Funding/Donations

Program Funding

United Way of Buffalo & Erie County funds programs in the areas of Education, Income and Health & Wellness. From time to time we may issue a general Request For Proposal open to a wide variety of nonprofits. We will make every effort to publicize these requests, including posting them on our website. To make sure you know about them, please e-mail your contact information to nfprc@uwbec.org, requesting to be placed on our RFP list.

We are holding informational sessions about our investments application process on April 16 and April 30. Click here for more information.

You can find the United Way Program Investments Policy & Procedure here.

Donor Directed Funding

Your donors may wish to specify your nonprofit when they make their contributions to us. To learn the requirements and sign up for this program, download this form.

State and Federal Campaigns

We administer the State Employees Federated Appeal (SEFA) and the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). These are two separate campaigns, with their own approval processes. To learn more and sign up for these campaigns, contact Marilyn Wilson, Federated Campaigns Manager, 887-2632.

Fund For Alliances

This fund provides special funding for alliances, including consolidations, mergers, dissolutions, shared space, shared staff and joint planning. To learn about some of the projects we have funded, click here.  To learn if your idea might qualify, contact us at nfprc@uwbec.org