About Roane County United Way
Roane County United Way Inc directs community funding toward local service providers that address Health, Education, Financial Stability, and Community Resiliency in Roane County. In 2023, one of its largest listed awards went to Mid-east Community Action Agency for $30,000, and another sizeable grant supported CASA of the Tennessee for $20,750. The recent-grants record also shows repeat support for the same organization in the same year, with Michael Dunn Rehabilitation Center receiving $20,000 and later $15,000, which points to continued backing for specific service partners rather than only one-time awards.
The foundation’s grantmaking is closely tied to direct service work. Its active programs include Community Investment, Community Enhancement, and emergency COVID-19 support, each framed around local needs and nonprofit partners. The grant list includes human services, child advocacy, food access, and behavioral health organizations, which fits the stated aim of mobilizing community partners to meet community needs. Recent awards also reached organizations such as Avalon Center and East Tennessee Kidney Foundation, showing attention to both crisis support and ongoing community services.
What Roane County United Way Funds
In financial stability and basic needs work, Roane County United Way Inc awarded $30,000 to Mid-east Community Action Agency and $12,000 to the same organization in 2023, indicating support for a service provider used more than once. Child advocacy is another visible area: Casa of the Tennessee received $20,750, and Casa of the Tennessee Valley received $5,500. The presence of two CASA-related grants shows that child protection is part of the funder’s local portfolio.
Health-related support appears across several awards. Avalon Center received $14,500 and later $7,500, while Ridgeview Psychiatric Hospital received $10,000. The list also includes $12,250 to East Tennessee Kidney Foundation and $10,250 to Senior Citizens Home Assistance, which connects the foundation’s work to both medical needs and older-adult support. Food access shows up as well through an $8,500 grant to Second Harvest Food Bank.
How Roane County United Way Gives
The typical grant size clusters in the low five figures: p25 is $8,875, median is $12,125, and p75 is $18,750. The 2023 list also includes both larger awards, such as $30,000, and smaller awards, such as $5,500, alongside a $29,500 item recorded as Miscellaneous. The pattern suggests repeated support to some organizations within the same year, including Mid-east Community Action Agency, Michael Dunn Rehabilitation Center, Avalon Center, and Casa of the Tennessee Valley. Roane County United Way Inc is a Public Charity, and the active grant programs include unsolicited application pathways for community investment and enhancement funding.