Agency HQ

Agency HQ is your one-stop-shop for funding updates and new opportunities.

Impact Investing and Funding Opportunities

United Way offers three tiers of funding opportunities to support local nonprofits with a proven ability to meet the community’s needs and make a lasting, important impact in our region. If you would like to be notified of new funding opportunities, please sign up here.

PLEASE NOTE: United Way will not offer any open funding cycles for organizations outside of the current Safety Net cohort in 2025. Please check this website or sign up for notifications on details for future opportunities when available.

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Safety Net

Our largest funding pool supporting a network of over 160 nonprofit organizations providing direct services across our 16-county service area. They address needs identified in the Community Needs Assessment (CNA) and in support of our five impact pillars.

See our Safety Net Agencies

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Systems

We use a systems change approach where we seek to understand and raise awareness of the most needed services and resources, and mobilize the community to address identified needs on three levels; individual, agency, and community.

ASSET Program Funding

View Our Current Systems Change Agencies

Almost Home ($100,000)
Catholic Charities of the Archodiocese STl ($100,000)
Catholic Urban Programs ($100,000)
Community Life Line ($100,000)
Employment Connection ($100,000)
Foster and Adoption Care Coalition ($100,000)
Guardian Angel Settlement Assn ($100,000)
Kingdom House d/b/a Lifewise STL ($100,000)
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri ($100,000)
Puentes de Esperanza ($100,000)
St. Patrick Center ($100,000)
The Salvation Army ($100,000)

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Targeted

As emergent, emergency or crisis support is needed in our community, United Way supports programs and organizations to help meet those needs through targeted fundraising and one-time grantmaking efforts.

View Our Current Targeted Funded Agencies

Better Family Life ($26,461)
Boys and Girls Clubs of St. Charles County ($26,461)
Casa de Salud ($36,461)
Christian Activity Center ($26,461)
Criminal Justice Ministry ($36,461)
Freedom Community Center ($36,461)
Kerengende Foundation ($26,461)
Safe Surrounding Refuge ($26,461)
The Bullet Related Injury Clinic (Power4STL) ($46,464)
The Haven of Grace ($36,461)
The Oxygen Project Yoga for Youth ($36,461)
United Congregations of Metro East ($36,461)
The Veterans Community Project ($46,464)

Other United Way Programs