Community Impact Fund
By donating to our Community Impact Fund you are investing in something bigger. You are providing vital funding to help ensure everyone in Mesa County has the opportunity to reach their full potential. The Community Impact Fund is the best way to help the most people, helping support 26 local health and human service programs run by 20 agencies right here in Mesa County. Services offered by these programs help thousands of your friends and neighbors every year.
Dozens of volunteers, people like you, serve on our community investment panels each grant cycle. These panels review the grant applications from the agencies and make on-site visits to help determine which programs are most effective and efficient at delivering services our community needs.
The United Way of Mesa County grant cycle determines which nonprofit agencies in Mesa County will receive funding from our Community Impact fund.
Allocation Panels review funding applications and make site visits to each program that applies. Funding recommendations are made to the United Way of Mesa County Board of Directors for approval.
If interested in serving on an allocation panel for the next grant cycle, please email impact@uwmesacounty.org.
Grant Cycle Information:
FY 2026’s application window is closed. Grants this year are for one year (July 2026-June 2027).
To be invited to apply for 2027 funding, organizations have to become a part of the Community Partner Program by the November 30, 2026 deadline.
Community sourced allocation volunteers will be trained in early 2027 to review and make decisions on grant applications. The United Way of Mesa County Board will make final decisions at their board meeting in May 2027. Payment of grants will be made quarterly beginning July 1, 2027.
2026/2027 Grant Awardees
Community Partner Program
Community Partner Benefits
- Invitation to learning opportunities specific to nonprofit organizations
- Listed on relevant UWMC publications & marketing platforms/materials
- Eligible for donations under our umbrella with the Colorado Combined Campaign
- Invitation to regular Partner gatherings
- Access to UWMC partner email blast list
- Direct UWMC staff assistance with updating/adding your organizations information on Volunteer United
- Invitation to apply for the next UWMC Community Impact Fund grant if eligibility requirements are met (click the button below to review requirements). Partnership must be applied for and approved by November 30, 2025 deadline.
- An opportunity to be a guest on our United We Win radio show on KAFM
Community Partner Requirements
- Your organization must meet the following requirements to become and maintain a UWMC Partnership:
- Be an established 501(c)3 or have an established fiscal sponsorship agreement
- Engage in work that helps improve lives through one or more of the following
areas: Healthy Communities, Community Resiliency, Financial Security, and/or Youth Opportunity - Complete a short application which includes submitting your latest year end financial statements
- Display the UWMC Community Partner Logo in your place of business and on your website
- Create a social media post related to UWMC sometime during your 12 month partnership
- Provide at least 1 volunteer for a minimum of 1 UWMC event during your 12 month partnership
- Update/add your organization’s information on the Volunteer United portal
- Agency must have programs which are not primarily religious or political in nature.
Contact us today to learn more about this exciting partner opportunity.
Current United Way of Mesa County Community Partners
