MHUW Strategic Investment Grants

MHUW Strategic Investment Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Mile High United Way
Amount: US $10,000 - US $200,000
Last Updated: March 06, 2025

Summary

The MHUW Strategic Investment Grants support nonprofit organizations in the seven-county Metro Denver area, focusing on basic needs, early childhood education, and out-of-school programming. These grants aim to empower organizations that align with the Mile High United Way's mission to foster community well-being and economic stability. This competitive grantmaking process emphasizes collaboration and community-driven solutions to address critical human service issues, ensuring every individual has the opportunity to thrive.

Overview

Our Mission Uniting people, ideas, and resources to advance the common good. What We Do Working side-by-side with the community, Mile High United Way takes on critical human services issues facing our seven-county footprint of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties. For the current grant cycle, our priority will continue to be placed on basic needs services (access to housing, access to food, tax preparation, and legal services), out of-school time, and early childhood education. What We Believe We believe every person who calls Colorado home deserves the opportunity to thriveWe believe every young person deserves a strong startWe believe every family should be economically stableWe believe in communityWe believe in neighborhoodsWe believe in the power of diverse and inclusive voicesWe believe in data Our Community Priorities Giving all children a strong startEnsuring all children entering kindergarten ready to succeedSupporting Education and Academic SuccessBuilding educational success through partnerships with schools, families, and communitiesCreating Economic Opportunity For AllEnsuring people can meet their basic needs and have opportunities to move toward economic success Strategic Investment Grant (SIG) opportunity The Strategic Investment Grant (SIG) opportunity is our flagship grantmaking program investing in eligible nonprofit organizations across the seven-county Metro Denver area. These organizations are an extension of our mission in the community. The goal of this Strategic Investment Grant opportunity is to focus investments on outstanding organizations whose work aligns with our overarching strategy to provide high-quality early childhood education, high-quality out-of-school time programming and access to housing, food, legal services, and tax preparation. Strategic Investment Grants are awarded through a competitive, community-driven process. Issue Areas We selected six issue areas for funding, under three categories: Basic NeedsAccess to HousingAccess to FoodLegal ServicesTax PreparationOut-of-School TimeEarly Childhood Types of Support Organizations can apply for General Operating or Program support. The following organizations can apply for Program support only: Schools, school districts, school foundations.Government entities.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.