The United Way of Mesa County is accepting applications for its 2025 Community Impact Fund.
Donor Name: United Way of Mesa County
State: Colorado
County: Mesa County (CO), Mesa County (CO)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/13/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Engage in work that helps improve lives through one or more of the following areas: Fostering Healthy Communities, Financial Security, and/or Youth Opportunity.
The Community Impact Fund is the best way to help the most people, helping support 34 local health and human service programs run by 26 agencies right here in Mesa County. Services offered by these programs help thousands of your friends and neighbors every year.
Eligibility Criteria
- Legal Status
- The applicant agency must have a 501(c)(3) classification with the Internal Revenue Service, and have been incorporated for at least two years, as of January 1 of the application year.
- By Laws
- The applicant agency must have written bylaws which accurately describe the agency structure, mission and operations.
- Policy of Non-Discrimination
- The applicant agency must have adopted a policy of non-discrimination that is in compliance with all state and federal laws, and applicable to persons served, staff employment and membership on its governing board.
- Board of Directors
- The applicant agency must have a local Board of Directors or Advisory Board/Council, which governs the affairs of the organization, meeting at least four times a year, keeping minutes of its meetings. The Board/Council must include volunteers who represent a cross-section of Mesa County residents.
- Financial Status and Accountability
- The applicant agency must be financially viable, have a charitable support record, and willingly account for all financial operations, including provision of an independent annual audit, review, or compilation conforming to Generally Accepted Auditing Principles (GAAP).
- Agency Program and Mission
- The agency program and mission must provide direct health and human services within Mesa County. The agency must have at least one staff person, salaried or unsalaried, assigned at least half time, to conduct and/or administer the activities of the organization.
- Funding Agreement
- If funded, the agency will sign and abide by the terms of the United Way of Mesa County funding agreement, which links funding to measurable objectives and requires semi-annual reporting on completion of those objectives.
For more information, visit UWMC.
