About United Way of Greater Cincinnati
We empower everyone in our region to achieve economic well-being so our entire community can thrive — now and in the future.
Focus Areas
Education / Educational SuccessFinancial empowerment / economic mobilityHousing stability and eviction preventionDigital inclusion / broadband accessWorkforce development (including manufacturing pathways)Community grants and nonprofit partnerships211 / direct social service navigation
Who They Fund
community-based organizationslocal communities / neighborhood-level groupsnonprofit program operators
Funding Style
About United Way of Greater Cincinnati
United Way of Greater Cincinnati’s funding is organized around a regionwide effort to improve economic well-being through education, housing stability, financial empowerment, digital inclusion, workforce development, and direct social service navigation. In the recent grants list, much of that work shows up as operating support for local nonprofit partners. Brighton Center Inc. received $1,549,718 in 2023 and $1,173,164 in 2024, while Every Child Succeeds received $1,437,873 in 2023 and $667,939 in 2024. Those repeat awards point to sustained support for organizations carrying core services across the Cincinnati area. The foundation also uses program-specific funding to move targeted initiatives. Its active grant programs include Community Partner Funding, the City of Cincinnati Human Services Fund, the EY Digital Divide Take Action Fund, Black Empowerment Works, the Systems Change Grant Program, Success By 6, the Future of Manufacturing Fund, and the Hamilton County Public Wi-Fi Grant Program. Taken together, these programs show a funder that mixes broad community partnerships with narrowly defined initiatives tied to workforce, early learning, digital access, and neighborhood-level service delivery. Recent grants also include major support for Cincinnati-based providers such as Santa Maria Community Services and the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio, reinforcing the foundation’s role as a local funder working through established community institutions.
What United Way of Greater Cincinnati Funds
In human services and community stability, United Way of Greater Cincinnati has funded organizations such as Santa Maria Community Services for program operating cost support and Catholic Charities SouthWestern Ohio for the same purpose. That pattern fits the foundation’s emphasis on housing stability, eviction prevention, and direct service navigation. Early childhood and family support is another visible area. Learning Grove received program operating support, and Every Child Succeeds also appears among the recent grantees with operating funding, aligning with the foundation’s education and early learning priorities. The foundation also backs workforce-related work. The Future of Manufacturing Fund is aimed at connecting people interested in advanced manufacturing careers with workforce development programs, and the City of Cincinnati Human Services Fund includes workforce development among its funding priorities. Digital inclusion is present through both the EY Digital Divide Take Action Fund and the Hamilton County Public Wi-Fi Grant Program, which support device access, connectivity, mentoring, and free public Wi-Fi in underserved areas.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$41.9M
Total Assets
$90.2M
Total Revenue
$39.1M
Total Expenses
$36M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $13K and $75K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
Local14 states funded
About 83% of grants go to recipients in OH.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Moira Weir
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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