United Way of Saskatoon and Area is a 3-star charity. It has a B- Results Reporting grade, which is below average. Its overhead spending is within Ci’s reasonable range. The charity’s reserves can cover program costs for eight months, which is within Ci’s reasonable range.

Founded in 1959, United Way of Saskatoon and Area (UWS) raises funds to improve lives in Saskatoon. The charity grants to local organizations that focus on community building, poverty, and child development. Over 400 people are homeless in Saskatoon on a given night. A child who does not reach their reading grade level by Grade three is four times more likely to drop out of high school. UWS spent $980k on its programs and granted $1.6m to community agencies in the fiscal year ending in March (F2025).

UWS’s program spending goes towards picking viable organizations to fund and to run its in-house program. It runs United Way Summer Success Literacy Camps to prevent kids from losing progress in their literacy abilities over the summer. 109 students attended the camps in F2025.

Building Strong Communities received 42% ($700k) of grants in F2025. UWS granted to 18 organizations that aid people with mental health issues. The grantees provided 2,334 counselling sessions and 3,406 LGBTQ2S+ people were provided support.

Poverty to Possibility received 36% ($607k) of grants in F2025. UWS granted to six organizations that provide basic needs to people in need. Its grantees provided housing to 76 homeless individuals. The organizations helped 159 individuals with mental health issues find and maintain housing.

All That Kids Can Be received 22% ($364k) of grants in F2025. UWS granted to eight organizations that focus on children’s education.

United Way of Saskatoon and Area’s audited financial statements follow activity-based costing, a best practice. The charity received $3.2m in donations in F2025, which is 88% of revenue. It received $150k in government funding and $78k in investment income.

UWS spent $980k on its programs and granted out $1.6m. The total of $2.6m is 73% of revenue. The charity ran a deficit of $430k, meaning it drew on its reserves to fund its programs. It spent $794k on fundraising, which is 25% of donations, and $283k on administration, which is 8% of revenue. For every dollar donated to the charity, 67 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.

United Way of Saskatoon and Area has $1.8m in its reserves (cash and investments). These funds can cover program costs for eight months, which is within Ci’s reasonable range.

The charity has funding agreements with 11 agencies. It has committed to grant $624k in F2026.

Updated on July 30, 2025 by Joshua Leduc. This update has been sent to the charity and changes may be forthcoming.