GRANT ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for a United Way grant, your program must:
Concentrate its efforts and services within Chatham-Kent;
Align with at least one of United Way’s impact areas and strategies;
Be a registered Canadian charity.
HELPING KIDS
POVERTY TO POSSIBILITY
STRONG AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
For grants from our Community Impact Fund, you must also meet financial criteria including: a complete annual independent audit, an annual tax return (T3010), an active Board of Directors, and a Revenue Canada determination letter verifying nonprofit status.
*A review of the stewardship documents will be completed by a panel of skilled volunteers.
BEST INVESTMENT CRITERIA
To be eligible for a United Way grant, your program must:
TRACKING
Partners who use a centralized and standardized outcome assessment/tracking tool.
DATA
Partners who collect and share data and use it to inform decisions.
ENGAGEMENT
Partners who demonstrate community connectivity with the capacity for deep engagement.
OUTCOMES
Partners who use a collection of supportive services, shared operations and use existing structures to maximize individual outcomes.
FUNDING
Partners with the ability to secure additional financial resources from other funders.
INNOVATION
Partners who use innovative approaches to connect and mobilize communities.
GEOGRAPHY
Partners who use criteria to prioritize high-need populations based on postal codes and poverty data.
EQUITY
Partners who demonstrate an effort toward policies and procedures around diversity and equity inclusion.
PHASE 1
Agency work overview submission
Internal team reviews new grant availabilities
PHASE 2
Grant invitations extended to agencies that align with above criteria
Letters of acceptance/denial sent
PHASE 3
Announcement of funding
Grant reporting
Grant funding dissemination