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)

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

Required Information

• Description of programs
• Methods used
• Desired outcomes
• How results will be measured
• Demonstrate high performance capability
• Evidence-based programming (for large grants)

Review Process

• Volunteer-driven committee
• Review panels
• Site visits required