United Way of Central West Virginia awards grants to nonprofit agencies located in Kanawha, Putnam, Logan, Clay and Boone Counties. The funded programs must address one of four broad-based community impact areas: Education, Health, Financial Stability and Safety Net.

Funding Priorities

Health

• Alcohol and Drug Abuse
• Affordable mental health and trauma care
• Affordable health and dental care and prescription medication
• Nutrition, fitness and healthy lifestyle habits

Financial Stability

• Personal financial management
• Vocational/trade school or other employment skills training
• Dependable child care/adult care for employment
• Grandparent/kinship care
• Access to transportation

 Education

• Affordable quality day care
• Reducing truancy and graduating high school on time
• After-school and extracurricular activities for youth
• Education for low-income adults
• Higher education tuition assistance

 Safety Net

• Shelter/emergency beds/services including transitional housing assistance
• Domestic violence and child abuse services
• Access to healthy food and/or meals
• Affordable, quality permanent housing assistance
• Senior assistance including home modifications

Funding Information

Minimum grant request is $5,000 and maximum is $50,000.

Eligibility Criteria

The organization:

• Is an incorporated nonprofit organization and has tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code.
• Has a Board of Directors that is an active, representative voluntary governing body, with regular meetings and is responsible for developing its mission, determining its strategic direction and providing oversight.  Has up-to-date, current bylaws, or guidelines, by which the organization operates.
• Can provide, when requested, a financial audit (if organization revenue is over $500,000), a financial review (if organization revenue is greater than $200,000 but less than $500,000) or a financial compilation (if organization revenue is below $200,000).  Financial audit, review or compilation must be performed by an independent certified public accountant in compliance with generally accepted accounting standards as applied to non-profit organizations. (Note: revenue determination is from all sources except government grants and grants from private foundations).
• Files a current IRS form 990, including schedule A or 990 EZ, or can document the circumstances under which the 990 filing is waived.
• Serves one or more counties in United Way of the Central WV service area – Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Logan and Putnam counties.
• Has the mechanisms and capacity for regularly reporting measurable, qualitative and quantitative outcomes.
• Demonstrates reasonable efficiency in program management and adequacy of resources, both in materials and in personnel (voluntary and paid) to sustain a quality level of service.

For more information, visit United Way of Central West Virginia.