United Way of Wayne and Holmes Counties, Inc.

Name

United Way of Wayne and Holmes Counties, Inc.

Legal name

United Way of Wayne and Holmes Counties, Inc.

Website

https://uwwh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD), K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB), Community Health & Prevention Program Funding (HLAJALAF), Workforce Development & Training Grants (Public Health) (HLAJALAM)

Keywords

• Community resource navigation
• Nonprofit grantmaking services
• Human services coordination
• Workforce development funding
• Youth literacy programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Wooster

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual donations through direct appeals, workplace giving campaigns, and event fundraising. Donations are invested back into Wayne and Holmes Counties.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate sponsorships for events and programs including Champion-level sponsorships at $15,000 and various event-specific tiers.
3. Event Fundraising: Revenue from signature events including Wacky Quacky Duck Derby, Rhinestone Round-Up, Heart & Ghoul, Reading Under the Lights, and other community events.
4. Third-Party Fundraising: Individuals, businesses, or organizations host independent events or campaigns to raise funds for United Way, with no fiduciary responsibility.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

United Way of Wayne and Holmes Counties mobilizes community donations and corporate sponsorships to fund grants and direct-service programs addressing health, mental health, basic needs, workforce development, and youth development in Wayne and Holmes Counties, Ohio. The organization runs the 24/7 211/WHIRE resource hotline, the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library free book program, Employment Resource Funds, Feeding Our Future student food security initiative, WCCCCA medical assistance committee, School Supply Program, and ALICE Stability Micro Grants, while distributing $859,429.50 in 2025 grants to 20+ nonprofit partner organizations across the region.

Product overview

United Way of Wayne and Holmes Counties operates as a nonprofit community services organization rather than a technology product company. The organization offers a coordinated suite of social service programs and initiatives focused on four key areas: Health/Mental Health/Substance Abuse Treatment, Safety Net/Basic Needs (food, shelter, clothing), Workforce Development, and Youth Development. Core programs include the 211/WHIRE resource hotline (a 24/7 community resource connector), Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (free monthly books for children 0-5), Employment Resource Funds for both Holmes and Wayne Counties, Feeding Our Future student food programs, the WCCCCA medical assistance committee, and Holmes County Housing Coalition. The organization also hosts signature fundraising events including the Rhinestone Round-Up, Wacky Quacky Duck Derby, Reading Under the Lights, and Heart & Ghoul. Additionally, they provide ALICE Stability Micro Grants to support working families facing financial barriers, and facilitate school supply distribution across multiple districts. The organization connects community members to resources through partnerships with local nonprofits, schools, healthcare providers, and government agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 211 / WHIRE Resource Hotline 24/7 local resource hotline (dial 2-1-1 or 330-263-6363) connecting Wayne and Holmes County community members to essential services including food assistance, housing support, workforce development, mental health services, transportation help, and childcare options.
• Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Free book gifting program providing age-appropriate books monthly from birth to age five to children in Holmes and Wayne Counties, funded through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Ohio, Orrville Area United Way, and local donations. In 2025, 5,564 children were enrolled and 66,768 books were distributed.
• Holmes County Employment Resource Fund Workforce support fund helping working adults in Holmes County get jobs, keep jobs, or move into better jobs by covering short-term work-related expenses such as boots, uniforms, tools, certification fees, and emergency car repairs up to $500 per person.
• Wayne County Employment Resource Fund Decades-long workforce fund housed at the Wayne County Community Foundation and administered by United Way, providing grants up to $500 to local nonprofits helping working adults with employment-related expenses to stay employed or move into better jobs.
• Feeding Our Future Student food security program providing take-home food bags every other Friday and before school breaks for elementary students, plus school-based pantries for middle and high school students in West Holmes Local Schools. Bags include kid-friendly items like cereal, oatmeal, soup, fruit cups, and granola bars. No income qualifications required; $26.50 feeds one child every weekend for one school year.
• Wayne County Committee Caring for Children & Adults (WCCCCA) Program providing medical equipment, medication assistance, and scholarships to students with physical disabilities or chronic illnesses in Wayne County. Funding primarily covers medical equipment, supplies, and services for individuals with physical or medical disabilities.
• School Supply Program Year-round school supply distribution program serving students across multiple school districts in Wayne and Holmes Counties with no income guidelines or extra requirements.
• Holmes County Pop-Up Food Pantry Monthly drive-thru food pantry events held at Deer Run Park in Millersburg, Ohio, in collaboration with the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, providing free food distribution to Holmes County residents.
• ALICE Stability Micro Grants Micro-grants up to $5,000 for direct client services meeting ongoing needs of the ALICE population (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed), covering rent, mortgage, utilities, and work-related barriers to financial stability.
• SINGLECare Prescription Discount Card Free prescription discount card program for individuals without insurance or those on prescription medications, available by calling or through the United Way website.
• Wacky, Quacky Duck Derby Summer signature fundraising event where rubber ducks race in water, with sponsorship tiers and proceeds benefiting 25+ local nonprofit organizations through United Way grants.
• Rhinestone Round-Up Annual Dolly Parton-inspired fundraising event supporting Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, featuring table competitions, prizes, music, food, and drinks with sponsorship tiers.
• Reading Under the Lights Spring and fall literacy event featuring free book distribution to children, with sponsorship tiers ranging from $250 to $5,000 supporting various school districts.
• Heart & Ghoul Fall signature event featuring walking and running activities with sponsorship levels ranging from Presenting to Pack tiers ($250 to $5,000) supporting United Way programs.
• Holmes County Housing Coalition Community-led coalition committed to strengthening housing access, stability, and solutions in Holmes County through support and stability services, housing solutions and development, and community education and outreach addressing affordable housing, transportation, and homelessness prevention.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,564 children enrolled in Imagination Library; 66,768 books given away annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

29 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• West Holmes Local SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 October 2026Partnership to coordinate and host the Feeding Our Future program. Schools enroll families, host pantry spaces, manage volunteers, and organize packing and distribution of food bags for elementary students and pantry access for middle/high school students.
• Love Center Food PantrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity food pantry helping source food and maximize donated dollars for the Feeding Our Future program.
• Akron-Canton Regional FoodbankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConnects resources and provides access to food at reduced costs for Feeding Our Future and other food programs. Also partner for Holmes County Pop-Up Food Pantry events.
• YMCA of Wayne CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChampion for childcare solutions in Holmes County. Provides before- and after-school care programs. Received $24,000 grant from United Way for affordable childcare in Millersburg and $25,000 for Holmes County Before & After School Care.
• Wayne County Community FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHouses the Employment Resource Fund for Wayne County. The fund, started in 1987 by Dr. Jonnie Jill Phipps, has helped hundreds of working adults stay employed. Now administered by United Way with local steering committee guidance.
• Dolly Parton's Imagination LibrarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational program providing free books to children from birth to age 5. United Way is Local Program Partner raising funds for Holmes and Wayne Counties. In 2025: 5,564 children enrolled, 66,768 books given away, $133,562 invested.
• Orrville Area United WayminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSeparate United Way organization serving Orrville, Dalton, and Marshallville. Organizations only serving these areas should apply to Orrville Area United Way for funding.
• United Way of Tuscarawas CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerShared experience and program model for Feeding Our Future. TUFF Bags and Tuscarawas County program serving as example for Holmes County program development.
• Holmes TireminorOthersLocal Millersburg business that encounters working families dealing with transportation challenges. Provides flexibility for customers facing unexpected car repairs that affect employment.
• Holmes Pest ControlminorOthersLocal business offering reduced pest control services for families who qualify through the Holmes County Employment Resource Fund.
• Anazao Community PartnerscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMental health services provider. Received $92,724.50 in 2025 grant funding. Located at 212 North Washington Street, Suite 303, Millersburg, Ohio 44654.
• Catholic CharitiescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSocial services provider offering counseling and community support. Received $82,000 in 2025 grant funding. Located at 215 S. Walnut Street, Wooster, OH 44691.
• OneEighty, Inc.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBehavioral health and addiction recovery services. Largest 2025 grantee at $135,000. Located at 104 Spink Street, Gault Liberty Center, Wooster, Ohio 44691.
• Viola Startzman CliniccoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAffordable healthcare and dental clinic. Second largest 2025 grantee at $100,000. Located at 1874 Cleveland Rd, Wooster, OH 44691.
• Salvation Army - WoostercoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEmergency services and social programs provider. Received $70,000 in 2025 grant funding. Located at 437 S Market St, Wooster, OH 44691.
• The Counseling CentercoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBehavioral health services including employment services program. Received $58,500 in 2025 grant funding. Located at 2285 Benden Drive, Wooster, OH 44691.
• Goodwill IndustriescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJob training and employment services helping community members build connections to better jobs. Received $55,000 in 2025 grant funding. Located at PO Box 1188, Wooster, OH 44691.
• YMCA of Wayne CountycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHealth, youth development, and childcare services. Received $50,000 in 2025 grant funding plus $25,000 for Holmes County childcare. Located at 680 Woodland Ave., Wooster, OH 44691.
• American Red CrosscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDisaster relief and emergency services. Received $30,000 in 2025 grant funding. Located at 244 South Street, Wooster, OH 44691.
• NAMI Wayne and Holmes CountiescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMental health support, suicide prevention, and peer-based programming. Received $33,500 in 2025 grant funding.
• Orrville Area Boys & Girls ClubcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerYouth development programs serving Rittman area. Received $22,500 in 2025 grant funding. Located at 820 N. Ella St., PO Box 17, Orrville, OH. 44667.
• Learn N PlaycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEarly childhood developmental care. Received $20,000 in 2025 grant funding. Located at 243 S. Bever Street, Wooster, OH 44691.
• Wayne County Schools Career CentercoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCareer and technical education provider. Received $17,560.50 in 2025 grant funding. Located at 518 W. Prospect Street, Smithville, OH 44677.
• Holmes Center for the ArtscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArts education and performing opportunities for all ages and backgrounds. Received $11,000 in 2025 grant funding. Located at 164 N. Washington Street, Millersburg, OH 44654.
• IncludeAbilityminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDisability inclusion services. Received $12,500 in 2025 grant funding.
• Nick Amster, Inc.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCommunity services provider. Received $4,050 in 2025 grant funding.
• Norwayne Local SchoolsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal school district. Received $4,650 in 2025 grant funding. Located at 350 South Main Street, Creston, OH. 44217.
• Children's Advocacy CentercoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerChild abuse intervention and advocacy services. Received $60,945 in 2025 grant funding.
• Holmes County Housing CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity-led coalition committed to strengthening housing access, stability, and solutions in Holmes County. Addresses affordable housing, transportation, and homelessness prevention.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• United Way of Central Ohio: Statewide-scale United Way affiliate operating the same workplace campaign, 211, and grantmaking model in a different (central) Ohio geography. Useful directional benchmark for how the affiliation supports rural affiliates.
• United Way of Greater Cleveland: Large regional United Way affiliate in Northeast Ohio with the same brand, 211 hotline, and workplace-giving model as United Way Wayne & Holmes, but at substantially greater scale. Useful proxy for evaluating the affiliation model and shared back-office services.

Direct peers

• Wayne County Community Foundation: Local charitable foundation that houses and co-administers the Wayne County Employment Resource Fund with United Way. Operates grantmaking and donor-advised services in the same county, with direct governance overlap on employment programs.
• Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank: Regional Feeding America foodbank that supplies food to the Holmes County Pop-Up Pantry and Feeding Our Future program. Operates the same food-assistance distribution model across overlapping Northeast Ohio counties.
• Salvation Army of Wayne County: Emergency services and social programs grantee of United Way ($70,000 in 2025). Operates the same safety-net services model (food, shelter, emergency assistance) for the same client base in Wooster and Wayne County.
• Orrville Area United Way: Adjacent United Way affiliate explicitly chartered to serve Orrville, Dalton, and Marshallville - the same Wayne County footprint that United Way Wayne & Holmes does not cover. Operates the same donation-to-grant model and is a co-launch partner on Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, making it the closest functional peer.
• Goodwill Industries of Wayne & Holmes Counties: Workforce development and job training grantee of United Way ($55,000 in 2025). Delivers employment-related services under the same ALICE/Workforce Development focus area, making it a directly comparable service provider in the same two-county footprint.
• United Way of Tuscarawas County: Neighboring rural Ohio United Way sharing program models (notably TUFF Bags / Feeding Our Future). Same community-grantmaking model, same footprint size, and a direct cross-county learning partner identified in the source data.
• Catholic Charities Diocese of Cleveland: Social services and counseling grantee of United Way ($82,000 in 2025). Larger regional nonprofit delivering counseling and emergency services in the same Wayne County catchment, and a recurring partner on community programs.

Emerging players

• American Red Cross of Northeast Ohio: Disaster relief and emergency services grantee of United Way ($30,000 in 2025). National-scale nonprofit delivering overlapping emergency and safety-net services in the same Wayne/Holmes catchment area.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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