United Way Of Greater Texarkana Inc

What United Way Of Greater Texarkana Inc does

United Way of Greater Texarkana Inc is a locally-governed, autonomous 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1924 as part of the local Community Chest movement and incorporated under its current name in 1996. It operates from 214 Spruce St., Texarkana, TX, and serves the Greater Texarkana bi-state region spanning nine counties (Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Morris, Red River, Titus) across the Texas-Arkansas border, including eight school districts. Its mission is organized around three pillars — Education, Income, and Health — and it channels donations from individuals and corporations into a vetted network of 17+ partner non-profit organizations such as the American Red Cross, Harvest Texarkana Regional Food Bank, CASA of Northeast Texas, Habitat for Humanity, the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club, and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.

The organization's revenue mechanics come from four primary streams: individual donations and pledge commitments (collected via website, paper pledge forms, and the Zeffy.com online giving platform), corporate sponsorships from a named roster of 10+ flagship local employers (Christus, Commercial National Bank, Cooper Tires, Domtar, Graphic Packaging, Life Net, Mayo, Offenhauser, Smith-Blair Xylem, United Steel Workers), event-based fundraising through six or more signature annual events (Cooper Tire Golf Tournament, Sing It Forward Karaoke Battle, Two States One Story Benefit Concert, Uncork Your Support, Battle On The Border, Stuff A Bus, and Bowl It Forward), and a formal Community Impact Grant cycle that allocates pooled funds to partner agencies. The current annual Campaign Fundraising goal is $900,000 for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

The underlying technology stack is minimal and non-proprietary: a WordPress-based marketing website, a CommunityForce grant application portal, a Zeffy donation processing page, and standard social channels (Facebook, Instagram, email). There is no app, API, or proprietary platform. Headcount is 1-10 employees, led by President & CEO Mark L. Bledsoe (joined July 2014), VP Marketing and Fundraising Molly Riley, and Operations Manager Jamie Branson, with governance provided by a volunteer Board of Directors including Chair Darla Wilf, Treasurer William Morriss, and Campaign Chair Mike Mahone.

Name

United Way Of Greater Texarkana Inc

Legal name

United Way of Greater Texarkana

Website

https://texarkanaunitedway.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

United Way of Greater Texarkana Inc is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1924 that mobilizes donations, corporate sponsorships, and volunteers across the Texas-Arkansas border region to fund 17+ partner agencies focused on Education, Income, and Health.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services / Nonprofit Charitable Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL), Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC), After-School, Tutoring & Academic Enrichment Nonprofits (BPAGADAC)

Keywords

• Community fundraising
• Community impact grants
• Nonprofit program funding
• Social services coordination
• Corporate charitable giving

Headquarters

HQ city

Texarkana

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations and Pledges: The organization raises funds through individual charitable donations and pledge commitments from community members, typically during annual fundraising campaigns.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Local businesses including Christus, Commercial National Bank, Cooper Tires, Domtar, Graphic Packaging, Life Net, Mayo, Offenhauser, Smith-Blair Xylem, and United Steel Workers provide corporate sponsorship support.
3. Event-Based Fundraising: Revenue generated through ticket sales, sponsorships, and donations associated with events such as golf tournaments, benefit concerts, karaoke battles, and other community gatherings.
4. Community Impact Grants: United Way distributes grant funding to partner non-profit organizations through a Community Impact Grant application process, with grant presentations in August, applications opening in March and closing at the end of March.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

United Way of Greater Texarkana is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that funds and coordinates community programs across Education, Income, and Health pillars in the Greater Texarkana bi-state region. It mobilizes individual donations, corporate sponsorships, event-based fundraising, and grants — including a $900,000 annual campaign goal — and distributes funds through the Community Impact Grant program to 17+ vetted partner non-profit organizations. It also runs direct programs such as Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, Stuff The Bus, and volunteer/advocacy initiatives.

Product overview

United Way of Greater Texarkana is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that operates as a fundraising and community impact organization rather than a technology product company. The organization offers a coordinated portfolio of community programs focused on three pillars: Education, Income, and Health. Core offerings include the Dolly Parton Imagination Library (book gifting for children 0-5), Stuff The Bus (school supply drives), annual Campaign Fundraising ($900,000 goal), Community Impact Grant Application services, Volunteer Program connections, and direct funding to partner organizations delivering health, income stability, and education services. The organization functions as a convener and funder rather than a technology product provider.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Annual Campaign Fundraising Annual community-facing fundraising campaign that solicits donations from individuals and corporate sponsors to fund United Way of Greater Texarkana's education, income, and health initiatives across the Greater Texarkana region.
• Community Impact Grant Program Structured annual grant application and distribution program that channels United Way funds to vetted local non-profit partner organizations delivering services in education, income, and health. Applications are reviewed and grant recipients are announced in August.
• Dolly Parton Imagination Library Early-childhood literacy book-gifting program that mails 60 hardbound age-appropriate books to registered children from birth through age 5, with the child's name on each book, in the Greater Texarkana area.
• Stuff The Bus School supply fundraising initiative that works with school administrations, civic organizations, and businesses to identify and supply students in need across eight school districts in Texas and Arkansas.
• Volunteer Program Program that connects community volunteers with opportunities to support United Way-funded education, income, health, and non-profit strengthening initiatives across the Greater Texarkana region.
• Community Advocacy Program Public policy advocacy program focused on education, income, health, and non-profit strengthening, providing tools for community members to engage with elected representatives and raise awareness through community conversations and social media.
• Community Health Programs Funding and support for health-focused programs including American Red Cross emergency relief, TRAX rural transportation, CASA of Northeast Texas, domestic violence prevention, mental health services, senior services (Miller County Senior Center, Meals on Wheels), therapeutic programs (Runnin' WJ Ranch, Southwest Arkansas Counseling and Mental Health Center), and disability services (Temple Memorial Rehabilitation).
• Income Stability Programs Programs supporting financial stability including Habitat for Humanity housing, East Texas Veterans Resource Center homeless services, vocational training through Texarkana Resources for The Disabled, Randy Sam's Outreach Shelter case management, and Mission Texarkana Certified Nursing Aid training.
• Education Programs Programs providing children, at-risk youth, and adults access to quality learning opportunities, after-school care, and mentors including Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club Power Hour, Caddo Area Council Boy Scouts Learning for Life, Literacy Council of Bowie & Miller Counties adult literacy, Mission Texarkana CNA training, Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council ArtsSmart, Texarkana Arkansas Police Department P.R.I.D.E. Academy, and Texarkana Regional Center On Aging.
• Community Fundraising Events Annual fundraising events including Campaign Kickoff, Cooper Tire Golf Tournament, Sing It Forward Karaoke Battle, Two States One Story Benefit Concert, Uncork Your Support, NAIFA Golf Tournament, and Battle On The Border Fundraiser, which generate revenue through ticket sales, sponsorships, and donations.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

37 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• American Red CrosscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Way of Greater Texarkana provides financial support to the American Red Cross, which prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing volunteers and donor generosity.
• Ark-Tex Council of Governments-Rural Transportation/ TRAX TransportationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTRAX provides transportation to residents in Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Morris, Red River, and Titus counties at free or reduced rates. A large percentage of passengers are seniors and individuals with disabilities accessing healthcare services.
• CASA of Northeast Texas: Texarkana Children's Advocacy CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides a safe place for victims and their families to receive comprehensive services from dedicated professional interviewers, nurses, counselors, and advocates in a child-friendly atmosphere through a coordinated team approach.
• Domestic Violence Prevention: Child Safe ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides skills and education necessary for children to be prepared to live independently and safely outside of the shelter.
• For the Sake of OnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgram promotes increasing mental and emotional health of case workers and foster/kinship guardians in Miller, Bowie, and Cass counties.
• Harvest Texarkana Regional Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBackpack for Kids program provides access to nutritious foods for chronically hungry children who depend on school-provided meals as their primary means of nutrition.
• Miller County Senior CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides transportation, socialization, congregate and/or home-delivered meals to senior citizens of Miller County. Transportation service includes transporting seniors to and from the center.
• Next Step Community SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides mental health services to support and complement the work of school counselors by providing services to youth at school.
• Opportunities, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly Head Start program serves children ages birth to 3, providing comprehensive childcare services including emotional, physical, social, and intellectual development. Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) focuses on children ages birth-3 with developmental delays and disabilities.
• Runnin' WJ RanchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTherapeutic Riding Program enhances quality of life for individuals with special needs and those challenged with disabilities and/or situations in their lives which are debilitating.
• Senior Citizens Services of TexarkanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeals on Wheels provides nourishment to homebound seniors and disabled individuals. Congregate Meals program provides noon meals at seven area senior centers to help prevent isolation.
• SAFE-T Crisis CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides mental health counseling to victims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault and their children, delivered by a Licensed Professional Counselor.
• Southwest Arkansas Counseling and Mental Health CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTherapeutic Foster Care program trains 25 foster parents to become co-therapists in the home through specialized evidence-based therapeutic training in a home-based setting.
• Temple Memorial RehabilitationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTherapy Assistance program provides access to health care to those otherwise unable to afford it, ensuring people with disabilities have equal opportunities to live, learn, work, and play in their communities.
• Texarkana Noon Lions ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSight Conservation Program provides vision screening to children ages 6 months to 6 years. Early eye problem detection enables early treatment and correction.
• Caddo Area Council Boy ScoutscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLearning for Life program develops and delivers research-based academics, character, leadership, and career-focused programs aligned to state and national standards.
• Dolly Parton Imagination LibrarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides books to newborns up until age 5 through a collection of 60 hardcover books mailed monthly with the child's name on them.
• Literacy Council of Bowie & Miller CountiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCareer Readiness and Adult Literacy program equips clients with tools to be successful in careers, proactive in family life, and become economically self-sufficient.
• Mission TexarkanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertified Nursing Aid Training program provides skills needed to get a job and career, preparing students for self-sufficiency.
• Randy Sam's Outreach SheltercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClient Advisory Assistance Program provides residential clients with an on-site case manager to assist in housing, navigating social service systems, employment, and obtaining mental health and medical appointments.
• Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of TexarkanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPower Hour drives positive outcomes for youth in academic success by extending learning beyond the school day with structured homework help and mentorship.
• Texarkana Arkansas Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerP.R.I.D.E. Academy alters at-risk behaviors in youth by creating lasting relationships between at-risk youth and law enforcement, forming support networks that encourage trust and respect.
• Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtsSmart Art Integration Program provides curriculum-based programming, training, and support to area teachers to ensure greatest academic success for students learning through the arts.
• Texarkana Regional Center On AgingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation programs train volunteers and students to care for older adults in the home as well as other healthcare settings.
• Texarkana Resources for The DisabledcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVocational Training program teaches basic work skills to persons with disabilities in a work center and throughout the community, leading to financial stability and independence.
• Habitat for Humanity TexarkanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with community members to build or improve homes. Habitat homeowners help build their homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage, achieving strength, stability, and independence.
• Community Health Core - East Texas Veterans Resource CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVeteran's Program provides financial assistance, counseling, and supported employment to Veterans that are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless, including spouses and children.
• ChristusflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor supporting United Way of Greater Texarkana campaigns and community initiatives.
• Commercial National BankflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor providing financial support for community programs and campaigns.
• Cooper TiresflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor hosting the annual Cooper Tire Golf Tournament as a major fundraising event.
• DomtarflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor supporting United Way community initiatives and campaigns.
• Graphic PackagingflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor providing financial support for community programs.
• Life NetflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor supporting United Way of Greater Texarkana campaigns and community initiatives.
• MayoflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor providing financial support for community health programs.
• Offenhauser & Co.flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor with Vice President Steve Morriss serving on the Board of Directors.
• Smith-Blair XylemflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor supporting United Way community initiatives.
• United Steel WorkersflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerLabor union sponsor supporting community programs and campaigns.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• United Way of Metropolitan Dallas: A larger regional United Way affiliate operating a similar three-pillar model and corporate campaign structure across North Texas. Directly comparable as a peer United Way operating under the same brand framework.
• CASA of Northeast Texas: A child advocacy nonprofit partner of United Way of Greater Texarkana, providing services for vulnerable children in the same regional footprint. Comparable as a community-services nonprofit dependent on similar local grant funding.
• United Way of Central Arkansas: A regional United Way affiliate operating in Arkansas, with overlapping geographic adjacency to the Texarkana service area and a directly comparable mission, structure, and fundraising approach.
• Community Foundation of Greater Texarkana: A local community foundation serving the same Texarkana geography. Comparable as a grantmaking intermediary connecting donors to community causes, with overlapping donor pool and similar regional scope.
• United Way of Tarrant County: Another regional United Way in Texas using the same Education/Income/Health structure with a community impact grant program. Operates in a comparable mid-to-large metro market with similar partner-network dynamics.
• Harvest Texarkana Regional Food Bank: A regional food bank partner that United Way of Greater Texarkana funds through its Backpack for Kids program. Comparable as a community-rooted nonprofit serving vulnerable populations in the same geography.

Broad incumbents

• United Way Worldwide: The national umbrella organization for the United Way movement. United Way of Greater Texarkana operates under the United Way brand and three-pillar (Education, Income, Health) framework established by Worldwide, making it the most directly comparable entity at the system level.
• Salvation Army: A national faith-based nonprofit providing social services including youth programs, disaster relief, and family support. United Way of Greater Texarkana funds Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club operations locally; comparable as a multi-pillar human services organization.
• American Red Cross: A federally chartered humanitarian organization and one of United Way of Greater Texarkana's funded partners. Comparable as a large-scale community-services nonprofit that operates through local chapters and donations.
• Habitat for Humanity Texarkana: A local Habitat affiliate that United Way of Greater Texarkana funds through its Community Impact Grants. Comparable as a community-based nonprofit serving housing and stability needs in the same geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/united-way-of-greater-texarkana

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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