Groups Can Apply Now For Escambia United Way Funding

January 13, 2012

The application for United Way of Escambia County’s Community Chest is available now. The deadline to apply for funding is January 27, 2012. Agencies with 501(c)(3) non-profit status are eligible to apply for this funding of undesignated money pooled from thousands of donors in our community.

Grants will be awarded by a Volunteer Funds Distribution Committee comprised of more than 100 donors and community leaders. These volunteers intensively evaluate each program requesting funding to ensure donor contributions are spent in the most effective way possible in Escambia County.

The money will be allocated to programs that can show measurable outcomes and results within United Way’s three Community Impact Priorities of Education, Financial Stability and Health. If a program does not fit in these categories, funding may still be awarded based on the measurable impact of the program.

In 2011/12, United Way of Escambia County funded 38 programs at 26 agencies and schools for a total external allocation of more than $1,200,000.

Non-profit agencies can download an application today at www.unitedwayescambia.org. For more information about United Way of Escambia County’s Community Chest, contact Andrea Farage at (850) 444-7110 or email andrea@unitedwayescambia.org.

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