Organization's mission for 138 years, the united way network has served as a vehicle for volunteers, donors, partners and advocates who seek to change lives and communities through service, collaboration and impact. As one of the world's largest privately funded charities, the united way network serves 95% of u.s. Communities and 36 countries and territories. UWW seeks to support the network in advancing the collective mission of united way to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world. In 2024 united way was the mission of choice for 1.5 million volunteers, 5 million donors, and 64,000 corporate partners in more than TENS of thousands of communities worldwide. United way worldwide (UWW) is the network's global leadership organization, based in alexandria, virginia. UWW seeks to support the network in advancing the collective mission of united way to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world. UWW provides support for the global network in key programmatic areas of brand stewardship, global fundraising at scale, advocacy and public policy, and leadership development and training. UWW is largely funded by membership DUES from the united way network. These local, state, regional and county united ways aross the world are autonomous charitable organizations.