Ethics and
Accountability
Like the 1,100+ local United Ways around the globe, Valley of the Sun United Way operates independently of United Way Worldwide. We’re an autonomous 501(c)(3) organization that is governed by a local, all-volunteer Board of Directors. Additionally, a volunteer committee of financial experts from the community meets year-round, monitoring the organization’s financial position.
The organization is committed to maintaining the most effective financial control practices available to ensure that any type of financial impropriety is prevented or quickly identified and appropriately addressed.
Valley of the Sun United Way is an Accredited Charity with the Better Business Bureau and a past recipient of its BBB Ethics Award, which recognizes businesses for maintaining high ethical standards and accountability in their business practices. Valley of the Sun United Way is also recognized by Candid/Guidestar with its Platinum Seal of Transparency and by Charity Navigator as a Four-Star Charity.
FINANCIALS
The Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team of Valley of the Sun United Way are committed to upholding the highest standards of ethics and conduct and promoting a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the organization. Each year, Valley of the Sun United Way is audited by a national, independent accounting firm and has consistently received an unqualified opinion letter. We post our recent Annual Reports, IRS Form 990s and Audited Financial Statements on this webpage for public review.
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 Assessment
Compass IT Compliance assessors performed a risk-based cybersecurity assessment on behalf of Valley of the Sun United Way by using the requirements of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) v2.0. This assessment has been performed as part of Valley of the Sun United Way’s commitment to achieve strong security posture and risk management. Overall, the rating of the organization around NIST CSF v2.0 controls is Satisfactory with Minor Improvements needed. Compass found that Valley of the Sun United Way meets audit requirements with only a limited number of risk areas needing to be addressed. Appropriate controls are in place and operating effectively surrounding the protection and privacy of data. More information about the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 is available at nist.gov/cyberframework.
