The purpose of all this evaluative activity is to assure United Way donors that their money will be well spent. The United Way pools contributions. This lets our community effectively plan and support a continuum of human services that makes Douglas County a better place to live. This is a wonderful surprise. Then the agency can plan its budget and services.
Gifts are much more powerful when they are combined than when they are received separately.
That added value is the United Way difference. The United Way wants to help create a strong network of human services in Douglas County. The campaign and administrative costs for the United Way of Douglas County are 9.98 percent. More than 90 cents of every dollar you give goes directly to agencies for services. This percentage is figured from the United Way's most recent Form 990 Report to the federal government.