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Accountability

Donor Accountability

United Way of York Region ensures responsible stewardship of your donation through extensive volunteer review, evaluation and due diligence of all our funded agencies. United Way is vigilant in assessing where need is the greatest. We conduct a vigorous review of all funding applications to ensure programs you support are efficient and effective.

Message from the Treasurer

As a donor, I want to know my support makes a difference in the community. I insist on knowing how my donation is spent.

I encourage all donors to be vigilant.

I am proud to be a member of the United Way of York Region Board of Directors and serve as the organization’s Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair. United Way is effective and efficient…and just as importantly, it is diligent in ensuring the agencies that receive funding maintain the same high standards.

Heather Mason-Wood
Vice President
Canso Investment Counsel Ltd.

The 2009 allocation to the community includes:

$4,946,539 invested directly into the critical network of social service programs across York Region’s nine municipalities, 100 programs delivered by 39 member agencies
$579,599 supporting community leadership programs: training and education for the sector’s volunteers and leaders on issues including governance and evaluation
$1.8M distributed to other United Ways and charities, as directed by donors

Donations to the United Way of York Region Community Fund are focused on five priority areas: