United Way for Southeastern Michigan

About United Way for Southeastern Michigan

United Way for Southeastern Michigan’s largest recent awards go to public school systems and school-linked community partners, with Detroit Public Schools Community District receiving $10,012,578 in 2025 and Dearborn City School District receiving $7,199,845 the same year. That pattern points to a funder working at both district scale and neighborhood scale, using large grants to support education and wraparound services across Southeastern Michigan. The foundation also funds organizations serving specific communities, including Lahc-leaders Advancing and Helping Communities in Dearborn at $3,100,000 in 2025 and the Arab Community Center for Econ & Social Scvs in Dearborn at $2,157,206 in 2024. Across its active programs, the foundation supports basic needs, housing and homelessness prevention, early childhood and K-12 education, out-of-school time and summer learning, racial equity, digital inclusion, health and crisis recovery, and capacity building. Several programs are designed as flexible support for organizations or collaboratives, while others target regionally recognized institutions, BIPOC-led organizations, or children and families facing instability. The result is a grantmaking profile centered on stabilizing households, strengthening local systems, and backing community-based providers across the region.

What United Way for Southeastern Michigan Funds

In education, the foundation gives at district and provider level. Southfield Public Schools received $899,680 in 2025, while Summit Academy North Elementary in Romulus received $662,400 the same year, showing support for both traditional school systems and individual school sites. It also funds summer learning and enrichment through Summer Discovery across Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties. Family stability and crisis response are another clear theme. Matrix Human Services in Detroit received $831,580 in 2025, and Leaps & Bounds Family Services in Warren received $768,519 in 2024. Those grants fit a portfolio that includes wraparound services, acute-needs response, and basic-needs support. The foundation also backs community organizations and service intermediaries. The Yunion Inc in Detroit received $619,865 in 2025, and Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit in West Bloomfield received $532,730 in 2023, alongside programs aimed at food security, community services, and long-term stability.

How United Way for Southeastern Michigan Gives