How much funding does United Way Community Impact Grants provide?

United Way Community Impact Grants provides $5,000 - $200,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for United Way Community Impact Grants?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

United Way Community Impact Grants

1889 FOUNDATION INC

Foundation Annual Grants for Nonprofits Grants for Education Grants for Youth Programs Grants for Mental Health

Funding Amount

$5,000 - $200,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

United Way Community Impact Grants

Funder: 1889 Foundation in partnership with United Way of the Southern Alleghenies

Geographic Scope: Cambria and Somerset Counties, Pennsylvania

Focus Areas: High-performing non-profit organizations addressing social change in three main areas:

Preparing all children socially, emotionally, and academically for kindergarten

Increasing parental knowledge of child development and care

Preventing youth drug and alcohol use

Additional health and human services programming

Eligibility:

Non-profit organizations in Cambria and Somerset Counties

High-performing organizations preferred

Organizations must be able to articulate programs, methods, desired outcomes, and measurement of results

Award Amounts:

Large grants: $50,000 - $200,000 (for evidence-based programming addressing social change in main focus areas)

Smaller grants: $5,000 - $50,000 (for additional health and human services programming)

Program Background: 1889 Foundation has provided more than $5 million in funding since 2015 as a challenge grant to increase reach and impact. Currently, 30 programs delivered by 25 partner agencies are supported through United Way.

Contact Information: United Way of the Southern Alleghenies (application submitted through United Way, not directly to 1889 Foundation)

How to Apply

Application Process

1. Submit application through United Way of the Southern Alleghenies
2. Volunteer-driven committee and review panels evaluate applications
3. Site visits are required as part of the application process