Become a Partner

 The 2025-26 Community Impact Grant window has closed. No additional applications will be accepted at this time.

Organizations that submitted a request will be notified of the status of their application in February. Those organizations invited to phase two of the process will be provided with additional application materials that will be due in March of 2025. 

 DO YOU QUALIFY?

If your nonprofit program helps families and individuals increase their financial stability, you may be eligible to apply for a grant from our Community Impact Fund.

To qualify for funding, you must be a 501c3 serving Whatcom County residents in one or more of the following areas:

Basic Needs

• Combating food insecurity
• Stable, attainable, affordable housing
• Health and mental health care access

Economic Mobility

• Financial literacy and training
• Vocational readiness training and support
• Adult education programs

Breaking the Cycle of Poverty

• Affordable childcare and early learning programs
• Academic programs to increase student attendance and achievement
• Parenting support
• Addiction treatment and recovery
• Abuse prevention

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.

We Live United. Together.

Emergency Food & Shelter Program