The Heart of Maine United Way (HoMEUW) is seeking applications for its Impact Grants – Strategic Investment Grants.
Donor Name: Heart of Maine United Way
State: Maine
County: Hancock County (ME), Penobscot County (ME), Piscataquis County (ME), Somerset County (ME), Waldo County (ME), Washington County (ME)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/13/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Strategic Investment Grants are Heart of Maine United Way’s primary vehicle for funding programs that meet the community goals. HoMEUW funds programs that demonstrate positive changes toward the three bold goals in Basic Needs, Substance Use Disorder and Early Childhood Development. Current grantees are creating positive change in the lives of 1 in 3 people in the Heart of Maine.
Highlights of our Funding
- Every three years, HoMEUW distributes allocations from the Community Fund to health and human service programs throughout our six-county service area; Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo, and Washington Counties.
- Community volunteers review, score, and determine who will be funded. Volunteer to be a reviewer!
- Programs will choose from a list of shared community indicators as their performance measures that will feed up to HoMEUW’s headline indicators, instead of creating individual program logic models as in past cycles.
- Grant awards are multi-year commitments! Successful applications will receive three years of program funding, contingent upon availability of funds and program performance.
Funding Information
The maximum grant per program, per year is $50,000 for Impact Grants.
Grant Period
3 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, educational institution, or municipality providing health and human service program in Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo, or Washington counties.
- Active board of directors (or other legally defined governing body) that meets with a quorum at least quarterly
- Stated mission and bylaws.
- Files Form 990 with the Internal Revenue Service annually, if required
- Submission of appropriate financial materials
- Gross receipts of $1,000,000 or more = Annual Audit
- Gross receipts of $50,001-$999,999 = Independent Review of Financial Statements from an external accountant OR Audit
- Gross receipts of less than $50,000 = Compilation OR Independent Review OR Audit.
For more information, visit Heart of Maine United Way.
