Community Fund Grants

Community Fund Grants is sponsored by United Way of Southeastern Idaho. Local nonprofits can access Community Fund dollars through a competitive grant application process from the United Way of Southeastern Idaho.

Grant Process | United Way of Idaho Falls & Bonneville County Community Fund Grant Process LOI will be posted on 3/30/2026. LOIs will be accepted until April 3rd, 2026 at noon. Email completed LOI to Chris at cwiersema@unitedwayif.

org . Community Fund Guidelines Program Eligibility Criteria United Way of Eastern Idaho (UWEI) has established certain criteria that you, the agency, must meet before your Letter of Intent is considered. Be a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization as determined by the Internal Revenue Service.

As a condition of a program grant award, it will be expected that you attend monthly meetings with United Way of Eastern Idaho and other funded nonprofit partners. Have as your primary mission the provision of health and/or human services. Agency resources are directed towards programs that support families, individuals, seniors that fall within the A.

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E. (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) demographic. Be under control of a local governing board which is organized and functioning to provide policy direction and fiscal management oversight.

Can demonstrate outcomes in the goals under the impact areas of Youth Opportunity, Healthy Community, and Financial Security.

Our funding priorities under the three impact areas are: Youth Opportunity – Ensuring children and youth thrive in school and in life access to and promote quality childcare and early learning Increase awareness about school readiness Increased access to and expand out-of-school learning opportunities Promote programs that provide whole-child support (health, social, emotional and academics) Healthy Community – Improving Health and well-being for all Nutrition and Food Security for children and seniors Ensure access and promote behavioral health services/supports.

Improving access to quality health care Financial Security – empowering individuals and families towards financial security Housing & Financial Education Increase access and promote prevention efforts that stabilize individuals/families keeping them housed.

Promote eviction prevention efforts Be able to provide an independent financial audit of most recent fiscal year (if organization annual revenue is over $500,000) OR an independent financial review of most recent fiscal year (if organization annual revenue is $1 to $499,000), AND a copy of the most recent 990 filed with the IRS Provide services to residents of and have a physical service delivery location in eastern Idaho, including the counties of Bonneville, Clark, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison, and Teton.

Program Investment Guidelines The minimum grant amount will be $5,000. Grant awards are not made for capital projects. Outcomes will be reviewed quarterly to ensure that investments are making an impact.

Any new applying agency/program grant shall not exceed $5,000. UWEI grant awards should not exceed 20% of a program’s budget. 2026-27 Community Fund Grant Process United Way of Eastern Idaho is accepting Letters of Intent (LOI) from 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations beginning March 30, 2026, through noon on April 3, 2026.

Community Investment Fund Grants are awarded to organizations with programs that align with the goals of United Way of Eastern Idaho in the areas of youth opportunity, healthy community, and financial security. Grant recipients must provide annual outcomes and demonstrate measurable results as part of the grant process. ALL LETTERS OF INTENT MUST BE SUBMITTED BY NOON ON FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2026.

Letters of Intent (LOI forms) are reviewed by our Community Solutions Panel Chairs who determine which programs will be invited to apply for our annual grant process. Please see the annual grant process timeline below for more details. Please submit grant questions to Chris Wiersma at cwiersma@unitedwayif.

org or by calling (208) 522-2674. 2026 United Way of Eastern Idaho Grant Process Timeline LOI available online for public. Grant application invitations to apply sent to nonprofit organizations.

Completed Applications due from nonprofit organizations by NOON . Community Solutions Panel Volunteer training. Completed grant applications will be sent Panel Chairs and volunteers for review, scoring, interviews.

Follow up with additional interviews and possible site visits. Community Solutions Panel Chairs meet to create funding recommendations for the June board meeting. UW Board Meeting to approve 2025 grant funding.

Grant awards will be announced by email. Funding agreements sent for signature. Quarterly payout to nonprofit organizations awarded funding will begin.

Quarterly payout through June 2027.