To unite and focus our communities in creating measurable results to improve people’s lives and strengthen our families.
United Way of Ne Minnesota’s largest recent grant was $532,045 to Happy Days Childcare in Ely to develop a new childcare center. That single award reflects the foundation’s practical style: it backs projects that expand services people can use right away, alongside ongoing support for local agencies in Northeastern Minnesota. Its recent grants also show repeated commitments to youth programs, emergency assistance, housing stability, health access, and family support. The foundation gives through a local, community-focused model tied to partner agencies and regional initiatives. In the recent grants list, Boys & Girls Club of Hibbing received $85,000 in 2025 and $50,000 in 2024 for positive youth development, while Star of the North Maternity Home received $60,000 in 2024 and $40,000 in 2025 for emergency services for mothers. Other awards support food banks, transitional housing, dental crisis aid, and services for people facing cancer or terminal illness. United Way of Ne Minnesota’s stated purpose is to unite and focus communities on measurable results that improve people’s lives and strengthen families.
Youth Opportunity appears in multiple forms. Boys & Girls Club of Hibbing received $85,000 in 2025 and $50,000 in 2024 for positive youth development, and Camp Chicagami received $42,000 in 2025 for the same purpose. The foundation also supports education-linked youth awards through its scholarship contests. In housing and crisis response, Range Transitional Housing Inc. received $25,000 in 2025, $25,000 in 2024, and $25,000 in 2023 for transitional housing. Star of the North Maternity Home received $60,000 in 2024 for emergency services for mothers and $40,000 in 2025 for the same purpose. Health-related giving includes $25,000 in 2025 to Project Care for healthcare services for uninsured and underinsured people, and $23,000 in 2024 to Ely Community Health Center to provide affordable services and improve community health. The foundation also supported Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank with $40,000 in 2025 for emergency services for those in crisis.
Typical grant size clusters around the middle of the range, with p25 at $10,000, a median of $19,000, and p75 at $25,000. Recent awards also include a much larger project grant of $532,045 for childcare center development, showing that the foundation can fund both routine agency support and larger one-time projects. The data shows repeated funding to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including partner agencies and service providers. It operates as a mixed community foundation and uses an annual fund distribution process alongside targeted programs. Some programs accept unsolicited requests, including Youth United Scholarship Contest and Fund Distribution, while others do not.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $19K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$19K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Grantmaking is entirely in Minnesota, with 100% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. The activity is concentrated in Northeastern Minnesota and the Iron Range, including Ely, Virginia, Hibbing, Eveleth, and Duluth. Ely appears in both a major childcare award and a health center grant, while Virginia shows multiple housing and food-support awards. Duluth also appears repeatedly through youth, maternity, food bank, and health-related grants. The geography matches the foundation’s local service area rather than a broad regional or national footprint.
The foundation’s stated focus areas are Youth Opportunity, Healthy Community, Community Resiliency, and Financial Security. Recent grants show those themes in practice through childcare development, youth programs, emergency services for mothers, housing stability, food assistance, healthcare access, and support for people facing cancer or terminal illness.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years. Boys & Girls Club of Hibbing received awards in 2024 and 2025, Star of the North Maternity Home received awards in 2024 and 2025, and Range Transitional Housing Inc. received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The stated distribution is p25 $10,000, median $19,000, and p75 $25,000. That means many awards fall in the $10,000 to $25,000 range, although the foundation also makes larger project grants when a specific need calls for it.
Yes. The Youth United Scholarship Contest accepts unsolicited participation, and the Fund Distribution annual agency-grants process also accepts unsolicited requests. Other listed programs, including United for Veterans and Community Impact Investments, do not accept unsolicited requests.
Its giving is local and entirely in Minnesota. The grant list shows concentration in Northeastern Minnesota and the Iron Range, with recipients in Ely, Virginia, Hibbing, Eveleth, and Duluth.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from United Way of Ne Minnesota that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Local nonprofit agencies and partner organizations serving UWNEMN's service area (Iron Range, Koochiching County, Lake of the Woods County). Agencies are expected to demonstrate impact, outcomes, and alignment with UWNEMN's Investment Plan focus areas. Specific eligibility details are provided through the Fund Distribution materials.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOIS FORTE BAND OF CHIPPEWA | NETT LAKE, MN | $50,000 | 2026 | DEVELOP AND PRESERVE THE COMMUNITY AND CULTURE |
| STAR OF THE NORTH MATERNITY HOME | DULUTH, MN | $40,000 | 2026 | PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR MOTHERS |
| SECOND HARVEST NORTHERN LAKES FOOD BANK | DULUTH, MN | $40,000 | 2026 | PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THOSE IN CRISIS |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF HIBBING | DULUTH, MN | $35,000 | 2026 | POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| NORTHWOODS PARTNERS | ELY, MN | $35,000 | 2026 | PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH TERMINAL ILLNESS OR DISABILITIES |
| NSLC HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | VIRGINIA, MN | $30,000 | 2026 | STABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP |
| RANGE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING INC | VIRGINIA, MN | $30,000 | 2026 | PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING |
| SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAM OF NSLC | VIRGINIA, MN | $30,000 | 2026 | PROVIDES FOOD TO PARTNER AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN NEED |
| CARE PARTNERS | EVELETH, MN | $29,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR CANCER VICTIMS |
| PROJECT CARE | HIBBING, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR UN/UNDER INSURED |
| VOLUNTEERS IN EDUCATION | VIRGINIA, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | PROVIDES TUTORING TO AT RISK YOUTH |
| ELY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | ELY, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE SERVICES WITH A VISION TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH. |
| CHILDREN'S DENTAL SERVICES | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $23,000 | 2026 | PROVIDES PREVENTATIVE DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN IN A SCHOOL BASED SETTING |
| ELY COMMUNITY RESOURCE INC | ELY, MN | $20,000 | 2026 | MENTORING FOR AT RISK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES |
| SALVATION ARMY - KOOCHICHING COUNTY | INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN | $20,000 | 2026 | PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THOSE IN CRISIS |
| JUSTICE NORTH | DULUTH, MN | $20,000 | 2026 | PROVIDES EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE |
| CAMP CHICAGAMI | EVELETH, MN | $19,000 | 2026 | POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| SALVATION ARMY - HIBBING | HIBBING, MN | $17,000 | 2026 | PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THOSE IN CRISIS |
| ADVOCATES FOR FAMILY PEACE | GRAND RAPIDS, MN | $15,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR BATTERED INDIVIDUALS |
| CHECK AND CONNECT | VIRGINIA, MN | $13,000 | 2026 | STRUCTURED MENTORING INTERVENTION TO PROMOTE STUDENT SUCCESS AND ENGAGEMENT AT SCHOOL. |
| SERVE MN | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $12,000 | 2026 | SERVE MINNESOTA'S MISSION IS TO BE A CATALYST TO ADDRESS CRITICAL NEEDS IN MINNESOTA BY WORKING WITH AMERICORPS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. |
| QUAD CITIES FOOD SHELF | MOUNTAIN IRON, MN | $12,000 | 2026 | PROVIDE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE |
| NORTHERN STAR COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | FORT SNELLING, MN | $10,000 | 2026 | POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| FRIENDS AGAINST ABUSE | INTL FALLS, MN | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR BATTERED AND SEXUALLY ASSUALTED VICTIMS |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF MN AND WI LAKES AND PINES | WAITE PARK, MN | $7,500 | 2026 | POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| MESABI FIT COALITION | EVELETH, MN | $7,500 | 2026 | PROMOTING COMMUNITIES' APPROACH TO WELLNESS |
| SALVATION ARMY - INTERNATIONAL FALLS | INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN | $6,000 | 2026 | PROVIDE SERVICES TO HOMELESS YOUTH |
| HAPPY DAYS CHILDCARE | ELY, MN | $532,045 | 2025 | TO DEVELOP NEW CHILDCARE CENTER |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF HIBBING | DULUTH, MN | $85,000 | 2025 | POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| CAMP CHICAGAMI | EVELETH, MN | $42,000 | 2025 | POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| STAR OF THE NORTH MATERNITY HOME | DULUTH, MN | $40,000 | 2025 | PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR MOTHERS |
| SECOND HARVEST NORTHERN LAKES FOOD BANK | DULUTH, MN | $40,000 | 2025 | PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THOSE IN CRISIS |
| CARE PARTNERS | EVELETH, MN | $35,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR CANCER VICTIMS |
| NORTHWOODS PARTNERS | ELY, MN | $35,000 | 2025 | PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH TERMINAL ILLNESS OR DISABILITIES |
| NSLC HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | VIRGINIA, MN | $30,000 | 2025 | STABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP |
| PROJECT CARE | HIBBING, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR UN/UNDER INSURED |
| RANGE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING INC | VIRGINIA, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING |
| SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAM OF NSLC | VIRGINIA, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | PROVIDES FOOD TO PARTNER AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN NEED |
| SALVATION ARMY - HIBBING | HIBBING, MN | $21,600 | 2025 | PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THOSE IN CRISIS |
| VOLUNTEERS IN EDUCATION | VIRGINIA, MN | $20,000 | 2025 | PROVIDES TUTORING TO AT RISK YOUTH |
| ELY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | ELY, MN | $20,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE SERVICES WITH A VISION TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH. |
| CHECK AND CONNECT | VIRGINIA, MN | $18,900 | 2025 | STRUCTURED MENTORING INTERVENTION TO PROMOTE STUDENT SUCCESS AND ENGAGEMENT AT SCHOOL. |
| ELY COMMUNITY RESOURCE INC | ELY, MN | $15,000 | 2025 | MENTORING FOR AT RISK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES |
| SERVE MN | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $12,000 | 2025 | SERVE MINNESOTA'S MISSION IS TO BE A CATALYST TO ADDRESS CRITICAL NEEDS IN MINNESOTA BY WORKING WITH AMERICORPS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. |
| VOYAGEURS AREA COUNCIL - BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | DULUTH, MN | $12,000 | 2025 | POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| QUAD CITIES FOOD SHELF | MOUNTAIN IRON, MN | $10,500 | 2025 | PROVIDE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF MN AND WI LAKES AND PINES | WAITE PARK, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| ADVOCATES FOR FAMILY PEACE | GRAND RAPIDS, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR BATTERED INDIVIDUALS |
| FRIENDS AGAINST ABUSE | INTL FALLS, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR BATTERED AND SEXUALLY ASSUALTED VICTIMS |
| JUSTICE NORTH | DULUTH, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | PROVIDES EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE |
BOIS FORTE BAND OF CHIPPEWA
$50,000DEVELOP AND PRESERVE THE COMMUNITY AND CULTURE
STAR OF THE NORTH MATERNITY HOME
$40,000PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR MOTHERS
PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THOSE IN CRISIS
NORTHWOODS PARTNERS
$35,000PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH TERMINAL ILLNESS OR DISABILITIES
NSLC HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
STABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP
RANGE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING INC
$30,000PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAM OF NSLC
$30,000PROVIDES FOOD TO PARTNER AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN NEED
CARE PARTNERS
$29,000SUPPORT FOR CANCER VICTIMS
PROJECT CARE
$25,000HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR UN/UNDER INSURED
VOLUNTEERS IN EDUCATION
$25,000PROVIDES TUTORING TO AT RISK YOUTH
ELY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
$25,000TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE SERVICES WITH A VISION TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH.
PROVIDES PREVENTATIVE DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN IN A SCHOOL BASED SETTING
ELY COMMUNITY RESOURCE INC
$20,000MENTORING FOR AT RISK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
SALVATION ARMY - KOOCHICHING COUNTY
$20,000PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THOSE IN CRISIS
CAMP CHICAGAMI
$19,000POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
SALVATION ARMY - HIBBING
$17,000PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THOSE IN CRISIS
CHECK AND CONNECT
$13,000STRUCTURED MENTORING INTERVENTION TO PROMOTE STUDENT SUCCESS AND ENGAGEMENT AT SCHOOL.
SERVE MINNESOTA'S MISSION IS TO BE A CATALYST TO ADDRESS CRITICAL NEEDS IN MINNESOTA BY WORKING WITH AMERICORPS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
FRIENDS AGAINST ABUSE
$10,000SUPPORT FOR BATTERED AND SEXUALLY ASSUALTED VICTIMS
GIRL SCOUTS OF MN AND WI LAKES AND PINES
$7,500POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
MESABI FIT COALITION
$7,500PROMOTING COMMUNITIES' APPROACH TO WELLNESS
SALVATION ARMY - INTERNATIONAL FALLS
$6,000PROVIDE SERVICES TO HOMELESS YOUTH
HAPPY DAYS CHILDCARE
$532,045TO DEVELOP NEW CHILDCARE CENTER
CAMP CHICAGAMI
$42,000POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
STAR OF THE NORTH MATERNITY HOME
$40,000PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR MOTHERS
PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THOSE IN CRISIS
CARE PARTNERS
$35,000SUPPORT FOR CANCER VICTIMS
NORTHWOODS PARTNERS
$35,000PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH TERMINAL ILLNESS OR DISABILITIES
NSLC HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$30,000STABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP
PROJECT CARE
$25,000HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR UN/UNDER INSURED
RANGE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING INC
$25,000PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAM OF NSLC
$25,000PROVIDES FOOD TO PARTNER AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN NEED
SALVATION ARMY - HIBBING
$21,600PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THOSE IN CRISIS
VOLUNTEERS IN EDUCATION
$20,000PROVIDES TUTORING TO AT RISK YOUTH
ELY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
$20,000TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE SERVICES WITH A VISION TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH.
CHECK AND CONNECT
$18,900STRUCTURED MENTORING INTERVENTION TO PROMOTE STUDENT SUCCESS AND ENGAGEMENT AT SCHOOL.
ELY COMMUNITY RESOURCE INC
$15,000MENTORING FOR AT RISK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
SERVE MINNESOTA'S MISSION IS TO BE A CATALYST TO ADDRESS CRITICAL NEEDS IN MINNESOTA BY WORKING WITH AMERICORPS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
GIRL SCOUTS OF MN AND WI LAKES AND PINES
$10,000POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
FRIENDS AGAINST ABUSE
$10,000SUPPORT FOR BATTERED AND SEXUALLY ASSUALTED VICTIMS
