About United Way of Cass-Clay
We inspire and activate our community to improve lives.
Focus Areas
Hunger reliefHomelessness preventionEarly childhood education / school readinessFamily stability and employmentMental health servicesCommunity investment and capacity building
Who They Fund
nonprofit agenciesservice-providing organizations
Funding Style
program/project supportrestricted program fundingdirect service funding
Topics
About United Way of Cass-Clay
United Way of Cass-Clay channels most of its grantmaking into community agencies serving housing stability, hunger relief, family support, and early childhood needs across the Fargo-Moorhead area. The largest recent awards point to a strong emphasis on homelessness prevention and supportive services: Presentation Partners in Housing received $350,039 in 2025, while CAPLP Lakes and Prairies Community Action Partnership Inc received $306,431 the same year. Several other high-dollar grants also go to service providers working in adjacent parts of the local safety net, including YWCA Cass Clay, YMCA of the Northern Sky, and SouthEastern North Dakota Community Action Agency. The foundation’s funded organizations are nonprofit agencies and service-providing organizations, and the recent grant record shows repeated support for the same partners across multiple years rather than isolated awards. Its active initiative, United to End Homelessness, reinforces that pattern by coordinating local experts and agencies around housing stability and support services for people at risk of homelessness. The foundation describes its purpose as inspiring and activating the community to improve lives, and its giving reflects that community-investment approach through restricted program support and direct service funding.
What United Way of Cass-Clay Funds
Homelessness prevention is a central theme in the portfolio. Presentation Partners in Housing received $350,039 in 2025 for agency programs, and United to End Homelessness is a collaborative initiative focused on preventing homelessness, housing stability, and supportive services for people at risk of homelessness in Cass County, Clay County, and the Fargo-Moorhead area. Hunger relief is another clear priority: Great Plains Food Bank received $158,326 in 2025 for agency programs. The foundation also supports family and youth-serving work through organizations such as the Red River Children's Advocacy Center, which received $100,632 in 2025, and Youthworks, which received $116,368 in 2025. Community investment and capacity building appear in the grant language as program support for local agencies aligned with the organization’s Bold Goals.
How United Way of Cass-Clay Gives
Typical awards cluster in the mid-five-figure range, with p25 at $25,094, a median of $62,520, and p75 at $100,259. The recent record also includes repeated support for the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. Grants are made through program/project support and restricted program funding to nonprofit agencies and service-providing organizations. Community Investment / Verified Impact Partners is the primary grantmaking process, and it accepts unsolicited applications. United to End Homelessness is a separate collaborative initiative and does not accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.5M
Total Assets
$9.2M
Total Revenue
$5.9M
Total Expenses
$5.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $100K, with a median of $63K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$63K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
Regional4 states funded
About 64% of grants go to recipients in MN.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Karla Isley
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