Nonprofits project: United Way of the River Cities Inc.

Many of West Virginia's nonprofits have experienced effects from the recession from which the nation is beginning to recover. For the project of reporting about nonprofits, I plan to cover the United Way of the River Cities Inc. in Huntington, W.Va. The story will report how the recession has affected certain aspects of the organization, including fundraising efforts, total revenue, grants received by the government and how it has affected the organization's ability to disburse funds to other charities and nonprofits in the Tri-State. The story will also report about individuals who have benefited from the United Way of the River Cities Inc. and if those individuals have seen a change in some of their services because of how the recession has affected the organization.

Upon analyzing the United Way's 2009 990 tax form in my initial research, I found the following information:
* Total revenue: $1,269,569;
* Total expenses: $1,393,964;
* Total assets: $3,645;
* Name and title of CEO: Laura Gilliam, executive director;
* Salary of the top officers: Laura Gilliam, executive director -- $59,997 and David Carter, finance director -- $38,278;
* Mailing address: 820 Madison Ave. Huntington, WV 25704
* Telephone: 304-523-8929;
* Web address: http://unitedwayrivercities.org/index.html.