About Shelby County United Way
To continually identify, evaluate, and make possible the human services needed in our community.
Focus Areas
HealthEducationFinancial self-sufficiency / IncomeEmergency housing and critical human needsYouth & familiesCommunity initiatives
Who They Fund
familiespeople in crisis (e.g., experiencing emergency needs/homelessness)seniors / older adultsyouth and childrencommunity-based agencies/organizations
Funding Style
direct service/program funding
About Shelby County United Way
Shelby County United Way’s recent giving centers on local human services, with repeat support for agencies serving families, people in crisis, and older adults in Shelby County. The largest grants in the recent record went to YMCA Childcare Dev Center at $110,000 in 2024 and Sidneyshelby Co YMCA at $105,000 in 2023, showing a strong commitment to family services and childcare. Other substantial awards went to Mercy Mission House, Wilma Valentine Agency, Compassionate Care, New Choices, and Samaritan Works, all in Sidney, Ohio. The pattern suggests a funder that backs established community organizations at meaningful levels while also maintaining a separate set of smaller community and special project grants. Its stated purpose is to continually identify, evaluate, and make possible the human services needed in the community, and the grant list reflects that through recurring support for health, education, financial self-sufficiency, emergency housing, youth, and community initiatives. Recent awards also show repeated multi-year support to the same local organizations, rather than one-time project-only giving.
What Shelby County United Way Funds
Family services is a major thread in the recent record. Shelby County United Way gave $75,000 to Wilma Valentine Agency in 2024 and $55,000 to Alpha Community Center in 2024 for family services. Support for people in crisis appears just as clearly: Mercy Mission House received $75,000 in 2024 and New Choices received $60,000 in 2024 for crisis-related work. Health and well-being also appears in the grant list, including $75,000 to Compassionate Care in 2024 and $40,000 to Agape in 2023. Youth development is another visible area, with $50,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters in 2023 and $40,000 in 2024. The named programs and grantees show a local portfolio built around direct service and community support rather than a narrow single-issue strategy.
How Shelby County United Way Gives
Typical awards in the broader grantmaking pattern cluster around $18,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also shows repeated grants to the same organizations across 2023 and 2024, including Mercy Mission House, Compassionate Care, Wilma Valentine Agency, New Choices, Samaritan Works, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and the Senior Center of Sidney Shelby County. That points to ongoing support rather than isolated gifts. The foundation is a local funder with a mix of annual allocations, community projects, and smaller program grants. Several active grant programs accept unsolicited applications, including POWER, Student United Way, Community Projects Grants, and Special Project Grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.1M
Total Assets
$2.3M
Total Revenue
$1.6M
Total Expenses
$1.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $18K and $50K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$18K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
KATY ZIMPFER
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