Indiana United Ways mobilizes communities around the world to close gaps and open opportunities so everyone can thrive. It supports member United Ways through capacity building, grant opportunities, fundraising resources, research, and statewide initiatives addressing health, human services, education, childcare, and financial hardship.
Indiana Association of United Ways Inc pairs statewide United Way coordination with large-scale capital support for Indiana nonprofits. Its recent awards include a $1,500,000 capital grant to The Portland Foundation in Portland, a $1,243,145 capital grant to Grant-blackford Mental Healthincdba Radiant Health Service in Marion, and a $750,000 capital grant to Neighbors' Educational Opportunities Inc in Portage. Those grants sit alongside operating support for local United Way affiliates and program support for community-serving organizations, showing a funder that works across both infrastructure and ongoing delivery. The foundation’s own grantmaking also reflects a strong Indiana network: many awards go to United Way organizations, while others reach health, housing, food, and education-related nonprofits. Its active programs reinforce that mix. The Statewide Capital Projects Initiative provides matching capital grants for nonprofits with real estate needs tied to essential health and human services in community spaces, and Resource Development offers matching grant opportunities plus fundraising support for IUW member United Ways. This combination makes the foundation a central intermediary for United Way capacity and a source of capital for place-based projects across the state.
A major theme in the foundation’s grantmaking is capital and facility support. In 2025, it gave $308,322 to Echo Housing Corporation in Evansville for capital support, $300,051 to YMCA Vincennes in Vincennes for capital support, and $200,000 to Community Kitchen of Monroe County Inc in Bloomington for capital support. Another recurring line of work is support for local United Way affiliates. The foundation awarded $710,975 to United Way of the Wabash Valley in Terre Haute for operating support and $570,000 to United Way of Greater Lafayette for operating support. It also backs community health and human services organizations, such as $200,000 to Family Advocates Inc in LaPorte for capital support. The active programs add a capacity-building layer: Resource Development includes matching grant opportunities, training, coaching, donor research, and virtual campaigns for IUW member United Ways.
Typical grant sizes cluster in the middle six figures to low six figures, with a p25 of $26,150, a median of $72,616, and a p75 of $138,804. Recent awards show both repeated support and one-off capital injections: Crossroads United Way appears in 2023 and 2024, United Way of the Wabash Valley appears in 2023 and 2024, and United Way of Greater Lafayette appears in 2024 and 2023. The foundation uses multiple grant types, including capital support, operating support, and program support. Its active Statewide Capital Projects Initiative is a matching capital grant program, and Resource Development also includes matching grant opportunities for IUW member United Ways. Accepts unsolicited: True for both active programs.
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$100.1M
$12M
$9.1M
Most grants fall between $26K and $139K, with a median of $73K.
25th Percentile
$26K
Median
$73K
75th Percentile
$139K
MICHAEL K BUDD
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Grantmaking is overwhelmingly in Indiana: 96% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top state by grant count is IN. Recent awards reach cities including Indianapolis, Portage, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Fort Wayne, Columbus, Evansville, South Bend, Valparaiso, Elkhart, Muncie, Kokomo, Bloomington, Aurora, LaPorte, Franklin, Plymouth, Warsaw, Michigan City, and Munster. Outside Indiana, the recent-grants table includes one recipient in Cincinnati, Ohio. The overall pattern is local and Indiana-centered rather than national or multi-country.
Its recent grants go mainly to local United Way affiliates, plus nonprofits in health, human services, housing, food access, and education. Examples include operating support for United Way of the Wabash Valley and capital support for Echo Housing Corporation, Community Kitchen of Monroe County Inc, and Grant-blackford Mental Healthincdba Radiant Health Service.
Yes. Capital support is a visible part of its grantmaking, including large awards such as $1,500,000 to The Portland Foundation, $1,243,145 to Grant-blackford Mental Healthincdba Radiant Health Service, and $750,000 to Neighbors' Educational Opportunities Inc. Its Statewide Capital Projects Initiative also offers matching capital grants.
It gives operating support and also provides capacity-building resources through Resource Development. Recent operating grants include $710,975 to United Way of the Wabash Valley and $570,000 to United Way of Greater Lafayette, while the Resource Development program offers matching grant opportunities, training, coaching, donor research, and virtual campaigns for IUW member United Ways.
The grant-size distribution is centered in the tens to low hundreds of thousands: p25 is $26,150, median is $72,616, and p75 is $138,804. The recent-grants list also shows larger capital awards in the hundreds of thousands and up to $1,500,000.
The giving is highly Indiana-focused. Indiana recipients account for 96% of grants, and Indiana is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities include Indianapolis, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Fort Wayne, Evansville, South Bend, and Bloomington.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Indiana Association of United Ways that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Nonprofits with real estate needs directly associated with providing essential health and human services in community spaces may be eligible. Applicants must apply in collaboration with and receive endorsement from a local IUW Member United Way.
Deadline: Application window: January 8, 2024 through March 31, 2028.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PORTLAND FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, IN | $1,500,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL SUPPORT |
| GRANT-BLACKFORD MENTAL HEALTHINCDBA RADIANT HEALTH SERVICE | MARION, IN | $1,243,145 | 2025 | CAPITAL SUPPORT |
| NEIGHBORS' EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES INC | PORTAGE, IN | $750,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL SUPPORT |
| NEXT STEP FOUNDATION INC | TERRE HAUTE, IN | $600,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL SUPPORT |
| ECHO HOUSING CORPORATION | EVANSVILLE, IN | $308,322 | 2025 | CAPITAL SUPPORT |
| YMCA VINCENNES | VINCENNES, IN | $300,051 | 2025 | CAPITAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY BARTHOLOMEW CO | COLUMBUS, IN | $234,895 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FAMILY ADVOCATES INC | LAPORTE, IN | $200,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL SUPPORT |
| YOUTH ENCOURAGEMENT SERVICES INC | AURORA, IN | $200,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY KITCHEN OF MONROE COUNTY INC | BLOOMINGTON, IN | $200,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL SUPPORT |
| THE SALVATION ARMY ( HAMMON-MUNSTER) | MUNSTER, IN | $130,915 | 2025 | CAPITAL SUPPORT |
| CITIZENS CONCERNED FOR THE HOMELESS | MICHIGAN CITY, IN | $125,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF LAWRENCE COUNTY | BEDFORD, IN | $103,500 | 2025 | CAPITAL SUPPORT |
| HEART OF INDIANA UNITED WAY | MUNCIE, IN | $95,000 | 2025 | NATURAL DISASTER SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA | BLOOMINGTON, IN | $73,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF HUNTINGTON CO | HUNTINGTON, IN | $57,279 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GATEWAY SERVICE INC | FRANKLIN, IN | $51,481 | 2025 | CAPITAL SUPPORT |
| CHRISTIAN RESOURCE CENTER INC | ROCKPORT, IN | $50,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL SUPPORT |
| CANNELTON FOOD PANTRY | CANNELTON, IN | $23,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF HOWARD & TIPTON COUNTIES | KOKOMO, IN | $14,941 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER CINCINNATI | CINCINNATI, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF ADAMS COUNTY | DECATUR, IN | $7,033 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF THE WABASH VALLEY | TERRE HAUTE, IN | $710,975 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF GTR | LAFAYETTE, IN | $570,000 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF ALLEN | FORT WAYNE, IN | $500,000 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY BARTHOLOMEW CO | COLUMBUS, IN | $466,241 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA | EVANSVILLE, IN | $442,963 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF ST JOSEPH CO | SOUTH BEND, IN | $426,719 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF NORTHWEST INDIANA | VALPARAISO, IN | $416,743 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HEART OF INDIANA UNITED WAY | MUNCIE, IN | $330,928 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CROSSROADS UNITED WAY | ELKHART, IN | $295,697 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF JOHNSON COUNTY | FRANKLIN, IN | $195,195 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF MARSHALL CO | PLYMOUTH, IN | $147,829 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF HOWARD & TIPTON COUNTIES | KOKOMO, IN | $138,804 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF LAPORTE CO | MICHIGAN CITY, IN | $128,639 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF CLINTON COUNTY | FRANKFORT, IN | $125,962 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF MONROE CO | BLOOMINGTON, IN | $125,268 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF POSEY COUNTY | MOUNT VERNON, IN | $111,873 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JACKSON COUNTY UNITED WAY | SEYMOUR, IN | $105,024 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| METRO UNITED WAY | JEFFERSONVILLE, IN | $92,276 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF WHITLEY & KOSCIUSKO CO | WARSAW, IN | $88,316 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF DEKALB COUNTY | AUBURN, IN | $72,616 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF KNOX CO | VINCENNES, IN | $71,314 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF CASS COUNTY | LOGANSPORT, IN | $69,492 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF GRANT COUNTY | MARION, IN | $67,280 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF GIBSON CO | PRINCETON, IN | $59,355 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF DAVIESS CO | WASHINGTON, IN | $48,419 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF WHITERWATER VALLEY | RICHMOND, IN | $46,128 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WHITE CO UNITED WAY | MONTICELLO, IN | $35,212 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA | BLOOMINGTON, IN | $35,139 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
THE PORTLAND FOUNDATION
$1,500,000CAPITAL SUPPORT
GRANT-BLACKFORD MENTAL HEALTHINCDBA RADIANT HEALTH SERVICE
$1,243,145CAPITAL SUPPORT
NEIGHBORS' EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES INC
$750,000CAPITAL SUPPORT
ECHO HOUSING CORPORATION
$308,322CAPITAL SUPPORT
YMCA VINCENNES
$300,051CAPITAL SUPPORT
THE SALVATION ARMY ( HAMMON-MUNSTER)
$130,915CAPITAL SUPPORT
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF LAWRENCE COUNTY
$103,500CAPITAL SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA
$73,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF HUNTINGTON CO
$57,279PROGRAM SUPPORT
GATEWAY SERVICE INC
$51,481CAPITAL SUPPORT
CHRISTIAN RESOURCE CENTER INC
$50,000CAPITAL SUPPORT
CANNELTON FOOD PANTRY
$23,000CAPITAL SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF ADAMS COUNTY
$7,033PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF JOHNSON COUNTY
$195,195OPERATING SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF CLINTON COUNTY
$125,962OPERATING SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF MONROE CO
$125,268OPERATING SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF POSEY COUNTY
$111,873OPERATING SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF WHITLEY & KOSCIUSKO CO
$88,316OPERATING SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF DEKALB COUNTY
$72,616OPERATING SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF KNOX CO
$71,314OPERATING SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF CASS COUNTY
$69,492OPERATING SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF GIBSON CO
$59,355OPERATING SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF DAVIESS CO
$48,419OPERATING SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF WHITERWATER VALLEY
$46,128OPERATING SUPPORT
WHITE CO UNITED WAY
$35,212OPERATING SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA
$35,139OPERATING SUPPORT
