About United Way of Southern Chautauqua County
UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY INC is headquartered in Jamestown, NY. It reported $3,109,500 in annual grants and $3,604,927 in total assets in its latest 990 year on file (2025). Its stated focus areas are youth development, health and well-being, community resilience and emergency response, financial self-sufficiency, workforce readiness, academic success, and poverty reduction. The foundation’s active grant programs are centered on two-year, outcome-based allocations for local nonprofit programs in Southern Chautauqua County and Chautauqua County, with no unsolicited applications for most programs. Recent grantmaking shows recurring support for local organizations through program support grants, including WCD BOYS & GIRLS CLUB at $155,000, THE SALVATION ARMY at $117,500, and YWCA OF JAMESTOWN at $88,000. Other sizable grants include FAMILY SERVICE OF THE CHAUT REGION at $70,000, YMCA at $65,500, and CHAUTAUQUA STRIDERS INC at $58,000. The recent grants list shows repeated awards to the same grantees across 2023, 2024, and 2025, indicating multi-year support within its allocations cycle. The foundation also operates The Vickye James "Blueprint" Fund, which provides smaller supplemental grants in Chautauqua County.
What United Way of Southern Chautauqua County Funds
Recent grantmaking spans youth opportunity, health equity, community resilience, and self-sufficiency. The active allocations programs fund local nonprofit programs that align with these strategic impact areas and require outcome reporting every six months or semiannually. Notable grants include WCD BOYS & GIRLS CLUB at $155,000 for program support, THE SALVATION ARMY at $117,500 for program support, and YWCA OF JAMESTOWN at $88,000 for program support. Other recent awards support FAMILY SERVICE OF THE CHAUT REGION at $70,000, YMCA at $65,500, and PREVENTION WORKS at $50,000. The Vickye James "Blueprint" Fund also supports youth engagement, leadership development for historically marginalized communities, Juneteenth event support, poverty-reduction efforts, and grassroots or newly formed organizations.
How United Way of Southern Chautauqua County Gives
UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY INC gives through outcome-based, program-specific grants, most often on a two-year allocations cycle. The listed grant size distribution shows a p25 of $15,000, a median of $24,000, and a p75 of $50,750, while recent large awards reached $155,000. Its active programs generally fund local nonprofit agencies and direct program delivery in Southern Chautauqua County and Chautauqua County. Most programs do not accept unsolicited applications, though The Vickye James "Blueprint" Fund and the Crisis Response Fund do. Recent grants show repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, which suggests ongoing cycle-based funding rather than one-time awards.
