COMMUNITY INVESTMENT JULY 2019 - JUNE 2020 - United Way of Larimer County
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COMMUNITY INVESTMENT OVERVIEW JULY 2019 - JUNE 2020
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
United Way of Larimer County leads philanthropy in our community, ensuring that gifts
of time, talent and treasure address today’s greatest needs - and reduce tomorrow’s.
During the most recent fiscal year, 2019-2020, nearly $4.5M was infused into the
community through donor designations, grants, nonprofit trainings, facilitation, and
partnership building with nonprofits, local governments, and many businesses.
INVESTMENT DISTRIBUTION
DONOR DESIGNATIONS:
$1,216,908
UWLC catalyzes thousands of
donations to local partner agencies
and other eligible nonprofit
organizations by offering donors an
easy way to give and create impact in
their communities.
PROGRAM EXPENSES:
UWLC GRANT FUNDING:
$1,355,734 $1,901,005
• Disaster Response
• Supply Distribution • 211 Colorado • Innovation
• Convene direct providers • Community Impact • Winter Overflow
• Nonprofit capacity building & • Nonprofit Excellence Shelter
training • WomenGive • Be Ready Larimer
• Sector advocacy Scholarships County
• Colorado Reading • Emergency Food &
Corps Shelter Program
WHY UNITED WAY OF LARIMER COUNTY
UWLC staff are a connected team of skilled community members with their ears to the
ground and feet on the pavement, moving ideas to action. We are conveners, facilitators,
trainers, advocates, and the thread of our philathropic quilt.
COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANT OVERVIEW
United Way of Larimer County is committed to understanding
and addressing the root causes of social and economic inequity
across our community through education, financial stability, and
essential human needs. When we come together, we can ensure
our community’s resilience for generations to come.
40
$743,897 AGENCIES
440 children received child care scholarships
for the following child care centers:
• Respite Care
• Crossroads Ministry
• CSU Early Childhood Center
• Thompson Valley Preschool
• The Family Center/La Familia
• Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center
• Estes Valley Investment in Childhood Success (EVICS)
$260,000+ WOMENGIVE CHILD CARE
SCHOLARSHIPS AND ASSISTANCE
Supporting single women returning to
college with quality child care – so both
child and mom achieve more in life.
536 youth participated in mentoring
programs aimed at increasing positive
behavior at home and school
• 92% finished the year long
programs through:
o CSU Campus Connections
o Partners Mentoring Youth
COLORADO READING CORPS
LITERACY TUTORS
• 360 1st-3rd grade students in
Thompson School District and Estes
Park School District
• 75% of students achieving reading
goals
HOUSE OF NEIGHBORLY SERVICES
• 6,063 clients
• 90% received assistance and moved
from crisis to household stabilization
NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR
• 2,824 households received rent
assistance, 600% more than
2018-2019
• 98% of households who received
assistance remained in stable
housing a year later
GREENPATH
• 506 participants in debt management
advising
• $1.4 million of debt repayment through
debt management plans
$1.2M IN DONOR DESIGNATIONS TO HUNDREDS OF NONPROFITS
INNOVATION GRANT OVERVIEW
During the 2019-2020 fiscal year, six nonprofit agencies
received a total of $75,500 in Innovation Grants for time
sensitive, novel programs that are moving the needle on
human services in our community. Our Community Impact
team works alongside applicants to ensure their project is
creating an end result that is high impact.
SPROUTIN’ UP
$10,000 to build a learning garden and develop
business skills for low income teens in Fort
Collins. 60% of the interns gained employment.
They provided 20 weeks of free produce to 10
families in need.
DREAMER’S FUND
$17,500, funded legal fees, housing assistance,
and outreach support for 15 undocumented
students across Larimer County
ESTES VALLEY INVESTMENT IN CHILDHOOD
SUCCESS (EVICS)
$10,000 to expand child care in Estes Park by
starting a home child care provider cohort with
training, mentorship, and start-up costs
The above programs are just a snapshot – talk to us more about our support of
one on one literacy tutoring through the Colorado Reading Corps program in the
Estes Park and Thompson school districts, new projects through WomenGive,
and Nonprofit Excellence grants and trainings.
COVID-19 RESPONSE OVERVIEW
The COVID-19 coronavirus stunned the world and took its toll on every
individual and organization, including our community’s nonprofits. To help
respond to this unprecedented challenge, United Way of Larimer County
partnered with the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado to provide
swift, nimble funding to local nonprofit organizations that work with people
disproportionately affected by the consequences of COVID-19. Thank you,
donors!
IN COLLABORATION WITH
UWLC distributed $336,635 of $1,272,997 in FY19-20
$1,272,997
DISTRIBUTED TO
TOP 3 AREAS OF NEED
1. Access to food
61 AGENCIES
2. Emergency shelter
& rent assistance
3. Childcare
THROUGH
scholarships
82 GRANTS
INVISIBLE SUPERHERO SOCIAL
During a time of increased social distancing,
our community has never been closer.
Thanks to our generous & caring community
members and business partners, we raised
$87,500 during our event to support
long-term recovery efforts in Larimer
County!
COVID-19 RESPONSE OVERVIEW
Community members gave back big time during our
spring COVID-19 donation drive! All materials gathered
together were then distributed weekly to local
nonprofits so they could ease families’ pain, supply
appropriate PPE, and connect donated hygiene items
to people who needed them.
22,546 $64,035
ESTIMATED VALUE
DONATED ITEMS
OF DONATED ITEMS
48 1,273
VOLUNTEER
VOLUNTEERS
HOURS
$32,372 VALUE OF VOLUNTEER TIME
THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO YOUR UNITED WAY
OF LARIMER COUNTY!
Visit uwaylc.org to learn more about 211 resource navigation, volunteering in the
community, and supporting our work in Larimer County!
Our full 2019-2020 annual report is also online: uwaylc.org/2019-20-Annual-Report
Join us – and live Larimer United.
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