United Way of Palm Beach County

About United Way of Palm Beach County

United Way of Palm Beach County Inc directs local funding toward the basics of daily life in Palm Beach County: education, housing, financial stability, medical care, and food access. Its recent grant record shows a place-based funder that works through partner agencies and designated awards rather than individual aid, with support flowing to local organizations serving county residents. The largest recent awards went to the Palm Beach County Food Bank in Lake Worth Beach, The Arc of Palm Beach County in Riviera Beach, and Take Stock in Children in West Palm Beach, pointing to a portfolio that connects hunger relief, disability services, and youth support. The foundation’s grantmaking is organized around named investments such as Community Impact Grants, Healthy Community Investments, Youth Opportunity, Financial Security Investments, Community Resiliency Investments, Hunger Relief Initiative, and MISSION UNITED. Those programs align with its stated mission to make sure people in Palm Beach County have access to a quality education, a place to live, enough to eat, good medical care, and financial stability. The pattern is broad across service needs, but tightly local in execution, with grants concentrated in Palm Beach County and routed to nonprofits that deliver programs or coordinate community services.

What United Way of Palm Beach County Funds

In food access work, United Way of Palm Beach County Inc gave $3,341,784 in 2025 to Palm Beach County Food Bank in Lake Worth Beach through Community Impact & Designations, and its Hunger Relief Initiative funds countywide meal access for children and families experiencing food insecurity. That same health-and-basic-needs track also includes Healthy Community Investments for nutritious food and overall well-being. Youth support is another core line of funding. The foundation awarded $407,074 in 2025 to Florida Mentoring Network in West Palm Beach, and its Youth Opportunity investments focus on educational support, mentor matches, and after-school programming. On the economic side, Financial Security Investments back tax preparation services, workforce supports, and self-sufficiency efforts. Community Resiliency Investments add disaster preparedness, recovery, and resource navigation, including 211-linked support for residents.

How United Way of Palm Beach County Gives