United Response Fund
Funding Amount
Up to $10,000 match available
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: Muskegon County, Michigan
Focus Areas: Emergency food relief and hunger support during crisis periods
Key Details:
- Rapid-response emergency relief fund launched to address food insecurity crisis
- Community Foundation for Muskegon County providing matching support up to $10,000 in donations
- Matching gifts double donor impact
- Designed to support local food distribution programs and emergency hunger relief
Matching Partner: Community Foundation for Muskegon County
How to Contribute:
- Donations to United Response Fund are matched dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000
- All funds available at help.feedmuskegon.org
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from United Way of the Lakeshore's IRS filings)
Muskegon Heights, MI · 2020
$82K
Muskegon, MI · 2020
$18K
Muskegon, MI · 2020
$17K
Grand Rapids, MI · 2020
$17K
Fremont Area Community Foundation
Fremont, MI · 2020
$11K
19 grants in United Way of the Lakeshore's 2020 filings reference “United Response Fund” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What United Way of the Lakeshore actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 36
- Total given
- $941K
- Median grant
- $11K
- Range
- $5,454–$188K
- By dollars: Michigan 80%, Tennessee 20%. Top recipient cities: Muskegon, MI; Grand Rapids, MI; Fremont, MI.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 17% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Youth Solutions · Benton Harbor, MI
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$70K
Child Abuse Council · Muskegon, MI
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$35K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Hunger
- Food security
- Hardship
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