IMPACT PHILANTHROPY SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY BASIC NEEDS

IMPACT PHILANTHROPY SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY BASIC NEEDS is sponsored by United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut. These donor-restricted funds provide annual support for organizations focused on health, education, and financial stability in Southern Litchfield County. The opportunity will support approximately 3-4 nonprofits.

United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut (UWWC) | Danbury, CT | Cause IQ United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut (UWWC) United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut (UWWC) S80: Community Service Clubs United Way of Western Connecticut is committed to ensuring that every child enters school ready to learn, every family is financially stable and every community they serve is healthy and strong.

United Way of Western Connecticut Community impact grants and other distributions: United Way supports programs that create measurable impact in the areas of education, financial stability, health, civic engagement, and community building. We leverage the power of financial resources and volunteer efforts, investing in programs that drive strong outcomes, foster community partnerships, and promote long-term change.

Funding decisions are made locally by volunteers across five regions. Grants support those nonprofits that focus their resources on lifting up alice households. Where gaps in critical services exist, United Way Coastal and Western Connecticut develops direct service programs to meet the needs of alice households.

United Way's direct service program activities are focused on education, health, financial stability, and collective action. Education: United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut supports early childhood education and literacy through several initiatives.

Since 2018, the cora's kids family child care network has added over 900 licensed child care slots, supported 150 licensed providers, and served more than 1,000 children from low- to moderate-income families in greater danbury and new milford. To build community leadership and awareness, cora's kids also leads the community messenger program, which has trained and mobilized over 170 individuals in danbury and new milford.

In 2024, cora's kids launched seedlings to sprouts, a farm-to-school initiative that has planted 12 home gardens and served hundreds of providers and families through access to fresh produce and nutrition education. A back to school programs across greater danbury, southern litchfield county, and bridgeport deliver much needed school supplies to low- and moderate-income families.

Health: launched in 2023, the food farmacy of greater danbury is a food as medicine initiative designed to improve outcomes for patients experiencing food insecurity and diet-related chronic conditions such as hypertension. This initiative is operated in partnership with nuvance/northwell health and Connecticut institute for communities.

In 2024-25, 120 patients received fresh produce benefits, nutrition education, cooking classes, and personalized support from dietitians and community impact workers. United Way also coordinates the danbury and stamford food collaboratives, which unite over 80 organizations - including food pantries, meal providers, nonprofits, public agencies, funders, and faith-based groups - to strengthen the region's response to food insecurity.

Volunteers support these collaboratives through food distribution, logistics, and community outreach. financial stability: in 2024-25, United Way provided direct financial support to alice households through a combination of programs, including the healthy savings program, the alice enrichment fund, and the alice critical needs fund.

In total, over $360,000 was distributed to 1,418 households to cover essential expenses such as food, housing, child care, enrichment activities, healthcare, transportation, technology, and utilities.

Collective action: United Way serves as the backbone organization for three cradle-to-career collective action initiatives - bridgeport prospers, stamford cradle to career, and the danbury collective - and is a founding partner of the Connecticut cradle to career coalition, which includes norwalk acts and waterbury bridge to success.

The three place-based partnerships in stamford, bridgeport, and danbury focus on building equitable systems that support more than 47,000 students in urban communities where alice rates are highest. United Way provides strategic resources, data support, and convening power to align partners around shared goals and measurable outcomes from early childhood through postsecondary success.

Each initiative is tailored to meet the unique needs of its community. Examples of current collective efforts include work in bridgeport to improve maternal health outcomes for black and latina mothers, shared strategies in danbury to address chronic absenteeism through family and school supports, and expansion of full-service community schools in stamford to provide academic, wellness, and basic needs support.

These examples reflect a broader, ongoing commitment to advancing equity, strengthening community infrastructure, and ensuring that every child has the opportunity to thrive from cradle to career. volunteerism: volunteerism is also a vital component of these direct service programs. United Way actively engages community members and corporate partners in service activities that enhance program delivery and expand reach.

In danbury, United Way operates the seniors add valuable experience (save) program, which connects residential homeowners aged 65 and older with volunteer roles in danbury city departments and nonprofit agencies. In exchange for their service, participants receive a property tax credit. During the 2024-2025 cycle, the save program engaged 30 volunteers across 15 nonprofit partner sites.

These volunteers contributed a total of 6,601 hours of service and collectively saved $19,600 in property taxes. The program provides financial relief and peace of mind for seniors living on fixed incomes, while also strengthening community ties. united Way offers a variety of volunteer opportunities tailored to corporate teams and individual employees.

These include participation in regional community councils - northern fairfield, southern fairfield, stamford, greater bridgeport, and greater norwalk - as well as involvement in event planning committees for initiatives such as the day of action, golf tournament, and gala.

Corporate partners also have the opportunity to engage in skilled volunteering through technical assistance or project-based support, leveraging employee expertise to benefit nonprofit partners. Through these volunteer opportunities, over 990 volunteers contributed 790 hours of time to support United Way and its nonprofit partners.

Advocacy: United Way advances policies and systems change that support the well-being and financial stability of children, families, and older adults. We work with municipal, state, and federal partners to champion equitable access to child care, housing, health care, nutritious food, and economic opportunity.

Our advocacy approach is rooted in community voice and informed by data, lived experience, and the insights of our nonprofit and civic partners. We also provide tools and training to help local organizations engage in policy discussions and strengthen their role in shaping solutions.

Through this work, United Way helps create lasting change beyond individual programs, ensuring that communities have the resources and support needed to thrive.

Grantee Grant description Grant year Amount United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley United Way Designations To Agencies and Community Programs 2025-06 $16,398 United Way of Southern Maine United Way Designations To Agencies and Community Programs 2025-06 $10,869 United Way of Northwest Vermont United Way Designations To Agencies and Community Programs 2025-06 $8,223 Who funds United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut (UWWC) Grants from foundations and other nonprofits Grantmaker Grantmaker tax period Description Amount Fairfield County's Community Foundation 2025-06 For General Support $262,884 StriveTogether 2025-12 Connecticut Policy Coalition $250,000 Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation (PCLB) 2025-06 Danbury Senior Programs $195,000 ...

and 41 more grants received totalling $1,975,960 Revenues FYE 06/2025 FYE 06/2024 % Change Total grants, contributions, etc. $7,652,861 $7,170,097 6. 7% Program services $0 $0 - Investment income and dividends $264,879 $271,160 -2. 3% Tax-exempt bond proceeds $0 $0 - Royalty revenue $0 $0 - Net rental income $0 $0 - Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets $84,854 $168,311 -49.

6% Net income from fundraising events $-15,596 $0 -999% Net income from gaming activities $0 $0 - Net income from sales of inventory $0 $0 - Miscellaneous revenues $51,030 $91,294 -44. 1% Total revenues $8,038,028 $7,700,862 4.

4% Fiscal year ending Date received by IRS Form PDF link 2025-06 2026-03-25 990 View PDF 2024-06 2024-11-21 990 View PDF 2023-06 2024-01-30 990 View PDF 2022-06 2023-03-01 990 View PDF 2021-06 2022-01-11 990 View PDF ...

and 12 more Form 990s Organization Type Location Revenue United Way of Denton County 501(c)(3) Denton, TX $2,893,305 United Way California Capital Region 501(c)(3) Sacramento, CA $27,564,402 United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra 501(c)(3) Reno, NV $4,984,038 United Way of Long Island 501(c)(3) Deer Park, NY $16,508,478 United Way of Lackawanna Wayne and Pike Counties 501(c)(3) Scranton, PA $4,375,526 United Way of Racine County 501(c)(3) Racine, WI $3,747,181 United Way of Central West Virginia 501(c)(3) Charleston, WV $3,583,954 United Way of Southeast Louisiana 501(c)(3) New Orleans, LA $17,970,964 United Way of Johnson and Washington Counties 501(c)(3) Iowa City, IA $2,518,353 Metro United Way 501(c)(3) Louisville, KY $16,856,902 Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 Identified 1 new personnel Identified 1 new vendor, including Identified 25 new grant, including a grant for $269,916 from Fairfield County's Community Foundation Identified 1 new vendor, including Business and community development organizations Community service nonprofits Family service centers Charities Human services Community improvement Legally formed as corporation Political advocacy Provides grants Fundraising events State / local level Receives government funding Endowed support Gala fundraisers Fundraising races, competitions, and tournaments Tax deductible donations Accepts online donations Address 301 Main St Suite 2-5 Danbury, CT 06810 Metro area Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT County Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT Website URL unitedwaycwc.

org/ Phone (203) 792-5330 IRS details EIN 06-0646577 Fiscal year end June Taxreturn type Form 990 Year formed 1940 Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78) Yes Categorization NTEE code, primary S80: Community Service Clubs NAICS code, primary 624190: Individual and Family Services Parent/child status Independent Foundation prospecting with Cause IQ and Claude When do new nonprofits really start receiving grants?

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