United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania has a competitive proposal and grant-making process that makes it possible for us to invest in a larger and more diverse group of nonprofits throughout our five-county geographic region. Our strategic investments encourage innovation by the agencies that engage in direct service.
What We Fund
Partner Agencies
United Way supports hundreds of nonprofits across our region. We invest in these nonprofits, providing grants and more-than-money support such as professional development and convenings.
Grant Opportunities
Nonprofits, learn about grant deadlines, eligibility requirements and how to navigate the funding process.
Who reviews applications?
Nearly 120 donor volunteers and subject matter experts collaborated with our Community Impact staff to evaluate grant requests from 370 nonprofit agencies and honed that group to 150 highly competitive proposals.
How much do you award?
Overall, we leverage about $30 million to support the community each year. Our program and policy staff direct approximately $8 million of these investments annually.
Why give three-year grants?
United Way is proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with each of our partner agencies, committing to three years of continued investment, providing our agencies breathing room to focus on serving their constituents and improving quality of life. Our investments focus on three key areas: meeting basic needs, moving to financial stability and building for success in school and life.
We also provide a series of smaller funding opportunities throughout the year.
These include funding for responding to specific crisis, innovations, or specific needs such as food insecurity or access to technology. Details are available here.