Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
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Grant Type
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Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other requirements
- (Bethlehem, Cheshire, Middlebury, Prospect, Southbury Thomaston, Waterbury, Watertown, Wolcott, Woodbury).
Overview
The United Way of Greater Waterbury provides funding through its Community Needs Fund to address the pressing needs of local communities. Their initiatives focus on education, financial stability, and basic needs, aiming to enhance learning opportunities for youth, connect individuals with economic resources, and ensure access to essential services like healthcare and food. This funding is available to 501c3 organizations serving the ten towns in the Greater Waterbury area, enhancing community resilience and support.
Community Needs Fund
The United Way of Greater Waterbury aims to address the ongoing and emerging needs of the community.
The United Way’s adopted Impact Area strategies are utilized in prioritizing needs to be addressed.
Education
You can help local children and youth engage more in learning. With increased exposure to early educational experiences and out-of-school opportunities, more kids will enter our schools with fundamental learning skills – and a foundation for life-long success.
Financial stability
You can help individuals connect with resources that increase their household income.
Basic needs
By getting easier access to affordable healthcare, stable housing and available food, neighbors of ours can overcome the stressful, daily challenges of meeting their basic needs.
Eligibility
All awards are for 501c3 organizations in good standing that provide services in the United Way of Greater Waterbury ten town area. (Bethlehem, Cheshire, Middlebury, Prospect, Southbury Thomaston, Waterbury, Watertown, Wolcott, Woodbury).
What The United Way of Greater Waterbury Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 77
- Total given
- $1.82M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $5,012–$100K
- By dollars: Connecticut 82%, New York 9%, Rhode Island 2%. Top recipient cities: Waterbury, CT; Hartford, CT; Cheshire, CT.
- 60% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 66% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
The University of Connecticut Foundation · Storrs, CT
General use
$100K
Waterbury Youth Services · Waterbury, CT
Linking academics to life / support for self-determination / youth & family services
$84K
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut · Hartford, CT
General use
$82K
United Way of Southington · Southington, CT
General use
$80K
Catholic Charities · Hartford, CT
Infant toddler care / behavior health
$79K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Education
- Workforce development
- Poverty alleviation
- Community services
- Food security
- Healthcare
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