United Way of St. Charles

What United Way of St. Charles does

United Way of St. Charles is a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization and a member of the broader United Way affiliate network, headquartered at 13207 River Road in Luling, Louisiana. The organization operates exclusively within St. Charles Parish and supports local agencies and programs that address education, financial stability, and health. It is staffed by a small team (1-10 employees) and governed by a local Board of Directors with no parent company, raising capital through individual donations, corporate sponsorships, and community fundraising campaigns.

The organization's service portfolio is delivered as a collection of community programs rather than a unified software platform. Core programs include Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (free monthly books mailed to children from birth to age five, operated since 2010 with 250,000+ books distributed cumulatively), Success By 6 (early childhood school readiness), Money Matters (adult financial stability), the LIVE UNITED Scholarship, the Ray Tyree Memorial Citizenship Award, and a 211 resource hotline. Distribution is channeled through 11 partner schools (which receive 559 backpacks weekly during the school year), a network of partner agencies (which collectively served 17,832 people at food pantries), and the Imagination Library direct-mail fulfillment infrastructure.

The business model is donation-funded and community-led. Disclosed capital deployment includes $4.6 million in community investments for the 2022-2023 fiscal period and a $1.3 million community investment commitment announced for the 2026-2027 cycle. The Valero River Parishes Community College Campus represents the organization's flagship corporate-underwritten physical service location, and a recent full-funding commitment from personal injury attorney Loyd J. Bourgeois has secured continuation of the Imagination Library program. All services are provided at no cost to beneficiaries.

Name

United Way of St. Charles

Legal name

United Way of St. Charles

Website

https://uwaysc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

United Way of St. Charles is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that funds and coordinates health, education, and financial stability programs for St. Charles Parish, Louisiana residents through partner agencies, 11 schools, and direct-mail book delivery via Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Luling

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization generates revenue through individual donations, corporate sponsorships, and fundraising campaigns. Donations are collected via the website and at community events.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

United Way of St. Charles is a nonprofit organization that delivers community health and human services to residents of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. It operates programs including Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (free monthly books to children birth to age 5), Success By 6 (school readiness), Money Matters (financial stability), weekly backpack distribution through 11 partner schools, food pantry support, and a 211 resource hotline. The organization funds these programs through individual donations, corporate sponsorships, and fundraising campaigns, then invests in partner agencies that deliver services at no cost to recipients.

Product overview

United Way of St. Charles is a nonprofit health and human services organization that operates as a collection of community programs rather than a technology product. The organization administers a portfolio of programs including Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (early childhood literacy), Success By 6 (school readiness), Money Matters (financial stability), LIVE UNITED Scholarship, and community investment initiatives. The programs are delivered through a network of partner agencies and focus on community impact in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. The organization does not offer a unified software platform but rather provides direct community services and programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LIVE UNITED Scholarship: Scholarship program offered by United Way of St. Charles for local students.
• Ray Tyree Memorial Citizenship Award

Products and services

• Dolly Parton's Imagination Library An early childhood literacy program administered by United Way of St. Charles since 2010 that provides free monthly age-appropriate books mailed directly to enrolled children from birth to age five in St. Charles Parish. Over 250,000 free books have been distributed through the program.
• Success By 6 An early childhood development program focused on school readiness and early learning outcomes for children in St. Charles Parish, addressing the gap between kindergarten readiness and early childhood literacy.
• Money Matters Financial Stability Program A financial literacy and stability program designed to help community members in St. Charles Parish achieve economic independence and financial well-being.
• 211 Resource Hotline
• Partner Agency Network
• Community Investment Program
• Valero River Parishes Community College United Way of St. Charles Campus

Quantifiable outcome

• 559 backpacks distributed weekly through 11 partner schools
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Blessed to Be A BlessingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership for annual Backpack Extravaganza event. Organizations collaborate to distribute backpacks to students in need at the start of the school year.
• ValeroflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerValero Energy sponsors the Valero River Parishes Community College United Way of St. Charles Campus, a dedicated campus location operated by United Way of St. Charles on the community college campus.
• Partner SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner11 partner schools throughout St. Charles Parish collaborate with United Way to distribute 559 backpacks weekly during the school year.
• Partner AgenciescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of partner agencies that deliver food pantry and health/human services to parish residents under the United Way umbrella.
• Dolly Parton Imagination LibraryflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLicensed program partnership to administer Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in St. Charles Parish since 2010. The program provides free age-appropriate books monthly to children from birth to age five.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/UnitedWayofStCharles
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/united-way-of-st.-charles

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Investors

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Investments

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