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US nonprofit · EIN 942633265 · Merced, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 942633265) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

United Way of Merced County Inc's network

10 people8 organisationsi10 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (9) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Ashely Smith-JenkinsDirector2021
5 yrs
Bob Harmon (also filed as Bob Harmon)Director2024
2 yrs
Colton DennisDirector2020
6 yrs
Christie HendricksDirector2021
5 yrs
Joy Alexander (also filed as Joy Alexander)Vice President2019
7 yrs
Jessica MoranTreasurer2021
5 yrs
Sheilah BrooksDirector2019
7 yrs
Susan WalshPresident2021
5 yrs
Teri KleinenDirector2024
2 yrs
Will KellyDirector2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

12 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Ashely Smith-JenkinsVice Presidentsince 2022
Bob HarmonPast Presidentsince 2018
Colton DennisTreasurer2022
Daniel SabzehzarVice President2021
Enrique GuzmanPast Presidentsince 2018
Jeremy MartinezChief Executive Officersince 2018
Jonathan TowellChief Finance Officer2024
Manual AlvaradoChief Executive Officer2020
Manuel AlvaradoChief Executive Officer2021
Robert HypesInterim Chief Executive Officsince 2022
Susan WalshPresident2023
Timothy RobertsonPresident2021

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Robert HypesChief Executive Officer40$108k$13k
Jonathan TowellChief Operating Officer40$94k$8k
Susan WalshPresident1$0
Joy AlexanderVice President1$0
Jessica MoranTreasurer1$0
Sheilah BrooksDirector1$0
Bob HarmonDirector1$0
Will KellyDirector1$0
Teri KleinenDirector1$0
Christie HendricksDirector1$0
Colton DennisDirector1$0
Ashely Smith-JenkinsDirector1$0

About

Legal name
United Way of Merced County Inc
EIN
942633265
Address
531 W Main St, Merced, CA, 95340-4715
State
California
Mission
We mobilize the caring power of our community to advance health stability and opportunity for all. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
T70Z Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
Size band
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1954
Principal officer
Robert Hypes (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 1971
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsJoy Alexander
≥7years on the filingsSheilah Brooks
≥6years on the filingsColton Dennis
≥5years on the filingsAshely Smith-Jenkins

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$5.8m
Total liabilities
$2.1m
Net assets or fund balances
$3.7m
Contributions and grants received
$2.3m
Program service revenue
$4.1m
Grants and similar paid out
$675k
Employees
49
Volunteers
51

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$5.6m$5.6m$22k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

6 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Los Panchos Mexican Seafood IncBusiness Stabilization Grant$30k
Prospect Theater ProjectHeartland Art Workforce Stabilization Grant$23k
WATCH Resources IncHeartland Art Workforce Stabilization Grant$20k
LightBox Theatre CompanyHeartland Art Workforce Stabilization Grant$19k
South Modesto Businesses United IncHeartland Art Workforce Stabilization Grant$16k
Merced Center for the Performing ArHeartland Art Workforce Stabilization Grant$12k