2021 grants have been awarded and the application window is closed at this time.
The 2022 Community Impact Grant application is by invitation only. All invitations have been extended at this time. For future opportunities, please check back in March of 2023 for details.
If your nonprofit program helps families and individuals increase their financial stability, you may be eligible to apply for a future grant from our Community Impact Fund.
To qualify for funding, you must be serving Whatcom County residents in one or more of the following areas:
Basic Needs
Economic Mobility
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
Our funded programs are more than just grant recipients, they're partners.
In addition to working together to help clients and our community, we meet regularly to connect, collaborate, and advocate for each other in the name of positive community change. It's our pleasure to highlight the amazing work we are helping to fund, and we're forever grateful to these nonprofits for speaking out about what it means to be part of the United Way network.
See Our Current List of Partner Agencies
We want long-term solutions for our community. But emergencies happen. We’re grateful for the $100,000+ in federal funds Whatcom County receives annually to supplement local emergency food and shelter programs. We serve as the fiscal agent for these funds and work with local government and non-profit organizations to determine allocations to local programs.
Grant applications are accepted and reviewed annually.
