United Way of West Alabama concentrates its funding on local, basic human services and community resilience in Tuscaloosa and surrounding West Alabama, prioritizing general operating support for nonprofits that serve children, families, seniors, people with disabilities, and those in crisis. Grants frequently support emergency relief, behavioral health and counseling, rehabilitation and disability services, and youth development programs, with an emphasis on well-established community agencies and network partners rather than one-off projects. The foundation’s giving pattern indicates an interest in sustaining core nonprofit capacity across a broad safety-net ecosystem rather than funding specialized research or arts-only initiatives.
United Way of West Alabama Inc. repeatedly directs some of its largest grants to organizations that keep local basic services running in Tuscaloosa and nearby West Alabama. The pattern is clear in multi-year support for the YMCA of Tuscaloosa County, which received $219,000 in 2023, $233,000 in 2024, and $233,500 in 2025 for general budget support. Similar continuity appears in funding for Family Counseling Services, Boys and Girls Club of West Alabama, and the Boy Scouts of America, showing an emphasis on institutions with established community roles rather than one-time projects. The foundation’s recent grants also show a strong safety-net orientation. Temporary Emergency Services and The Salvation Army both receive general budget support paired with disaster relief, while organizations serving disability, rehabilitation, senior, and health needs also appear in the grant list. The focus is not narrow: youth development, counseling, emergency aid, and supportive services all sit within the same local funding strategy. Across the recent grants, the foundation uses unrestricted or broadly defined support to help nonprofits cover core operations. That approach aligns with a public charity profile centered on community resilience, especially for groups serving children, families, seniors, and people in crisis.
Emergency response is one of the clearest themes in the grant list. Temporary Emergency Services received $196,000 in 2025 and $193,000 in 2024 for general budget support and disaster relief, while The Salvation Army received $160,700 in 2025 and $156,200 in 2024 for the same broad purpose. Youth development is another recurring area. The Boys and Girls Club of West Alabama received $179,050 in 2025 and $170,250 in 2024 for general budget support, and Boy Scouts of America received $210,575 in 2025 and $197,450 in 2024 for general budget support. Behavioral health and family support also receive sustained attention. Family Counseling Services was awarded $177,800 in 2025, after $175,300 in 2024 and $160,600 in 2023, each as general budget support. The foundation also supports disability and rehabilitation services, including $135,970 in 2025 and $132,970 in 2024 to The Arc of Tuscaloosa.
Typical grant size falls in a middle range that supports operating budgets: the 25th percentile is $56,500, the median is $88,625, and the 75th percentile is $134,528. The recent-grants list shows repeat awards to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, indicating an ongoing funding relationship rather than isolated gifts. United Way of West Alabama Inc. is a public charity, and the recent grants are framed almost entirely as general budget support, often with disaster relief attached. No application process is shown in the provided data.
$3M
$7.9M
$5.8M
$5.8M
Most grants fall between $57K and $135K, with a median of $89K.
25th Percentile
$57K
Median
$89K
75th Percentile
$135K
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Concentrated, repeat funding to a stable set of local nonprofits: many organizations receive multiple grants across the dataset and the foundation predominantly provides unrestricted/general operating support. Funding is geographically focused on Tuscaloosa/West Alabama and distributed across a broad safety-net portfolio (moderate-to-large cumulative investments rather than few multi-year mega-grants).
Notable grantees: YMCA of Tuscaloosa County, Temporary Emergency Services, Family Counseling Services, The Arc of Tuscaloosa, Boys and Girls Club of West Alabama
Grantmaking is fully local: 100% of grants go to recipients in Alabama, and all recent recipients listed are in the state. Tuscaloosa is the main recipient city, including YMCA of Tuscaloosa County, Family Counseling Services, The Arc of Tuscaloosa, Focus 50, Turning Point, and Hospice of West Alabama. Northport also appears through The Salvation Army. The distribution points to a West Alabama network of organizations rather than dispersed regional or national funding.
The recent grants show support for youth development, emergency response, counseling, disability and rehabilitation services, and senior or health services. Examples include the YMCA of Tuscaloosa County, Temporary Emergency Services, Family Counseling Services, The Arc of Tuscaloosa, and Hospice of West Alabama, mostly through general budget support.
Yes. Temporary Emergency Services received $196,000 in 2025 and $193,000 in 2024 for general budget support and disaster relief. The Salvation Army also received $160,700 in 2025 and $156,200 in 2024 with disaster-relief language in the grant purpose.
The dominant pattern is general budget support. In the recent grants list, that language appears across youth, counseling, disability, health, and emergency-response recipients, suggesting flexible operating support rather than project-specific funding.
Its giving is local and entirely in Alabama. All grants in the provided country distribution go to US recipients, and the recent-grants list centers on Tuscaloosa and Northport in West Alabama.
Yes. Several organizations appear in consecutive years, including the YMCA of Tuscaloosa County in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Family Counseling Services in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and The Arc of Tuscaloosa in 2024 and 2025. This suggests recurring relationships.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA OF TUSCALOOSA COUNTY | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $233,500 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $210,575 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SERVICES | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $196,000 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT AND DISASTER RELIEF |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $185,500 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT AND DISASTER RELIEF |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF WEST ALABAMA | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $179,050 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $177,800 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | NORTHPORT, AL | $160,700 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT AND DISASTER RELIEF |
| THE ARC OF TUSCALOOSA | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $135,970 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| FOCUS 50 | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $126,965 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| TURNING POINT | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $126,001 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| HOSPICE OF WEST ALABAMA | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $120,825 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| WEST ALABAMA EASTER SEALS REHAB CTR | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $120,000 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| BIG BROTHERSBIG SISTERS | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $105,950 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $95,550 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF NORTH-CENTRAL AL | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $93,086 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| TUSCALOOSA'S ONE PLACE | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $92,600 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY | NORTHPORT, AL | $82,700 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| GOOD SAMARITAN SERVICES | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $82,500 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| CARING DAYS | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $76,950 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| THE PHOENIX HOUSE | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $76,700 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| FIVE HORIZONS HEALTH CLINIC | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $73,157 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES OF WEST ALABAMA | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $63,200 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| ARTS & AUTISM | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $51,400 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| ALABAMA HEAD INJURY FOUNDATION | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $24,973 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| TUSCALOOSA'S SAFE CENTER | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $24,800 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN OF THE VILLAGE NETWORK | LIVINGSTON, AL | $22,250 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF THE THEO RATLIFF CENTER | DEMOPOLIS, AL | $22,000 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| THE SICKLE CELL DISEASE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA- WEST ALABAMA CHAPTER | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $21,550 | 2025 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| YMCA OF TUSCALOOSA COUNTY | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $233,000 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $197,450 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SERVICES | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $193,000 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT AND DISASTER RELIEF |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $183,000 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $175,300 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF WEST ALABAMA | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $170,250 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | NORTHPORT, AL | $156,200 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT AND DISASTER RELIEF |
| THE ARC OF TUSCALOOSA | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $132,970 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| TURNING POINT | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $123,601 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| FOCUS 50 | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $122,715 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| WEST ALABAMA EASTER SEALS REHAB CTR | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $120,000 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| HOSPICE OF WEST ALABAMA | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $113,450 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| BIG BROTHERSBIG SISTERS | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $103,650 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $94,000 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF NORTH-CENTRAL AL | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $90,936 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| TUSCALOOSA'S ONE PLACE | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $89,800 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY | NORTHPORT, AL | $80,700 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| GOOD SAMARITAN SERVICES | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $78,500 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| THE PHOENIX HOUSE | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $74,700 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| CARING DAYS | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $74,450 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| FIVE HORIZONS HEALTH CLINIC | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $70,657 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES OF WEST ALABAMA | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $62,000 | 2024 | GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT |
YMCA OF TUSCALOOSA COUNTY
$233,500GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
$210,575GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SERVICES
$196,000GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT AND DISASTER RELIEF
FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES
$177,800GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
THE SALVATION ARMY
$160,700GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT AND DISASTER RELIEF
THE ARC OF TUSCALOOSA
$135,970GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
FOCUS 50
$126,965GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
TURNING POINT
$126,001GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
WEST ALABAMA EASTER SEALS REHAB CTR
$120,000GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
BIG BROTHERSBIG SISTERS
$105,950GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES
$95,550GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
TUSCALOOSA'S ONE PLACE
$92,600GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY
$82,700GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
GOOD SAMARITAN SERVICES
$82,500GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
CARING DAYS
$76,950GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
THE PHOENIX HOUSE
$76,700GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
FIVE HORIZONS HEALTH CLINIC
$73,157GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES OF WEST ALABAMA
$63,200GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
ARTS & AUTISM
$51,400GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
ALABAMA HEAD INJURY FOUNDATION
$24,973GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
TUSCALOOSA'S SAFE CENTER
$24,800GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
CHILDREN OF THE VILLAGE NETWORK
$22,250GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF THE THEO RATLIFF CENTER
$22,000GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
THE SICKLE CELL DISEASE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA- WEST ALABAMA CHAPTER
$21,550GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
YMCA OF TUSCALOOSA COUNTY
$233,000GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
$197,450GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SERVICES
$193,000GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT AND DISASTER RELIEF
FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES
$175,300GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
THE SALVATION ARMY
$156,200GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT AND DISASTER RELIEF
THE ARC OF TUSCALOOSA
$132,970GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
TURNING POINT
$123,601GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
FOCUS 50
$122,715GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
WEST ALABAMA EASTER SEALS REHAB CTR
$120,000GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
BIG BROTHERSBIG SISTERS
$103,650GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES
$94,000GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
TUSCALOOSA'S ONE PLACE
$89,800GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY
$80,700GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
GOOD SAMARITAN SERVICES
$78,500GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
THE PHOENIX HOUSE
$74,700GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
CARING DAYS
$74,450GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
FIVE HORIZONS HEALTH CLINIC
$70,657GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES OF WEST ALABAMA
$62,000GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT