The United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut provides financial support to nonprofit partners across Coastal and Western Connecticut through its annual Impact Philanthropy grant cycle.
Donor Name: United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut
State: Connecticut
County: Fairfield County (CT), Litchfield County (CT)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/05/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding Information
- UWWC is dedicated to distributing $500,000 in grants for the upcoming Fiscal Year, aimed at fostering significant and positive changes within the community in health, education, and financial stability. UWWC is rolling over the FY 24 grants and will reallocate 10% of these grants to create a new pool of funding for nonprofits that did not receive FY 24 grants. UWWC will distribute $100,000 of new grants.
- The grant award amounts for the 2024-2025 Impact Philanthropy Grant process will range from $2,500 to $10,000.
Uses of funds
UWWC trusts that organizations know best how to spend the grant dollars to carry out the work. To that end, these funds are truly flexible and can be used for a broad range of purposes including but not limited to:
- Personnel (staff costs)
- Equipment/supplies
- Technology/software
- Assistance to individuals
- Indirect costs (rent, utilities, other administrative expenses)
- Research and evaluation
- Professional fees and travel.
Eligibility Criteria
The following requirements must be met for an application to receive funding through the Impact Philanthropy
Grant program:
- The organization must be a 501(c)(3) or other nonprofit IRS designation or community-based organization with a fiscal sponsor that has a 501(c)(3) or other nonprofit IRS designation.
- The organization must demonstrate that it works in one or more of UWCWCs Impact Areas:
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- Education
- Health
- Financial Stability
- The organization serves clients in the UWCWC service area of Fairfield County (excluding Greenwich and Shelton) and Southern Litchfield County (New Milford, Kent, Warren, Washington, Bridgewater, Roxbury, Sherman)
- The organization focuses on ALICE households – those that live at or below the ALICE Threshold, including Federal Poverty Level.
- The organization has NOT received funding from the Impact Philanthropy process in FY 2023-2024.
For more information, visit UWWC.
