United Way of Western Nebraska Release
United Way of Western Nebraska is excited to announce that grant applications are currently being accepted from 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations for 2025-2027 United Way funding. Fund your good work in the community through a United Way community grant. Applications are available online at www.uwwn.org/grant. United Way work focuses on identifying the issues impacting the community in the areas of healthy community, youth opportunity, financial security, and community resiliency.
For more than 75 years, United Way has fundraised for and invested in the Western Nebraska community area. With more than 1490 donors and 250 local volunteers annually and over $13 million dollars raised since inception, United Way of Western Nebraska continues to bring incredible people together to make positive community change, funding health and human service programs that impact the areas of Healthy Community, Youth Opportunity, Financial Security and Community Resiliency. Utilizing data to understand the biggest needs that exist in the community and the effectiveness of funded programs to impact that need. Funded partners are required to report on the outcomes of their programs annually. These reports, in addition to other community level data, inform program funding.
United Way of Western Nebraska serves 11 counties in the Nebraska Panhandle and Platte County and Goshen County, Wyoming. The money raised in each area is available for agency funding in that county or service area. For instance, Scotts Bluff County area funds raised are granted to Scotts Bluff area nonprofits, Box Butte County funds raised are granted to Box Butte County agencies and Dawes County funds are given to Dawes County non-profits that apply for and are granted United Way funding.
Agencies interested in seeking funding investments from United Way of Western Nebraska must submit an intent to apply by emailing Karen Benzel, UWWN Executive Director, at kbenzel@uwwn.org by no later than Friday, February 28, 2025 to receive a secure agency link to upload their application. The deadline to submit the United Way of Western Nebraska funding application is Friday, March 7, 2025. No late applications will be considered. Agencies may contact United Way of Western Nebraska by calling 308-635-2522 or visit www.uwwn.org/grant for more information.
United Way of Western Nebraska is a nonprofit organization that unites people and resources to build a stronger, healthier and more compassionate community. Supporting 23 local nonprofit agencies in the areas of youth opportunity, healthy community, community resiliency and financial security and reinvesting in Western Nebraska since their inception in 1945. For more information, visit www.uwwn.org.