We don't just send money. We show up.
UCare funds local organizations, collects the supplies they ask for, and brings volunteers to work alongside them — painting, building, sorting, serving.
went out in 2023, and our operating and administrative expenses were zero. No officer or director takes any compensation. Both figures are on our filed federal return.
Three ways we work
Usually a grant to a local organization that knows its own neighborhood. Sometimes, where there is no organization to fund, the work itself.
Classroom supplies, school supplies, food, wish-list gifts — collected across our markets and delivered where they were asked for.
Done-in-a-day projects where volunteers paint, rebuild, plant, sort and serve.
Some of what we've done.
A jungle gym, painting supplies, replacement school supplies and garden supplies.
$7,980 raised, and a team on site to put them in.
Volunteers painted, planted and built during a single day's work.
Figures are stated as they appear in our filed return, our bank records, or a partner's own written confirmation.
Power, water and fixtures. Raising $52,000.