Venture Grants
Purpose
To provide a means for United Way of North Central Iowa to:
- Provide funding for identified community problems not funded through the United Way Community Impact Allocation Process.
- Encourage the development of new innovative social services programs.
- Fund unanticipated demand for basic need services.
Funding
Funds designated for Venture Grants will be determined by the United Way of North Central Iowa Board of Directors. A review committee, made up of a small number of United Way Partner Agency Directors and Board of Directors Members, review the applications and make a recommendation to the full local Board of Directors, who makes the final funding decisions.
Priority Areas
Education
Income
Health
Eligibility
To apply for a Venture Grant, an agency must:
- Be incorporated as a not-for-profit organization under Iowa State law.
- Fulfill a need in Education, Income, or Health with no avoidable duplication with other organizations in the United Way of North Central Iowa service area.
- Have an acceptable financial recordkeeping system as determined by United Way staff and volunteers during final application review.
- Operate on a non-discriminatory basis with respect to age, sex, race, religion, handicap, or national origin.
Filling out the Venture Grant Application
Download the Application (PDF)
Download the Application (Word)
Venture Grant Applications must be typed using a font no smaller than (10) points. Applications may be no more than four pages in length. The fourth page of the application must contain only the financial information and signature. Please use only whole dollars in your financial information table. Up to three attachments that further illustrate your project may be enclosed with the application.
Publicity
Identify Venture Grant recipient as a United Way funded activity or program by displaying United Way logo and name on advertisements and communications, such as; stationary, mailings, press releases, and at special events.
Questions may be addressed to ci@unitedwaynci.org or the community impact coordinator.
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