United Way of Central Illinois Springfield Illinois

Community Fund

Springfield Illinois United Way Essential Services and continuum of learning What is the Community Fund?

You don’t have to decide between helping kids, seniors, or individuals needing a warm meal and a place to stay. Your gift can help all these needs. United Way’s Community Fund wraps around families by funding programs addressing multiple issues. United Way volunteers evaluate local programs to make sure United Way funding is making the greatest impact possible. The Community Fund process is how knowledgeable volunteers take the lead and evaluate local programs and determine how funds can best be invested in our community. Programs are evaluated within Fields of Service to provide volunteers a better opportunity to understand community needs and service delivery issues in each particular field.

2011/2012 Program Allocations

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United Way Awards $1,714,838 to

Local Health & Human Service Programs

United Way of Central Illinois awarded $1,714,838 to 41 programs to support local health and human services. This makes United Way the largest private funder of these programs in Sangamon County. This community investment is made possible by the generous donations of over 9,000 individuals and companies who participated in the 2010 United Way campaign.

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Special One-Time Funding

United Way is pleased to provide one-time funding to 15 programs that provide food, shelter, healthcare and victim services. These additional funds, for fiscal year 2012, have been made available because of the generosity of our donors showed in United Way's 2010 campaign.

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100% Message

100% of all donations to United Way's Community Fund go directly to program services. All fund raising and administrative costs associated with the Community Fund are underwritten by the United Way Endowment, American General Life Companies; Ameren; Blue Cross Blue Shield; Bunn-O-Matic Corporation; The Horace Mann Companies; Illinois National Bank; Regions Bank; U.S. Bank; and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and one company wishing to remain anonymous. Special thanks to these United Way supporters.

Commmunity Fund Volunteers

These volunteers allocate available funds during the Community Fund process. Volunteers serve on panels to evaluate program funding applications submitted by Member Agencies. They review applications within specific funding areas, evaluating program services, including actual and projected client based program results. The work of these volunteers guarantees that each of the dollars donated to the Community Fund make the greatest impact in our community.

If you are interested in becoming a Community Fund Volunteer, contact Rod Lane at 726-7000 or rlane@uwcil.org