Address the root causes of poverty in the Greater Henry & Stark County area by bringing people and resources together to improve lives through support for health, education, and financial stability; operate as a local United Way funded by businesses, public and residential donations, and fundraisers so that what is raised here stays here.
Kewanee Area United Way directs annual community grants to local nonprofit agencies that address health, education, and income needs in Henry and Stark counties. The funder says its work is rooted in addressing the causes of poverty in the Greater Henry & Stark County area through support for health, education, and financial stability, with grants distributed to partner agencies that deliver direct services. Recent awards show repeated support for organizations such as Braveheart and Kewanee Food Pantry, alongside funding for local human services providers in Kewanee, Cambridge, and Princeton. The pattern points to a community grantmaker that supports basic needs, client services, and family support through local agencies rather than individual aid. Its active grant programs are annual and tied to the same service area, with applications managed through an agency grant process. The funder’s giving is also consistent with its stated model of bringing people and resources together so funds raised locally stay in the local area.
Health is one of the clearest priorities in the grant record. Kewanee Area United Way gave $8,000 in 2025 to Salvation Army in Kewanee for human/social service work, and its program descriptions repeatedly link grants to health-related services for Henry and Stark counties. Education is another recurring focus, reflected in the organization’s community grant programs, which are built around health, education, and income needs in the service area. Income and financial stability also appear throughout the grant programs, including support for direct services that address poverty and human services. Recent awards to Kewanee Food Pantry and Henry County Youth Service Bureau fit that basic-needs and family-support pattern, showing how the funder’s priorities are translated into local service delivery.
Typical grant size centers in a narrow band: the 25th percentile is $6,750, the median is $8,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The recent grant list shows repeat support to the same organizations across 2024 and 2025, including Kewanee Food Pantry, Henry Co Sr Citizens, Freedom House, Salvation Army, Henry County Youth Service Bureau, and YMCA of Kewanee. That suggests an annual partner-agency model rather than one-time awards. The funder is a local United Way, and its grant programs describe annual community and agency grants. Applications are managed through an agency grant login/registration process, and several programs explicitly accept unsolicited applications.
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Most grants fall between $7K and $10K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$10K
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All recent grants in the provided data went to U.S. recipients, with 100% of grants in Illinois. Funding is concentrated in the Kewanee area and nearby communities: Kewanee appears repeatedly, along with Cambridge, Princeton, and Annawan in the program geography. Recent recipient cities include Kewanee for Kewanee Food Pantry, Henry Co Sr Citizens, Salvation Army, Abilities Plus, and YMCA of Kewanee; Cambridge for Braveheart and Henry County Youth Service Bureau; and Princeton for Freedom House. The geographic scope is local, centered on Henry and Stark counties.
It funds local nonprofit agencies serving Henry and Stark counties, especially groups delivering direct services in health, education, and income-related work. The recent grant list includes human/social service recipients such as Kewanee Food Pantry, Salvation Army, Henry County Youth Service Bureau, Braveheart, and YMCA of Kewanee.
Yes. Several active grant programs are marked as accepting unsolicited applications, and the organization also describes an agency grant application process for annual community and agency grants.
The distribution is fairly tight: the 25th percentile is $6,750, the median is $8,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. Recent awards include amounts in that range across multiple local agencies.
Its giving is local, with 100% of grants going to recipients in Illinois. The service area centers on Henry and Stark counties, and recent recipients are in Kewanee, Cambridge, Princeton, and Annawan.
Yes. Several organizations received grants in both 2024 and 2025, including Kewanee Food Pantry, Henry Co Sr Citizens, Freedom House, Salvation Army, Henry County Youth Service Bureau, and YMCA of Kewanee.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Kewanee Area United Way that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Partner agencies serving the Greater Henry & Stark County area. The site indicates grants are awarded yearly to local agencies; specific eligibility requirements are contained in the grant application instructions and memorandum of agreement.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAVEHEART | CAMBRIDGE, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICES |
| KEWANEE FOOD PANTRY | KEWANEE, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICES |
| HENRY CO SR CITIZENS | KEWANEE, IL | $9,000 | 2026 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICES |
| FREEDOM HOUSE | PRINCETON, IL | $9,000 | 2026 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICES |
| SALVATION ARMY | KEWANEE, IL | $8,000 | 2026 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICES |
| HENRY COUNTY YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU | CAMBRIDGE, IL | $6,500 | 2026 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICES |
| BRAVEHEART | CAMBRIDGE, IL | $12,500 | 2025 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE |
| KEWANEE FOOD PANTRY | KEWANEE, IL | $11,000 | 2025 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE |
| FREEDOM HOUSE | PRINCETON, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE |
| HENRY CO SR CITIZENS | KEWANEE, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE |
| SALVATION ARMY | KEWANEE, IL | $8,000 | 2025 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE |
| ABILITIES PLUS | KEWANEE, IL | $7,000 | 2025 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE |
| HENRY COUNTY YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU | CAMBRIDGE, IL | $7,000 | 2025 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE |
| YMCA OF KEWANEE | KEWANEE, IL | $6,000 | 2025 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE |
| KEWANEE FOOD PANTRY | KEWANEE, IL | $11,000 | 2024 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE |
| BRAVEHEART | CAMBRIDGE, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE |
| FREEDOM HOUSE | PRINCETON, IL | $8,000 | 2024 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE |
| HENRY CO SR CITIZENS | KEWANEE, IL | $8,000 | 2024 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE |
| HENRY COUNTY YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU | CAMBRIDGE, IL | $6,500 | 2024 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE |
| SALVATION ARMY | KEWANEE, IL | $6,000 | 2024 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE |
| YMCA OF KEWANEE | KEWANEE, IL | $6,000 | 2024 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE |
| BRAVEHEART | CAMBRIDGE, IL | $10,000 | 2023 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE |
| KEWANEE FOOD PANTRY | KEWANEE, IL | $9,000 | 2023 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE |
| HENRY CO SR CITIZENS | KEWANEE, IL | $8,000 | 2023 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE |
| FREEDOM HOUSE | PRINCETON, IL | $8,000 | 2023 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE |
| HENRY COUNTY YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU | CAMBRIDGE, IL | $6,000 | 2023 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE |
| SALVATION ARMY | KEWANEE, IL | $6,000 | 2023 | HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE |
BRAVEHEART
$10,000HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICES
KEWANEE FOOD PANTRY
$10,000HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICES
HENRY CO SR CITIZENS
$9,000HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICES
SALVATION ARMY
$8,000HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICES
HENRY COUNTY YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU
$6,500HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICES
BRAVEHEART
$12,500HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE
KEWANEE FOOD PANTRY
$11,000HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE
HENRY CO SR CITIZENS
$10,000HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE
SALVATION ARMY
$8,000HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE
ABILITIES PLUS
$7,000HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE
HENRY COUNTY YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU
$7,000HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE
YMCA OF KEWANEE
$6,000HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE
KEWANEE FOOD PANTRY
$11,000HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE
BRAVEHEART
$10,000HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE
HENRY CO SR CITIZENS
$8,000HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE
HENRY COUNTY YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU
$6,500HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE
SALVATION ARMY
$6,000HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE
YMCA OF KEWANEE
$6,000HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE
BRAVEHEART
$10,000HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE
KEWANEE FOOD PANTRY
$9,000HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE
HENRY CO SR CITIZENS
$8,000HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE
HENRY COUNTY YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU
$6,000HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE
SALVATION ARMY
$6,000HUMAN/SOCIAL SERVICE