United Way of Central Maryland’s United for Good Nonprofit Resiliency Grant is an opportunity for 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that support the basic needs of individuals and families in Central Maryland.
Donor Name: United Way of Central Maryland
State: Maryland
County: Anne Arundel County (MD), Baltimore County (MD), Harford County (MD), Howard County (MD)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/05/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The mission is to improve lives by empowering leaders and mobilizing the caring power of the communities. They help individuals and families struggling to make ends meet access basic needs (health, housing, employment, and education), stabilize, and lead self-sufficient lives.
United Way’s grantmaking supports programs and initiatives in Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard Counties. This is done with the guidance of the Region United Network (RUN) Advisory Boards, which are made up of local leaders from public agencies, service providers, and businesses in each of these jurisdictions. Neighborhood Grants provide United Way and the Run Advisory Boards an opportunity to invest in, build relationships with and support the non-profits that underpin the community.
Funding Priorities
United Way will only consider grant awards for proposals that directly aligned with one of following priorities:
- Support for organizations facing funding cuts or delays, to sustain projects and/or operations, and prevent disruptions in crucial basic-needs services.
- Funding to allow organizations to expand/accelerate assistance to meet rising critical needs in the communities.
- Projects/strategies to increase organizational resiliency and sustain critical services through multi-organization collaboration, consolidation, or merger.
Funding Information
Grants ranging from $2,500 to $25,000.
Eligibility Criteria
United Way will accept applications from organizations who meet all the following criteria:
- Nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) designation, or applicant is utilizing a Fiscal Agent/Sponsor with a 501(c)(3) designation for this grant application.
- Total annual operating budget of under $5,000,000 for current fiscal year.
- Currently in “good standing” with the State of Maryland Department of Assessments & Taxation.
- Has a history of providing resources and/or services to support the basic needs of individuals and families who are struggling to make ends meet.
- Serves Central Maryland (Baltimore City, and/or Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford or Howard County).
- Is seeking a grant for one of the three identified United for Good Nonprofit Resiliency
- Organizations currently receiving funding from United Way are eligible to apply.
- Organizations must provide, at the time of application, a copy (within the last two fiscal years) of one of the following financial documents, based on your annual gross income from charitable contributions from that year. Applicants using a fiscal agent/sponsor must provide this required financial document for their fiscal agent/sponsor.
For more information, visit UWCM.
