United Way of the Midlands’ (UWM) Community Care Fund Grant

The United Way of the Midlands’ (UWM) Community Care Fund Grant aims to tackle social and economic disparities in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area. This initiative supports a variety of impactful programs, backed by over 40,000 donors. UWM emphasizes equity and community engagement in its funding decisions, ensuring that resources are allocated where they are most needed. The grant process is competitive, with applicants encouraged to focus on specific health and human service areas.

In support of our mission United Way of the Midlands’ (UWM) Community Care Fund is focused on addressing social and economic disparities across the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area. This fund was established to support a broad portfolio of impactful area programs-ensuring our community has a strong network of health and human services that form a Circle of Support. This fund is powered by the generosity of more than 40,000 individual donors and funding awards are determined by a review committee of subject matter experts and active citizen volunteers seeking to direct dollars where they are needed most.
Through our reporting process we ensure that we are addressing economic and social disparity in our community, and that programs are reflective, engaged and responsive to the communities they serve.
Other considerations
UWM is prepared for a record volume of applications and expects a highly competitive review process with requests far outpacing the amount available to invest. If you are submitting a request for funds for a program that has not received support from UWM in the past you can ask for $25,000 in support. It should be noted that an agency can only apply for funds for one program not previously supported by UWM.
Most grant awards for returning applicants will fall between $50,000-$75,000.

Eligibility

UWM requires organizations to submit an application for each unique, clearly delineated program for which they are seeking support.  Below are minimum requirements:Have 501c3 (not-for-profit) status, or a 501c3 fiscal sponsorProgramming primarily serves economically vulnerable populationsProgramming primarily serves the Omaha Metropolitan area.Programming focused on one of the following: Crisis Response, Health and Well-Being, Youth and Family Engagement, Economic Mobility. Please click here to review funding areas, priorities and required metrics.UWM investment request cannot exceed 50% of the total program budget.Organizations with revenues over $500,000 should submit a 990 and independent audit; smaller organizations may submit a 990 and board approved financial statements.Commitment and ability to report required client-level demographics are results based accountability metrics for each funded program.

Ineligibility

UWM does not fund organizations, we provide grants to programs. We do not allow the following: Sponsorships, annual funds, galas, or other special event fundraising activities, conferences or events, capital campaigns or new building construction (“bricks and mortar”), debt reduction, endowment funds, dissertations, theses or student research, sectarian religious activities, political lobbying, or legislative activities, support to individuals including tuition, loans, fellowships, or grants, strategic planning or community research, collective impact/backbone organizations.