United Way of Westmoreland County

Name

United Way of Westmoreland County

Legal name

United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Website

https://unitedway4u.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Fundraising Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Federated Giving Organizations (e.g., United Way-type) (BPAGAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC), Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

Keywords

• Community fundraising
• Workplace giving
• Charitable donations
• Fundraising campaigns
• Nonprofit services

Headquarters

HQ city

East Pittsburgh

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. Individual Donations: Individual donors make tax-deductible contributions through online portal or payroll deduction workplace giving campaigns
2. Workplace Giving Campaigns: Corporate workplace giving programs where employers facilitate employee pledges, often with matching contribution programs
3. Agency Designations: Donors can designate their contributions to specific partner agencies within the United Way network

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

United Way of Westmoreland County coordinates charitable donations and community programs supporting basic needs (food, affordable housing), financial stability (living wage, wealth building), and youth success in southwestern Pennsylvania. The organization operates an online donation platform that allows donors to designate contributions to specific vetted partner agencies through a shopping cart interface, and partners with employers to run workplace giving campaigns with payroll-deduction pledges.

Product overview

United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania operates a unified online donation platform powered by Andar Software. The platform centers on a donation shopping cart system that allows donors to search for agencies, designate funds across multiple categories, and manage their contributions. The platform organizes donations into three primary impact areas: Basic Needs (food and affordable housing), Financial Stability (living wage and wealth building), and Success in School and Life (youth development programs).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Donation Shopping Cart System Online donation platform powered by Andar Software that enables donors to search partner agencies, designate contributions to specific nonprofits across multiple impact areas (Basic Needs, Financial Stability, Success in School and Life), and process donations through a shopping cart interface. The platform also supports workplace giving ePledge functionality.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Partner Nonprofit AgenciescoreOthersPartner agencies that receive donor designations from United Way supporters. Donors can search and designate contributions to specific nonprofits through the agency designation program.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania: Parent organization operating the same donation platform, agency designation system, and three-cause framework across a broader Southwestern PA footprint. Effectively the same operating model at a larger regional scale.
• The Pittsburgh Foundation: Community foundation serving the same Southwestern Pennsylvania region. Competes for the same donor dollars and corporate CSR budgets through a different grantmaking and endowment model, and serves overlapping beneficiary populations.
• United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey: Local United Way chapter running the same federated giving model, workplace campaigns, and partner-agency designation programs. Directly comparable as a chapter of the same global network operating in a different region.
• Greater Kansas City Community Foundation: Mid-sized regional community foundation with a comparable donor-advised fund, grantmaking, and partner-agency distribution model. Comparable in scale and operating posture as a community foundation alternative to a federated United Way chapter.
• Combined Federal Campaign (CFC): Federated workplace giving program for federal employees, operating with a similar pledge-form, agency designation, and payroll deduction model. Comparable as a parallel federated giving infrastructure competing for the same donor behavior pattern.

Emerging players

• Donorbox: Recurring donation and online fundraising platform targeting nonprofits. Comparable as a low-cost, modern alternative to legacy pledge-management software that United Way chapters rely on.
• Classy (by GoFundMe Pro): Enterprise-grade online fundraising and donor engagement platform serving mid-market and large nonprofits. Competes for the same donor relationship technology stack and offers modern peer-to-peer and recurring giving workflows.
• Givelify: Mobile-first donation platform used by tens of thousands of nonprofits. Represents the direct-to-charity digital giving model that competes for the same individual donor dollar outside the workplace giving channel.
• Network for Good: Online donation platform providing digital fundraising, donor management, and e-commerce tools for small and mid-sized nonprofits. Comparable as a technology-enabled alternative that small nonprofits may adopt instead of routing donations through the United Way federation.

Broad incumbents

• United Way Worldwide: Global umbrella organization for the United Way network. Comparable as the parent brand and standards body whose systems, branding, and partner agency vetting infrastructure underwrite local chapters like Westmoreland County.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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