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- EIN 75-3165175
- (334) 269-4505
- 8 Commerce St Ste 1140 Montgomery AL 36104 USA
- www.unitedwaysofalabama.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Philanthropy, Public Foundations
Mission: The organization's purpose is to benefit local alabama united way chapters by fundraising on the behalf of its members, to advocate the benefits of local united ways throughout alabama, manage and coordinate the "211 connects alabama" system and act as an agent for funds restricted by donors for specific agencies or specific purposes.
Target demographics: Alabamians
Direct beneficiaries per year: more than 160,000
Geographic areas served: Alabama
Programs: The uwal manages the state combined campaign for state of alabama employees. The campaign raises designated and undesignated contributions from state of alabama employees for various charitable organizations.
the united ways of alabama (uwal) has two funds designated for disaster emergency response and relief. The uwal serves as the fiscal agent for the governor's emergency relief fund (the fund). The fund was established by proclamation to provide assistance to individuals and organizations with recovery costs that are a direct result of a disaster or emergency. The fund operates on a year-round basis to help residents of alabama (current and evacuees), local businesses and organizations who have exhausted all other avenues of relief. The focus of funding is to assist with recovery costs that exceed the coverage provided by insurance,government funding and relief organizations. These hardship expenses are termed "unmet needs". The uwal disaster reponse fund operates with the governor's emergency relief fund to provide assistance to individuals and organizations with recovery costs that are a direct result of a disaster or emergency.
uwal manages and funds the telephone 211 information system in the state of alabama. 211 provides informations to the citizens of the state of alabama about services offered by local organizations.
the uwal manages the charitable campaigns for various corporations in the southeast. The uwal solicits the corporation's employees for contributions to various charitable organizations. The corporation remits the pledges to the uwal. The uwal disburses the pledges to charitable organization.