Grants are investments United Way of Central Missouri makes to address immediate, critical unmet needs or to help with emerging needs in the counties we serve. These one-time grants give nonprofits the opportunity to start a new program, enhance an area of service or purchase needed equipment and supplies. Grants are another way we forge new partnerships, find solutions to underlying issues, and mobilize our best resources to fight against our community’s most critical problems. Below are our three most recent years of grant recipients.
In 2024, United Way awarded $275,421 in grant funding to 30 area health and human service agencies:
Aging Best
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Jefferson City
Boys & Girls Club of Jefferson City
Capital City CASA
Capitol Projects
Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri
Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption Association
Central Missouri Stop Human Trafficking Coalition
CHADS Coalition for Mental Health
Children's Learning Center of Camden County
Citizens Against Domestic Violence
Compass Health Network
Council for Drug Free Youth
Coyote Hill
Dreams to Reality
Gateway Industries of Eldon
Independent Living Resource Center
Jefferson City Rape & Abuse Crisis Service, Inc.
Lake Area Industries
River City Habitat for Humanity
Russell House (PCFCS)
Scouting America, Great Rivers Council
Senior Nutrition Council of Jefferson City and Cole County
Special Learning Center
Special Olympics MO
The Rolla Mission
The Salvation Army of Jefferson City
The Sneaker Project
Tri-County YMCA of the Ozarks
Wonderland Camp
In 2023, United Way awarded $344,598 in grant funding to 29 area health and human service agencies:
4-H Program
Aging Best
Boys & Girls Club of Jefferson City
Capital City CASA
CASA of South Central Missouri- 25th Judicial Circuit
Central Missouri Stop Human Trafficking Coalition
Children's Learning Center of Camden County
Citizens Against Domestic Violence
Common Ground Community Building
Council for Drug Free Youth
Dreams to Reality
El Puente - Hispanic Ministry
First Chance for Children
Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland
Homemaker Health Care
Independent Living Resource Center
Jefferson City Rape & Abuse Crisis Service, Inc.
Lake Area Industries, Inc.
Little Explorers Discovery Center
Phelps County Senior Companion Program
River City Habitat for Humanity
Russell House (PCFCS)
Senior Nutrition Council of Jefferson City and Cole County
Special Learning Center
Special Olympics MO
The Sneaker Project
UCP Heartland
United Way of Central Missouri Social Media Initiative
Wonderland Camp
In 2022, United Way awarded $283,386 in grant funding to 26 area health and human service agencies:
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Boys & Girls Club
Capital City CASA
Central Missouri Stop Human Trafficking Coalition
Children’s Learning Center
Citizens Against Domestic Violence
Compass Health Network
Day Solutions Foundation
Dreams to Reality
Gateway Industries
Girl Scouts
Homemaker Health Care
Lake Area Industries
Little Explorers Discovery Center
Phelps County Senior Companion Program
Rape & Abuse Crisis Service
River City Habitat for Humanity
Saving KidSight
Senior Nutrition Council
Special Olympics
The Rolla Mission
The Salvation Army
The Sneaker Project
Transformational Housing
Tri-County YMCA
UCP Heartland
To be responsive to the surge in demand for health & human services due to COVID, United Way awarded an unprecedented $400,000 in grant funding in 2021 to 54 total agencies:
ABLE
Alzheimer’s Association
American Red Cross
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Boys & Girls Club*
Capital City Diaper Bank
Catholic Charities
Central Missouri Stop Human Trafficking Coalition
Children’s Learning Center of Camden County
Citizens Against Domestic Violence
Council for Drug Free Youth*
Common Ground Community Building
Coyote Hill
Day Solutions Foundation
Dreams to Reality
El Puente Hispanic Ministry
First Chance for Children
Gateway Industries of Eldon
Girl Scouts
Healing Horses Therapeutic Riding Program
Homemaker Health Care
Hyder Apartments
Jefferson City Area YMCA Child Development Center*
Jefferson City Public Schools Foundation
Little Explorers Discovery Center*
Moniteau Christian Ministries Center
Rape & Abuse Crisis Service
River City Habitat for Humanity
Russell House
Senior Nutrition Council of Jefferson City & Cole County*
Special Learning Center
The Healing House & New Beginnings
The Rolla Mission
The Salvation Army*
The Sneaker Project
Tri-County YMCA
UPC Heartland
United Way Early Childhood Initiative
Unlimited Play
*Received more than one grant in 2021.
To be responsive to the surge in demand for health & human services due to COVID, United Way awarded $24,000 of its $225,000 for COVID relief requests. 28 health and human service agencies received a grant in 2020:
Anne Marie Project
Big Brothers Big Sisters
California Nutrition Center
Capital City CASA
Capital City Diaper Bank
CASA of South Central Missouri
Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption Association
Central Missouri Stop Human Trafficking Coalition
Children’s Learning Center of Camden County
Citizens Against Domestic Violence
Common Ground Community Building
Council for Drug Free Youth
El Puente – Hispanic Ministry
First Chance for Children
Gateway Industries of Eldon
Girl Scouts
Great Circle
HALO
Healing Horses Therapeutic Riding Program
Jefferson City Area YMCA Child Development Center
Little Explorers Discovery Center
Missouri Mental Health Foundation
Osage Beach Senior Center
Prevention Consultants of Missouri
Rape & Abuse Crisis Service
River City Habitat for Humanity
St. James Caring Center
The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri
