2025-11-13T14:04:55-07:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 420869502 UNITED WAY OF MAHASKA COUNTY UNIT 6416736043 102 1st Avenue East Oskaloosa IA 52577 Cassie J Veldhuizen President of the Board 6412950493 2025-11-13 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Michella Friesen 102 1st Ave E Oskaloosa IA 52577 482410 0 X www.unitedwaymahaska.org X 1963 IA United Way of Mahaska County empowers our communities by promoting education, encouraging healthy living, and strengthening financial stability. 13 13 4 382 0 0 363425 465375 0 0 3253 4367 34655 10860 401333 480602 194278 189737 0 0 106282 104319 0 0 30714 82327 69617 382887 363673 18446 116929 620988 735042 10621 10915 610367 724127 X United Way of Mahaska County empowers our communities by promoting education, encouraging healthy living, and strengthening financial stability. 0 1 160691 160467 0 Community Investment (Allocations): Occurs each February. After our annual campaign, a group of community volunteers come together to allocate campaign dollars to social service agencies that serve Mahaska County. Local agencies submit grant applications and make presentations outlining the programs they would like funded. In 2024, United Way of Mahaska County funded 8 local agencies. These agencies focus their efforts on addressing education, income, health, and basic needs throughout Mahaska County. 26500 26500 0 Special Grants: United Way of Mahaska County provided a special grant to two local organizations in Mahaska County. Funding went to a program that helped local high school students fund a project that provided clothing and Christmas presents to local children in need, and the local community park rebuild. 16512 0 0 Take-Along Food Program: United Way of Mahaska County's Take-Along Weekend Food Program provides bags of meals, snacks, and drinks to students who struggle with food insecurity over the weekend. Each Friday during the school year, the program served approximately 168 students at Oskaloosa Elementary School, Oskaloosa Middle School, Eddyville Elementary School, and Fremont Elementary School. 3675 0 0 Back to School Fair: Each summer United Way of Mahaska County sponsors a school supply drive, collecting school supplies and accepting donations for the purchase of backpacks and supplies. Any child or youth (preschool through 12th grade) residing in Mahaska County is eligible to receive a filled backpack through this program. In 2024, a drive-thru Back to School Fair was organized to distribute the backpacks, as well as offer shoes and socks. Agencies that offer programming for youth were able to submit information about their activities for inclusion in the backpacks. Approximately 400 backpacks were distributed to families in need. Some of the leftover school supplies were given to local schools to stock school supply closets, which teachers can utilize throughout the year. We partnered with Mahaska YMCA, Soles 4 Souls, and the school districts in Mahaska County. 2920 0 0 Volunteer Mahaska: United Way of Mahaska County operates a Volunteer Center in Mahaska County. Local agencies are able to post volunteer needs on the Volunteer Mahaska website. Community members can access the website to find volunteer opportunities that match their interests and availability. The Volunteer Center coordinated many volunteers for the Oskaloosa Summer Lunch Program in 2024. 2770 0 0 Designated gifts: United Way of Mahaska County accepts designated donations from donors during the annual fundraising campaign. Donations are forwarded to designated human service 501 (c)3 agencies. 1599 0 0 Imagination Library: United Way of Mahaska County provides free books for children 5 and under through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library Program 972 0 0 VITA Tax Site: United Way of Mahaska County recruits volunteers, coordinates and hosts a VITA Tax Preparation Assistance Site. IRS Certified Volunteer Tax Preparers provide free tax preparation for seniors and low-income families and individuals. 747 0 0 Days Of Caring: United Way of Mahaska County empowers volunteers in our community to come together to assist in completing a variety of projects each year, including those that serve seniors and individuals with disabilities, city and council projects, local non-profit agencies, and schools. In 2024, we completed 29 projects with approximately 147 volunteers. 0 0 0 Winter Coat Drive: United Way of Mahaska County coordinated a local Coat Drive. Volunteers provided manpower for distribution of collection boxes and regularly collected coats and other winter outerwear items. Of these items, many were given to local schools. A distribution event was held at Penn Central Mall to distribute the remaining items to the public at no charge. 0 0 0 Oskaloosa Summer Lunch Program: United Way of Mahaska County promotes the Oskaloosa Community School's Summer Lunch Program within the community and recruits and coordinates volunteers for both meal preparation and distribution. 66066 0 0 Compensation, Wages and Allocable Expenses (in aggregate) included in Program Service Expenses on Part IX - Statement of Functional Expenses but not specifically separated in reporting to individual Program Service Accomplishments. 78749 0 0 282452 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X X Raven Williams 6416736043 102 1st Avenue East Oskaloosa IA 52577 Michella Friesen Executive Director 40 40 X X 57068 0 0 Raven Williams Accountant/ Community Impact Coordinator 40 40 X 20493 0 0 Cassie Veldhuizen President 0 0 X X 0 0 0 Kayleigh Robertson Vice President 0 0 X X 0 0 0 Angella Foster Past President 0 0 X X 0 0 0 Melinda Walter Treasurer 0 0 X X 0 0 0 Courtney Perreault Secretary 0 0 X X 0 0 0 Jane Krutzfeldt Member at Large 0 0 X 0 0 0 Micaela Van Zee Member at Large 0 0 X 0 0 0 Shayla Van Wyk Member at Large 0 0 X 0 0 0 Nate Harris Member at Large 0 0 X 0 0 0 Haley VanDerPol Member at Large 0 0 X 0 0 0 Eddie Pierson Member at Large 0 0 X 0 0 0 Marsha DeVore Member at Large 0 0 X 0 0 0 Michael Collins Member at Large 0 0 X 0 0 0 Whitney Rodgers Member at Large 0 0 X 0 0 0 77561 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2053 0 0 0 0 463322 7296 465375 0 0 0 0 0 4367 0 0 4367 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10991 0 1641 9350 0 9350 1677 167 1510 0 0 1510 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 480602 0 0 15227 189737 189737 0 0 0 0 0 0 91622 51436 30956 9230 0 0 0 0 5209 2944 2219 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7488 4204 2566 718 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9241 0 9241 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19444 0 0 19444 5376 3019 1842 515 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 959 0 959 0 0 0 0 0 4276 2401 1465 410 201 113 69 19 2331 1309 799 223 Programming Initiatives 26649 26649 0 0 Miscellaneous 1140 640 391 109 0 363673 282452 50507 30714 0 0 346109 472252 235988 240813 11000 2071 0 0 0 0 0 0 24548 16785 1852 1944 9438 9337 302 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1189 1076 620988 735042 7851 8893 2770 2022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10621 10915 X 564679 635573 45688 88554 610367 724127 620988 735042 X 116929 0 6000 0 0 -9169 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 351323 353790 380641 324859 306760 1717373 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 351323 353790 380641 324859 306760 1717373 542490 1174883 520 207 238 3253 4367 8585 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1725958 0 0.68071 0.71574 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9438 9337 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101 482471 0 6000 0 1808 7808 474663 0 5939 5939 480602 368711 6000 0 0 1808 7808 360903 0 2770 2770 363673 Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d Direct Fundraising Event Expense were deducted from the gross fundraising income on Part VIII, lines 8b (1,641) Plus Direct Gaming Expenses deducted from gross gaming activities on Part VIII, line 9b (167) that were included as an expense on financial statements. Total ($1,808) Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4b Donor Designated Gifts Received (2,022) plus Bad Debt Realized (3,917) Total ($5,939) Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d Direct Fundraising Event Expense were deducted from the gross fundraising income on Part VIII, lines 8b (1,641) Plus Direct Gaming Expenses deducted from gross gaming activities on Part VIII, line 9b (167) that were included as an expense on financial statements. Total ($1,808) Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4b Donor Designated Gifts Disbursed ($2,770) 1 Imagine the Possibilities 110 North E St Oskaloosa IA 52577 237224698 14150 Disabled Individuals Assistance Mahaska County YMCA 414 N 3rd St Oskaloosa IA 52577 420741010 53240 Health Programming Oskaloosa Education Foundation 801 Orchard Ave Oskaloosa IA 52577 421421563 25500 Iowa Reading Corps (elementary reading assistance) and Peer Helpers Crisis Intervention Services PO Box 6 Oskaloosa IA 52577 391879622 28050 Domestic violence and sexual assault survivors Family Crisis Center PO Box 446 Oskaloosa IA 52577 421115481 18000 Domestic violence survivors Iowa Legal Aid 112 E 3rd St Oskaloosa IA 52577 421079227 12000 Legal Assistance 4-H Foundation 212 N I St Oskaloosa IA 52577 426061606 15000 Youth Programming Friends of Mahaska County Consercation 411 College Ave Oskaloosa IA 52577 421122634 25000 Youth playscape 8 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Agencies are required to provide Patriot Act compliance paperwork when applying for funding annually. Agencies are required to report on their use of funds provided. Agencies are compared to the IRS Tax exempt Status Listing annually. Form 990, Part III, Line 3 In 2024, the organization launched the Imagination Library program to provide free books to children under age five in Mahaska County to encourage early literacy Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 9 Angella Foster - 222 1st Ave E, Oskaloosa, IA 52577;Cassie Veldhuizen - 1710 3rd Ave E, Oskaloosa, IA 52577; Kaleigh Robertson - S 902 2nd, Oskaloosa, IA 52577; Courtney Perreault - 17540 Monroe Wapello Rd, Eddyville, IA 52553; Melinda Walter - 100 1st Ave W, Oskaloosa, IA 52577; Shayla VanWyk - 2912 Plymouth Ave, Oskaloosa, IA 52577; Micaela Van Zee - 902 S 2nd, Oskaloosa, IA 52577; Jane Krutzfeldt - 124 South 1st St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577; Nate Harris - 3141 James Trail, Eddyville, IA 52553; Michael Collins - 201 Trueblood Ave, Oskaloosa, IA 52577; Whitney Rodgers - 1800 N 3rd St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577; Marcia DeVore - 1800 N 3rd St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 was reviewed by the Executive Director and the 2025 President of the Board for completeness and accuracy. All board members were emailed a copy of the 990 before it was filed. The 990 will be verified and authenticated by the President of the Board, who will sign the authorization to efile the return. The 990 will be efiled with the Internal Revenue Services by November 13, 2025, thorough Form990Online's efile system. On December 11th 2025, the Board of Directors will discuss the 990 at their regular monthly meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c At the first Board Meeting of the year, in January, all board members are provided with the Conflict of Interest Policy and are asked to disclose any potential conflicts of interest, both orally at the meeting and in writing. The Executive Director reviews the written disclosures and, if necessary, discusses the conflicts with the Leadership Team. Potential conflicts are also disclosed whenever the Boards holds Agency discussions or votes on Agency funding. Community Investment Volunteers are also asked to sign this document annually, which is reviewed by the Executive Director and the Investment Chairs for potential conflicts that may be encountered in the Community Investment process. Employees are also asked to sign the Conflict of Interest Statement. Copies of all disclosure statements are retained. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All governing documents, conflicts of interest policies, and financial statements, including the 990, are available for public inspection at United Way of Mahaska County's Office at 102 1st Ave East, Oskaloosa, IA 52577. There were no request during 2024. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Donor Designations gift received (2,022). Bad Debt Realized (3,917). Donor Designations gifts dispersed 2,770. Donated use of facilities (6,000). Total Net Change (9,169).