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 34 local health and human service programs run by 26 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.
FY 2025 Grant Cycle Information:
FY 2024’s application window closed in early 2024. Grants this year are for one year (July 2024-June 2025)
To be invited to apply for 2025 funding, organizations had to become a part of the Community Partner Program by the November 30, 2024 deadline.
Allocation volunteers will be trained in February 2025 and meet in March and the first week of April to review and make decisions on grant applications. UWMC will start setting up site visits in February and March and hold site visits virtually from March 23-April 5. The United Way of Mesa County board will make final decisions at their board meeting in May and agencies will be informed of decisions in May. Payment of grants are made quarterly beginning July 1, 2025.
2024/2025 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). Please note that the eligibility deadline for the FY 2025 grant cycle has already passed.
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: Fostering Healthy Communities, 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
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
Provide services for a minimum of 1 day at the HBGV/UWMC Resource Center
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
