicle donations, and the Kids in Coats Fund.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VITA Program: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program that helps families and individuals file their taxes for free, returning federal and state refunds to locals.
• Kids in Coats
• United Way of Windham County Legacy Society
• COVID-19 Response Fund

Products and services

• Community Fund Annual unrestricted fundraising drive supporting United Way's broad portfolio of local programs addressing community-identified needs in Windham County, Vermont.
• Workplace Giving Campaign Structured corporate giving program enabling local employers to run employee payroll deduction campaigns that direct charitable contributions to United Way of Windham County.
• Planned Giving / Legacy Society Charitable gift planning program that recognizes donors who include United Way of Windham County in their wills, retirement plans, or estate plans.
• VITA Free Tax Preparation Program IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offering free tax return preparation for individuals and families with household income under $67,000 in Windham County.
• Kids in Coats Program Seasonal program providing winter coats to children in Windham County who need warm clothing during cold months.
• Healthy Communities Initiative Community health program addressing local health priorities, including support for tobacco cessation and substance use prevention efforts in Windham County.
• Youth Opportunity Program Youth-focused initiative supporting the healthy development of young people in Windham County through partnerships with local schools and youth-serving organizations.
• Community Resilience Grant Grant program providing funding to community organizations and projects that strengthen resilience across Windham County.
• COVID-19 Response Fund Emergency relief fund established to provide rapid-response funding to community organizations serving Windham County residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Freedom for All Annual Concert Annual fundraising community concert event held in Brattleboro, Vermont supporting United Way of Windham County's programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• COVID-19 Response Fund: Distributed over $63,000 to local nonprofits and businesses
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Brattleboro Savings & LoancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Local bank whose President and CEO Robert Sims joined United Way board. Emphasizes local banking's community reinvestment impact.
• Vermont Public Health InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaborated to distribute CDC-derived funding through the Community Resilience Grant program, distributing $168,000 to nine local organizations.
• United Way WorldwidecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Way Worldwide serves as the parent organization, setting standards, providing training, technical support, and research. United Way of Windham County is an autonomous local affiliate that pays dues for these benefits and access to best practices from the network.
• Prevent Child Abuse VermontcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFY2020 funded partner implementing the Nurturing Parenting Program to strengthen families and decrease child abuse and neglect.
• Youth Services Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFY2020 funded partner providing substance abuse treatment, transitional housing (Youth House), and youth-led screen-printing workforce development program.
• AIDS Project of Southern VermontminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFY2020 funded partner providing free, nutritious food to individuals living with HIV and their families.
• Groundworks CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFY2020 funded partner providing housing support case management and Great River Terrace supportive housing (21 units) for homeless and at-risk households.
• Winston Prouty CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFY2020 funded partner providing Early Learning Express bookmobile and professional support for early care and education professionals.
• Green Mountain Camp for GirlsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFY2020 funded partner running the Launching Leaders counselor-in-training program empowering girls.
• Vital Partnerships, LLCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered in conducting community needs assessment for the Community Resilience Grant program.
• NAACPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for Tobacco Cessation Grant addressing tobacco use among BIPOC populations using CDC framework.
• Windham County Supervisory UnionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistributes 100% of Kids in Coats funds to Supervisory Unions who work directly with families to provide winter outerwear for children.
• IRScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIRS provides free training and materials through Link and Learn Taxes e-learning program for VITA volunteer tax preparers.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• United Way of Northwest Vermont: Sibling United Way affiliate serving a separate Vermont region with the same franchise model (workplace giving campaigns, Community Impact framework, donor-advised grantmaking to local nonprofits). Directly comparable in program structure, revenue model, and national network affiliation.
• United Way of Chittenden County: Vermont's largest United Way affiliate operating the same community fundraising, workplace campaign, and partner-grantmaking model in Chittenden County. Most comparable in mission, scale-up peer, and structural approach.
• Vermont Community Foundation: Vermont's largest statewide community foundation performing grantmaking, donor stewardship, and community impact work in the same Vermont philanthropic ecosystem — directly comparable function and geography, though structured as an independent foundation rather than a United Way affiliate.
• United Way of Addison County: Direct counterpart United Way affiliate serving Addison County, Vermont with the same workplace campaign and Community Impact model. Comparable scale and rural-New-England operating context.

Broad incumbents

• United Way Worldwide: Parent national network that sets franchise standards, provides training and research, and backstops the brand UWWC operates under — broadly incumbent in the same space with overlapping fundraising infrastructure and advocacy footprint.

Regional players

• Vermont Foodbank: Statewide Vermont food security nonprofit that distributes emergency food resources; partial overlap with UWWC's Healthy Communities and emergency relief programming, though focused on a single cause area and state scale.
• New Hampshire Charitable Foundation: Largest community foundation in New Hampshire serving a neighboring New England state with the same grantmaking, donor stewardship, and community impact operating model — directly comparable function in an adjacent geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/UWWindham
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bayada-nurses

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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