Community Impact Grant Program

Community Impact Grant Program is sponsored by United Way of Greater Cleveland. This program invests in organizations that advance economic mobility and financial stability for individuals and families in Greater Cleveland.

Grantmaking - United Way of Greater Cleveland United Way of Greater Cleveland invests in organizations that advance economic mobility and financial stability for individuals and families across Greater Cleveland. Through our funded Community Impact Partners, we support programs that help people build pathways to opportunity.

Learn about the current grant cycle: Optional RFI information session (view the Powerpoint deck from the session) Organizations selected to advance to the RFP stage notified Selected Community Impact Partners notified Learn more about our investment strategy Our 2026 investment strategy focuses on advancing sustained economic mobility for ALICE (Asset Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed) households by strengthening income, housing stability, and access to child care.

Our investments met rising demand and stabilized thousands of households under economic pressure Stabilization enables participation in work and economic mobility Our investments supported above-benchmark workforce retention, an early indicator of mobility Our funding leveraged additional dollars and expanded community impact 2025 Impact by the numbers 40,000 clients served by Community Impact Partners 1,567 children served in early childhood 917 housing interventions 2024-2025 Grant recipients Enterprise Community Partners AxessPointe Community Health Centers / Next Step Geauga County Housing Collaborative Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry 2100 Lakeside Emergency Men’s Shelter Catholic Charities Corporation Addressing Food Insecurity in Geauga County Cleveland Rape Crisis Center Farm-to-School Expansion Project Spanish American Committee Black Child Development Institute – Ohio Northeast Early Childhood Service Hub Lexington-Bell Community Center Milestones Autism Resources Early Intervention: Equity in Autism Diagnosis through Community Partnerships and Collaboration Two-Gen Trauma-Informed Early Learning for Homeless Children Asian Services in Action, Inc. The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland Economic Mobility, Justice, and Wealth Building through Legal Aid NewBridge Cleveland Center for Arts & Technology Cuyahoga County Services to Parents and Families Geauga County Poverty Collaborative Towards Employment Incorporated Industry-driven Career Pathway Services Your generosity supports solutions that strengthen our community.

Every dollar matters. Your generosity funds work that makes an immediate impact to break the cycle of poverty. United Way of Greater Cleveland is the bridge from crisis to stability to possibility.

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