2025-10-22T14:25:08-05:00 2025-06-30 882533599 WERSEN NONPROFIT CPAS LLC 4513 Lakeway Drive Bellingham WA 98229 990 2024-07-01 910755705 United Way of Skagit County UNIT 3607559521 PO Box 451 Burlington WA 98233 Andrew Miller Executive Director 3607559521 2025-10-22 1 0 Keaton Wersen CPA P01957642 3607709369 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Andrew Miller PO Box 451 Burlington WA 98233 553211 0 X unitedwayskagit.org X 1963 WA Building a positive and sustainable quality of life for all. 12 12 7 27 0 0 485650 536587 0 0 19535 16624 0 0 505185 553211 71267 128554 0 0 285384 292484 0 0 46423 247633 295468 604284 716506 -99099 -163295 676557 590304 63609 140651 612948 449653 X United Way of Skagit County's mission is to build a positive and sustainable quality of life for all. 0 0 234566 67194 Diaper Bank - In July 2021, United Way of Skagit County launched our Diaper Bank to address a hidden crisis affecting rural families: diaper need. When parents cannot afford diapers, they face impossible choicesstretching soiled diapers longer than safe, missing work or school to stay home with children, or going without other essentials.Our Diaper Bank operates as critical infrastructure for family stability, just like food banks address hunger. Through our network of community partners, we ensure that geographic isolation and limited transportation (common barriers in rural areas) don't prevent families from accessing this basic necessity. Our two-generation approach recognizes that when children have their fundamental needs met, parents can focus on building economic security through education and employment.Impact: In 2024-2025, we distributed 314,108 diapers and 3,615 wipes, directly supporting rural families during their most vulnerable moments and creating pathways to long-term stability. 70442 50860 Dolly Parton Imagination Library - Rural children often start kindergarten behind their urban peers due to limited access to quality early childhood resources. The Dolly Parton's Imagination Library directly addresses this disparity by delivering high-quality, age-appropriate books directly to children's homes each month from birth to age five.This program is particularly vital for rural families who may live far from libraries or bookstores. By mailing books directly to enrolled children, we eliminate transportation barriers while creating excitement around reading and learning. Each delivery strengthens the parent-child bond through shared reading experiences and builds the foundation for lifelong learning success.Impact: In 2024-2025, we served 1,880 children throughout Skagit County's rural communities, ensuring that zip code doesn't determine a child's access to early literacy opportunities. 14183 Financial People Project - Rural families face unique financial challenges: seasonal employment, limited banking access, and fewer credit-building opportunities. Our Financial People Project addresses these barriers head-on by providing accessible, culturally relevant financial education that meets people where they are.We transformed our program delivery in 2024-2025, moving to an online Canvas platform with materials available in English and Spanish. This innovation eliminates transportation barriers that often prevent rural residents from accessing in-person financial education. Using the proven FDIC Money Smart curriculum, participants master essential skills including budgeting with irregular income, navigating limited banking options, building credit in underserved markets, and creating emergency savings despite economic uncertainty.Impact: Our flexible, multilingual approach ensures that geographic isolation doesn't limit financial opportunity, empowering rural residents to build household wealth and economic security. 48182 10500 Health and Income Collaborative Initiatives - Rural communities thrive when organizations work together to address interconnected challenges. United Way of Skagit County leverages collaborative approaches to maximize impact across health and economic security initiatives.Through our advisory role with the Population Health Trust, we help coordinate county-wide efforts to improve quality of life, ensuring rural voices are centered in health policy decisions. Our support of Youth United creates leadership pathways for rural high school students, with participants completing over 100 volunteer hours each to earn varsity recognitiontransforming community service into a celebrated achievement equal to athletic success.We also maintain critical community data infrastructure through our partnership on the Skagit County indicators website, ensuring that nonprofits, schools, and public agencies serving rural areas have access to the data needed to make informed decisions and secure resources.Impact: These collaborative investments strengthen the entire ecosystem supporting rural families, creating sustainable pathways to wellness and prosperity that individual organizations couldn't achieve alone. 48182 10500 367373 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X X The Organization 3607559521 PO Box 451 Burlington WA 98233 Kaaren Flint Board Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 April Patterson Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Erin Long Secretary/Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Andy Mayer Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dane Mergens Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Viry Delgado Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Celeste Mergens Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Roger Elton Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Cyena Fryberg Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 David Johnson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Eric Hull Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jill Rohrs Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Peter Browning Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Chuck Messigner Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Germaine Kornegay Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Amanda Huffstetler Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Hinman Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jodi Rose Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Miriam Mikelson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tim Schofield Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew Miller Executive Director 40.00 X 45676 0 510 45676 0 510 0 0 0 0 Sound CPA 1005 Mason Street Bellingham WA 98225 Outsourced CFO 101865 1 30273 76036 430278 165067 536587 16624 16624 553211 0 0 16624 77694 77694 50860 50860 93497 32834 53293 7370 154248 67632 81938 4678 1999 1549 319 131 21212 9047 11351 814 21528 8668 11816 1044 122365 29039 82736 10590 23520 9438 5715 8367 457 38 419 1130 485 581 64 6366 3267 2935 164 68588 30364 34599 3625 3049 1338 1127 584 1770 834 823 113 13759 11850 1655 254 4816 2607 1958 251 Program supplies 16574 13384 2993 197 Dues and subscriptions 14025 4201 8617 1207 Events 13860 7107 203 6550 5189 5175 13 1 716506 367373 302710 46423 55285 25528 515393 301985 29572 7621 11231 39583 18740 1000 6221 153879 30879 0 123000 24493 107209 676557 590304 38505 31240 25104 109411 63609 140651 X 606059 311541 6889 138112 612948 449653 676557 590304 -163295 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 780021 780554 557175 485650 536587 3139987 780021 780554 557175 485650 536587 3139987 357895 2782092 4369 679 11791 19535 16624 52998 2485 3468 2797 8750 3201735 0.86890 0.88280 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income: Service fees and other miscellaneous revenue RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 123000 123000 26129 26129 0 4750 4750 0 123000 ROU asset 107209 107209 Lease liability 109411 109411 554145 934 934 553211 0 553211 717440 934 934 716506 0 716506 1 United General District 304 2031 Hospital Dr Sedro Woolley WA 98284 461035355 501(c)(3) 10000 6061 FMV Diapers and other supplies Youth - United, Varsity in Volunteering; diapers and other supplies Helping Hands Food Bank PO Box 632 Sedro Woolley WA 98284 911203572 501(c)(3) 0 38105 FMV Diapers and other supplies Diapers and other supplies Skagit Valley Neighbors In Need 1615 S 2nd St Mount Vernon WA 98273 910951646 501(c)(3) 0 5811 FMV Diapers and other supplies Diapers and other supplies 3 0 Books 1880 50860 cost Books Part I, Line 2: Cash grants - Organizations receiving discretionary funding from UWSC undergo intensive pre-screening before being awarded funding. Such screening includes: >An application process that includes explanation of the proposed use and results from use of the funding >Financial review of the organization to gain a level of assurance that the organization follows sound fiscal policies >Verification of compliance with the provisions of the Patriot Act >Verification of current status as an IRS code section 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization and, are required to provide UWSC with a final report at the end of the allocation period that verifies that all funding has been used for the purposes intended and what the results were compared to the proposed results from the original application. Diaper Bank - UWSC provides diapers and related supplies to qualified community partners for distribution to local families in need. Partner organizations are required to submit an application for participation and schedule supply pickups in advance. Once supplies are distributed, no further formal monitoring is conducted, as items are considered fully granted to the partner organization for community use consistent with UWSC's charitable mission. DPIL books - UWSC serves as the local affiliate administering this early-literacy program. Payments are made directly to the Dollywood Foundation based on the number of enrolled children. UWSC monitors activity through monthly enrollment and mailing reports provided by the Foundation and reviews these for accuracy. No sub-grants are made under this program, all funds are used solely to provide books to participating children. X 25080 cost X 25 122999 FMV X Diaper bank supplies 7 16988 FMV 0 0 0 Part I, Column (b): The organization is reporting both the number of items contributed and number of contributions. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 Celeste Mergens and Dane Mergens, Directors of the board, have a family relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Form 990 is initially reviewed by the Executive Director and Contract Accountant. The Form 990 is then emailed to the board of directors for review prior to filing. Any questions or issues are resolved prior to the signing of the Form 990 by the Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Board members complete a board information sheet annually and are asked to disclose any possible conflicts of interest. The board then reviews the possible conflicts to determine if there would be a perceived detrimental effect on the organization and either recommends that the board member be excused or to continue if there is no perceived detrimental effect due to a conflict of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Governing documents/conflicts of interest are made available to the public upon request to the United Way office. Audited financial statements and Form 990 are available on the Organization's website.