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Does not offer programs; only refers callers to community-wide programming.

Funds raised in the community are distributed to programs based on United Way focus areas:

- HEALTHY COMMUNITY: Invests in strategies that promote access to preventive and ongoing healthcare, recovery, and wellness supports across the lifespan. This includes maternal and child health, substance misuse prevention and recovery, and partnerships with CHAD agencies that deliver essential health services.

- YOUTH OPPORTUNITY: Focuses on ensuring every child and youth has access to equitable opportunities for growth, learning, and success. Strategies include childcare and early childhood education, in-school, after-school, and summer learning, youth literacy development, college and career readiness, and youth behavioral health.

- COMMUNITY RESILIENCY: Strengthens community resilience by ensuring individuals and families can meet their most basic needs while building pathways to stability. Strategies include homeless outreach and emergency shelters, housing stabilization through emergency rental and utility assistance and transitional living assistance, disaster relief and recovery, food access, and victim safety and recovery.

- FINANCIAL SECURITY: Focuses on increasing economic stability and upward mobility for individuals and families. Strategies include adult education and literacy, job training and career pathways, and financial education and coaching.

National office for more than 1,800 local United Way organizations around the world.

Nearly all donation, funding, and assistance issues, as well as many policy decisions are handled at the local level, and questions relating to these issues are best addressed to local United Ways. Type zip code on website to find your local United Way.

Operates as a charitable organization that does not provide direct services but facilitates community support through various programs. Administers the 2-1-1 Information and Referral line to connect individuals with needed resources, manages the Sprout Into Reading program and the Community Clothes Closet through the Women United group to support literacy and basic needs, and offers a free online volunteer portal to match community members with nonprofit organizations requiring assistance. Additionally, provides support to local Community Volunteers Active in Disaster (COAD) and engages in activities that promote the allocation of resources to human service programs within the community.

Administers the federal family planning program by subcontracting with health clinics across Iowa for direct services. The organization refers low-income clients to these clinics for discounted or free family planning services, but does not provide direct clinical services

Safer sex supplies, including condoms, lube, emergency contraception, and pregnancy test strips, are available to all Iowans at no cost through the organization.

Provides a philanthropic organization that provides financial support to qualifying organizations that are devoted to education, economic growth, and community development.

Coordinates an annual community-wide charitable fund raising campaign for local human services delivered through affiliated agency programs. Funds raised in the community are distributed to programs based on United Way focus areas of education, financial stability, and health.

- Assists individuals, businesses, and other non-profit organizations to establish permanent endowment and temporary funds, through gifts and bequests, within the confines of one large foundation.

- Foundation funds are used to provide grants to non-profit organizations and scholarships to students within the Fox River Valley, including the Greater Aurora Area and the Tri-Cities.

- Assists individuals, businesses, and other non-profit organizations to establish permanent endowment and temporary funds, through gifts and bequests, within the confines of one large foundation.

- Foundation funds are used to provide grants to non-profit organizations and scholarships to students within the Fox River Valley, including the Greater Aurora Area and the Tri-Cities.

Funding source for local health and human service agencies.

Provides financial oversight and collaboration between agencies.

Provides grants to area programs and agencies that focus on building economic mobility, fostering childhood success, improving access to healthcare and supporting safety net services.

Provides endowments and donor services, stewardship, grant making, and community initiatives to organizations within DeKalb county.

Grants are awarded in the areas of arts and culture, community development, environment and animal welfare, education, health and human services, and nonprofit capacity building.

Offers to serve as a catalyst and partner in improving the health of people in Greater Des Moines, Iowa. Visit website for the Foundation's priorities, application forms, and instructions

Offers a place for individuals, families, businesses, and organizations to invest in the Muscatine County community. Disperses money to any number of different causes through one place. Donors can give to any 501c3 or government entity, avoiding administrative hassle and fees of family foundations.

Implements annual fundraising campaigns within the service area. Works with 40-plus community partners to help those most in need. Campaigns within Wapello County service area invested programs that advance education, income and health.