United Way of Martin County Inc
Stuart, FL · EIN 23-7273540. Reported 156 grants totalling $6,151,503 to 46 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For United Way of Martin County Inc, the IRS classifies it as a federated giving programme -- a United Way, Jewish federation, Community Chest or similar (NTEE T70Z).
- How spread out its giving is. 46 distinct organizations, with 13% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 83% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is well above the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and above the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $24,250. Half of what it reported fell between $15,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $477 and the largest $550,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Martin County Foundation Inc | Stuart, FL | $800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Jesus House of Hope Inc | Stuart, FL | $566,502 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Project Lift Inc | Hobe Sound, FL | $492,796 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Alzheimers Community Care Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $375,942 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Stuart, FL | $340,458 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Tykes & Teens Inc | Stuart, FL | $315,564 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Arc of Martin County | Stuart, FL | $310,693 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Council on Aging of Martin County Inc | Stuart, FL | $310,592 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hps Helping People Succeed Inc | Jensen Beach, FL | $300,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Safespace Inc | Stuart, FL | $255,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Martin County Healthy Start | Stuart, FL | $178,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| 211 Palm Beach Treasure Coast Inc | Lantana, FL | $163,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Banner Lake Club Inc | Hobe Sound, FL | $130,630 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Childrens Emergency Resources Inc | Stuart, FL | $126,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Caring Children Clothing Children Inc | Stuart, FL | $112,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hobe Sound Child Care Center Inc | Hobe Sound, FL | $107,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hope Rural School Inc | Indiantown, FL | $106,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Suncoast Mental Health Center Inc | Fort Pierce, FL | $98,208 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Drug Abuse Treatment Assc Inc | Jupiter, FL | $96,080 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Gertrude Walden Child Care Center Inc | Stuart, FL | $76,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Light of the World Charities Inc | Stuart, FL | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Martin County School District | Stuart, FL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Martin Chamber Foundation Inc | Stuart, FL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hope Center for Autism Inc | Stuart, FL | $65,710 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hibiscus Childrens Center Inc | Jensen Beach, FL | $62,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Palm Beach Inc | Palm Bch Gdns, FL | $62,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Martin County Inc | Hobe Sound, FL | $55,470 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Love and Hope in Action Inc | Port Salerno, FL | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Florida Community Health Centers Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marys Shelter of the Treasure Coast Inc | Stuart, FL | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Early Learning Coalition | Stuart, FL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Inner Truth Project | Port St Lucie, FL | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lifebuilders of the Treasure Coast Inc | Fort Pierce, FL | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| United Ways of Florida Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $35,160 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Epilepsy Foundation of South Fl | West Palm Beach, FL | $24,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Martin County Florida Human Services | Stuart, FL | $19,493 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement USA | West Palm Bch, FL | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of the Treasure Coast Florida Inc | Stuart, FL | $11,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Childrens Home Society of Florida | Orlando, FL | $10,475 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Guardians for New Futures Inc | Port St Lucie, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Humane Society of the Treasure Coast Inc | Palm City, FL | $9,987 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Dunbar Center | Hobe Sound, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Treasure Coast Aba Community Services Inc | Palm City, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation Martin St Lucie Inc | Stuart, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Horizons of the Treasure Coast Inc | Fort Pierce, FL | $1,043 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Family Promise of Martin County | Stuart, FL | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
36 of 46 (78%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Project Lift Inc
TRANSPORTATION/EMPLOYMENT SERVICES/SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM/PRE APPRENTICESHIP CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. CARES ACT COVID 19 MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. - Tykes & Teens
YES PROGRAM/SOCIAL & COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE PROGRAM. CARES ACT COVID 19 MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. - House of Hope
PROJECT HOPE / FOOD PANTRY / ENRICHMENT CENTERS - Alzheimer's Community Care
ELDER CARE - NURSE CONSULTANT, ELDER CARE - DAY CARE/COVID RELIEF - Council on Aging Martin County
ADULT DAY CLUB/MEALS ON WHEELS/SENIOR SERVICES NAVIGATOR - The Salvation Army
BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE/COMPASSION HOUSE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 33 of 46 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 35 | $1,964,445 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | 31 | $1,145,144 | $22,960 |
| 2022 | 32 | $983,286 | $22,480 |
| 2023 | 32 | $990,036 | $22,730 |
| 2024 | 26 | $1,068,592 | $33,250 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations that fund only organizations they pick gave to this one
26 private foundations that told the IRS they contribute only to organizations they select themselves reported 75 grants totalling $534,525 to United Way of Martin County Inc. That is 44% of the 59 funders we can see giving to it. Those 26 foundations do not take unsolicited requests -- their own returns say so. The IRS classifies this organization as a federated giving programme.
17 of them gave in more than one tax year, which is the only durability signal the filings carry.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application here reaches that money. A grant from a closed foundation is often a designated gift or a donor-advised fund earmarked by whoever gave it, and has nothing to do with any open programme this organization runs. Neither tax return says which, so neither do we. The list below is who put money in. It is not a route to it.
| Foundation | State | Reported | Grants | Years | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hudson Foundation | North Carolina | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Richard a Zappala Family Foundation | Pennsylvania | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wayne D Freihofer Family Foundation | Florida | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Higgins Family Foundation | Texas | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tijeras Foundation | Florida | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Legatus Foundation | North Carolina | $33,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wong Family Foundation | Florida | $31,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Susan R and John W Sullivan Foundation | Florida | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The John and Charlene Roberts Family | Florida | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Moriarty Family Charitable Foundation | Florida | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
The 10 largest by reported dollars, of 26.
A linked name has a page of its own. We publish one for a foundation that takes no unsolicited requests only when a real share of its giving goes to organizations that make grants themselves, and that page opens by saying it does not take requests.
Both the count and the total are floors. A foundation appears here only where its return named this organization clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows. There are more; we cannot name them.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $24,250 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Florida.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from United Way of Martin County Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 26 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: Post Office Box 362, Stuart, FL, 34995.
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