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Your pledge encourages change. United Way agencies helped more than 2,275 people in the greater St. Louis area stop or decrease their use of alcohol or drugs last year.


  Funding for member and non-member agencies

A strong community has a system of quality agencies that are available to help people. The United Way provides ongoing, operational funding to nearly 200 member agencies that receive funding on an annual basis. These agencies provide quality services within this United Way’s service area and are organizationally strong. The United Way also funds member and non-member agencies through funding targeted areas of service, providing one-time grants and emergency food and shelter funding.

Member agency funding 

Each year the Community Investment Committee allocates money raised to member agencies. Each of our nearly 200 agencies can request supplemental funding, and are then reviewed and allocated funds. The United Way quality standards ensure each funded agency is maintaining appropriate program results, administration, board participation and membership and finances.

One-Time Grants 

The United Way is pleased to offer one-time grants to non-profits, community agencies and churches within our service area. In 2007, the United Way gave 76 one-time grants totaling more than $220,000. Read about the second round of grants here.

2008 one-time grant topics: view topics and download applications here 

 


Million Dollar Companies

The United Way funds nearly 200 health and human service agencies located throughout a 16-county area in Missouri and Illinois. More than one million people in our bi-state community receive services that strengthen families, help the elderly, keep children healthy and safe, and build stronger neighborhoods.