United Way of Greater Chattanooga: United Way Campaign Overview

Campaign Overview
Brief facts regarding the United Way of Greater Chattanooga Community Campaign

Your investment in United Way of Greater Chattanooga supports the building blocks for a good life: Education, Stability and Support. Together, united, we can accomplish more than any single group can on its own.

2011 Volunteer Campaign Chairpersons

Chattanooga: Tom Glenn, CEO ACE Hardware
Walker, Catoosa, Dade Counties: Mary Carpenter, VP Marketing, Gateway Bank
Click here to see the 2011 Campaign Cabinet

2011 Campaign Theme: LIVE UNITED. GIVE. Advocate. Volunteer.

Population in our 5-county designated fundraising area (Hamilton, Marion, Catoosa, Dade, Walker): 505,000

Population in our 16-county service impact area: 916,000

Number of People Served by United Way of Greater Chattanooga Funded Programs: more than 172,000 annually

United Way of the Greater Chattanooga Administrative Overhead: N/A. Expenses covered by endowment fund. Find out more.

Key Dates:

Community Campaign Kickoff: August 25, 2011 (Chattanooga); August 26, 2011 (Walker, Catoosa, Dade)
Company Campaign Results Due: December 31, 2011
Campaign Results Announced: UWGC Annual Meeting and Campaign Celebration in February 2012

Campaign History:

2010: $11,950,726
2009: $11,635,723
2008: $11,771,018
2007: $11,902,912
2006: $11,676,205
2005: $11,271,419
2004: $11,220,201
2003: $11,001,230
2002: $10,751,549
2001: $11,007,919
2000: $11,605,322

1999: $11,545,624
1998: $11,026,224
1997: $10,004,000
1996: $10,012,454
1995: $10,242,105
1994: $10,211,638
1993: $10,006,290
1992: $10,206,409
1991: $10,035,037
1990: $10,022,294