United Way of Lee County

About United Way of Lee County

The United Way of Lee County Inc. funds a dense network of local partner agencies, with multiple large allocations recurring to the same community infrastructure over time. Recent grant records show repeated general-support funding for School Resource Center and Community Partnership Schools in Fort Myers, along with continued support for disaster recovery, housing, basic needs, and youth-serving organizations across Lee, Hendry, and Glades counties. The foundation’s grantmaking is closely tied to its partner-agency model: annual fund distribution, community volunteer review, and strategic grants aligned to priority pillars such as education, health, financial security, and community resiliency. Its recent awards include several seven-figure allocations and a broader pattern of operating support for nonprofits that deliver community services. Fort Myers-based recipients appear frequently, but the portfolio also reaches Sanibel, Cape Coral, Naples, and selected organizations outside Florida such as Good360 in Alexandria and Centerstone of Florida in Nashville. The repeated use of general-support allocations suggests a funding approach centered on sustaining service capacity rather than funding narrow projects alone. Public descriptions also identify the organization as volunteer driven and focused on fundraising, fund distribution, community building, volunteer advancement, and information and referral.

What United Way of Lee County Funds

Education and youth-oriented work appear in allocations to Community Partnership Schools and the School Resource Center, both in Fort Myers, with funding recorded as general support. Health and crisis-response priorities show up in support for FISH of Sanibel-Captiva, Abuse Counseling and Treatment, and the Salvation Army of Lee Hendry & Glades The, all receiving general-support funding for community services. Financial security and housing are also present in the grant list. Lee County Housing Development received a general-support allocation, while Community Cooperative and Meals of Hope reflect basic-needs infrastructure in southwest Florida. Community resiliency is visible in funding for Disaster Recovery Multiple Partners, which signals support for recovery capacity rather than a single program. Across these areas, the foundation uses unrestricted allocations to help local nonprofits maintain operations tied to its priority pillars.

How United Way of Lee County Gives