United Way of Kenosha County

Name

United Way of Kenosha County

Legal name

United Way of Kenosha County, Inc.

Website

https://kenoshaunitedway.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kenosha

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: Individual donations, corporate donations, and workplace campaign contributions from local businesses and community members
2. Community Investment Grants: UWKC awards grants to local nonprofits ($125,000 in 2025-26 to 15 programs, $150,000 in previous years to 16 agencies)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

United Way of Kenosha County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that mobilizes community resources to address education, financial stability, and health in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. It delivers direct service programs (VITA free tax preparation, Readers Are Leaders tutoring, Imagination Library book delivery, IMPACT 2-1-1 resource navigation) and awards community investment grants to vetted local nonprofit partners. The organization is funded through individual donations, corporate sponsorships, workplace giving campaigns, and pass-through grant partnerships.

Product overview

United Way of Kenosha County operates as a nonprofit community services organization offering multiple interconnected programs across three focus areas: Health, Education, and Financial Stability. The core offerings include grant-based Community Investment funding to local nonprofits, direct service programs like Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Readers Are Leaders tutoring, and community engagement initiatives including Youth As Resources youth-led grantmaking and Read Across Kenosha literacy events. Additional programs address specific needs such as the Dolly Parton Imagination Library for early childhood literacy, SingleCare prescription savings, Techquity for digital equity, and United for ALICE research advocacy. The organization also provides equity training through Building Unity in CommUNITY and connects residents to resources via IMPACT 2-1-1 and the Community Resource Navigator interactive tool.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Investment Program Annual grant program awarding funding to vetted local nonprofit organizations focused on education, financial stability, and health outcomes in Kenosha County; $125,000 awarded to 15 programs in 2025-26.
• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,308 free tax returns prepared in 2026, returning over $1.6M to the community
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• United Way of WisconsincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUWKC joins United Way of Wisconsin as an intermediary for the Otto Bremer Trust Community Responsive Fund, bringing additional resources to Kenosha County.
• Leadership KenoshacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for 100 Years, 100 Volunteers Day of Service to mobilize community volunteers across Kenosha County.
• University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of ExtensioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Youth As Resources (YAR) program where youth in grades K-12 can apply for grants up to $500 for community service projects.
• Kenosha County VITA CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition consisting of Carthage College, Gateway Technical College, UW-Parkside, IRS, and Kenosha County Job Center to provide free tax preparation services.
• The Mary Lou & Arthur F. Mahone FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Building Unity in CommUNITY EDI Education Series, providing training on equity, diversity, and inclusion to Kenosha County businesses and nonprofits.
• Herzing UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Building Unity in CommUNITY EDI Education Series; hosts workshops at Herzing University Kenosha campus.
• Snap-on IncorporatedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Building Unity in CommUNITY EDI Education Series, sponsoring and participating in EDI training workshops.
• Kenosha Unified School District (KUSD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Read Across Kenosha literacy event and Readers Are Leaders tutoring program serving kindergarten through third grade students.
• Johnson Financial GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for 100 Years, 100+ Volunteers Day of Service.
• Educator's Credit UnionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for 100 Years, 100+ Volunteers Day of Service and VITA program sponsor.
• Blue House BooksminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDonated over 260 children's books for Read Across Kenosha event classrooms.
• Kenosha Area Chamber of CommercecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Shop for an Impact Days initiative and general community collaboration.
• Lakeshore Business Improvement DistrictminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner for Shop for an Impact Days shopping event.
• Visit KenoshaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner for Shop for an Impact Days shopping event.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County: A larger Wisconsin-based United Way affiliate operating the same federated model (workplace campaigns, community investment grants, direct service programs like VITA) in an adjacent metro. Directly comparable in mission, funding model, and program mix, though at a substantially larger scale.
• United Way of Racine County: Neighboring Wisconsin United Way affiliate serving Racine County with a comparable scope — workplace giving, community investment grants, and direct programs. Closest geographic and demographic peer to UWKC and a natural regional comparison set.
• United Way of Dane County: Wisconsin United Way affiliate serving the Madison/Dane County region under the same federated United Way brand and model. Operates community investment grants and direct programs at a larger urban scale, providing a benchmark for UWKC's program and fundraising potential.
• Kenosha Community Foundation: A local community foundation serving Kenosha County that also pools charitable dollars and distributes grants to local nonprofits. Directly competes with UWKC for community-grantmaking visibility and donor dollars in the same geography.
• United Way Fox Cities: Wisconsin-based United Way affiliate of similar mid-size scale serving the Fox Cities region. Operates the same workplace-campaign-plus-community-investment model and provides a useful comparable for program size, staffing, and grantmaking throughput.

Broad incumbents

• United Way Worldwide: The global federation that supports UWKC and other local affiliates with brand standards, training, and network resources. Not a direct competitor but the parent organization whose standards, certifications (CANDÉ Platinum), and reputational framework UWKC operates within.

Regional players

• Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin: A regional anti-poverty community action agency running programs similar to UWKC's (financial literacy, tax assistance, basic needs). Operates in a different geography but serves an analogous low-income client base with overlapping programmatic categories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/UWKenoshaCounty

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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