About United Way of the Midlands
To address critical community challenges by connecting people and resources to improve lives, strengthen the region, and create generational change in the Midlands.
Focus Areas
education / literacy / STEMhomelessness and housing stabilityhealthcare / dental and eye care (WellPartners)economic mobility / workforce developmentcommunity resiliency / childhood traumavolunteer services / 2-1-1
Funding Style
program/project-restricted fundingdirect program supporttime-limited grantsactivity-specific funding
About United Way of the Midlands
United Way of the Midlands ties its grantmaking to a Community Impact Plan that centers youth opportunity, family stabilization, housing, connectedness, and equity in care. Recent awards show that structure in practice: Communities in Schools of the Midlands received $1,278,192 in 2025 and $1,189,622 in 2025, while Community Partners of the Midlands dba WellPartners received $1,402,900 in 2023 and $1,179,450 in 2023. Those grants sit alongside large awards to homelessness and housing organizations such as Homeless No More, Midlands Housing Alliance, and the Salvation Army, indicating a portfolio built around direct program support for local nonprofits serving the Midlands region. The foundation also uses targeted vehicles for specific needs, including education and literacy through the Midlands Reading Consortium, healthcare through WellPartners, and housing seed funding for new affordable housing capacity and systems barriers such as eviction mediation. Its recent grant history points to recurring support for partner organizations rather than one-off awards, with multiple payments to the same grantees across 2023 and 2025.
What United Way of the Midlands Funds
Education and literacy are a clear thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. Fairfield School District received $300,000 in 2025 and $250,000 in 2025, both listed as program funding. The Midlands Reading Consortium is another vehicle for this work, supporting early literacy, STEM education, after-school tutoring, summer reading, and social-emotional learning across the Midlands. Housing and shelter also receive sustained support. Midlands Housing Alliance was awarded $484,038 in 2023, then $200,000 in 2023 and $180,000 and $160,000 in 2025 for transitions-related programming. Health access appears through Community Partners of the Midlands dba WellPartners, which received two seven-figure grants in 2023. Family and community stability show up in awards to Mirci and Midlands Fatherhood Coalition, each at $360,000 in 2025.
How United Way of the Midlands Gives
United Way of the Midlands’ grant sizes cluster around a $25,000 p25, $50,000 median, and $134,125 p75, with active grant programs that also show ranges from $8,500 to $150,000. The recent-grants record suggests recurring support: several organizations appear in multiple years, including Communities in Schools of the Midlands, Salvation Army, Midlands Housing Alliance, Mirci, and Vital Connections of the Midlands. Giving is program-restricted and activity-specific, with direct program support and time-limited grants used across its portfolio. One active channel, the Community Impact Fund, accepts only non-unsolicited grants, while the 2026-2027 Impact Grant Funding uses an RFP process for certified Community Impact Partners in good standing.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$10.4M
Total Assets
$29.5M
Total Revenue
$14.1M
Total Expenses
$15.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $134K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$134K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in SC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SARA FAWCETT
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