About United Way Worldwide
United Way seeks to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good.
Focus Areas
Youth opportunityHealthy community / health care accessFinancial securityCommunity resiliencyDisaster reliefHousingJob trainingLiteracy / education
Who They Fund
disaster-affected communitieslow-income and economically vulnerable individuals and familiesresidents of underserved communities (community development targets)people experiencing food insecurity
About United Way Worldwide
United Way Worldwide’s grantmaking is built around a wide mix of community needs, with recent support flowing to disaster relief, health, education, economic mobility, housing, job training, and literacy programs. The largest recent award in the record is $736,333 to United Way of North Carolina for disaster relief and recovery, health, and general charitable operations, a good example of how the foundation backs local United Way affiliates through broad, flexible support. Another major grant, $723,450 to United Way of Greater Atlanta, was directed to economic mobility, showing that workforce and poverty-related work sits alongside emergency response in its portfolio. The foundation also funded Charities Aid Foundation of America with $556,230 for education, indicating that it supports intermediaries as well as local service organizations. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is not limited to one issue or one type of grantee; it includes community-level operations support, direct service delivery, and cross-sector efforts that connect health, education, and human services.
What United Way Worldwide Funds
In disaster response, United Way Worldwide backed United Way Suncoast with $340,243 for disaster relief and recovery plus community development, and Heart of Florida United Way with $195,663 for disaster relief. Health and human services also appear repeatedly: United Way of Greater Houston received $168,923 for health and human services, while United Way of King County received $262,940 for health and human services. Economic mobility shows up in grants such as $323,222 to United Way of Greater Los Angeles and $201,251 to United Way of Forsyth County, both tied to economic mobility. Community development is another recurring theme, with $226,650 to United Way of Metropolitan Chicago and $225,000 to United Way of the Bay Area.
How United Way Worldwide Gives
Recent grants cluster around a middle range: the typical award is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $40,000 at the 75th percentile. The record also includes much larger grants to affiliated and partner organizations, which indicates a layered funding approach rather than a single grant size. Recipients appear across multiple years, including United Way of Greater Atlanta, United Way of Greater Houston, United Way of King County, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc, Heart of Florida United Way, and United Way Suncoast. United Way Worldwide is a regular funder and also posts procurement opportunities through a public RFP portal for goods and services, with unsolicited inquiries accepted through that channel.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$11.4M
Total Assets
$68M
Total Revenue
$72.4M
Total Expenses
$75M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $40K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$40K
Geographic Reach
National52 states funded
About 4% of grants go to recipients in FL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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