The Lakes Area United Way raises funds from the community and reinvests those funds in local non-profit programs making a positive impact in the health, education, and financial stability of Lakes Area community members.
Donor Name: Lakes Area United Way
State: Minnesota
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/28/2023
Details:
Impact Agenda
Education: Helping People Achieve Their Potential Through Education
- Helping children enter school developmentally on track and ready to succeed.
- Key initiatives improving access to educational opportunities.
- Educational growth opportunities, including literacy.
- Support high-quality child care, after-school programs, healthy habits, and mentoring.
- Support all levels of educational opportunities from young to elderly.
Income: Promoting Financial Stability and Independence
- Helping families move toward financial independence.
- Helping increase income levels.
- Increasing accessible financial education resources.
- Increasing financial literacy and stability.
- Helping stabilize families and helping them to succeed in the workforce.
Health: Working to Ensure Everyone Has Access to Affordable and Quality Care
- Support programs that increase health and wellness.
- Access to basic health care and prevention programs.
- Reduction of risky behaviors for both youth and adults.
- Reduce and prevent child abuse and neglect.
- Maternal health and infant well-being.
Successful applicants will meet the following minimum requirements:
- Operate as non-profit charitable: educational, civic, social welfare, or health service organization.
- Operate under written Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, other written documents or statutes that define the applicant’s purposes, membership, management and operation.
- Operate on a non-discriminatory basis in employment, recruitment of volunteers and delivery of services.
- Demonstrate effective program community impact, financial responsibility, and accountability.
- Operate or provide service within Crow Wing, Aitkin, and/or Cass counties in Minnesota.
- Must have been in operation minimum of one year from time of application.
- Certify that Lakes Area United Way funds and donations will be used in compliance with all applicable anti-terrorist financing and asset control laws, statutes and executive orders.
- Funding must provide for services or activities that align with the Lakes Area United Way’s priority areas of education, health, and/or financial stability.
The following basic operating guidelines shall apply:
- Funds shall be used solely for the allocated purpose. Funded activities shall commence in a timely manner. Funds not expended shall be returned to Lakes Area United Way.
- No funds will be given for any purpose that would jeopardize the tax-exempt status of the Lakes Area United Way or the applicant organization.
- All funding applications will be reviewed by a team of community volunteers (Vision Council) who will make a recommendation on proposed funding to the Lakes Area United Ways Board of Directors.
- All funding shall be approved by the Board of Directors of the Lakes Area United Way.
- Organizations will receive written notification of the Board’s decision no later than July 1, 2023.
For more information, visit Lakes Area United Way Grant.
